Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-26
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The New BEDFORD dass., Mercury, hitherto one Of
the most rabid war journals has changed its tone since
the battle OF Manassas Plains That paper says:
Il denied that disappointed the for
mdabe aspects the rebellion has umed. We thought
TO have suppressed it lew weeks, and supposed the
South would yield before the enthusiastic rush If
the Union men to in support Of the Government We
have made mistake in innate of the strength Of the
rebels; have made another the confidence we have
placed own? Is that the with
her he OF certain failure, shall rather be
cou2peied to yield her demands not a. matter me re
of policy and e.tEteres buL of sheer necessity?
Is the struggle assuming featu and instead Of
being contest o the preservation of the Constitution is
growing into a of subjugation, in which the
course first ked cut by the Government will
oned by the necessity Of event.? Is there any longer
Bile hope, the bitter taes the
shedding OF ateInal blood, that the Union be
restored to its former posi- ion?
4 correspondent OF the Boston Courier writing from
Worcester county, Massachusetts,, says:
The not popular, in Worcester county, and
ud The people ready to bring to end by any
consistent with honor and patriot SIN.
The troubles with the leade has been that they
ar-seeng They neither knew the temper of
south nor foresaW the consequences OF their poicy
This change in sentineDtt it be changes the result
of examination OF the questions in dispute, AID the dis
covery that the controversy could have been settled with
out resort to
The bulk of opinion seems De that the Union is dis
solved for tme thai the Gulf states ubjugaton being
admitted to be out of the uestion) will back
he present Men who voted for Lincoln ths and is
painful hear gentlemen confess their wiling to et
them slide. Among those who la the sliding mood,
many who the great factories which loom up all
through country the church
and just quite silent days given to
labor The of these factories found their chief
market at the South find every where dstrust of the
future, and fear of poverty and long suffering
ANOTHER STAMPEDE.-1he Alexandria correspon-
dent of the Baltimore NeaUs eet furnishes the follow
ing Of another stampede which has recently
ken place among the Yankees
W e were somewhat startled this morning at witness
ing second Bull Run in miniature. Some five regi
ments passed through town yesterday evening" en-
route Tor Springfield Station where they intended loca
ting their camp This morning they all bactcagaiD
having, some say, run all the way back-nhers that
they returned III the that took them out AT
any rate they back minus rythng-tents, pro-
visions, arms, &c. Some, in answer to questions say
that they had uoaded the cars stacked their arms and
about pitching their tents, when the C0nederales
with YELL charged them, and they broke and ran to
town without firing gun Springfield is about nine
miles from here. 1t is rumored. with how much truth
cannot say, that five other regiments cut of yes
terday aud made prisoners You may certainly look fo
stirring from this place before long, has be
come absolutely necessary to the preservation of the
army here that the Potomac should be opened, and
have doubt the effort will be made the
weather will permit the transportation OF caDnon.
The LINCOLN Gun BoArs AT NORTH ED1sro-Or
Tuesday afternoon, vessels of the Lincoln feet ap
peared off orth Edisto Inlet, four of which cross
ed the Bar and stood into the harbor firing shells
both sides they came in. Yesterday morning the
vessels up to Rockville, where part of the Rife
Regiment under command of Colonel Branch was sta
toned On the approach of the ships, troops re
tired from Rockville to position some miles in tn
rear the detachment only being plac' at n abov
point serve the enemy 1t is II orstd Ia 9.rlp
Rockville but information this point is uncertain
Until further information is received it is impossible t.
say what the enemy intend.
Charleston Courier, 19th inst.