Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-27

the delay in its publication:
why Burn Washington, N. c.?
vgssRs FULTON & PRIoE
wi you oblige friend, and at the same time
A an act of puhlc jutcs TO the honest loyal and pstri
u,fc :za~s of Wsshogtor, North Carolina BIZ allowing
me TO word for their defence, through the columns
# rur valuable paper.
IN hi, town, and sister town of Tarboro, and the
ouTdng country, and am sorry to learn also in the
.reets of Wimington hear constant and an unjust
sbIse Washington and its cit zens and camorous cali
Ina up0n the powers tha be for its total desructio
" Burn down the damned traitor hold thu fierce lam
grare those Whc from different causes. purely OF self
& nrslna nature wonId satify their fendish sp its
revenge loss, which they ooshy imagine that
The so7iers wives and children and the old helpless
and decrepd but 10y al citizens of Washington whose sons
ara upon bait field fighting fer our rights are 10
tTe few gor, f,C of oar citizens fear, are prompted
10 ID in the cry for destruction, Ivy some old personal ha
Ted towards the business of Washington But tie
RI 81 fbose who thus speak have lost or fsor thew
viii lose some Of heir slaves, by their going to he Yam.
ho% ~ bieyeg IS t@ fnoees Gees fro pace
A. streouo1s exertioas have been made and with such
plr represent aOn at Headquarters" relative the
place AM its injured citizens that those in hO'ity have
commludel it, destruction. hope yet fear some
hsstg apht Involve the sacrifice and some
orr loyal friends, AMI hundreds poor
.adTGn The bgOUd IClUcS and innocent babes Of
trou3 ders, now upon the blood samed battle ground,
Or laguisbug in military hosniaI, rack d with pa
from cruel wcnrd receive in gallant strife for
rights worse suffering the burning decay of fever
d!.rsse contracted in the camps.
Messs. Editors, let our military commands be cauti
how IA eceve "ntations in reference TO
DO towns Uor what vii apply t one, will probably ap
D ;
safe ard information, after having carefully examined
, f9cs aud hs frieuds of righ1 aud justice will be
who az ia command as human beings, and have
coed hearts inhomauy and wfuly and wickedly
" their ders, many of whom totally unable
uom poverty 10 get out of the enemys ine merely to
CRAFTY the feGdsh with OF those who clamOr their
uction. Ali beg Of Gen ench and Gen. Martin is
that they viii act caution ty c y.
let ne ask where s the Tec S"y r and what possible
good be real z3d by ri individuals the COueder
n the destruction of Warrington? Some say it IS
cessary, destroy bic TX up tradioQ and
depot Of the Yankees an that the good they will
aIz viii be by ing their negroes, that the Coo
'edrcy would open strict Of country from which could
be procured mne Be suppl es Of corn wheat and meat
Now the Honteder cys pro urng these supplies
said dsi CT concerned she do j1st easily
Thout as with barnlng "ashinStfn and there 10 doubt
amount Of them to be procured from that
ton OF country were the Yankees only driven Which
ao easily b. done and not sacrifice Washington, But
viii have u effect hoped for TO burn the town? Cannot
Yankees hold for conrahaud and trading depot just
for burning know well that the Yankee gunboats
could no for the purpose they hold it, until
take he Eunboats or cut or the supplies to trace and con-
lrabandS.
Where thn-the necessity DESTROYING million dol
s wo tn Of property. belonging, hope demonstrate
TO good loyal Southern cIzens and the turning
hud ds Of poor and children, the cold char
rirs OF wa ted surrounding country None, none what
ever.
The proper way is to prevent the Yankees from realizing
their interested designs and to do this easy. They
negroes naval stores and cotton for ADM tied tina
they do hold WASHINGTON for any other military base
opeaous Now cut ofthese articles from aem, and ali
d. t'is efficient rec be PLACED upon both sides OF
PampCo river very small cavalry force he sou h
e would be sufficient and 1000 to 100 men on the north
side IN The rar o. the town would ne enough 10 smut the
Yankees in town and keep all negroes naval stores
and cOt08 out Then let cavalry around this place
scour he lower country faithfully and distroy every Tar
n every barrel OF tnrpenn' and bale OF cotton and all
IT, boat vessels sud flats upon both sides of the
and rest ard send into the interior any person who
been cGryinR oduce to the Yankees and send Com
pany O. Lghs ArnIely, Gay Capt Adams, Battery) to
watch b available pouta upon the river Vth orders to de-
OY sink every vessel passing up or down the river and
attacked by the superior force Of the Yankee gun
boats to retire t. some other available point tr the Pam,
pcO is u OF them and word Tor it, the Yankees
have to leave starve, for could cut eff all their sup
plies has were not uodSr the proec9n ct their aed YES
sells Il not necessary to make any fight IN Washington
order to take it from the Yankees But If
have hit with them We can compel them to h,t below
how this could be done, it is proper here
10 state do sincerely hope them that there be
possible military necessity for the destruction Of Washing
Jun aud that gOpl benefit could be gained eithe
by ind uas the public that the wicked project will al
be abandoned and the wcked tearess camor for its
destruction those who foremost in calling dowr
upon the place became it is TRAITORS hole" know
that they are wickedy raducing and sanderng God
la,al people Washington done more to advance
holy of the South than other town OF its size,
cry way, in the Conedcracy. And her devoted citizen
proudly challenge denial oft, their friends sid
ready with StatgtCs to prove the fact Every
body in This place and in Tarhoro knows it be true
and know ia persecuted neighbors of Washington
not assume the full SANDERS heaped upon them, b.
many who ought 10 ba fou"d eide by side wit
the brave ders recruited in Washington, standing
ly by then IT. the defence OF our common country
instead OF sneakngly and cowaTdly aYang themselves
some worthless substitute, worse,
emf tion their solemn duty. Fie upon such wicked
nnss Before we njemD Washington IA traitor hole
.e, Us D. give much to the in pr
p0T lion wealth she has noby done. Let US ge
sick brave soldiers relieved and nursed with sympathy
kIudacss, as they have dune.
DO you ash where ia the proof of all this? II cit
you the toleen tu companies recruited in Wa bingo
and BE uor county, out OF population that goes 6l
1860 clte and hese companies III we'll equppe
ou by the private bounty OF cuzr rs and the pei
seyeug industry OF their ladies' cite you to the amp
provision made by their County Court, for The manai
and seaport Of their brave soldiers wives and babe
aud epless fathers and mothers. And would, to lu
the patriot OF the citizens Of Washington, fart
oath Georgia regiment of Volunteers an
North Carolina Volunteers also the
aed companies OF State and OF Militia, that hay
been coated there at ddeTe1t times during the War
who were nearly an SICK Daring some OF the Tune last ta
what the citizens Of Washington have Gone for then
They wi tell You that when and tired and broke
down they arrived there, they were kindly met by the CT
Zans aud female, lignened Of their burden, kind
yes promptly It fresned aye sumpuou>ly vide
Tor rood AID lodging, at the eXpence OF the citizens
the and that afterwards, wheO laid PROSTATE
aud disease, they 6indly sed by the ia
ladies' old and you g-the wants promptly relieved al
every done for them that human kudn could
Nessrs Editors, were it Necessary | could give you
wods OF huDdreds Of relieved soldiers their praise Ay
often found the brave soller, who had been nurs
and kDry ed, break fourth with streaming eyes
over wing hearth e Guent praise Of the ciizers of Was
in ton ard hunoly thanking God that be cast amo
ii pat iotic AMI sympathetic people Now had we ha
worthy o. the euViable praise. " ~Oud
III III for the very few Union men, Williams,
Unfortunately the loyal citiz ems OF Wa hir
tom nd Messrs Editors, let you eve no
the citzns of Washington, notwithstanding the slande
heaped upon them ni NE AIS to exhibit their pa RIOTS
for lly few days that the blessed patriotic
dies Of Washing found means, by underground EailrO
send master Brown, at TarborO, Two large, "
packed boxes ssarits and uXurles for bra
wounded aud siCH soldiers confined 10 military
pitfalls IbeH agan messrs Editors, look The facts ah
the raid Glu Washington instead of the Ia les rug
soldiers, they were ley slandered having
some Of them are reported having been arrested
jailed b. the Yankees for firing pen them.
And Capt. walker tod that far from firing uI
him they cheered him aud his men to fire upon the &C
ardy Yankees VITO ID taken in their huuses-to
regardless OF Il EN- and that in men
come 10 40 a at Ya Is in & house, when lady