Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-26
The Rasnrnrfa

We do not like TO find fault, especially we know
that 10 these times some Inconvenience must be sub
mtted to by ell But when these inconvenience amount
liable to amount TO positive injuries .hink
that if they can be avoided they ought to be.
According to the rnIes here no passport be OBJ
tanned after eight O'Clock at night The mail traiD,
which is the only which connects through to Rich
mond leaves at Or 21S O'Clock in the morning and
passengers arriving by the boat from Fayetteville or
other points up the river, getting here after o'clock,
compelled to wait all next day matter what
their urgency may be These things told have
happened, and do happen almost every day, aud We
know that soou after the f5ht at Hanover &. H, we
met two gentlemen from Bladen county just up from
the boat and bnryng to the passport Office only time
to be too late. They going TO Richmond at the de-
sire of the many friends and relatives of the sufferers in
the two Baden companies in the Eighties nth reg ment
which companies bad lost many 10 that affair. But
for coed luck in finding somebody at Gene al Frenchs
Head Quarters, and also for the courtesy OF the officer
found there these gentlemen would have been subjected
to harrassng detention while on their GRAND of mercy
We merely mention this instance by way OF lustra
ton
AS We said at the outset do not ike to find fault
I'd are not finding fsult. We seting facts, to
which would call the attention Of those whom it may
concern that some remedy may be found, or some
plan adopted that will meet such those to which
We referred. There ought 10 be way hy
which, in cases OF emergency passports might be Ob-
tanned after hours, ind cases of emergency which may
and Do arise will sugges themselves to al
IT pretty apparent that the enemy IS attempt
ing to sat himself astride of the backbone of the Con
federacy, by occupying The Mountainous Or Pedmon-
country Of Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, and
North Western Georgia and Northern Alabama, thus
placing himself in position to operate against the At
la2c and the Gulf States whis securing for his
Summer retreat in healthy and prolific region and
amongst people who tolerated 8lch Infamous traitors
Brownow altogether too long to leave any doubt of
there being vast eaven OF treason among them, only
wanting encouragement to deveope itself in the vost
form aud with the largest proportions
Bacl'a column OF HaIircks army is its way up
Tennessee River towards Chattanooga, the most CON-
manding point in all his upland region OF the South,
whilst other columns threatening Knoxville by the
various mountain passes
/ he stake in the contest for this high country is
great and important one OF the very greatest, and
notice that the papers OF the State OF Georgia deep
aroused and IN giving expression to this feeling they
only speak the sentiments of the people of the State
Knoxville and Chattanooga are the points aimed az by
the Federa and the points to be defended by people
at all hazards fer Knoxville forms the key of South
western Virginia. while Chattanooga is the point from
which upper Georgia can be entered Now that the
two armies longer frown at each other at Corinth
the campaign in the West will be changed. The enc
my will not dare advance after Beauregald into The low
country of the Gulf States during this summer His
Efforts will be turned to mountain operations until tie
cold weather sets in.
HE Editor OF the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
has had drink OF water and talks so enthusiast
cally about it that might think there some
thing 10 it to take the chill off.