Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-18

include persons between thirtyfve and forty five is
hardly necessary or advisable, at least afor time
the news from Kentucky, Middle Tennessee aoi Mis-
souri, be true, The immediate fculty will be to supply
arms to the thousands Hockirg 10 standard The
scant supply of arns has been of our greatest diff
cultes in the trans-M ssssipp district. Kirby Smith
and oar other commanders in the West are calling
oudly for arms.
We trust that our army il tie eEemys country may
be able to capture ard military stores in sufficient
quantities to reEder efficient 8l lew recruits and equip
all new military organizations We do hope also that
they will get or take what they want for Confederate
notes, tie enemy las dene il Vrena only that be
has given no notesto ccrdiored upon The treason Of
the citizen But $50 lore rot for the sake Of the
enemy, bat cI lie sake OF g nlry, that 10 irregular
p!undering will be alloWt4 Tia 10 robbng cr de.
vasation will be permitted, Whatever is Done should
be done strictly il pursuance Of orders otherwise
troops will become der oral zld and i0aly, perhaps
sink to level not much superior to the enemy. Pope's
order virtually permitting desultcry Punder, broke up
the discipline and morale Of bis already hairdsorgaI
zen forces This sort Of thing must be guarded against
for sekes II permitt d. it would ruin the dis
ciplne Of aDy srry. In Maryland in a country
which we think ought to be friendly, aud which We
hope is aid therefore taking Of things auhorged or
unauthorized VIII he permitted But once over in
Pennsylvania troops will regald thcrnallv bs-
ing urquestionably il an er. oys country he soil
OF those who have for months been threatening thir
OWL homes with dcvestaiion-bave been running their
fields aud stealing their property. No friendly feelings
will restrain the Southern soldier on Northern SOIL tut
because this is So discipline must for tie sakc OF the
cause and Of tie army.
IF OUR authorities EoystiCy their people in rreag0
to the movements and position CT the Confederate army
they do completely 70 tbe people erd government ct
the North Who appear 10 lave no idea OF where our
troops are, what they doing what they going
to do. The New York Herald thought, al the la est
dates that there were only feen thousand Confederate
soldiers in Mary'aud. Gen. McCIelan Thought he had
guarded all tie fords Of the Potomac. Old Wool
thought be he'd asccrtoiDGd satisfactorily that there
were . Coniedcrals north CT the Potomac but Tx
were all rlistr r. 4 will ind thcmse es wren the
next blew is to ba struck II General aicClelan is
advancing from Washington towards Frederick TO give
the Contederates battle, he .uns the risk Of defeat
which will be far more crushing in It's effects than has
yet beer inflicted upon any Federal army in this war;
for defeat or Maryland soil would wholly ruin TIC
spirit Of tie Federal soldiers, while it would snuhiae
tie prestige OF Federal arms already sufficiently weak
ened and would et ard forever settle TIE status OF
Maryland
OUR FORCES bcya at last crossed the Rubicoa Co.
ing into Maryiard or Ksn>ucky il not INVASION fer
these States are, or ought to be, cur own soil. But
going into Ob5o or Pennsylvania is invasion, and or
troops are in TeDusy vana, portion Of cavalry
have been into Oaio and Kirby Smiths army already
threatens to occupy Cincinnati. He only wants arms.
He can get any number of brave men.
In Western Virginia Cur cause is at last triumphant
aud most marked contrast to the position Of things
last Fall is now presented in that section.
So far all is bright and favorable. But We are en-
barked on a new sea- and we must expect to meet orns
and occasional ycTse currents. The enemy will make
desperate efforts T. retrieve his recent disasters As frost
comes on we may look cut for visits to our coast for
the Yankees have been busy as beavers building any
number ofgun-boats, iron clads, etc
Against these nothing wiz avail but Instructions
that cannot be passed defended by batteries that will
prevent their removal These batteries ought to be so
situated as to command the line Of the ohstrucons and
prevent any working parties Of the enemy from opera
ting and 50 protected to not 20 be silenced by tie
enemys fire.
Tor the purpose Of efecting anything against the
sides of boats Ike the Monitor or oLer vessels of that
kind Of course smoh 32s or other guns Of that kind
and caHb7c would be useless. The ten ilch Colun-
bad bored cut to SIX C5 inches and riaed is the
least gun that could possibly be looked to to make
any impression.
WE MUST THINK, with the Richmond Yhjg that, al
though Congress may not directly interfere with tie
freedom Of the press it viii do about the same thing if
it carries of those who control the prtss AID puts Il en-