Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-31

bI~ The " Wilmington journal 70 an a"iu S'ouho-
Iiug.b!ock in the way of the Hcdentes or something
else that's mean," (see Salisbury Watehma"l ne IT.
tie dogs Blanche, Tray ard Sweetheart bark ut It's
heels They cry Way dou't yon stop the Journal which
peope will read and Jet papars which peoPIs wont
read. have chancs We would assure thee persons
that If there was no Journal in the world still would
not their little affairs BIZ read.
These little interior papers aul their correspondents
like the Wades5oro Argus-are very toad OF asking
Why such and such editor IL publishing bis paper n'
stead OF being 10 the army-always remember the ques
ton s asked in regard to editors who prefer Johnston
to Vance. The whole thing boiled down amounts TO
desire to suppress all papers opposed to Hodensm by
drafting those connected with them into the army, and
that the spirit of the clique at Raleigh is properly
presented by Mr. John P. II. Russ think is perfect
~ evident. Give this clique the power TO kill, which
their organ once boosted, and there would be killing
enough The liberty of the press would DC much OF
by-gone thing and the liberty OF speech would follow
The editors of the Wilmington Journal believe it to
be the duty of every in the Confederate States to
do the best be for the cause, aud to employ himself
where he can be most useful We feel that paper here
s necessity and that it does more good to the cause
than we could do with several muGkets and much
tran many little thumb-papers than untold num-
Der of {" kill and make alive partizan organs We
know it.
For months, when attack was anticipated here at any
moment and capture was looked upon almost certain
to follow, while all We had was exposed to ruin, and
ourselves of course to the ate whatever that might be-
of the defenders OF the place, these complainant SANDER
ers oficehunters spoils devourers aud small souled
SPECTATORS at Raleigh and ese where very bravey
talking about safety while they themselves lay sha-
Oily off away from danger of any kind and thinking
~ of tecting their Owl selGsh crds they think
ing now.
The Raleigh Standard and Its cognate organs are
fond of making illusions to the fact that one OF the ed
tors of the Wilmington J",srnat is native OF Ireland,
but the Standard to have forgotten that there
are two persons connected with the publication oil
this paper, James Fulton and A. L. Price
aud that the latter is true, and what more lawfully
born native of North Carolina and further, that in all
matters relating to the conduct of the paper especially
in reference to the sectional question resulting in sepa
ration there has beeu the freest interchange OF views
and the most perfect coincidence OF opinion between the
conductors Of this paper With, perhaps the slight diff
ference that the native North Carolina Associate Edi
some would say ultra 10 his views than the partner
who has been so much villied by sundry unhappy In
dvduaIs The writer of this article does not allude to
these facts because be copper about the good
word the bad word of uch people, or regards their
good opinion their bad opinion neither does he do
from any desire to divide escape from any RESPONSE
bility That is not his way He aludes to these mat
tiers to put the thing in general straight before the peo
pe and also enable the public to judge OF the character
or motives Of of those who for party purposes
indulge in low abuse of all opposed to them.
The Wadesboro Argus has correspondent who
signs himself Sypbax," which reminds Of the def
milton of that word once given by voter to caud-
date. Said TIE voter, On being solicited by the cand
date {" No, can't vote for you. l can't vote for a
Syphax." "A Sypbax, what do yen mean By Sy
phax ?" why, mean thing too big I"r monkey
and not big enough for man..
We don't know about the size Of Syphax's bo3y, bu
from bis communication, it is evident that his soul
be has soul IL too little for either monkey or man.