Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-24

WE receive to-day by telegraph the report that Nash
vile had been retaken by Gems. E. Kirby Smith and
Humphrey Marshall. We must confess that ali this
appears to us to be very doubtful but give it as we
get it, Ii the report had said Huntsville, We might
have been more ready to give it credence since that
believed to be on the programme the last time re in
this part OF the world permitted to take slight
glance at it.
The news from the Charleston Courier about the fall!
of PuIaek only confirms us in our frat opinion. Our
FIRST feeling on hearing Of the sudden fall of that work,
was one of blank astonishment our first opinion was
that ell could not be right Fhe big stories Of breaches
made in less than no tine-ot balls fred nearly mile
of going clean through tweo foot walls though they
were sheets of paper and al and sGndy the other state
ments no doubt honestly made by the Savannah papers,
sounded strangely to plain sort OF people like ourselves
We happened 10 recolect that our batteries on Morris
Island were considerably nearer to Fort Sumter than
any land batteries that the enemy could possibly plant
against Pulaski and we know that Sumter was not
preached at all by fire. We also happened to have
some recollection of the Crimean war, and OF the
fact that batteries thousand yards, were regarded
a. almost useless and that finally the allies worked their
approaches so actively that their last parallel was 50
near to the Russisn works that the smoke and flash
the guns of the contendng parties almost blinded both
We dida't more than half believe that the Fort could
have been preached as asserted We don't believe a
word of it now. The Northern military and civil au-
tborties may we'll be struck with the ridiculous conduct
of those in charge OF Fort vino made effort to pre-
vent the completion of all tie preparations for its cap
ture and when these preparations were finished hardly
made slow OF resistance.
II this is to be the history Of forts, If they are
to be abandoned there appears 20 be danger
that somebody may be hurt then thy had better all be
bown up at 1t is strange 10 read o. the 6eges
sustained by thu hired mercenaries Of European mon
arches ito how they have held out tor days and
weeks and months, until food grew aad they ate
their very boots, aud they on short allowances o.
water and the walls crumbed around them, and death
busy in their thnned ranks and in their emacated
frames 1T is strange, We say, 10 read ttese things
and then read Ut Southern ftem2 fighting for their
homes aud the homes of all that ought TO be dear
to them, giving up iOr er thirtytwo hours of fire
not preached and with ,ecy casualties, while the
hoysh commander assures the worI that b. has done
all that man can DO!
Will this sort OF thing do! Can it do! Either this
sort of thing must be stopped the war might vel
stop. The time for concealmerts ard soft solder ID
past The thing must be changed. Man must do bet.
ter Mere inexperienced youths must not be put in
such isolated posts requiring strength Of mind expe
rieDce and will. The press and the public must put
their face against these unressting capualions End
that will do more for the country than any tale Of hor
tina: ever happened, asy attempt to justify what
is not susceptible Of upon the ground
of nbecty and then the burden of blame rests tie
appointing power. We have too many mere boys in
positions of responsibility We want STERN determined
men, who will have moral ascendency their CON.
mauda as well as the mere formula of commission and
who self balanced and prepared for any emergency
Da7LU Journal 22d anst