Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-26


coming exhausted Whatever the meek resignation
expected to exhibit for the fortitude with which
our workmen are TO smile upon diet OF bread and
water. 1t is very certain this will not long snit the
French temperament. In that country hunger IL a
political Question: 1t is one that never pet taely
trihed with. The politicians of Washington could
hardly assume that theGovernnents Of Eurone would
permit hundreds of thousands of their people to exist in
compulsory idleness and want for Just so many as
their convenience might dictate 1t has BEEN their plea
IN reply to this, that tie time would be short-a few
months, ninety days. This is their engagement to
Europe, and they must keep it.
The question OF costs is of sti more certaia effect
according to the latest estimate presented to Congress
the North is plugging toto debt at the rate of half of
our DatloDai debt per After allowing for the
eXlsGg income S3 100000 per day. borrowed at seven
per cent interest will work out that Incredible result
No such reckless gambling with the Industry of future
years was recorded OF any people Congress too
employs itself in framing bills Of confscation to allure
and sWeeten the return Of peace while the famous Tax
Bill, that TO hold cut some promise of provision
for payment appears all but certain be thrown over
the session.
Uniting some details concerning which readers
are Of course, better infcrmed than tie writer Mr.
! Spence, can be, We give bis opinions as follows:
In considering the aspect of the main Federal ope-
ratloDs It Is necessary to keep in view that the real
hardsbfps Of the war are yet unknown to them They
have Travelled, so far, cabin passengers ard have
fought under the wing Of gunboas but before such
country is subdued many a tCotsore march must be
made to battle fields away from rivers The comn0ig-
arat and the hospital services have not yet spoken out
The truth is that during the past winter the North
ern people having 70 external hope, applied themselves
to form army with admirable energy and great sue
cess The S0utherners, the other hand, thor
Oughy convinced that the pressure Of the blockade and
its ncfcency, IS reported by all the European Con
sn5 10 their respective Governments would enforce an
! intervention Of the Great Powers IhS conviction
uled them ato itac.lon, especially ia tie West, and
tie consequences we're plain the cUmmauCCm mt OF
! operations. The cCiG8on passed away, the reality
aroused them to iCtiOn ard the result the
atva condltion OF the main armies At be tnd OF the
summer their effective forces will probably be the more
numerous OF the two, That some positions have been
| badly held and some mistakes committed can not be
surprising. We Judge with European standard bat
the halt plincd, whether Of tie North or rOutb,
canrot be expected to operate with the Judgment or
resist with the frnnc8s OF protest. nal soldiers
! Here IS people s1Qt cat from the world, deprived
Of ali the comforts OF lite, starting without tools money
credit, ships soldiers disappointed IN their political
calculations, their commerce G0nilutCd, The value 0f
their property exfiDgushed over MATCHED in men aud
means OF warfare assaiied with t0r:elGs Of abCse and
/ depressed by long course Of adverse odvCnts In
the face OF such difficulties rs hesa they have now $780,
600 under arms, and il the great actions Of
the War they have taken hCme the prisoners and the
guns. Is this the scheL1ing OF few ambitious men,
or is it the movement OF Tesolute people And If
such people be snbjugatcd and such country
~ I' OC Ei Is 4 province 10 Stdtlly
ambition swell the prod,s Of Others, for whom are
! liberty and sefgOyyrnmeu to be reserved?
Blu such an event may be regarded im2os
8ibIIy The power of rcsUlde people against re-
guIar armies has often bte1 proved Or small scale
La Nendc1, Swi zarl"nd, the 1yrol, Holland has ez
Gmplied; q scale such ag this, W1at army Amer
can Or European, could deal with it New Orleans
is taken only in its trade gone and lis PEG
pie unchanged. BY ,.cgular fatality lis people
has TO chance 10 fgh for ia keen humiliation 10
race whose courage amounts to rechessnes Of hfe A
this will lot make them loyal. Il every community
there will te nnd some tcw craven spirits 10 run az
the flag Of the Cogquecor trade with his s1e1s Bu
in every country tbs great maj )rty have some respect
for the land Of their birth and whatever the origna
sentiments, they cannot welcome those who t.
rule !. IS conqaege1 province. The people Of New
York are clatcd, naturally bat they forget the fac
that their city fell mo herds in . manner no
more glorious. New York ana the Hudson were
quite as importer, 70 tie co!cuist3 IS New OrleaG
and The Mississippi are row yet cur possession o
them had 10 efec5 in sabd1ing the country and il
spite ofit the "rebcl8" obtained their irdepel dcnct
Why may not the same result follow now
l am, sir your obedieot servant s.
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