Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-08

appears bhht phHtN Wiehuy ptu"
walls at some points on our coast in sniicipa.
tim of attacks by the enemy. It Is reported
that in Savannah many Of the people are acting
on the foolish and foregone conclusion thas their
city Is to be captured, and are selling Their real
estate at prices which amount 10 sacrifces, and
other property preparatory to effecting their re-
moval to safer qnarters
In every community there are panic makers,
vino are so by aa inGrmty Of contribution.
There are those whose avarics is more easily
alarmed than their cowardice, and in whom the
most violent form Of the disease is manifested in
the region Of the pocket. The cure for both
classes is to be found in the superior sentiments
Of the honest and brave, who are but seldom u
mno ity in any Southern community
II the people of any of ou seaporls threaten.
ed by the enemy desired to insure their fall they
could not effect it better than by timid and mn.
sessonsbe provisions which anticipate calamity.
There can be 10 true spirit Of resistance In such
cases. and the alarmed community falls an easy
prey to the enemy. The first condition to sue
cessful resistance to an enemy 10 the fixed deter
mnAton not TO surrender. Such a determine.
ton gives confidence in the result it 10 fruitful
Of active and vigorous preparations. and II is
falls below success. at least saves its honor.
There is lesson for The whole country In the
recollections of The siege Of this city. At ono
time panic had begun to show itself here, snch
as had never before been witnessed IN the hiss
tory Of this war, and such as might haye fonnd
a consummation in tb. easy fall Of our capital, IL
the people Of Virginia had not aroused them
selves, spoken courage 10 the Confederate au.
thority. and restored the public fortitude. The
Confederate States authorities had nigh despair
ed Of the safety Of Richmond; they added to
the public alarm by preparations to RENT the
public archives; they ran of th, ir wives and
l.o,, into tho tha r.,hl,x,
every reason to believe that Richmond was to
become the prey of the enemy, and the eatastro.
phe was awaited lively alarm or with dull and
melancholy expectation.
In this condition Of the public mind anew up.
peal WAS made 10 it, When il was asceriained
that the Monitor, Galena AMI Aroostook we're
about to head for this city, the Legislature Of
Yngiaia passed resolutions calling upon the Con-
iedel ate authority to defend il 10 the last exirem.
ity, aud to make choice of its destruction rather
than that of surrender to the enemy. The yeso-
lu,ions were responded to in meetings ofcltizens
The magical effects Of this spirit will long be
remembered in Richmond. The Confederate
authorities were stimulated by this brave lesson;
inert aud speculative patriotism was aroused to
excrlion mutual inspiration Of courage and do.
votion passed from heart to heart through tho
co immunity, and with the restoration Of public
coufi lence came Of course, vigorous preparation.
The James was rapidly filled up guns were plant.
ed on Drewry's Bluff. and laundering defiance
given to the Yankee gunboats " hich had anchor
ed within few miles Of our city. II Is not i'm
probable that the scale Of the war was turned at
this point. The cilidel was not only saved, but
new animation given to our struggle. the effects
Of whch were for II long time visible, by the snd.
den infusion of spirit which came from the brave
resolution Of the people Of Virgiiia Ia 10 see Rich
mond in hames rather than in the hands Of the