Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-08
Northern and Western II ms

uuoers vi western and ofthern papers, which
little accessible now the Friend of China" or the
" Courier OF the Levant used to be- We would here
state, however before quoting from the papers, that
our friend remarks that far be could see the inHuen-
ces at work such to render it impossible to hope
under existing circumstances for any favorable action
from Kentucky. Her true men without arms-ev-
cry traitor can get them for nothing All her marts on
the Ohio River, with all the Influence they disseminate
and which permeaes the State, thoroughly Yankee
fed and powerful party under the lead of Prentice
Crittenden and Guthrie, now demand even strin-
gent measures for maintaining Lincon's authority
Property in Louisville has almost market value Men
have little confidence in each other, in their future
The Journal Prences paper, is as thoroughly Lincoln
lite any paper published in Boston, and the Democrat
only lacks the proficiency in evil speaking which long
practice in the arts of defamation has given to his more
aged and bibulous contemporary.
The Courier alone speaks out boldly it is only faith
full amid the aithess. Its circulation has increased
largely that there has been talk Of suppressDg
it. It's gallant Editor will not be prevented by less
than physical inability from keeping boldly in the
course of duty The best and bravest of Kentucky
will be forced to leave her soil die in her defence,
The Louisville Journal puts down the Federal losses
at the battle Of Manassas at so killed and 200 wounded
Surely Prentice ought know that by his lies he is
heaping dirt upon the heads of Grand Army" that
had been preparing for monhswas confident of victO
ry that it had handouts and manacles ready for the
South and then like crowd OF dogs, after loss Of
only fifty killed cut array of some fy-sx regiments
The lie is too palpable and dsgracefu for even Prem
tice and he is as black an Abotonist as Henry Will
son of Massachusetts,.
! Forney's Philadelphia Press says: " 1t is rumored
that Senator Breckenridge will De arrested on &C
count of his reasonable speech" We take it that For
ney himself is the author of this sentence and that he
states it much in the way of suggestion Of fact
| The New York Daily Meas and Day Book keep
pouring hot shot into the Lnconites whom they
of fraud corruption and manfs faulty The worst is
they proUe it.
From all we can read and see, the sO-c&led Missouri
State Convention at Jefferson City is entitled to be re-
garded in no better light than the Wheeling Con
vention of Western Virginia traitors 1t met at Jefer
son City at the call and the guns Of Lyon Boern
STEM Zeige and other Federal commanders, to carry
out the DEGREES Of Lincoln, Seward and company 1t
no more represents Missouri than Carlles Convention
Of traitors did Virginia. Missouri and Kentucky may
again earn the designation the Dark ard Bloody Ground
The New York Herald Of the 2Oth-the day before
the battle of Manassas, under the beading The Bay
onet the Weapon of the Brave" says We believe the
rebels have few if any bayones, which gives decided
advantage TO Federal troops if properly used"
1t is to be hoped that the Reralds belle" is now
little more according to knowledge. The same Herald
reports an awful fight between the Georgians and Viz
ginians while encamped at Laurel Hill. 1t gets its
facts from that most Infamous paper, the Wheeling Id
vertlSer. OF it is lie out of the whole cloth.
The Herald for once is right in exposing the vanity
and stupidity of English newspaper correspondents from
this country. The most prominent ms arce Just now is
Russell corresponding for the Times The Herald says
that it appears to have been the great object Of Mr.
Russell to write as much about himself, ard every
thing that befel him possible, and consequence
his letters to the Times have mere collections OF idle
gossip and personal narratives which have little or no
connection with the rebellion. He appears to have
gone about the country expecting to be onzed and
the correspondent of the Ttmes thinks himself man
above mankind generally Those who courted and eted
him. he spoke well Of but those who at all indfe
rent Or regarded him only with homely fare reward
ed with sneer."
We see that on the 24th Mr. Fletcher Webster son o.
Daniel Webster, passed through New York, at the
head OF Massachusetts Regiment They will hurt no
body.
The Little Villain " Raymond of the Times, the
man who made such good time from the battlefield al
Manassas that he brought news in advance Of the army
has great deal say about the military
bunder committed by the Federasts in attacking The
Conederates under the circumstances, the Conederate
being he says superior in numbers and in position
chosen by themselves. The Little William knows thai
he lies That the boot was on the other leg far al
numbers was concerned, and that the battle fought
some miles in advance Of entertainments. He talk
of the Barbarties of the War;" these barbarities
of course according to bis account being chargeabe
S the South. He Orgets the Southern UideteS foun(
hung after the retreat of the LDcolnites He forget
! the chains and shackes brought on as part of th
Federal baggage, and intended for Southern men
What honest business had the Little William On Virginia
b soil?
They have got nice little institution in New Y ork
known as the Union Defense Committee" which hold
its meetings at 40 Pine Street. and reiterates, d
= reiterate Greey's cry Of "Cn to Richmond" This
however is only the external and ostensble object
their organization. Like all other organizations in New
York there are of course some steangs connected witt
it, There is money to be handled and it handled,
that some of it STICKS They have contrived it so tina
they control all the money collected for the families
volunteers and they work it that the health Of hes
families is never endangered by oversuppy. The
understand the principles of that remarkable game ii
which "the you put down, the less you take up
that is the more there is collected for the volunteers
families the less there is distributed to such families
At meeting of this coscern, held after the Manassa
affair." one Prosper nj. Wetmore said For his part h
held that any who would counsel anything but tn
utter subsection Of the rebels, should be Immediately ia
ken and hanged )" and that good man. Moses II. Grin
n& declared that be had already threatened to "han|
one up to the nearest lamp post" Several othe