Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-05

Mt sroDg position, where the foe has failed to fol-
low, aud where be still holds the soil of Alabama AID
Tennessee so nCby by his strategy Of the past
Summer. Let bis slauderers give him the credit due
hiu and admit that he Is he only General who has
covered and holds territory once wrested from
By the foe and the only cheftain who has successful
" held Tort against vigorous and systematic attack
| OF the my.
| Ser Bragg has many detractors, but they will be
found mostly amongst those editors who have
dured the hardship ofa campaign and encountered the
pers of battle field, amongst that class OF patriots
who's infrmes of body SPIRIT have kept them at home
hat class of officers and rrivates whose oetcs have
driven }hem from command subj cted them TO pun
shuert in the ranks. htn mems prejuices shall have
sbdttd wien history shall make up her faithful record
OF events she will write alrer page than that which
records the daring ourage the ndomitabe energy and
The able generalship of Braxton Bragg. II.
NONTG merry, Jan 26, 1868
From the Manchester Guardian, Jan 30.
Sir Robert Peel. Cidef Secretary Of Ireland for
Recognition.
La the course of q lecture delivered on Tuesday even
ing by Sir Robert Peel, Bart Nj. p in connection Wi
literary society at Fazaly, the Right Hon Barrone
made al!u sion to the products of America. He said
that be could not leave the subject of America without
referring to The struggle which going there be
cause the nd of every Engishman turned to that
tratrcida stupendous and most unfortunate war; aud
they would gladly, WuhCm interfering personally, see
the termination Of that struggle He one OF tnose
W;o hoped, Individual see the States ultimate
ty become separated and independent of each oher-
cheer) )-or he was convinced that such would
tend to further the emancipation of the slaves Cheers
For this simple 1t they the continent
again united they would again confirmed the state
Of things which existed before the breaking cut of the
war. then there was the 0dlous and 0bominobke pro
t1m0tion Of President Lincoln, viii h he said "YOu
rebels your slaves shall be emancipated but your
States that remain united shall keep your saves''-
(Cheers) He said that il they followed the course of
the battles which had taken place. they might almost
ofI
SOuth At all events the courage vigor and eriosm
with which the South had fought certainly strong
proof of the existence OF feeling the part of the
South that they were fighting In good and true
| He could wish very much that there pa riot n
the Northern States of America, who would address
President Lincoln, and press upoi lm the folly of per-
severing in the which he had commenced. He had
been reading just previously to coming to the meeticg
speech of Lord Chatham, which be made in the House
OF Lords, aud which might now, in 1863 be most apy
placed in the mouth of Northern patriot 10 l776
America declared its independence of Great Britain
and in 1877 an address OF congratulaton was brought
up in the House of Lords and intended to be presented
to his Majesty upon the progress CT the war; and to
show how ready the people OF England were to back
up and on tue occasion Lord Chatham, although in
frm went down to the House and said " Let open
our eyes to the disaster which threatens That peo-
pie whom we lately spurned rebel is avowed
enemy We have not to wage war against bandits and
against brigands but against undaunted and virtuous
patriots ou caLnot make them respect sou. You call
for defending their unquestlonable right. Your trade
anguishes, your taxes increase, your revenues d.
minish, gold at this moment is forty-twJ premium
And why Because you wish to continue this cruel,
vindctve and seltdestroying Their subsection is
not to be acquired by force of arms their affection
may be acquired by reconciliation and Justice (Cheers)
Those very words continued Sir Robert and they
spoken in TIT by Lord Chatham, applicable to
the war in American at the present moment He be-
lieved he said, that emancipation more likely
to follow separation than Union, and he should,
member of Parliament be glad to be able to look back
to 1863, and say that he belonged to Government
headed 6y aCh0 the most popular statesman
that ever ruled the desnes of Eng gLund achich BY ac-
EnO Hedging the independence of the South, led also TO
the emancipation Of the sIdUe (Cheers) They would,
by recognition, put end to the most wicked and
abominable traffic. which, he believed in bis heart
the councils of hell imagined for the degradation of
very large portion of the human race. Loud cheero)
NAVAL DIFFICULTIES WITH ENGLAND-NEGoT1ATIoN OF
THE REBEL COTTON WARRANTS LONDON AND THE
PROVINCES.
Loodon January 29) correspondence of the Manchester
Guardian
kear of renewed difficulties between our govern
ment and the Cabinet at Washington, in connection
with recent alleged seizures of English vessels off the
Bahamas, made within the prescribed nautical league
of the British shore.
W hiIe the enormous new issues of paper money by
the Federal Government announced by the last mail
tie subject of very untavorabe comment, and while
the credit of the NORTH an the London money naa1ket IS
difficulty found in the negotiation Of Southern cotton
warrants such described in a recent letter be-
ieve these cotton warrants which derive all their value
from the assumption of the certainty of recognition at
Uery distant PERIOD being very largely used at
this moment both in the London and provincial
kets an the purchase of ships and stores By the Con-
fedetat Government The three millions and quar- |
ter bales of cotton still in store in the South to
be perfectly safe security, and the idea of repudia
ton does not suggest itself to those who thus
constitute themselves creditors of the South Ga the
other hand, it is difficult to fed any who believes
that her Federal Government be trusted not
pudiate even its debt to its own countrymen
The proposal by the French Emperor to Mr.. Sew
ard Cf conference between commissioners on the part
Of the North and South was sent am assured to nj.
Mercier without previous communication OF 1t to MI.
Slide | am led to believe, moreover, that the propo-
sal is considered by Mr. Sldt and the other represen
tatIves of the South here and in France entirely an
admissible and that proposal of accommodation,
will be entertained that does not involve recog |
nitOn OF the South The Southern authorities will de-
cline it is said to open negotiations any other 6asis
than one of separation. The orth 10 its present tenn
per, will, it is erted, refuse to trelt any bGsis
but of construction Under these circumstances
those who profess to speak with authority Southern
policy in this country declare they hope what
of any good result from the ropos. submitted to
The Washignton Cabinet by NJ. Drouyn de PHuys
Two rebel schooners-the Pelican, with eighty two
balls OF cotton, and Break ODay, with one hundred
and torty-two baes-had arrived at Belize, Honduras,
after running the blockade at Mobile on the 23d and
25th December.