Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-22
Movements and Spirit of the War.

The ,oay the Yankees intend to Gouen the sonh Tht
sgfoes 10 De armed and organized INFO Military Po
'ce Jor the conquered cltles1e fate store for us il
beaten IN this Var.
We give this morning, says the Richmond Examiner the
most startling and extraordinary threat of subugaon
that the North has made in this war true that we
knew, beaten Ia this that States be
knew hat to be governed bigades negroes
and that dawes TO be armed enrolled
military police for our government If there is in the
South who thinks there retreat from the present strng
gle but 10 c as and slavery let him read the following and
be convinced
From the New York Times (editorial) MayI
4 NtgrO Military Police for Southern Cities.
The Confederate leaders count largely upon the aid they
are presently to receive from the climate repeng the
Union arm es. The occupation OF New Orleans
they believe continue longer than June because of the
heat aria and fevers which Northern troops
will be exposed and last fall they argued that if they
could only hold until winter, Europe would
their assistance SO they persuade themselves that
eT-the yellow fever.
1t is not to bs doubted that, with the coming summer,
sickness will very seriously affect the usefulness Of
acclmate sodiery in the South On the Atlantic
the Gulf shores bilious diseases VIII make Sad havoc among
y to- such places New Orleans and Hobe will be Who'll
untenabe Il will be for the secretsy Of War to meet
this difficulty.
The only means seem at this moment to be the enrolment
and GTnng Of the negroes in the various cities may
hold the ia nsbing them with white officers of
skill ard accustomed to the climate wko shall drill and dis
cipins them, and exert them proper military
tro We know of WHY the preservation of order
may not be safely entrusted to this class OF persons They
have been employed in the ranks by th5 Cnederates them
selves they make good and ractabie soldiers the Eng
sh have better troops in the West Indies and
safely reckon not only on their fidelity but On Their immu
nifty from climatic diseases,
The subject. are happy to Ste IS engaging the attention
OF the gOUNnlent. communication IN another column,
from Port Royal correspondent shows that the temper
the blacks has been tested BY the direction the War
Department, and they have shown unexpected aacry
in volunteering to bear AMI do their deyOr in field
garrison Of chivar0us mCod-for chyary in South Caro-
Ina is not it seems, thing OF c0lOg-he government
promptly avail itself. All the time between this
and dog days will be needed to organize and discipline these
Hanitic police brigades.
The Port Royal (outh Carona) correspondent Of the
New York Times editor ally endorsed, that in
OF Js plan, General Hunter had summoned meeting OF
the blacks Port Royal by the direction of the War De-
parment and had tested their temper and that they had
Yankee q0e love with the project, and
after long description OF the meeting, in which GeDera
Hunter said the government had provided AMI equip
ments for them he grows quite happy over the picture OF
Carolina by this sublime aud benefcent experiment OF
brotherly love and union. He SAYS:
At all the announcement Is true concerning the
arms and equipments General Hunter the
mOnsTGei another fact testedby that sagaCiOuS and
fearless soldier. Aud them if the experiment
the question how to make south Carolina again loyal
will have een answered. We shall at find her sol
occupied by friendly people, ounumbering the rebels
and prepared TO hold it for the government by the
hand have armed. Truly, to see South Carolina the
very seat OF dOyalty garisoned and guarded, and de
Tended b. who lately there
and the chain-to black police maintaining OIdel
where lately it crime for negro to move but by
white msns command and to all this done under the
authority Of govornmeatLunatended by disorder
COInpauled by Outage-WOUd be an example OF retrbu
tive Justice urmiXed with vengeance, such history ha
recorded. And what region appropriate fol
the sublime and benefcent experiment the State of Soul
Carolina land what soil f. for the grave Of slavery
that where born, nuraed and reared to it
dreadful