Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-13

ports thrown open hut they are very reluctant to
s % oas t tear
by her own subjects in railroads and other improvements
North and they fear the Federal gunboats and merchant
marine let loose prvateers plumber their rich
merce True, they could drive nearly all American COM
they doing it. They hesitate to choose between this
evil and the short supply cotton and the temporary in
lions able and far-seeing. They are informed of all
that materially Affects their interests in this country If
plant crop they will know it. They win be In orm
ed of of the gfanares of the Wet aud they will
naturally ca culate that make crop and
grain enough to feed our armies another wear and that we
must ba conquered by starvation Satisfy them of this and
they viii reasonably conclude that is their interest feed
their operatives year without labor il their factories
rather than incur the expense and Losses Of war with the
/ Lincoln Government
Suppose however VI plant ne cotton and they are in.
formed they will be of this fact they will at see
that determination to make supply of pro-
visions and they know orr ability to DO T. protract
the while feed armies. They will also
that the entire failure Of the cotton crop, till the eHd OF the
reasonable time In this Of the they will natural
y dCteB that their interest epOndeFaes the eide
Of inter yention t. Lreaka blockade which il Intellectual
and therefore violation Of The rules If n rnatiot al
which they have estabihed Tor tn government Of their
own conduct
1t does seem 20 NE to he ,hs utmast folly expect
forei2n powers interfere break the blockade while
We continue to produce al abundant supply of cotton,
which foreign powers know must be permitted to
reach them THROUGH the of masters on
OF inability defend onr right for want OF pro-
t visions &c sustain armies
surely no true patriot in tie Southern States who
Templates for moment the of he sues involved
and the disastrous consequences hch necessarily
follow the production Of cotton in lo62 to the re
gect of grain hesitate moment to determine III At
he will Liant only grain and vegetables which VIII N tain
human fe and help to maintain gallant ng
troops in the hld Ii this is done, will continue TO Do
de6ar naughty aud ubian Zoe ii 1t Is not
done, banners must tra in The dust ard We must IN
g0Iio y bow the t. rants rod. Let one apply al
this neighbour but let each planter feel that society
is it's component parts that he Is OF these
parts and that upon his individual! conduct depeho
momentous results
1t would be impossible for the Lincoln Govern
ment sustain the than another year on the
gnfcent and costly scale upon which 1t has besh com
end of the debt OF that Gov
be calculated by hundred Of ntOS OF DOT
lars it will reach billions. The tax necessary
to pay the interest oNhe debt and to pay the ordinary
expenses of the Government will be greater than the
ye of the North Hence, the credit of the
erpment fail and with the prosvration OF s credit III
y military ope must Their only hope to con
quer during the year, and take all property to paI
tue debt which they expect to he able to pay
and Indemnify them for their eXertlOns in subdung
If plant cotton crop ard fail III our suprIy ct fo
D. Visions, they will realize their hopes and the planter mus
loss only his cotton, but his plantation, with all HI
property and the liberties of himself and is pOstery
Can possible that any intelligent patriot will be guilt
the madness and folly (noto doyaly TO cor cause
of contributing to the ruin OF HIS country Tor me e
l. chance OF adding a dollars to his fortune.
Let him who persists under these circumstances IN tn
Cu this year, aud with to larger profit
refuses all in his power to produce supply Oh pro
s. visions another beware lest impartial hIstor
should hold him justly obnoxious to the charge OF dis
atty to South does the distier WHO
strOyng past year. and leaving soldiers
~ into strong drink. with when our arHl'es are az
y moraizad officers dsgraced aud cur soldiers de
o. graded.
the people of this State viii put their seal OF ccl
domination al Ike upon the destruction of the present gra
.. crop, aud the prodD ton Of another cotton crop
Id very respectfully,
OF Your 0hedent servant,
JOSEPH E. BRCwE.