Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-19
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The fact that the question OF making certain over
+roa IN the Northwestern States has been agated in
Congress and its policy discussed with much vehemence
in two leading Rchmord papers, the Enquirer and the
hg, the former opposed to. the latter in favour Of
the measure has brought the whole matter more promi
nenty before the country through the press at least
than anything in the present position of affairs gives any
excuse justification for Intact there is nothing init
Nothing at all. The Northwest has not exhibited the
least symptom of desire now or hereafter to join with u.s.
The Northwest turns out the most determined and most
vndictve enemies that we have. The Northwest has,
is true, q RICHARDSON, VALLANDIGHAM, VOORHEES, ano
OLDs all men of Southern extraction but 1t has also
such men as CHASE, SHERMAN IRUMBULL, G1DD1NGs
ABE LINCOLN, JIM LANE, the late JOHN Brown
and hosts of Others and these last the avoures Of the
majority 1t has turned out upon such tyrants as
RosECRANz Mitchell, McCooK, BULL NELSON, Pope
and we know not how many others, who may be no
worse but certainly better than these. The idea
of any reconstruction embracing in Confederacy
with the South any Of these North-W Western States
would be simply ridiculous if the remotest posi-
bity of its accomplishment did not involve onsdera-
tons of the graves character We do not think that
in reference to any possible reunion with any one or
more of those States under any possible contingency
be- but one sentiment among all thinking men at the
South 1t would be the height of folly while
pishing one revolution, to SOW seeds, that must in
the not distant future bear the bitter fruits of another
perhaps IS grave and as bloody.
But while this is So we cannot see any use in the
adoption Of such language Of gratutCus insult may
tend to strengthen the lands of the supporters Of the
LINCOLN dynasty at the Northwest, and proporonae-
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not friends are ct least less bitter enemies to US than
are the Aboltionsts. II there in that section ela
ments of division, Why not let these dement's work TO
the best advantage? Why say in effect to the anti
Lincoinies: "Gentlenen, spit upon you just much
as we DO upon CHASE LINCOLN or SEWARD We hook
upon you all the same; you may we'll heal your
divisions at orca for don't believe n them and don't
want them" Promising that all thought Of mirgling
in Confederacy the dscordant elements of savehold
ing and nonslevehodipg States should be dismissed
plainly i1admgsabe necessity for going farther
than we have already gOne by which leave open for
the consideration end acceptance Of the nOnavehodpg
States of the Upper Valley Of the Mississippi peace
and friendly intercourse with the saveholdng States of
the Lower Valley, combined With the free navigation
of that great highway
This hes always been the position of the Confederate
claimed to be its position ANY further move remains
with the States of the Upper Valley They have not
accepted any Of our implied propositions. They still
make u1relentiDg upon u.s. We must regard it as
not only infrG dig. for Congress to be renewing
these propositions in qas! sUppicatory mater, bat
also calculated to do HARM By giving to tie people of
those States false impressions of tber great i'm
portance and OF cur growing weakness
But if course of apparent supplication is wrong in
policy, Of gratuitous repusion s equally There
are men in the Northwest who oppose Lincolnsm and
who oppose the made upon There IS a feeling
growing up there that mag do good and cannot do
harm why not give these men and this spirit fair
chance without discouragng them and putting weapons
in the hands Of their enemies is the tendency and
must be the result Of the remarkable welwritten but
emnently iDudicous articles upon this subject which
have recently appeared in the Richmond Enquirer.
We made serious mistake this morning. We some
how got the notion into head that this was Satur
day, and blessed thought that tomorrow would be
Sunday. But we find ourselves mistaken. The day of
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