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

wrry WAR mist be made or carried on II lie, of
course desirable hakit should be made an aggressive
rather than merely defensive war for fha reason that
if hoses can b. successfully waged npon the sggrce
sve system the seat OF war Ia removed from OVID
territory to that Of tie eDemythe Incidental horrors it,
separsble from the most civilized mode of carrying
on hosties felt by The people OF theenemys country
and not by the people Of our OVID, while the inevitable
LOSSES end desrucons fall up0u the enemy and not upon
De. These ore the advantages nf carrying the war
into Africa" AID they ougbt not to be moderated or
lost sight Of But the other haud there is great
mistake than the assertion 30 Appanty mode by the
Richmond Eromi AID some other papers, that lBde
pendeuce cannot hi achieved without aggressive
fare The history Of the Grst revolution is in
point which wholly disproves tie assertion 10 question
If by aggressive warfare 10 understand invasion
OF the enenys territory. Ao!biog Effected by the
attempts made npon Canada, hut loss Of men. Mont
gumery fell brsVeiy fighting and Arnold exhibited the
Qualities Of brave aud skIfut leader, but no serious
impression was made the enemy. The truth ie that
most struggles for independence must from the nature
OF things, be mainly fought out on the territory Of the
struggling party 1t is unavoidable.
But If by aggressive war is meant an attitude OF at
circumstances thea we are incliued to agree fully with
those who 90 Tor assuming that attitude and carrying
il out into action. Nay as have already said, il
circumstaDces viii permit counter tie adFap
tages Of removing the SCAT of hostites from our own
soil to those or the enemy too great 10 be negectd
But il Is much TO be doubted whether halt OF the news
paper generals who call for invasion Of the North and
bitterly denOunce TIC Administration for not hl7ing IN
anguraed such Invasion long ago, are the bst Judges
of what the circumstances will safely admit OF being
done 1t ia Qni'e possible that the really able soldiers
at the lead o. military affairs know nearly rs much
Of these tLugs their critics, possibly little more
Our Goverbm Mt s young Que, springing mp almost
imlromDu and forced to eUfr at once, as might
saw upon the prosecution Of the greatest OF modern
times all Things considered Il is not 10 he denied 9TH
er h the has assumed Proportions not at all Az
ticipated by any on" North or srnth, il Europe II
in America. his icing the Case, it is hardly to bt
suppose bat that errors and miscacuatons we're made
n preparing 10 meet its exigences Bot even admitting
that thcrs have hern Omssons-that things have
been t un1Oue the c2ssty for doing which greateF pre-
scence woaid have pointed out, i. must be admitted
that very much has bscn do,c aud really what ba beer
done is something excite ment AID win admi
raton--to clst in the sIlaGe the almost unavoidable
omissions aud - claepg for the authorities the mede
of praise, aud win for the government OF President
Davsth8 couBdencs OF the people Of the South and
after all that has been said against it, after all tie at
acks that have been made upon it, after ali the efforts
that have to get up iac'ious opposition We feel
that the government hos the confidence OF the people
and that JET Davis is really tlemau to whom the peo
pie look than TO any other in the Coofedera
cy. We ande TO Jefferson Davis as man, and nct
simply in his ofi.isl capacity. 1t ia easy to ,aktab
is chesp-so tn, say, but If the takers won pon,
out man who would DO better, or for when the peo
pie would be content 10 exchange their pres ut CHE
Magistrate, they would do something that they have
not yet done aud which we think they not likely e
do soon