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

our troops are let him find them there in force to re-
pulse him. IF he attempts to penetrate into the coun-
try through uneuardtd point let him Gd our strong
holds on his fAnks TO attack him. but not let him fud
our people spread beyond supporting distance ready
to be aunihated in detail.
We know that this change of policy is progressing
rapidly and that with the abandonment Of many posts
aod apparent narrowing OF the sphere of action, the
p0tcer IF successful action will be doubled and that
dash" the absence of which Nr. Russell much dep
recates will become possible to troops DO longer dis
persed centres in Gordon of posts too numerous to
be Individually capable of successful resistance, aud
along extended line to be able mutually to support
each other against concentrated attack Of the enemy
The RALEIGH STANDARD Of Saturday, the 9Th inst
devotes half column Of editorial to the following re-
mark which appeared IN recent issue OF the Journal
1.-THE talk that attributes the removal of Cen Hil and
other and things of that kind to the operation Of
State party politics or Confederate party politics. EtrEes
rs being all wrong
With as little wish TO continue this discussion, if
such it can be called the Standard claims to have
we must repeat that this thing strikes US bei0g all
wrong. Wrong, because and will no harsher
phrase the char ges il implies in the main, incor
rect still more wrong because OF the dnimus which
to evidently dictates it, and Of the effect which it is
too evidently calculated to produce wrong because
while its face depracating party spirit and the d.
vsoos and heart-burnings to which that spirit gives
rise aud which are so much of place in the present
emergency it is the evident Offspring Of that spirit but
with so large and unconceaIabe an admixture Of per-
sonal irritation as the form and degenerate
into the character of iactiousness.
IT. at time like this, sense of day demands of the
g
tainly equally strong sense of duty would add the
6na clause Of tie same request" aught set down
10 mallce surely it would be better to twice on
the side of extenuatioD, of taking favourable view CT
things in cases that fairly admitted Of doubt, than
once from preconceved opinions, political prejudces OF
perqonai animosity to set down aught in malice
All eur readers know that during the past Summer
we were not all backward either incur demands up
on the authorities, in denuncatious OF what we
conceived to be negligence supiness their part.
Ali our readers know that in the recent matter Of
Roanoke Island We endeav0ured to find out where the
blame rested, and to state plainly the facts they ap
peared to u.s. and the conclusions at which arrived
from consideration of these facts II unduly ex
tenuaed anything, not of it. II we have
e erred on that side can easier than if we had
gone as far as We lear others have done by setting dowr
d a1ght in malice
e The Standard talks about tie removal of General
# Hill from the command of the dences of part OF ou
y coast and mixes up Judge Bggs with that affair. We
happen to fad in the Raleigh Journal Of the 9Th, thu
1t following card from Judge Bggs 10 reference Il
n that matter:
&c My attention has JUS been called to article in TIL
State Journal which an Informed that pO!t in cir
"a cuation where, that nerfered in way pro
r. cure removal of Gen. Hill from command the Mort
Carolina Coast. only deem necessary to say that such
g report slightest though
be not app'ised of movement to that en-
until it publicly announced. knew nothing of tn
as which uenced the President to appoint Gen
to the command of the Coast ard to transfer Gen
Hill to the Potomac. ASA BlGGS.
al TarbOro', March l, 1862.
That Governor Clark had anything to do with tb
alleged removal of General Hill has been authoritative
=. y denied, and yet the Standard keeps harping upo
- that too. Why is this?
- The Standard ssconcludng paragraph is as follows
~ But it is all wrong" to complain of any one who be
90 such Graham ard Brown when they offered
their friends Candidates for Eeoor not with h
h. stubborn facts in relation to the conduct of these w
agree in opinion with the Journal and which state
that better and wiser steps may be taken to promote tn
Confederate cause, all wrong" We have wish
~ continue this discussion but if the Journal insists upo
doing it will benet and those Wbom it is attempting
'h whtewash will be still more thor ough'y exposed.
IT. What constitutes the Journals faction would &C
eo tanly puzzle the Journal itself to find At preser
I'D it must plead ignorance, it is unconscious OF ormn
he the head or TAIL or any intermediate member Of
faction If by its reference to those who did not
NJ port Messrs. Graham and Brown for electors the Sa
&c ard to class all such with faction, then
LOT stigmatjze the large majority of all who voted at the Ia
Presidential election. AS to what the Standard say
about our rejecting upon Messrs. Graham and Brow
re- not trustworthy, we prefer to quote what sa
cn in November last in reply to such assertion Il
OK part Of the Standard. We then said
nu In the first Instance then all the Standards defence
sundry persons against the charge of being unsouud,
falls wholly to the ground, since make such charg
Of Our OBJECTIONS ar oneCedes such parties whc
int in oar opinion would render it mpolitlc for them
osenatiOu y pushed forward at this time COnfedera
electors and certainly the Standard must have TIL
no this was the drift OF oar article.
IFS As for the Journal wishing to whitewash this th
Ter party or faction that carries about much weight vii
M it as the Standards implied threat to Thorough
int expose such parties. We would willingly do justice
icy ALL and surely think that when the Standard unde
Ire takes to make charges it would be BETTER every
for it to make more sure Of its facts than it appears
have done in the eases OF Governor Clark and Jude
~ Biggs.
ny bG-The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 4
te New Hanover County, commenced its sessions in Il
nd Court House to-day, JAS 7. Miller Esq. Chairma
ed presiding.
to This is majority Court at which important count
business is to DO transacted