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

49, pstant, viii be interesting in connection With
TIE article ertled " The Position at Columbus, Ken
lucky" which we published yesterday from The same
paper of the 18th, and which had kept hand as
foreshadowpg an event which the present article an
nounces.
By the way, we had the pleasure of meeting gen
teman Yesterday who had just return from Memphis,
which place be had visited on busin IS. He gives
queer account OF that town. which, trading centre,
is of very recent growth aud has attracted adventures
from the four ends c the EARTH who appear to be per-
fecty unconcerned as to whether the Federals take
Memphis or not While the native Souberners and
nearly all other permanent citizens Of Memphis are as
patriotic and as much devoted the South anybody
it is evident that among that portion of the trading
community recently drawn from the North or from
abroad there is no feeling either Of Southern patriotism
or Tennessee State pride They don't care copper
when the Federals get the city. Such people are dan
gerous as traitors, bat harmless open enemies
From the Memphis Appeal, Alb inst
| The Evacuation Of Columbus.
AS the evacuation Of Columbus by our army is now
COMPLETED and is known to both citizens aud 70 the
anerv we see no mpropriety 10 its publication. 1t
was successfully Effected and The last shipment OF guns
and troops made on Saturday evening last 20 Island NO
10 aud other points below, where a much stronger po
ston has been assumed, and properly fortified. The
cabins used for winter quarters and other public prop
erty not portable burned before the exit Oh the
rear guard from the place.
Or the 19ih ut, more than two weeks ago, IN al!ud
ing to the rumOr that this movement to be execu
ted we gave cr dence to it, and used tie following lao
guage the subject which regarded as evidence
of profound strategiral ignorance by many OF our
subordinate army officers
1t has long since been perfectly palpabIe to US that
Columbus must eventually be evacuated, aud our lines
drawn in as the central column OF our army un
der Gen. Johnston at Bowling Green gave way Or
Forts Henry and DoneIson tell into the enemys hands
The capture Of these positions was tantam0uDt to
cessiu 1anking of both Bowling Green and Columbus
and hence it required experienced military eye to
oretel of its immediate consequences These
reasons strengthen conviction Of the authenticity OF
the rumor..
When this paragraph was peTsued by Gen. Beaare-
guard the following day at Jackson be authorized US to
deny the truth of the that any such order had
been given, which did in our issue OF the 2lst We
say this much in justice to ourselves,
This movement has been executed in a manner that
reflects great credit upon the commander who planned
and supervised it. 1t Of those military
sites which cannot be appreciated readily by those
unacquainted with the situation. We are advised that
the new position is considered by Gen. Beauregard
much more impregnable than Columbus, iLasmuch a
flank movement cannot be made against 1t with such
facility. We look en- Memphis and the Mississippi
valley safer to-day than they were two weeks ago
SNow.-During last night it commenced showing aud
blowing by fits and starts, and continues at the same
work this forenoon. Owing to the previous warmth Of
the ground the snow melts soon as 1t falls But for
this no doubt the face of the earth would be poet
icaly arrayed in snowy mantle. The air is chilly and
I'D comiorabie, hut not f1eezing still we think early
gardens will be rather worse for the
Daily Journal, 7h INST
THAT INTERNAL old scouudre Brownlow, having been
suffered to escape by the criminal lenity Of tue Confed
crate authorts although pl, dyed to leave Tennessee
is now at Nashville about to publish his nearious pa
per from the midst Of the Federal Forces and probably
on the presses and with the types of the truly Southern
Union and American There has been too much toe-
rating and ampering with such people. What is doing
now in Richmond ought have been done long ago
WE SEE IT stated that General Loring has been re-
ieved from his position in Western Virginia. and is to
take command of the forces near the North Carolina
coast and South Of Norfolk. General LoriDg is SOL
der and General Would that he had been sent soon
err He is also Wilmingtonian by birth.
STIRRING TINES out West and big fighting on hand.
Our people again making head in Missouri, under
the indomitabe Price, who ariN fight, and will not be
captured or repressed. He is about the sort Of
want and pleased to find that at last his services
have received some recognition from the Confederate
government, which SO dskes to appoint any but West
Pointers to high commands. "Msjor General =" Price
ought to receive all the support and couneDance that
the Confederate government can give him.
Columbus is evacuated and big fight is probably
going on or has already come off at New Madrid.
The crisis Of the western campaign is at hand, and
such fighting as has not yet been known on this CONT
nent, may be heard of shortly. Let hope for the
best.
The Savannah Republican gives list of Northern
men Occupying prominent positions under the Coincide
rate government and of Southern men under the Fed
eral government. Among the Northern in the
Southern service it includes Gen. Whiting. This has
been more than once contradcted. Gen. Whiting is a
native of Mississippi. But really when thing OF this
kind gets going tie rounds it is wholly impos-
sibe to stop it. Editors appear to be like the ingenious
theorist wbo when told that the facts were against him
replied so much the worse for the facts" Statements
are very loosely made indeed much that we are
very much inclined to think that similar mistakes have
been made in regard to others.
The MEETING held last evening at the Town Hall was
one of the largest and most influential which has been
held here for long time and have doubt that its
recommendations will be carried out aud have their due
weight and power.
1t is not one pert Of the community seeking tc
dictate to restrict the other but it is the whole
community seeking to protect itself in the unusual and
critical circumstances in which it is placed. We
lieve that action desired alike by temperance men and