Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30
From the Savannah Republican.
Planter. and spseu,a,o,s.

Every year. at planting time our papers TEEN with ex
food-not greed gain to raise cotton or
but to put their whole force TO culivatirg grain. Ap
restrict the cultivation of the great staples which nigh
interfere with the production food. This isa very we
and We make no objection to it. Our army must have
appeals made any other class Of people Why il
it that blockade enteated bring
smmuntien food Why it that specu ators are moi
sSked ke for & 1.-THE Of their gains to aid our
10 sn'h gooes as brig the largest profit no laws compel
The planter has but crop year that must be
for the army Spec ulatols have seed time harvest
dication that keep UP demand which they find profit
euppyng and yet no appeals directed at their patriot
their Transactions It may be that this class have not
endowed in ther moral anatomy with any bowels of
them by enreaty; but might reach them.
Jaw that kept a goods out of the country except those
specuatng aud drive their and their capital into
come oher channel which would not only check the in
the Confederate Stat bu would direct labor and money
into pursuits which would be of benefit the country. If
Spectator has realized $50 000 ard there prospect
ct addpg to it by driving sharp bargains he looks fcr
some way to invest it, where there many real
wants to supply he will not be idle long.
We wou like TO every placed equality in
this matter Of supporting the government There is
planting friends, and trust that while public opinion
which the seze every other nte
be brought under like restrictions and obligations
From the Advertiser & Register, 18th inst.
From New Orleans Fhpsrs.
We indebted TO Capt. Andrews, of the pre-
steantr Whitemore, for New Orleans papers to the
morning Of the 10TH The only local items of interest
which we discover, at rapid glance, the seizure
the 6h, OF large lot Of 1evolveIs at the coffee house
OF Andrew Doyle, the levee and the of Doyle
and another man in consequence the arrest of s. Bur
nett tor having three sheets Of paptr with song Of
" Stonewall Jackson's Way" printed, and miniature
Confederate flag, blue flag with single star, &c,
painted on them; notice in the advertising columns
of the Picayune that the funeral service Of Major An
stole Piacide Avegno, killed at Shiloh, would be ceIe
brated to-day 5th) st the Cathedral Flour is $1l Is
per barrel, ard the weight of the twenty cent loaf
Is forty-fve ounces Not hundred bales of cotton
are t. be had in the New Orleans market at saving
prices about that number had been received last week.
and commencing the prospects for further receipts
is pronounced useless.
The Era of the 9th reports the commencement OF
proceeding On behalf of Frederick Adolphe Marcuard
tc establish mortgage claim the property of John
Siidel coniscaed by order of Butler: The mortt age
which s for 252,578 39100 irancs is dated at Paris
June A. 1862, and was recorded prior to the act OF
confscation.
"a correspondent of the Era at Brashear City March
10TH gives the particulars of the capture OF the Diana
Nine men killed On board, in cluding Captain
Patterson, and the of seventeen OF the wounded
are given. Nlnetynine paroled the officers
being re aimed The paroled report that they
treated very kindly. The Diana had been taken to
Franklin The correspondent says there are several
companies of Camanche and Arizona Indiana in the
" rebel " camp.
The Era announces the republication of the ac-
counts Of the brilliant naval exploit at Port Hudson"
The steamer Marion, that lett New ork on the Goth
ult, had not arrived. The Transe ort Pocahontas,
from New York. March 22nd, and Key West, 3rd
inst, had arrived, but had heard nothing of
her.
Among the few Northern items, we notice the death
of John Anthon, Esq, of the New York bar, aged 70
years. He was brother of Prof. CEas. Anthon, and
author of several standard law books.