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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
For the Journal
rO MY WIFE.

WRITTEN BY A rR1rATE IN Co., 's' 40rH N.
Elizabeth my own dear wife, though far trCm tkee
And war all It's horrd strife, is raging fl and free
thoughts from thee are never turned my babes are not
f=got,
So will my mind forever be- matter where's my lot
Ia heat cold, through rain Or shine, ny ndns star
To GU de me babes Hove home again, aid free
But my dear my country calls the -yrans slaves
Wild,
To erush beneath their horrd feet young Confed
child,
Their master spurs them Oh every deed that's
bad
Till gone her thrones oersurned, and they
-ayInS mad :
To deal destruction ON our land ara wipe frcm the
earth,
portion among the mselves the land that gave
birth.
Thy prayers, Elizabeth want and all true wives like
thee,
With Southern hearts, God, their prayers rise
fast and free
Our chdrens prayers must also rise, to Cod who in
heaven,
That victory unto our cause may speedily be gwen
Then shall the land be free from those who destruction
And show tie world the Lord give the battle the
weak.
Ny dearest wife unto thy my dsrlngs confde,
With trusting heart when want Is near m Almighty will
provide
Teach rshp Him alone their young hearts pure
and free,
Will togret thy lessons aught-but always think OF
Who led them to the God of love- that sky
And raising their minds to that thou9htthat souls will
die
Fo,t s.: Phillip. 18th February, 1868.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
Catching o. Tartar.

Our Lncolnte friends kept browsing around through
this State, threatening advance upon Wilmington
by land and water, and even made eint of land ad
vance, which proved to be only eint to the great dis
appointment Of our Generals; for suppose it is
revelation of military secrets to say that if FosTEH
and bis army had attempted an advance proposed,
they would have been the worst used up Yankees oil
whom history affords any record.
However, as we believe we suggested il paper
it appeared quite likely that, after ALL they said Will
mington but meant Charleston, especially after they
found out few things
Well, they sailed out from Beaufort Harbor, North
Carolina, and they sailed into Beaufort Harbor South
Carolina, and it definitely understood that they
would swallow Charleston upon sight Immediately,
one might say, or perhaps sooner.
They have looked into Charles.on-we suppose tn ~
have had / aloon-and somehow they don't like the
looks of things. They like the man that was stung
by a bung-they are what you might call demorali-
zed,' and will hardly venture upon Charleston.
We are pleased to kncV that General Beauregard ex-
presses the fullest confidence OF success He believes
the city to be impregaable This assurance we know
be gave to gentleman CT high standing through whom
we got it, and rely very largely upon Gen. Beaure-
CARDS skill-impcity upon his saying nothing that he
does not believe.
The enemy, if he comes to attack Charleston, will
catch tartar. He will come after wool and 90 back
shorn.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

SHAD.-Well we have seen shad. We have ate shad
and now we have the pleasure of looking at shad. We
the associate have bought had and like to eat shad
but shsd is shad now a-days. That is, they must b.
shad if the price any Indication of their being shad
Five dollars for two ordinary female shad looks little
too much like disposition to extortion on persons
pockets. That is according to notion We really
wish the nny tribe would take it into their heads to
come up the river little faster and gut the market and
bring down prices to living rate then how We would
fmack our hips, about haltpas six o'clock some morn
ing after good nights rest. Wouldn't we grow fat
Tor one dey al least u We think might afford to be
IN good humor all one day. We think we could guar.
antee that much, if we could only get pair of shad at
reasonable price, more particularly as is Lent season.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

The 22nd OF February has come and gone without
the threatened attack upon Charleston. The enemy
has got pous lately and his attacks ere not often made
upon Sunday. Somehow most of bis heaviest defeats
have been endured on that day.
Neither FosTERs army from this State nor the
troops already 10 South Carolina under HUNTER are
all equal to the Confederaes opposed to them nor can
they have the confidence in their leaders We do
not know anything that either FOSTER Or HUNTER has
done TO distinguish himself in any way. They have
no prestige of success. and reputation for ability
whereas the is very different with General BEAU
REGARD, who has both whose name is q tower of
strength alike for the it gives that the best
will be made of the means at bis command as for
the confidence and enthusiasm with which it inspires the
men.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION George Wordsworth
Chief Engineer wrote to Gen. Bragg concerning a
missing link in the conf ecton of the Alabama and Ten
Dessee Rivers Railroad
a few months, with all the facilities that can be
thrown upon the line, would complete the work from
between the railroads of the Norheast and Southwest
OF the Confederacy There is heavy work upon the
line, and the whole amount OF excavation to be done
cannot exceed 100000 cubic yards scattered ever sixty
miles of road, it being chiefly light embankment
By the 22d of this month we want 500 hands upon
the work and by the 23d of June next you with your
staff will be able to make thorough trip almost with
out change of cars, from New Orleans-yes, New
Orleans to Richmond in sixty hours
From New Orleans to Richmond by way of Jack
sonVile and Rome, ia 1900 miles; by way of ID ont
gomery and Kinston, 1440, and by Augusta and VIII
mDgt0n, 1880 miles.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

QuIrE PoETIcAL-Orr small Democratic friend iron
Osn the same VITO got big OWEN LoyEJoY 80 hard "b,
the unbilEicus cir by the umbicus'' the other da1
has been making poetry and spouti,g it in the o..
House of Representatives,. 1t ia not 30 badly dom
either. Read it
She has gaee-she has left Us In pass and pride
Our stormy brpwed sister, so long at eur side.
She has her star from our ornaments GLOW,
And turned On her brother the face OF q foe
10, C.. oue. Caroline, child of the sun.
We ca never forget that our hearts have been one;
Oar heads both sfrinkled in Liberty's name.
From fountain of blood with the river OF fame
Yen were always too ready to Gre at q touch;
,ut we laid " she zoe. nos mean m9Sa
But Friendship still whispered" Forgive and forget
Has ou love all died out? Have its sltars grown Geld
Has the come at last which the fathers foetoldt
Then nature nust teach On the strength Of the chain
Tia! her petulan children would sever in twain.
They may fight till the buzzards gorged with their
ri The harvest grows black it rots in the SOL,
Tin the wolves AID The catamoants droop from their
The shark ira ks the pirate the lord of the waves.
In yaa ia 'he strife! When it's fury is past
Their fortunes NUT how in one channel at last;
AZ tie torrents that rush from the mountains of snow
Ron mingled in peace throuF b the valley below.
Our [ MON is river, lake. ocean ard sky;
Man breaks not the medal hen God cuts the die
Though dsrkened with sulphur though eleven with stse
The blue arch will brighten the waters will heal.
O. Caroline Caroline, child of the sun
There battles with fate that can never be won
For it's blossoms of light the hope of the world
EAppause.l
90 thea, our rash sister afdr and dIoof,
Run t0i!d III the sunshine GGdyt from our foot;
Bot when heart aches and have grown Sore
Remember the pathway that leads to our door
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

FoUsD DRoWEED.-On Sunday forenoon in the
North East River about nine miles nom town, the
body of negro was discovered by some soldiers
stationed in ii, neghborhood The body had evidently
neen In the water for some considerable time and was
"oen oeconposed He had apparently attempted to
SWIM Inc river as his clothes were tied in bundle
and fastened to his shoulders with string His Jacket
and pants were both striped, and in the pockets were
two small poeketbooks and some seventy Eve cents in
money.
u. .. Sanders, Esq, held an inquest over the body
cidsntsly drowned. mas ac'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
Macon, Feb 10, 1863.

Lo THE Poor AFRICAN.-The Mississippian says
A gentleman from Holly Springs, Miss, says that over
thousand negroes that had been carried of by the
Yankee troops, have ran away from the Yankees and
returned to their homes and masters They represent
that their treatment by the Yankee was horrible They
badly clothed worse fed worked hard aud suffer
ed greatly from exposure to cold They say il this is
Yankee freedom they do not want any of it.
Hunter, at Port Royal, has ordered general con.
scrption of the negro captves and runaways his dis
tret, which extends from Port Royal to Florida with
view of placing the unucky darkes in the front of
battle to shield his Yankee troops from the Confeder
ate bullets Sambo is getting hard usage from his
Z ankee taskmagter.=Savannoh Sun.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

GOOD deal has been said in reference to the is ue oil
Veracty between NJ MERCER, the French Minister and
VIM. II. SEWARD, LINCoLN's Secretary OF State.
We give the whole matter to-day so that cur readers
may Judge for themselves. 1t looks very much like
SEWARD gave MERCER the lie, or insRuated that he
was fool. We don't see that we have much interest
In the matter one way or the other, since MERCER
came simply in the interest of reconstruction.
This humbug of reconstruction has cost untold mil
lions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of ives
But for this dream the would perhaps never have
been initiated. It certainly never could have been
prosecuted as it has been. Men like VALLASD1aHAx,
RICHARDSON and others-good men too-have talked,
and now talk, reconstruction, and some of them have
gone into the and fought for reconstruction -
they ,0Oua keep regarding it possible, and even
thing desired by the people of the seeded States But
for that dream of the possibility of reconstruction
Northern Democrats would not have sSe!led the ranks
of L1NcoLN's army, would foreign nations have
withheld their recognition of our independent nation
atty.
This dream is pretty much dreamed out, and 1t only
requires the world be fully awake to the facts of the
they really exist to brcg about very early
cessation of hostilities Let this ignis atuis of re-
construction only to mslead the mental vision of
the world and all that will remain to be dene will be
the settlement of boundaries, mutual compensatous etc
JOHN VAN buren,, prince John" as he used to be
called made himself very consp few months since
by bis opposition to Lincoln and ncolasm-de6ed the
Provost Marshal and courted arrest JOHN seemed to
have gone on grand rampage; so much SO, indeed
that report reached here, riG Newbern, that john
had been arrested By the Lincolntes and rescued by
mob. Well, now, JOHN has taken up the business of a
re-constructonst, and has turned himself into perfect
apostle of the vigorous prosecution" poicy-.a for
re- construction.
Nothing tend to prolong this so much as any
thing that gives the least countenance to the idea
that reconstruction is possible desirable could he
submitted to by the South. Any divisions among our
selves any looking back to the flesh pots of the FEEDER
al Egypt must have this tendenc and OF be tie
means of doing har and ought therefore, to be avoid
ed by all fair and proper means
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
Fer the Journal
CAM e1sr RECT n. G. T., !

NEAR CHARLESTON.
BeSS1S Editor IL have a few hours leisure after
travel thirty hours from Wilmington and as think
friends home would like to hear of US and from
have concluded 10 drop you few lines.
When left Wilmington, on the 18th, it raned and it
kept raining all the time we were on the railroad How
tried to pass the time pleasantly could.
The day after arrival out to pres mt
camp which is mile from Charleston We are again with
out tents, but the We her arative}y pleasant.
yor aware, regiment is under the command of
Col Radcliffe 1t is some two hundred stronger than
months past. vernon Vsnces proclamation
has brought great straggers. desert other
abentees that would have otherwise come in Gov
Varces proclamation has worked remarkably we'll
Our brigade consisting Of the 9Th, 3st, 6lst and 6st
Regiments under the command of General CDgmsn, who
IN fine health and appears to enjoy The confidence Of his
iii the fullest degree The general health of camp is
good.
or c0Urse EN- net abe to give any idea of our forces
here would be proper for to do but d. know
that the prevails that there will be enough to
give this Yankees reception should they conclude
to try their hand j.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

for publication viz The Life of John Newland Aft,
tie eccentric and celebrated pt orator whose career
known to everybody 1t taking subject and the
book WILL no doubt, be great success Our confrere
of the Mobile Tribune, John w. Overall, ESQ.,, is the
author The gallant Captain of the Confederate States
ship-of-war Florida, 10 son of the famous orator.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

The New York World states that Lincoln determined
upon calling Mcclellan TO the command O. tn army
Upon The announcement being made there great
furry Chae threatened to resign did also the
the radical nlbers Of thu Cabinet For this and
Lincoln induced to make changes for
the present Within weeks however it said there
Ia scarceI, doubt that the command of the will be
again ed the Young Napoleon The World saya:
- TIE appointment of General Hooker to the command
OF The Army OF the Potomac is merely temporary 1t was
the Secretary of War His soldiery qualities not
doubt but his ty to handle eucb arsmmense body of
men s serousiY questioned BIZ his friends ~
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

| ENGLISH OFr1cERs.-Since the commencement OF
this the port Of Charleston has frequently been
visited by English officers, and in the assocato ions that
have taken place between them and our citizens we
doubt if any strangers won of kindly sympa-
thes aud good will. Engaged in enterprises that have
naturally brought out the bold points of their charac
ter the urbanity that is allied to their gaantry has
proved open to the most agreeable relations
We have learned that British officers ali types
Of the hauexr and GOODNESS that is said to characterize
the British people and that as we see them in the
cabins of their vessels we see them they are at
home, socaa!e, unrestraned, refined, dgni6ed, brave
and the soul of honor. Willingly do we extend the
right hand OF fellowship to all such, and express graft
cation that among the numerous blessings Of the war;
acquaintance with the British sail not among the
Charleston Con- ln:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

The recent capture of the Yankee steamer Queen of
the Vest In the Red River, is of the most cheering
events which have taken place recently 1t goes to
eonrm the belief that the terror Of the gunboas is at
an end and that not only they be resisted but they
can be attacked and carried By Q determined people.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
TaF WILMINGTON JOURNAL
oosTnDERArn sTlA1rs or AarHRIcA.
WILMINGTON, NJ G.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY as. 1888

THERR would seem to be some hitch in the YANKEES
arrangements for attack upon Charleston and Savan
nab. Either FOSTER and HUNTER refuse to cooperate
or the ron-elads are unmanageabe, something els
Is wrong or out of order The impression now is that
no immediate attack need be looked for in Charleston
This whole affair of FosrER's does look very much
like an Improbable job. His backing and filling,
msrching and counter marching in North Carolina evil
IDENTIFY yielded fruits at all equal to the money and
time expended and the transfer OF the force to another
field appears to have been more barren of results
FosrER is said to have gone off in disgust and HUNTER
has returned like dog to his vomit and is now busy
drilling his negro recruits
The enemy has SUDDENLY discovered that Charleston
ia second Sevasopol, and that Savannah is not far
behindft and upon the whole they do not quite like
tie locks of things around these cities and will proba
bly, defer their attack until their preparations more
complete ard their iron-clad fotismo numerous.
To the meantime it would not be amiss for US here to
keep our eyes open for failing in the design against
Charleston the devil might put it into the heads of the
Iipcolnite leaders to make sudden dash upon Will
nineton in the hope of catching uDprepared or de-
nudeJ OF troops to repel them That they will make
the attempt at once very doubtful while their success
in the event of their making it is still more go
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
a Loyal Negro.

A core spondent informs US that coDmtlee re-
Gently Apo nted in Portsmouth to urge Robert Butt
negro of that place. Ct worthy repue, and who render
ed himst If famous for his kindness during the prevalence
of the yellow fever. 10 become candidate for Congress
to represent that district The negro 10y than
Segar Cowper, promptly sent the following response
which correspondent informs copied from the
original
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. %, 1862.
To john Council, John 0. Lawrence, Nicholas Butler
and others, committee
GENTS: Accept my grateful Acknowledgements for
your hattering Invitation to become candidate to
present the district in the 9th Congress of the United
States
There a day in the history of our once glorious
country, when such invitation would have been
ceved with consideration, bnt things very
different, and to accept such position when know, if
eeced cannot represent the voice of the people of this
district. In my humble opinion, gentlemen, any ndi-
vidual who would suffer bis TO be used in this
ion and under existing circumstances, would dis
grace himself and show but little respect for his friends
of the district who beyond the lines of the United
States government, fighting for very existence.
must decline your invitation to become candidate to
be voted for by ballot fer seat in Congress which
knows no law axcept the higher law and every day
acting unconstitutional measures thereby dsgracin4 the
capital OF the country. No, gentlemen, will leave
this position to who is more anxious to act
the traitor and have bis written high upon the
page of infamy than one who has ever borne within
his bosom the true motto of his mother Stare" Down
with the tyrant.
l am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient, humble servant,
ROBERT Butt.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26

GENERAL BRACES army in Tennessee is reported to
be in excellent health spirits and discipline 1t has
made no movement since the battle Of Murireesboro
and occupies virtually the ground that it did
the week after that event.
For some cause best known to himself, the wiley and
usually active RosECRANZ also remains inactive. Ell
ther be supplies he awaits reinforeements
the roads out of ORDER bis transportation is de-
fectve, bis cavalry is not sufficiently numerous to
protect his tanks. Any all of these may op-
crate to prevent bis movement. AT any rate he don't
move and probably will not for time, especially
with the of disafection in his rear, arising
from Kentucky and even from beyond the Ohio.
How mary men of RosECRANzs army will go out
in May and June, we are not aware Some thousands
perhaps and they among the best fighters be has with
him; but that he cannot get more men from the North
west will require proof to convince than
anything have yet heard from that quarter
Politics-the struggle for party power has quite
much do with the socalIed peace party at the North
as hes any feeling of justice to the South any love of
peace for its own sake.
RosECRANz is a Northwestern man and knows
about much in regard to the feelings of that
section any other, and there is hardly in or
out of the army more bitterly rancourous than te is
In fact though there has been good deal of taking
about peace there has been great deal of doing in the
way of preparations for carrying hostities against
Us on even gigantic scale than ever before.
The proposed Peace Convention at Frankfort Ky,
viii hardly amount to much at present. Sounding
generalities-empty invitations to the South to come
back :" etc. will effect little or nothing Braggs army
said to be fuller numbers and better in trim than
at any former period A blow struck at RosE-
cRANz, a fresh defeat OF the enemy at Vcksburg
Port Hudson, decisive repulse at Charleston,
4 sound tbrashing Inflicted upon Fighting JOE
HOOKER might aud would tend to add considerable
force to the current beginning to set in favour Of peace
but it will take these things to do it and
msce if agreed to, would only reveal the gigantic diff
fcuitie in the way OF defnitive treaty of peace The
question of boundaries possession of seapors etc.,
etc. would all have to be settled upon ground the
basis of which would not be easy to arrive at.
But all this is premature. We must not calculate
too much upon the movements West of the Ohio. They
only rippes yet upon the surface the main tide
still sets steadily against u.s. and in favour of" vigor
prosecution of the war; True enough, there must
be in all hearts sincere longing fer peace. That
lists at the South well at the North but that does
not make peace, while the objects of the war still re-
main TO be fought over, and people both sides are
determined TO fight over them.