Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-08

Resotr d. That in this divine this Compan,
psrfo, m. without murmar the duty assigned him and
whose o pleasure wss to share proper
hss ii pss this tribu,s Ct respect to our
departed friend and brcthe eommage our tears win
t &c of his berea, heart stricken rel4ves ard
them that do sympathse most deeply wi them N
their bere avement-
RESOLVED copy these resolutions be to the
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From the New York World, December Is
viii Army os she Potomac 60 inso "i"ttr
Quarters.
What else can it do 1t is, of course, impossible TO
say what new folly msy not be perperaed by this in-
scrutabe administration but reasoning from positions
it has several times taken and suppoang it capable Of
some other consistency than uniformity in bunderin2
we NAV safely conclude that tie fall aid winter
pagUs ended, and that there will be resumption
of active operations by the Army OF the Potomac until
spring The administration deliberately rejects the
ter rOt te to Richmond preferred by General McCel
LAM and determines to advance overland Even II it
shouts change its mil d. there transports for
conveying to the james river force large enough ter
an effective attack Every available and almost every
crazy thog that floats has been scraped together for the
Banks expedition; it will be far into January before
these vessels could be revived from the Gulf the
Cover ment had telegraphic facilities for transmitting
the orders. Judging by The usual standard of admins
trative efficiency at least another month would be
consumed b.toIe tie army would be ready fer en-
bArkat0n his would carry US to the beginning OF
March. rfsunp,ioH of the james river route, there
fore, if, contrary al probability the government
should determine H. would be qurvalent to postpon-
ing further active operations till spring. The admins
tratio is therefore PR uded from winter campaign,
excep, ny land I. vance wb ci u.s. under the circum-
stances, military imp ss!by. True. heavy speci-
men 81 military mbecility like Halleck, pushed by
such piece of mpetuous stupidity Stanton, may not
rtcogn the impossbity. They may send our brave
sodies 10 a.oother wholesale butchery Ike that which
has made Accldama OF The plains Fredericks-
burg they may wade tiem through Virginia mud, and
kill If scores of thousands by cold, exposure and ia.
tigue but it is certain that they will approach
Richmond till The soft winter OF that climate is past
Even hald ieeze should make entrance possible,
the army CHI fnd itself al the end OF the ond
third a.y. s'uct imnlovabIy i'll The mad by sudden
thaw The up u their knees, the wagons up TO their
hubs. Even Stanton and Haeck cannot be such
mandin bunderers to attempt winter campaign
through the Virginia nu with army that has just
been dsastrously bearu, sud which (not being made
up OF natural foois) utterly lost cot hdence
in the directing power whic! controls its movements
The Amy Of he Potomac Will undoubtedly go ipto
winter quartes in same position where it can cover
Washington
This ing the necessary consequence OF the late ig-
nominious DIS ster the military situation in the Fast
will r1baby main withont essential change during
the inter, uness the rtbc embroidered by their
cess should manac2 Washington within the next two
weeks Besides mary Other ways in which this neces-
sary delay AFT CT juriousy. it will nearly de
stroy value 1t the last Ivy OF 600 900 mcn whose
term OF is only nice months from the date Of
their enils They viii INDEED be available Tor
vigorous sprnG campaign; tut unless we can then
make three moDh s ID oi eXtinguishing the re-
beion there is dagger that shall otsso weakened by
the disbending OF the nine mont IS that cause
would be last Il thu army under such b'undering
cement In The srug, 1t has been Ha;ieck
cam3 Washing tor, aud the SJriug campaign is
brother to the Pope and Burnside campaigns We can
never raise another army !; for mn will neither enIts
CONSENT to be drafted TO be food for rebel
gunpowder All that can be expected OF patriotism is
that it will be willing TO crihc7 lie for tquva
lent advantage or at least some possibility Of 'q1iva
lent advantage 10 the country. Mr.. lincoln s admits
then restricted to in the spring cam
pagn its only chance OF saving the Union If that
ms carries, all is lost. No change of advisers or of
policy then revive public confidence. 1t bthooves
the President 10 look these hard probabilities fully in
the face and make the radical changes both in the per-
sonnet aud the policy of his administration, which be
ought to have made months ago.
The certainty that the Aimy OF the Potomac must go
into winter quarters aud postpone further offensive
movements ill Spring, raises inquiry as TO the prob
able bearing OF this necessity the political ques
tons in which tie country takes the deepest interest
the Emancipation Proclamation and the action of for
eign governments If 10 the present posture Of affairs
President issues his threatened emancipation pro-
clamatiOn the LIST of January, be will be simply an
object of derision 10 proc aim the slaves free mme-
datey after toe rebels have met him the threshold
Of their territory and Driven him ANONYMOUSLY out,
would be piece of ridiculous bravado that would make
him the laughing stock of the world l. be happens
be in procaiming mood Gu the first OF January lei |
him proclaim freedom to the Northern citizens 10 the |
South who we're oVertaken there by the rebellion, and
lave not yet been able to get away. Let him pro |
,Iaim freedom TO the Unioo men OF East len |
,es5ee who have long listened in vain for the |
;hario. Wheels of deliverance Every body sees now
low futile ard ridiculous it would be for Mr. Lincoln
o publish proclamation declaring these classes free
But has he any power to free the negroes than
rec them Have not they at least strong claim
he government the slaves If Mr.. Lincoln has
eady perception of the ridiculous such inverte
ate maker OF jokes ought to have he will postpone bis
bull against the comet" It has become, however,
natter vi no sort of q1ence either to the rebels
o anybody else, whether the proclamation is issued
lot
The action of foreign governments the cessation
It hoetlities for the year, with such balance of ad
antages in favor of the rebels, serious ques
iOn AS nobody this side of the Atlantic (for Sew
rds judgment ia not respected 10 EHrCpe) Can have
he weight OF feather from linnet's wing on their
ecison, We may as well hope for the best aud await
be result with GOODNESS. Until get an echo from
his last bad news, it is idle to speculate.
N THE BILL INTRODUCED BY MR.. WARREN, FOR THE
RELIEF OF PERSONS IN CUSTODY, NOT IN THE MILL
TARY sEvICE, IN THE SENATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
DECEMBER 18th, 1862.
Mr.. SPEAKER Il desire to say that, while 1 am
Wiling to do anything to aid and maintain civil au.
aoAe hall l1 ho@ bo Lat