Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-26
n,vsd~ and Govern

dostau By divisions in Ireland they obtained foot
hold country and by fomentng these divisions they
have retained it. What made Poland the Niobe of
tions, but divisions among her people, inviting for
eign Interference by proposing separate tatisns-
And yet with these exsmpes-with the lessons OF all his
tory panied and surprised to find few ndsi
dua newspapers the South sgating the question
seperate and Independent State negotiations WITH ad
States component sparts of the Northern
Abolition despotism if Iet with that despotism itself
If the States of the CoaeSacy commence each negoa-
ting its hook, with component parts ofthe con-
sodated despotsm of ABRAHAM LINCOLN that the
first step disinegraton and consequent ruin has
been taken; that moment opening, small perhaps but
opening has been made into which enemies wi
be prompt to introduce wedge that will be driven home
until it rends asunder.
Does any one suppose that LINCOLN, SEWARD Co.,
not watching these movements with the keenest inter-
est that they forgetful of the immemoria radi
tons of desposm;; that key do Iot know the necessity
of dividing, that they govern, or will be slow in avail
ing themselves of any such opportunity which folly
may open to them!
But it is gravely said that if the Confederate and Federal
governments cannot approach for tho purpose of nego
tang the people of the States the sovereign States
themselves How? Ths suestion would surely de-
mand BET much ink or breath wasted
upon the subject Before look farther into the exped
ency propriey separate negotiations let ask
how it is to be done. How will you comnsnce7 You
not enter Northern to negotiate without permit
When there yGu do nothing without
his permission The Northern Governor that attempted to
make peace consented to take preliminary fox
peace would find that he had made change OF base
from gubernateria mansion Fort Lafayette
other base Aad the envoy? WE'LL he weuld be neither
here there long.
But again, what border abolition States would you (by
the advocates of separate States negotis
tons1 begin with Would you the Ohio river and
the Northwest You would find all the States there
pletey hands Of those wLo out Lincoln LINCOLN him
self. Perhaps, however, you would have little friendly
negotiations with CURTIN the ultra radical Of Pennsylva
mia. Likely enough you would succeed-over the left
Where would you turn? 1t would be useless to talk about
the border slave States of Kentucky, Missouri Mary
land They the semblance Of being sovsr
egn any longer and than helpless for the
present at least.
say North Carolina should somehow strike up
parley with Western Middle State States, and
should agree upon terms to which the other Confederate
States would not agree-what then North Carolina would
either have finally decline these terms she would, by
accepting them place herself with certain abolition States
opposition Southern Confederate States. The idea
and example of separate negotiation would have been SET
dstrust would be it's natural consequence and its
babIe result.
We will have something to say upon this subject
soon and shall endeavour to treat it purely upon s
merits. As yet very few journals Of intel
gence have given it their sanction We sorry that
any have, even in the remotest degree.
WHEREVER there is knaye it appears that there will DO
feo for him to practice upon This is illustrated by the
connection of the Irish the North With the present
They went into it with uinl, and mixed Stars and
Stripes Sunburss, and shamrocks upon their banners
while it would puzzle Philadelphia lawyer ito discover
which the verdant-the green flag of Erin
or the band or bald by whom it was carried.
considera bic portion the Irish the North like Cor
coran, Meagher and Others cherish deepseaed and
hatred against England and cherish dreams
IF
zaton) Of efecting separation between Ireland and
Great Britain, and of establishing stabishiDg Irish
nationality upon distinct bass 1t s observable that
of strong Imagination, devoted to fixed idea the
most credulous portion Of the human family Men Of the
ideas though far superior In social standing ard in
teectua power looked to France TOR aid during the times
the Republic and Empire History shows how woeuly
they mistaken then. They used d,cerston
they had thus served the purpose OF their Gallo
friends cast aside longer useful and left to
plate faults of their creduy the Ecaold to fall
beneath the bullets and bEyonsts Of brutal sodisry act
ing under the orders of a government which had been
Thoroughly frightened and therefore utterly reckless
and cruel in the hour of triumph.
The Yankee authorities and the Yankee press have
adroy played upon the passions preudces patrotisus
and hopes of the Irish of to-day, the French
did upon those of than half century ago. They have
led them believe that the only thing that keeps the Uni
ted States from making upon England and giving aid
to the establishment of Irish Independence the necessity
for crushing this rebeOn and thas reibstating the I'm
in all its former extent, with its military power thor
oughy deveoped and they have been credueus enough
believe that the by the conquest of the
cedsd States they will receive unlimited aid in
and materials of with which to accomplish the dssev
Of Ireland from the baance Of the British Empire.
Only let them flock to the standard Of LINCOLN to help in
working out establishment of L1RCOLNs power
the South thGn the of the whole country will be
employed the pride of England and establish the
freedom of Ireland. Some such notion has been nstled
into minds and the result has been they
formed perhaps the effective soldiers that Federal
power has brought into the war, while, behiad all this,
looking beyond the present struggle pervadng the Ish
ranks inside and outside of the find organizations
I1Imed with Interior object-organiZations of " Fen
ans, Sons OF Saint Patrick ETC., etc., having their
lodges and ramfcatons throughout the Northern
and all the Irish corps the army and there
Irish in all the corps and giments presume
Thus the apparently enthusiastic conjunction Of the Irish
with the Yankees fully explained. Each wishes to
other The Yankees the Irish The Irish hope
to use Yankees hereafter The Irish to-day
ed and fooled top of their bent When they
no longer useful they will be cooy aside AID polite
ly requested take back seats id Irsh whete
they console themselves with the pleasing reflection
that they have been sold again. and that somebody else
has got money. Somebody said that there is
pleasure being cheated cheat. 1t would
SO.
Columbus County.
This county has sent and fine companies the
wsrvounteer panes too, ounty in the State
or perhaps might say the Confederacy of the
population.
The natural resuit is that there large number OF
soldiers families the county who need assistance I'm.
fortunately too the crop of the county this year was far
of an average yield. Ths Commissioner Commits