Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-31

exercise OF abusing Jtf Davis, Jos. Z. Johnston and
Beauregard, Except so much be takes up in The
work of prasing Ed StanIy. He says that JEFF
Davis secondrate politician would probably make
secOnd-rate Brgader General that Jos. E. Johnston
is nothing but ditch and spade officer and that Beau
regard ia darned humbug"
There is another class who most regiousy obey the
apostolic Injunction of being all things to all men, for
they both deciied UnoDists we'll as Secessonists
La these ranks Never the JeWeer is high priest but
high up, above them ALL cur Isaiah Resp2ss He rides
around town upon hOr3e stolen from John Grimes,
which he bought from negro Austin Bl0unt) and
which, report SAYS he attempted TO pay him for in coun
tereit money. He occasionally stops in a crowd. reais
his Yankee lies, and declam8 against SeceshiDg,'
dis, be says {" is what all dis here damn Seceshing
has fo'ched to-" He is loading his vessel for
the West Indes ard has the L. 5. flag waving from
her topns st-bead every day.
But thanks be to the gver OF every good and perfect
gift there tep righteous yea, three times ten yet to
be found 10 Washington. But the righteous ones
mute mice Bat with clenched hands and closed
lips they I" bide their time. You have idea OF
the fearful passions that agtae them, and their deep
settled purpos3 of squarng all their accounts and the
settlement will be fenf fut one
Among the Union Indies, the most rampant are old
Mrs G-bs and her ba ch offtma!es, Miss 5. P-me
Mag. VII, old Mrs. Ne, s. P-h, Mrs R, Mrs
B S-dil and Miss R-n, who report says, is engaged
to be married to of the Yankee tlficers -
Mr.. j. P-me takes particular pains 10 impress
the minds of the officers that he hrs q marragable
daughter. Miss S. P-h says the Yankee officers are
mach more Intelligent than The s9cesh cficefs and
rrgrets tina. she born at the South. We al!
the accident aud condole with her.
We hear tat it is fFequ Y asked in Pitt AID ge
comhe why did The people stay iu Washington? Why
don't they burn the cursed hole and leave it? A such
rtmarks betray either endish spirit dePiorable
ignorance OF the state of atf ,ifs here There huu
dreds OF poor people here who have not the of
living abroad, and if they did, they would not be ALLOW
ed to take ther effects away Aud ali who have the
mans are cOmpeI d to stay by military au h0rity -
But and every other lo7a man would sell every hiog
We had at ruin sacrfie tor he purpose Of getting
means, il could tind purchasers but it wOu d take
large supply ct jobs patitnce to stand the of
the people OF kdgecombe and Pitt, and also an enor
mOuSy long purse pay their eX'octiona'e demands
Ne between two frs Pers cuttd at home By
traitors and Yankees and abroad our motives mis-
judged and cur loyalty gus ioned AL Can say IS,
that 1t Is either sudden death long sickness TO
any who dar 10 call my loyalty to the South in
qu sti0n. These Yankees would evacuate this place
but for the reason that their departure wold ct with
decided opposition from many in town aud county
bcfween the ages Of Is and 3d. and in tuh they have
been soci e1 TO stay. So am informed, upon Yankee
GtuhOIuV
/ suppose you have seen the published copy OF the
speech of Our Governor" las j S-lI low to call
Lim) 1t is 80 much like the speech delivered it is
like the 10 chapter of Revelations 1t does not abound
in all those startling. claprap schOOlbJy sps Gin of
eloquence peculiar to Sanly reher does it contain
much brutal denur citation, false misrepresentation,
and arociOus EalsehOod. NJ pen save that Of Wen
dell Phillips or VIM Lloyd Garrison could do justice
to the speech as delivered In ruth it is without
parallel unless could be found at meeting presided
over by Fred Douglas. shall not attempt to give you
report of hs whole speech but ooy of his ideas
and his mode of expressing them. He 81 " That go-
rious old tune, Yankee Doodle which borne an
gels wings fona Bunker's Heights and as chanfed
IN He0ven much the tune OF the South as OF the
North" He called the North Carolina recruits for
Lncolns army an army of noble patrots"' " Look -
said be- at that peerless soldier Mcclellan os be floats
midway in balloon between heaven at earth, sending
his orders The lghnings wings to bis victorious col
umns to advance on the already beaten and retreapg
foe Can yCu my fellow cltiz-ns, withstand such an
army commanded by such man? No, my frieods, the
combined powers Of bell cannot Withstand the United
States" He styled Old Lincoln that noble old patIi
ct "-be called Alagruder "a drunken fool" But
cannot follow the sckenng detail OF The expressions
be made Of Alas, that be should bage been born
! in Nor.h Carolina.
But now l must close this badly written epstle.--
Praying that the God Of Justice, Truth and Liberty
may have you and yours in lis holy keeping, am as
always, Your friend,