Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-09
Apathy at the Forth.

For the tins since the commenced, the theatre
of bosttes has been effectively rsnferred to the Nor
OF the Potomac and 70 the banks of the Sus quehan
nah YET great surprise the Northern Lincoln
tie papers, the people invaded section fyb1t
TO arms There uprising of the people OF PennsYva
MA for the defence of their soil and the protection
the Capital of her State. Up to the close of last week
only eleven regments-not over thousand men-had
sent from other States. More talked of but have
rot come.
The Northern papers puzzled to account Tor this
state of things The LINCOLN organs talk about copper
heads and traitors. The opposition Journals say plainly
that the people are tired of the war as now conducted
that they have lost confidence in the adminstradon-tha
they are apprehensve of evil and hopeless of good 1t ia
said that the apathy of the people due to the
temsny bearing of the Confederate troops But whatever
may be the cause the fact appears to be ndspuable
There actually nothing doing in Pennsylvania and the
raw eyie sent from New York New jersey will have
nusterr rolls much fuller than their ranks
But Pennsylvania the only Northern State that
be reused any consideration. The apathy
deprecated by the Black Republican press is widespread
and general. The people affected by grand dis
gust and besides that military authority has become SO
omlpotent at the North-has completely absorbed in it.
self all the of the States and all the rights OF the
people that the public spirit of the citizens outside OF the
army has been crushed and instincts Of selreance
and self-dofence almost annihilated.
Although have positive information of tbs fact
yet have the utmost confidence that forces
pied Harrisburg some days ago. The Baltimore papers
The 18th u say that the 9th the Confederate forces
were between Carlisle and Harrisburg and only Is miles
from the latter place. The papers state that subse
quently Confederate force appeared at Duncannon
station the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, fourteen
miles North and West of Harrisburg the evident design
being to destroy the great railroad bridge the Susque
hannah river and thus cut eff the City from Railroad
munic alton with the West Thus Harrisburg would be
Isolated on all sides.
The biggest lick that LEE could strike North par
ayzng their manufactures and their steamships than
anything ese would be to make dash the coal Of
Lehigh Schuylk countless well the Cum
bertrand and Wyoming regions, all within striking distance
of forces He might tear up their railroads and plains
blow their machinery for that matter set fire TO their
mines which would keep burning into the nineteenth
tury In facS he might in week strike blow, which, both
il its inmed resulting effects would form small
balance for al the evil the enemy has inflicted upon
GENERAL BRAGG has fallen back to Tulahoma and ROSE
advancing with the view think of giving bat
tie. TulahOa the point of junction of the McMnnville
Road with the Nashville and Chattanooga Road. 1t has no
other importance what derives from thu defensive
works thrown up there by army.
RosECRANz doubt proceeds upon the superstition that
BRACES force has been seriously weakened for the pur
pose OF reinforcing that under JOHNSTON in Mississippi,
hence the advance of the wary and wiley Federal BRAGG
army said fine condition eager for the fray
By the way this thing of being eager the fray form
OF EXPRESSION only. There better army the world
than that under LEE We have talked with of that
army who have been pitched battles and who bore
themselves through all with distinguished gaantry and
we could not see that of them spelling for
fight" They veterans. They resolved to do
their duty and their whole duty at all hazards but they
felt at each time OF going into battle the deep and solemn
nature of the occasion.
BRAGGs army will doubt give good account of
themselves, especially ROsEoRz has the temerity
attack them in their E0sen position, for under
stands the manageme; of artillery better than General
BRAGG.