Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-12


Now the real oo CT Of TIE TaGkses is not to beae-
Il: the slave, but 10 ruin bis msster Such, indeed,
vas 'h9 distinct ovowa Of of their commanders,
on the march o Ncksourg, RheD 3 lady, whose prop
eFty he had taken away, Ras e2postulatng Tl him
and said something abOat their fighting for the negro
" addm,' said he, s. We hot doing this because
We for the gro but b2c .uSe il will the
viii and thereby weaken the of The reoelto1"
Such is, 10 doub he True motive OF tteT Conduct
They AothlBg OF he uegVo whether lie lives
des, goes to heaven OT he'll fac | thllk the New
| I ork Evening Post some time ago. indica ed as the
result OF these movements the utter determination Of
he blacks IN this country, AID the entire occupancy OF
the laid by the Wbitea and doubt this is the con
summation tDr which they pray. Ia addition to al
this ii is currenty, AID tbiDk reliably, reported that
m2ny u the slaves ztoen Or forced from Southern
ters have been seat 10 tbs Island OF Cuoa a,d there
sold iUto slavery, hat view does s give of the
character Of these great rends OF the poor negro !"
And yet these are the people who laad6d ard gori
fed BY the abolitioLis5 OF this country and England.
Alas Of the lair fields Of Aiisslesipp and every
portion OF CODtederacy which shall tall uncer an
k,e dominion. And yet | see, that people among
US, who have been great warriors at homa and who
have kept all the wnile away from The SInel OF gun
powder, have aasaTdy talked oil reconstruction at
least, peace on any terms The men VINO defend
ing u.s. alt who have sealed their professions OF patriot
ism vita their blood, many hard foug fields
the vino talk thus But, Mr. Editor, our proud
Toe has LEFT us no alternative except to fight Can
ever tfltlae With men who have desoated our homes,
outraged and daughters, desecrated
churches Imprisoned our preachers Gan we trGst the
fair promises OF such men? But it is noE their pur-
pose TO even prom Sc 10 us anything honorable They
Oter us but tie alternative OF death o. Bubugaton.-
Can We hesitate, honorable AID Christians,
which to choCse? JAS. y. ANDREW
CONCERNING LARGE ARMIES Ihe following facts
cuil from the 3d OF ancient story may b4 of some
interest at the present time:
The city Of The oes had hundred gates and could
send out at each gate l0O coo and 200 cbariots
Efrl ing n istE30 nj
100000 men aud 300 cha:ios.
Sesosostrls, King Of Egypt, led against his enemies
G0O;O0O men, $4,000 c4valIy, AID - scythed armed
char:ots--148l g.
Haniicar went from Carthage AID landed at Palmer
mo. He had feet Of 1000 ships and 5000 small yes
s-ls, and land force OF 200 900 At the battle in
which he "es Dictated $50 900 We're killed
A Roinac Il ct, I'D by regulars against Gar; hage,
consisted Of three hundred md thirty vessels with l4Q
600 nle0. The Carthagenian fleet numbeled three
huHdC-d and thirty vessels, with 100 900 men.
Al the battle OF Cant &c there OF the Romans
Including allies, 80 900 tuot aud G0O0 hOise; OF the
Carthayt 40 OC0 foot and 1000 horse. Uf these
10000 were sl.a il all and ten thousand taken pgis
ousrs
hauu,o.l, during tie caupagn il Italy aud Spain,
plandered 400 towns and destroyed 100000 meu.
Minus, the Asgyrian King, about 1900 years 3. ..
led ogainsr the Eactrens his army consisting of 1GO
900 foot, 100000 h.1Se and 10000 caaric.s AIMED
with scythes.
Italy, little before Hanzibals time, was able to
send into the feld 100000 men.
Seauacherib lost in single night 165 GOO men By
the destroying aGgel-K ings xix, 35, 81.
Semiranis employed 5000 600 men in building the
mighty Babylon. She took ,0G0 lndian prlsoDer7
81 the Indus and 600 boats
short time after The taking OF Babylon, the forces
of Cyrus consisted of G00000 toOt l2g GEO horses and
1000 chariots armed with scythes.
An army OF Cambyaces, ninety thousand strong
was buried in the desert sand OF Africa by South
wind
THs FEDsRAL ARAIEs ASSUME OFFENsIyG.-Ile
New ioIk Tflbnne, speaking sdiEo.iaiiy, says
There unElstakabia luocati that armies are
about TO assume the ohAsiVe and press vigorous
cation OF the VAL Ths positions ganed, and occupied
by hen are such as to afford the means for striking the
most telling blows lhs rebellion has yet received.
1Ae same paper II lis special telegram from Washing
has following
for weeks The defensive everywhere except
upon the othef cf the Mississippi and Charleston
goCd grounds for the hope that tie Campaign soon
VIII cose until large his We been
has assumed personal command OF thu army ct
Chataooga, aGd his character leaves doubt what
Dle tones, that the Army Of the Potomac must find fight,
u4der his command, under that of oher Cen
Of these two great ar[ni and h has recently shcwn how
thoeayely bs can co-9pcrSte Gen fottr IA the
hici m0Id tlembie beo rapid movement up the
feliAsua similar actlFly prevails a all points where
cur forces are stationed.
BosNErs The following paragraph dedicated to
our iair readers 1t is appetzl0g appel to the me-
sent Which will they choose? the marie Stuart" Of
grew or purple LAlE or sliuer color Don't
all speak once, ladies. Make your SELECTION with
judgement and deberat0n lor assure you there is
no hurry. Choose now, a0d after he you sha!
have your Marie Stuart, poViG~d they do not go out
of fashion IN lie meantln9. But sc sla "coLQuer a
peace" before tii4 ias1 hy3 TO change more
than once
Bonuet for the Ge1=on--lne prevailing bonnet in
Paris tbs ai and OF course 10 this country too is the
.der,c ) usrL tht sds ii this fIv0rite bonnet sit
Gloss " q. ne luCe HLd The front earsdapcd, drOop
ior s!gl'ig AT jte edge toward the forehead.
rhe ctuwn. ar u5auIiy made rouCd end firm though a
Ct tt eoiJ aud soplng. Vevrt o"rncts of gray and
puTl. lud CAFE AU LAIT, i silver IN Color
prtdontBaIe.
The MObe Advertiser says the 4qttage duration OF
Yanate General in active service would be inter
es0g sufj CT of rq1iy Rosscrans lasted longer than
most OF them having succeeded Buell. On tie 26th OF
Octob r. 1862, and been Beu:z5d in turn the 18th
OF October 1868 He was luckier than most other
d0ge for while every dog has his day be has three hun
AID sixty OF them-almo5t year.
The DEsERrER. WHO Is He ?-Has he father and
mother ?-ther, is he the who will not defeId them
II as be wife and child then is he the who will
not defend them las be sister and brother then
is be the man who will not defend them Has he low
er ? then ia be the VITO viii not defend ner . Has
be couutry then Is he the gho will defend her
Has be character then is be the who will not
defeod it False to father and mother, to wife and
child to sister and brother to the maiden he loves 10
bis couutrv and to his Characterization who is be
A man look upon, but deormlty so ugly that h4-
uanity bushes at the sight! Who poor III spirit
that wcui be willing to adopt his and record
lad rathts ne q dog AMI bay tie no5n than 1--we he
man, rec:eant, who cries crGven.-Sa0. Net0s.
LEX Loci.