Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-23

Corn-T0 he Convention and f0e Prs ef IN sta1 8.
THE lst years cop 4 Corn was unprecedented =
The Wheat crop good-very good All the food
crops of the South abundant and lew states ere
more favoured than North Carolina
To the lace OF this here is almost impossible to
be got The grain stoses have next to none,
and meal must be hun ed for with great energy and
perseverance,.
For this scarcity in this immediate vicinity there are
two The first is that this has never been great
grain producing section TIE portion Of North Caro-
lima directly connected with Wilmington produced
naval stores, timber and lumber, ground peas cotton,
rice etc. the latter hardly entering into the calculation
as an important element of home fl g. 10 lact large
amount of corn annually sht here from the al
uvia counties Of the North Eastern part OF the State
Now, We suppose this supply may be regarded as cut
off, far the cheap aud easy means OF wafer trans
por.aton, fol- merry enjoyed is concerned The corn
crackers" which used to visit cur harbor from the
North Counties are intercepted by the blockade, and
thus several huDdreds of thousands of bushels deducted
from the customary supply arriving in this market
But although the entrance by sPa has been stopped
virtually for some months past the navigation OF Pam
leo and Albemare Sounds has been uninterrupted until
very recently IT, last K, vessels got into the SoHnd
for the purpose OF controlling its navigation, that was
the first of it. There nothing TO prevent an ar
rangement between the dealer aud the rasers
by which supply sufficient for this market might have
been concentrated at some point available railroad
Transportation, aud from ich it could Lave been
drawn needed and thus present embarrassments been
avoided. We fear that the opportunity IS past 10 the
Of counties and sections OF counties altogether de-
pendent Tor Out=t uO1 the waters 0t the Souns and
of the streams making lpto them.
But there are highly productive sections wherein
much corn raised last year-secops that haoually
grow d surplus and yet from these sections, rot~sand
lag 'he unprecedented yield oil LAST yea" and notwith
ding The further that they have other OF
Transport market cot clos by the blockade there
thts ciois Wesay. from which little offers
se If IN ma ker wen al prices far beyond those ruling
this tlne-last year, after crop nothing like as album
dant as hat with which we ought to be now feeding
m,D and animals WY $ this? Why plainly because
dsers. getting 81 so p, gallon for whiskey day old
alf rd buy up the spot, thus prevent
ing it going abroad to perform its legitimate iunc
ton in supporting lite-supplyirg bread to and
food for horses.
Corn is getting scarce and dear everywhere. The
deficit is not felt here alone
We call the attention of the Convention and of the
press throughout North Carolina to the actual state OF
the case Look at. the immense et in the sounds and
at Hateras-one hundred and twenty-five SAIL We
are not alarmsts aud we are not alarmed but can
not shut eyes the fact that this blow is aimed at
oodsuppying regions, and may be, to certain ex-
tent successful, thus narrowing resources We
must attend to saving our food. 1t is bad enough now
1t will be ten times hereafter unless the wholesale
destruction Of grain is arrested. How that is to be
DONE Ne leave the wisdom of the State Convention
to devise but ask Of contemporaries throughout the
State to take position this matter. Every body
that knows us knows that We have no purtauical no.
tons on ths or any other subject. Few doubt that
drinking wbskey does less harm, but that like
other mprudencss, must be left to the individual man
and public opinion to correct 1t is enough to say OF
all probationary laws that they have uniformly failed
to effect the purpose for which they ostensby
enacted, and therefore any such laws at this time
would be only relics of the exploded errors of past
years. But for beseigel community to take mea-
sures against scarcity OF food, no mere moral alb
straction, bet an actual, present necessity.
The desire for 50 me action is very general with all
with " bonn we conveTsed here. We think that four
Ou of every FIVE are in favor OF something being done
We have heard public meeting proposed but perhaps
in the present state OF the public mind full meeting
could not be got this question: although this
would bring the people cut if any thing would-no tc
denounce distlers dstilaton in the abstract but a;
absorbing the supply Of absolutely necessary for
the support of man and beast.
UNDER THE Local. head of yesterdays Norfolk
Dag Book we fad the following
FLAG OF TRUcE.-A steamer sent up to Craney Ia
land Saturday. from Old Point, under flag of truce She
brought up number OF passengers who reached this city
in the steamer Harmony. Among them the following
liert. John R. F. Tatnal of Savannah, Georgia,
Lieut.. &. W. Grimes of the Morris Guards
Lieut.. j. 6. Moore of the He tford Light Infantry
Lieut. ~ Fl. Hughes of the North Carolina Defenders.
Lieut.. T. H.. Allen Of the Ordnat
The four last attached to the regiment of Nortl
Carolnians captured at Hater8s The first of the four
Lieut.. Crimes has been regularly exchanged for Lieut.
Hartt of the twentieth Indiana Regiment-the others hav
been released on parole.
In addition to the the Harmony also broug up
passengers the Admiral Captain and Lieutenant of tn
French Frgae P0mone, now in the Roa1s. Their name
are as follows:
lie Marquis De Montaignac, Captains 30 vasseau Com
mandant in Chef la Division NayaIe de Terrell euse.
Cap,aine De St. Ehalle.
Lieut. De Rergaradee.'
: 1t reported that the Admiral above mentioned
was to arrive here last evening, by the train from We!
don. 1t is said this morning that he passed throug
without stopping, thus rendering abortve any arrange
ment made to extend to him those courteses and hosp
taes dse to bis rank 10 the service Of nation which
at least, is not unfriendy to 1t is said that Charlie
ton will be visited by the French naval authorities
investigate the matter OF the attempted stone bockad
Daily Journal, 2lSt inst.
= The Invaders n Great Force.