Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-24

less must have sevenyve thousand, and that Our
men were very much intoxicated, and that their cam
teens we're full of whiskey.
We dont believe that General Porter ever fool
enough stand voucher for any such nonsense but ii
be did he led gerrsy. We rather think the lie
belongs mainly to the newspaper writer Or correspond
ent. We did not have seventy FIVE thousand actually
engaged ard any body knows that the blockade on splr
its is strong admit of getting enough to
make them Jolly, much less having anything in their
canteens stronger Tran water.
EHE REDoUBrFD BURNSIDE came and lie has gone
Ii there was military object to be -compshed by IT,
we suppose that all the troops he has lett in North Car
DINA could be wiped out any morning before breakfast
if they could be come up with. We presume be has
fortf the position at Newbern and as things stand,
the recapture of that place would not pay, while
the enemy has the OF water attack at any mo-
ment and while all the forces that be had are re-
qured in the field To hold Newbern would require Us
to keep chained and useless urge body OF men, and IN
the present state OF things our military possession OF
NeWtern, Washington or any other point would not
bring back the citizens promote the needed conf
dence to bring about the resumption Of any kind of
trade.
We take it, then, that the policy of our authori-
tics will lie to tncircIe the invaders with. gordon
of pckets and patrol the country actively with cav
airy parties, go that if Yankee nose is outside
of their lines, he may be Immediately picked up if
not killed We think The killing would be de-
sirabIe at the present price of meat. Let them be
confined TO Newbern and Washington, if they 1cM
stay but let it be d,ah for them to go out OF
bounds robbing, plundering and committing other
acts OF felony.
And Burnside came, and saw. and conquered. But
how far has his coming and SEEING helped the cause
Of Litc1ll? How much strength has he given to
Mcclellan? When bis principal is in scrape he
is too far of to get up in time to succor him. lie
has gone bag and baggage ard now be to 60 up and
take Petersburg Nay be he wil-but again may be
he wont take Petersburg. We thnk he won't.
This great and much boosted exp dtion of Burnside
Ike the equally boasted expedition of Hunter or Sber-
man, or somebody else, against South Carolina aud
Georgia, has been the meaDs OF running much private
property and scattering many families, has awakened
much bitterness against The Federal Government Tat
might otherwise have remained latent, and has extin
guehed the last feeble RAMPANT OF Union feeling. All
this has been done at an expense of uncouned Millions
and this is about all that has been done Neither North
Carolina nor South Carolina are any more conquered
or inclined to be conquered than they before
They are less So important advance has been made
inland No railroad communication has been secured
not even the Charleston and Savannah road which
all along within sound of the guns of the Yankee yes
sells on the sounds nes AMI rivers of the coast Mel
hcr Charleston nor Savannah has been TAKEN nor are
they likely to be. although Savannah announced to
have teen taken long ago. and at any rate ready to be
taken at any moment.
These expeditions were coils OF the anaconda.'-
The monster has received blow on the head, and bis
coils ere drawn in to protect himself.
We would suggtst that now is the time to secure the
ard other produce Of that fertile region of the State
l2ng inaccessible ~ of the Yankee occupation
of prominent points. There is still much corn in the
Roanoke counts, and in Hyde and other regions on
the Sounds. The that is secured the better for
we cannot calculate when communication may be in
terrupted. We cannot ell what t0rn afars may take
or in what diri cticn the tide of may roll.
There are those who think that the strategy OF tie
Confederate authorities aud leaders has been erroneous
and at fault. Perhaps it has, but if it had been ten
timas worse it could not have been more foolish and
resultless than these miserable Burnside and Hunter ex
petitions
We should hate 10 have to talk politics to our SOL
diers 10 camp at this present time. A remark that we
overheard yesterday sort of struck as being
about true, lar it expressed the feelings OF the
soldiers. Said one I" The election be hanged wish
the man Was in hell that started the iuss this time
Old political backs and demagoGues " for partzAn pur
poses" and to get another pull at the public teat,
the avourite aversion Of the soldiers with whom they
think they have ben ngratiating themselves by their
course; bat they have been woeuIIy mistaken. Go
among the soldiers anywhere and y,u will soon learn
whether the eternal fussing and gro sug of the Raleigh
Standard meets the views OF the soldiers. Our word
for it you will End that that course of continued oppos
ton to the Confederate aud State governments for
parzan purposes is seen through and duly spprec
ated by the soldiers, who have not ceased to be inte
gent citizens.
IN about twelve days the election will be held in the
camps and in seven more days in the precincts.
Good men will vote honestly, some for johnson and
some for Vance. We do not pretend to say which Of
these gentlemen WILL be elected. AS We are going to
vote for Johnston ourselves CT desire bis cleo
tiou We hope he will be elected.
But to effect this result We will not resort to any
abuse OF Mr. Vance. lie IS good clever fellow in bis
own way. lie is an ardent politician and bitter
partizan-as much now as ever he was. He is
good e!ectionerer, and therefore se;z9d upon by
the clique who have been trying their hardest to create