Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23


man at the South who does nol desire peace. The
whole South desires peace aud has proclaimed the fact
that she does so over aud again. She wages DO
| war She only defends herself
This patent on the ;ace of her policy, of her de-
ciafatoEs, OF her position and of her wants No hing
could make it apparent, more positive. 1t has
been her wish from the 6rst. 1t her wish And
it isa knowledge of this openly expressed and unms-
takeabe dtsre for peace that renders uuabe TO
derstard the cao"s cf ultra and par excellence
advocates of peace auo OF ending the war. We will
not permit ourselves to believe that any public
journals in the Corfederecy would 60 for submission to
LINCOLN at this stage of the war, and yet how other
wise re stop TIE war? How otherwise can ace
make peace? 1tey the Yankees stop the war;
they can make peace by simply ceasing 10 uaks war
Fe do not interfere with their independence or desire
| tor seIfgovernment. They interfere with 6n's
Appeals for peace made to the people OF the South
seem to rs useless, supetfuous aud misplaced Useless
because they can effect nothing superauous, because
all, people and authorities; willing, anxious and
ready TO make peace misplaced, bs bscause they must
fail address themselves to the LBcoloite dynasty, the
real dsturbers of the peace.
But more than this We fear that their tendency,
although not their Intention ony be mschievous
mischavoos, because they will be construed at the
North many indications of weakness and of dis
gust with and disapprobation of the for n5epen
| dence which the Confederacy is now waging. They
will be construed as indicative OF determination to
sop the upon any terms for how else could the
CoDfederacy stop the war? Mischevous, tend
ing to familiar the popular mind with tie idea OF so
stopping the war, its objects unata nej, its evils
only felt. Mischevous as encouraging cur enemies to
pesevee, and leading of people at least, to
coo,:y contemplate the idea of submission.
We beg of our contemporaries who so f;ppanty rete
rate sop the stop the ~ to be so kird
to go little farther and tell ho,v they propose to do
his, failing furnish feasible plan, that they
quietly thiDk upon tie probable tendency and effect of
their clamors We believe that We only do them jus
tice in saying that may look for diff rent
the result of their serious reflections.
We pleased TO see shat the farmers in many OF
the counties of this State have held OR about to
hold meetings to respond to the addresses recently issued
by the President of the Confederacy and by the Gov
ernor OF North Carolina, urging the raising OF large food
crops, to the exclusion of cotton, tobacco and other
products OF comparatively speculative character.
a gentleman, farmer ia a neghborng county, re-
Gently called attention to matter which he designs
bringing before eeting of the farmers of his county
Tuesday next, the 2lst instant 1t is this Our
soldiers in camp short ratons of meat, very
short. They need more they ought to have re- while
be go2 II there is TO be- any stint those at
home sh oud least bear their share of the privaon
He pro poses Ia. the farmers Throughout! the State
should spare for the Of tie army one-!outh of the
whole amount of meat they may have provided and put
up for the of their families, white and black Most
farmers, in this section at least provide beray and 10
aowancng their bands give actually than is need
ed. Would it be better that people at home,
with their servants should spare fourth Of their full
supply, which will be easily made by the fresh vege
tables coming into use than that the defenders OF
the country who have no such resource should be
half or quarter rations of meat.
Our friend who made this suggestion remarked to us
that since be had been made fully aware of the wants
Of the soldershad things for himself in fact be
could enjoy his meals until he could do so with
the consciousness that fIicen means had been
adopted whereby the soldiers in camp would be
ed against suffering from insufficient supply ofpop
er food. The question of plice ought to be second
ary No ought to ask ofthe government an ex-
toronae price, but it is not to be expected that any
one will give for nothing while the order of the day il
to get the utternost farthing for everything.
We commend this subject to the attention OF all our
readers, particularly our farmers and especially the
members OF county or otGcr committees selected
eordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of
War.
LAST year effort made to enlist the ladies OF
this State in eff to raise the funds necessary for
tbs construction Of gun-boat for State defence. The
ladies' did take the matter in band aud measures were
in progress to collect fund. he soldiers also came
forward, aud no doubt highly respectable sun would
have been raised
In view however, L the movements and preparations
of the enemy it decided that iron-clads would
alone the purposes of efficient protection and
tie construction O.. vessels of this class an under
taking to which The and energies of the govern
ment alone adequate, and all the of
the country in men and materials were hardly adequate
to meet the demands of the public service 10 this re-
spect the idea of getting up separate gunboa by pri
vale effort reluctantly abandoned.
Iu the meantime the Confederate government has
not been idle, and if Southern neighbour gives her
name the Palmetto State n orth Carolina will not
opg be uprepresented by gallant bearer of her name
to be followed, trust, BY other craft equally gallant
Let US suggest tha there is still something that the
ladies' can do-somethDg that they do BETTER more
gracefully and acceptably than aay other parties
We al ude to th furnishing aEd fitting up of the in
terror of the ironclad which hears the of their
beloved State. They thus claim a share and se.
cure an interest in the noble craft and they may rest
may be, assigned TO her will 5ouby appreciate any
comforts with which they may be surrounded if they
can only feel that they supplied by e fair women