New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-03
The Late Union Raid In North CnroiiHn-
The Peace Movement in that Slate
Planters Censured for Not sending
Slaves TO Work on nForsincntions-Thc
Animation in the South. West.

Situation in the south-Wesf.
We have coplesof The Wilmington NC Journal
of the 18Th, Goth and 2lst uli., from which We
extract some interesting information.
The Journal Of the 2lst thu, speaks OF the recent
Federal raid in North Carolina:
Anxious as We all are 10 obtain something definite
in re- gard TO the reports Of European recoguiuon,
mediation or intervention, the Yankee raid upon The
uQpsr end, and perhaps the center OF the W Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad bas, by stopping the
trains on that road for time, deprived " Of the
c ance of getting any Northern news by mail, while
of course the telegraph wires are also cut, and we
are thus completely rolaed for the time being from
the Capitol Il the Confeteraoy.
Stuart has cavalry which arc good 20 soour Penn
,ylvania aud which have secured II, and brought
on, fifteen miles Of hones and mGlo,. They DID
nothing in fact took no yart IN tho battles near be-
tysburg nor have they douc much ,inoe. r'si-
uent or TWO of them well mounted, and held well
ia hand ready 10 launch nj n moments warning,
would 90 much ~ protect property, both IN our rail
road, and in the hou,cs lAnds negroes aud personal
effects Of our cItikcns.
Tbis raidng requires some vigorous measures 10
be adopted. Gen. Martin ,,aying at Kingston and
,upuo,ing that the enemy u going toward Wilson,
don't ,top the enemy from going 10 Tarboro' and
Rocky MOuut and, ss We learn, destroying The nail
ROAD bridge on lar River, between Rocky Mount
and Ba,ieboro. Il is alec reported that they burned
Mr. Battles factory AT the Pals OF the lar hlvcr,
10 the people Of that section no II supplied cotton
warn to all that portion Of the country.
OF course after doing all the harm ,hey can the
enemy will 40 back TO Newbern or Washington, or
wherever they came from. The wires will be pui
I'D the railroad communication restored, and the
uublc excepting the immediate sufferers, will begin
10 forget this raid when 10 aud behold the rsider
will make their appearance IN fr,sh place.
Perhaps they will pay another visit 10 Onslow or
give Wayne a call, or even MAKE n Reconnaissance
of Now Hanover, which Is no, hkely, unlers they
come without pretending TO military knowledge.
Any body cnn see that we need cavalry, or AT least
men mounted Oh good horses and armed with good
guns.
The Journal admits in an alarmed editorial, that
the late Rebel reyees have called forth 'the voice
Of the croake disp rting our soldiers and our oiil-
zsns telling them that there r no use trying, ths,
we are whipped, and they told us So"
The Journal proceeds at h columns length 70
bera,e the peace party " of North Carolina, and
Ihen proceeds to make the following remarkable ad-
missious
We have had enough Of angry discussions IN
North Carolina--enOugh OF partisanships III all con.
science. We deprecate we AVOID both We appeal
TO the people Oh the merits OF the question before
us and before them. We wirh 10 he strictly paiiia'
mentary III all We say. We wirh To make no
attacks upon individuals. We zee movements Oh
foot. we examine ana ehhfhetefNc tucn Wo'e-
meuts.
We tell our people canddly and plainly that we
know there 10 an organized movement on foot to
control the Congregational elections in all the dis
trcts. We say in all sincerity, that If this move
ment means anything, 1t mSns reeonttruotion-
SUBMISSION. Wo warn the people at home, We
warn the soldiers n camp. that nuch 10 It's nature,
such its tendency such will be its rcsult, If ace
cessiul.
AFFAIRS ON MORRIS ISLAND.
The journal Of the 18th says: Tho enemy has
got IA foo'hold on Morris Island, and the city OF
Charleston il greatly endangered. As uhuhi, the
people find fault WIN the Commanding General hnd
officers III charge. why was hot thiS s.aiuea
againsti Why was not the lower end OF Morris
Island no fortified TO be able ~ irusfate a At'
tempts of the enemy 10 land there
AS frequently happens, however, the fhnit was
not with the Commanding General aud ollcefS III
charge, but with the people themselves. Gen. Beau
regard wanted to level the hills on Morris lsahd'
behind which the Yankees sheltered themselves on
landing. IIe wanted 10 erect more batteries ana
other Use fortfy the island more strongly but inc
planters would not furnish their hands, and theie-
lore the work could moi be done. To the call OF inc
Governor aud General adequate response was
made. Their hands were making crops wion y
would be needed as much as these works. bu' u
Charleston falls, those who sowed may not reap
those who planted may not gather. The fanAeos
may be more benefited by these crops than etne!
our soldiers people. We don't believe IN ina.
hted sehshDess that tries " conceal lsen
under u patriotic excuse.
The same difficulty Of getting labor IL experienced
here Out Of the whole slave population hh 'ute,y
il raised II six hundred hands ked Tor 10 heip
to complete works that may protect half the ola'e
from ruin. II, when the tide OF invasion COMES
come point ~ found weak and uDguarded, the oiah'
will no doubt be thrown upon Gen. Whiting, whei
4 Ilsl i WI ing'ly etpch io. tbcse Y1sss yea