Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-07

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OF the Monitors to the attention OF all who halt be-
tween two opinions " on these two mooted questions.
The Disbanded is true steel to the Union cause
but his organ OF reverence being mperecy developed
he does not speak deferentiay could wish OF
persons in authority AS he is not accountable for the
shape OF bis head, We excuse him:
NAYsHINAL HorEL,
Washington, April Is, 1868.
Eddytu1S Of the n. Y Sunday Mekury:
My predickshin that we would not reduce Charestun
TO ashes so all thun4ern easy of ofsha foo
toos sTns2d has been moanully foolfed and false
profits air cOnsdabully taken down by the acc cunts
from that kwarer. Scckatry Wells looks bewilaered,
like man euGently aWOke from p'esent vsin by q
cry OF fire 1t is roomerd that his inteeck is given
way but don't think tbars any sold foundation for the
report.
La reply to those who condole with him On the mis-.
fortu, be merely he "eggspected the reverse -
witch is fact f1ckshn according TO the sense in
which you take the anser The truth is that the Illus
trus Minister ard Mariner had dee that the Charles
tun forts would in arter hafe duzzen rounds
so, and it only when he heard of the snkn of the
keokuck that he reezed the Rebels reddy for the
lug OF War. GInra Halleck, whenever the subjeck
is mensbnt in bis hearin the attood of a eek
deyng the the lightning and e tall torkin could conker
the SeCtsh stronghold nothing more would be reckwist
than to send that distinguish speshil pleeder to the
Charlestun Bar. 1t is sad that sumbcdiy axed him
luther day why them SEWN thousand men hurrid
off tcol's errant to Folly Island, and Wot they
eggspected to DO 8gn the five miles of forts mounted
with a thousand cannon and fftyfve thousand rebel
bagnets reddy to give it to en- hot and heavy at the
uther cCbd ct the cool de sash.
| don't 40 wot reply the gallant Attorney Ginral-I
call him so baKoso he Atturney preVuJ to bein
a Ginra- n ada to this mpertneent qwestion, but |
Understand the ;r0ope was sent on to how amity
quick thirty two guns could smash line of wurks
strongern SebaStupul onder a concentrckIe tire IRON
three hundred rifle peaces at dstans OF seven hundred
yards. l. that the spccktce would be encurridg
ing to the land forces, and inspire ith tend OF
arder and devoshun, but it urn out they went back
rsfectin seriously the cnsarny of accompi8hin
possibilities
The Modern Father of bis Kintry is cam and com
posed onder the late dispensbun. lie says it was "not
a repusa-- oney check" Perhap ps be means check
mate tor my noble friend on conceals sGmthiu ridc.
nlous onder his grayest remarks. Happenn to ketch
his cgu eye as re stood The sare-way OF the Mar
Department to day, he be ut me too him, wien the
follorin dialog enoood
''Honabul Abe" scs ''wot d0u t1!bk Ct the prob.
lem of iron cad InvoIegabhity!" !"
"Disbanded," he replied lit is problem 10 longer
the rebels have riddled it,
But according to Eric5on' | remarked, '"he new
fighting masteens wukt precisely as intended lie cen
siders them a successful eggspcrment."
"rbats para,' lejned the President, Il d:ssay the
three naV:gatCrs Of Gotham went crews in a
bowl cracks their craft a ust rate specimen OF
val hocr ware"
ale ses," continued, that our a.tact on Sumter
was fraught with incalkabel benefit
"Asslting to no purpose and getting an or'uI p2P-
perrin in urn, dOOsen 10 like getting the best
OF the bgi!e'' he answered.
"'Thats troo" SIS |, " and | think you had better
rite to the Gentleman from Denmark and ak him ef he
won't dane to eggspiane bis meann. He's skyentlhc
felloH" | added no kRcstn about that but he was
ekuy confident about his atmuseric ship, witch, how
ever proved thing OF air, and artcr 1t few pufs from
the press subs5d with a8matc whetz3 inter obli-
wynn"
IS remember it, D. V, reul n,ber it remarked
the President, thorsluy, aud that affair oughter have
been monitor TO The nesbiD, causlairg Us not to put
too much faith III new prGecks from the same kwar-
ter
Now you go too far" L subested; the rev stile
of iron ciads is undoubtedly good things in thar way
and et thar impe ecsbs ken be removed they will do
coed service under sartin contingencies Wot object
to is the ascer8hin Of t3e inventor that not single
change Of plan is called for"
Our sagashus Chie Madgstrit agreed with me, as
ushii ard the upsh OF Of the matter is that
the new Monitors is to made thick enuf to stand any
kwantity OF hits from the biggest kind oil missiles and
eff the adhuna weight carries EN- down at thar moor
lis We must let the InveDsbn slide aud charge the
Dense TO the ckin fuUd Ef we loose the hull amount
hars mere &bar that from, aud know all thun
derin well tbarS ten times mulch Bhar it viii 60
We air ankshnsy lookin for intelligence from North
Carony, and rather imadgin that when it arrives it
will be of the i!lstarred South Caroliny ssripe-in
uther words onfavorabul to the Stripes and Stars III
the seven thousand Union troops that was despatched