Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-24

THAT there is life in the old land jet" would seem
to be more applicable to Kentucky and tennessee tsn
to Maryland if we can credit the reports from ooth
these States and We believe that they are Substantially
true The presence of the Federal forces has developed
no Union feeling in either of the States NAMED, tut On
the contrary it has increased the disunon feeling four
fold At the commencement of this fcalty rather
think Kentucky -vas against cs. 1t was three ftths
Federal to two tbs Confederate. We have GO doubt
now but that today Kentucky is with three to one.
and only wants and the presence OF Co tolerate
force to enable her to rally to standard And she
will bring no feeble arm to the cause either.
Federation i Ihsr7y and it is mad bat it is diff
ierent feeling from mat which it experienced after Bull
Run. Then, it c0nsohd Itself that its defeat was ap
ancdcnt, occasoDei By the prematuriy of lis advance
and It's want OF preparation. Now, it cannot lay that
d2tterng uct0n to its sOl Tor it had prepared and
b)ased of its preparation, Of its numbers and even OF
IFS expenses.
The vie 8afrap. Andy johnson, tremb!es on bis
hrc0o He probably repeats the experiment OF sleep
ing ia the cars, ready Tor start. We think nc and
bis niniops would be depraved enough to burn Nash
vile, il forced to evdcuac it, We think men OF tie
Andy Johnson school are capable of anything.
BY the way unless the people Of Kentucky were with
US, almost to a man. how could Morgan traverse tie
State as he DOES, hundreds Of miles away from our base
of operations in East Tennessee, Mississippi, or Ala
bama? He mus! know what he is about, for he has
not yet bctn caught mapping.
We should like to bear the rattIing among the dry
bones OF such politicians as joe Holt, John J. Grit
tendon, Janis (iu hria AMI old Prentice.
Cavalry are beginning to be felt Aslby in the Va
ley Stewart near r cbmonl Morgan and Forrest in the
West have yndcatcd the proves aud established the
efficiency of Southt mounted men. But it has taken
some time to bring This ont practically as it did in the
case Of the cayairy 0! Napoeon's army. That great
leader knew there yy2s fight in the men and efficiency ID
that arm OF the srvice, and when he found officer
that brought these eIemeutS out uselny and brilliantly
he could hardly do too much for him. Dash is tie great
point of cayarly movements Without this, cavalry
are simply infantry encountered with horses.
1t only vents good sound blow from Bragg well
delivered to restore things in the West-to neutral:ze
all that tie Federals have gained and make the an
KEGS remble for their own cities instead OF threatening
ours We are much mistaken in Bragg if that blow
be not delivered at the right tine and in the right place,
ard with stunning effect.
1t is even supposed that Stonewal jackson has a
laundering after General POpes wagons ard bis bate
ries and his ammunition and his stores and his army,
and that lie would even clamp on to Pope himself
Pope as is known to all newspaper readers, is the
who said he captured so many men and arms from
Beaurcgard, but never could show them. For this
great ieat-(of lying) be has been appointed to the
communicable of all the Federal forces in Virginia
not Immediately in McCleans dspar tment supcrseding
Fremont and all the rest. Pope is going to do great
things. SO he thinks or says. We shall see what we
shall see, When Pope whips Jackson perha. we she'll
hear Of it.