Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-29
The HorIIlrrn pTesx.


Russell, the London Times correspondent having
been ssubbed by the Yankee commanders, has gone
home. From one OF his last letters to that journal
written from Baltimore, Marca 3lst, we take follow
ing extract
Ia one of Wilson's or Andersoa's orinithologclI
papers there is an account of the wonder and fcnes
OF certain sort of American woodpecker when it was
hfst put in cage. All the present actions aud b.
haVior Of the American Press are described the life
in it. At last it began to tear out its own feathers
Here ls Mr.. Stanton-the man OF an hour, the lawyer
Of yesterday, the hppedamos, the press tanner ofbe
day How he has grown, almost, into life and power,
50 did Danton, so did FCuche so did RobcspiaHe
But remember they had no such cause as the Union.
If they thought they had the were no doubt wrong
Ii any one desires to read the finest, purest most bgl
flown words that were ever uttered about liberty purity
and morality, let him turn to the pages OF Freucl
Repuocan Journals in the time of the worship of the
goddess Reason Let no one suppose tie writers were
not sincere though the lady who sat in the car might
have in the flesh undergone the ordels Of the CT.
regional police.
Let none suppose that the Union now d9e5pot
lire the Northern heart, and moved the souls OF these
great masses which have lain so long beneath the
weight OF dollar bags from the Canadian lakes to the
Susquehannah aud the OHIO, to day with fresh
current OF thought and feeling new arteria systems
hope and action has been put into them. O0e OF The
great trlumphs Of their young career is tbahey nave
slam the mother that fosered and bore them when
had however, become step mother and fosteEed lbtn
to DEATH There is one ia Congress, there is not ID
the Senate 10 House OF Repre- sentaliveS in pulpit
IN the FORUM who has word to say in tbs year
OF grace, 1862 against war on the press c9mPaF'u
with which there has been nohn known since tie d'
OF Andrew Marva. The utmost the bodest uiG4'
venture upon iC to give warning to their agents 10 lie
from some doubtful wrath to come Aud tie American
people are very glad Of it least-ways they do1t S
pear at all dissatisfied Here are billiard table keeper
and whisky drinkers getting up public meetings, andan
sorts OF interests moving against taxation but NJ"
man cries out murder, even robbery, FAR less "nE
at The visible extinction of all life in the press ID -
function OF giving news. Devotion to the UDlon car
not do much more. When an American is c)ntehI u
do without news in his newspaper be has exhau''
submission aud orbearance and made his sac,lhc'
AN EDrToRs APPEAL.-The Editor of The A.ue
Ca Watchnon introduces appeal to his au0'au
for debts long due with the following patriotic acc0u
of his pecuniary sufferiugs ;-o
"A pair of hams for twenty five dollars To-
our readers some idea of the manner in which We WIT
skinned we may mention the fact that We pau T." n
week twenty five dollars for pair of bacon hams oE
l849, with twentyfour dollars we bought enough Pp
to do family all the next year-ndeed we solu r
bacon. La 1853 we bought pretty good hors ,IIs,
one-haf the amount those hams cost US Let T'ci
who withhold what they justly owing US, thlDA
these thiDgsw