Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-27

We PUBLISH as usual sundry telegraphs from Mem
phis and other points What these teegraphs may be
worth We canaot say they are confnse1 % to &c
almost irreconcieable For instance, how can Gene
rails Price and McCulIoch have been falling back away
down in Arkansas beors superior force on The 18th,
and fighting and defeating said force the 18TH and at
the same time Confederate force undsr Coils Herbert
McNairy and McRae been holding its ground In Nor
them Missouri above the Missouri River Again. that
General Beauregard viii hold Columbus at all hazards
appears to rs to be doubtfn The General will hold 1t
only on military principles. II, by the giving way oil
our centre at Bowling Green, Columbus is no longer
safely tenabe General Beaaregard will not sacrifice bis
command. He will make 20 engineering blunders and
confne bis men in slaughter pens Such things
as Forts Doneson Heory not the kind of things
that lie would construct raaks stand at We wish
he bal gene out sooner His skill might have saved u'
much.
Whether Albert Sidney Johnston and George B
Crittenden at Murlrcesborough or not we cannot
say Where Humphrey Marshall and other leaders are
is wholly unknown to We have little doubt they
will each soon find his place and give good account
matters aud things. Whether Nashville will or vii
not DO defended, is question which will probably re
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whole eaatter is confused ard unsatisfactory
| We give in fall the Inaugural ad ress Of President
Davis 1t is brief end lis is dgnifed ard patriot
ic 1t acknowledges disaster but scouts at the idea
failure Being so short it is, it will doubt bt
/ read by all. Not SONG into auy questions Of policy
and containing no new revelations of ac it calls for NJ
comment. Just after the ogganzlt0n of the perna
nent Congress, las week. both houses Informed the
President that they organized ana ready to receive
any communication, to which his reply was that at al
early day after the inaug 1ration he would snd 10
communication OF course, various and vague su' m's
IS are made in reference to the nature Of thai comm
nication and rnmorS Of peculiar aud not un;avorab
character are 1a but many get afl)at an(
turn out to be flsc that frhear to mention them -
If they be we-foanded we will be to hear of them
IF they are not we will not and the least said the
est mond~d.
The regular term Of Confederate Senators SIX years
one,third going ont every two years. Of course, t.
form these classes tho first Senators have to be
ranged that onehrd Of them vacate their seats at tn
end OF two years; another third at the end of fJu
years and still another third out the fall term
six years Who should receive these terms of servc
respectively, wos decided by lot and the result
follows
Senator. Of the First Glass srho dreo Ballots marked TIC
u drs, terms expire february, 1884.
Messrs Baker of Florida, Clay Of Alabsma, Clark {
Missouri Davis of North Carolina, johnson Of ArE
ansas Phean of Mississippi, Sjmms Of Kentucky, an
IoOmbs of Georgia.
Senoors of the second Class aoho dreoc BoHos for ou
gears, Ter M expire February, l26G.
MessTs. Baruwell OF South Carolina, Brown Of hi
isissppi Dortch of North Carolina, Henry of Tenne
see. Maxwell sf Florida, Peyton OF Missouri, Presto
OF Virginia 6emmfs OF Louisiana, and Wigfal of Texa
Senator's Of tfe third Gloss, echo GTelo Ballots for
gears. term egprre, February 1868.
! Mcssrs, Burnett Of Kentucky, Haynes of Tennessee
Hill OF Georgia, Hunter of Virginia, Mitchell Of All
aDs.s, Orr OF South Carolina, Oldham Of Texas, Spa
row OF louisiana, and Yancey Of Alabama.