Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-26
Bold Sentiment. a, the North.

The Richmond Dispatch has received late COW Of
the New 9ork Caucaslan-a paper noted for the bold
ness OF ts protests against the patton OF power by
Lincon. Some OF the articles are interesting. both or
their bodnees and the truths they contain. From one
Of the editorials, headed The Destiny of the West :,
we extract the following
The South endangered by this huge aud devilsh Ia,
macy of AbolltiOusn, seeded withdrew, and utterly
refused to recognize as its Chief Magistrate who
not only did not represent the will and wishes of sim
gle citizen in fifteen States, bat who pledged to
carry out principles which, if be bad yentured to
them twenty years ago ID the streets of this any
other Northern city, would have caused bis being mob
| bed and beaten with rotten eggs. Fut they should
have submitted of course, to those pledged 10 the
prestige and powsr Of the Government against
slavery against the peace order and safety of society,"
Tor the gradual extinction If tie supremacy Of the
white citizen and in favor he impartial freedom and
consequent amagamation with their negroesfor their
Children if not themselves. Yes, they should have SUBJ
mitted TO the FORM of course, though the sptat
utterly dead, and trusted to the ballot box IN the
North, for safety especially as the friends OF the South
were in minority in every Northern State, ard there
not single politician among them who did rot
to the fundamental principle of the Abolition par
ty and thus give up the whale question at the start
On the contrary, they really believed themselves the
best possible Judges OF their safety, both of tie
measure and Of The mode of Redress" advised long
by Jefferson, and the prospect Il having their
rights defended by Others while they stood still and
Looked on was 10 say the less rather dubious, they
took their destiny in their Own bands and placed them
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eminent thus perverted from instrument of common
beuefcence into machine of sectional ruin OF curse,
reptat they did wrong. They should have submit
te6 at all events until all the departments of the Fed
era Government, as well ss all tie Governments of the
Northern States in the hands of the Southern
party, end hen with the precedent Of submission be-
lore them, and bound helplessy at The feet OF impair
taI freedom, why they might resist perhaps If they
could. But they met the Abolition monster at the
threshold, instead Of fighting for the preservation Of
society at the hearthsone and though blood has been
poured out like the soil of Virginia the cause
OF impartial freedom " has thus far mscarred in the
| land of Washington
If the Northern friends of the South had forced
MIR Lncon to abandon the principles " of his party,
and to stand by the decison OF the Supreme Court OF
there would have been secession ore drop
of blood spilled 10 Virginia and therefore it is abso-
lutely certain that the battles on the Potomac are
fought Tor the idea of impartial freedom side,
and the preservation of society and the true principles
Oh the Constitution the other Bat the battles in the
West meant, at least by those who do the fighting
to represent something entirely different. The West is
not yet abotion;Zsd and if the actual honest question
before it, would fight for negro slavery rather
than anal &c nation impartial freedom" They
deuded and betrayed by the East, and made the tools
Of New England Cupidy and !anatics1. All the peo-
pie living the Mississippi the people, have
the ideas the interests end forced into
| dict with cash other by distant and remote commun
ties the battles they fight among the saddtst things
the word ever saw, and enough 10 make angels weep
Those Of the upper Mississippi raise wheat, pork beef
stock &c, while those below them raise cotton, tohac
CO, sugar, &c, ami Providence has bestowed them
this mighty riEtr fer tie exchange OF their products.
In the natural order of things, and tie development
| of Democratic institutions, theY should acquire Cuba
Haiti. Central America, &c, ard restore Industry and
| civilization 10 the naturally fertile and genial regions
blasted aud withered ty the hideCt Abolition de-
! IusiOn and it necessary, The Dsn at the Northern
81 the great river should to the sid of the
man It's Southern outlet for the extepson OF se-ca led
slavery and the accomplishment Of Their comnon des-
tiny. The citizens of Illinois Or Wisconsin, in e1-
changing the products of bis labor with the producer
of the South should have sugar a. six cents pound
| and other thi2es in r>portlon, and some day, when
and interest instead OF folly and crime, and fan
atheism, rule the hour, all this will be realized.
| Meanwhile, these people Of the great valley, these
American Democrats whOse interest snd whose deat!-
nf pdvsbie cnt,iDg each others Threats with
! the utmoet fury. AS Observed there is difference
even OF abstract sentiment. Unlike the Ess they re-
fuse 10 amaigamate the negro in their system, ~b4O
lu,ey as in Mississippi and if really forced among them
by New England liliLo;s, Gc would fight as promptly
for slavery Or for retaining the negro in his normal
condition. does the former. What then are THESE
brothers the great valley fighting for Why, it is
| said "i4g!' Well, that would do, certainly if the
flag" represents their principles but if otherwise, if it
made The sybo! OF all that they hate, and all that is
hostile to their welfare, why then they as be-
sotted ard ahece as the slaves OF England Russia
who worship idols in tie form OF Kings Again. it is
said that ley fighting tor "free trade the Ii s
gissppi-hat u.s. fighting for the tariff pun6erers OF the
East who tax them all alike, and against the actual
free traders of the lower Mississippi 1t is all delu
sion criminal, aWiu! mistake. The men of the West
utterly abhor Aboltionism, Purianism terifi3m, and
all tie other deviisms of New England They want
free trade AID union with all Americans but, above
all with their natural brothers OF the lower isis
sipp raj her than with VirginaDs Vermonters and
New England ressts this, and demands special priv
ileges in the form OF tariffs, and moreover, insists
cutpg each Others throat TO carry cut their "idea
sroes then let her lock to it that the dsunion which
she creates is not visited upon her guilty head.
w Under tie head Cf "A Massachusetts War; the eau
casan hes the following article
), The journals of the day tell the story OF certain
Mejor Hard, of Boston, n,ortay wounded at Fred
ericksburg who in taking ina leave Of bis friends
solemnly charged those from Massachusetts to stanC
bravely up the fight, for this MassachUsett
war; and therefore every true Of that State shouc
do his best to uphold it's glory and homer and bring h
war to glorious TERMINATION By subdUing tie 1T bell
OF the South" 1t is truly and emphaticaIly Massa
chusetts war; and the State that supported an,
Other war; nor from the hour ct its creation furnished
oce single soldier to support the Government OF TIT
n United States is fairly entitled to all the honoTs-i
bonors there be-in the present unfortunate conflict
4 When Baltimore aud Washington were threatened b.
q | the British in the war Of 1872, Mr.. Madison made
requison for volunteers to defend the capital but no
+ one single man was forthcoming from Massachusetts
But when a false aad foolish pretence set up tina
Virginans going to attack the capital, Mass
chusetts alive with patriotism, and her brave an
; chivarous sons promptly responding drew the hrs
blood from the surprised and unarmed citizens OF Bait
\ more Mr. Lincoln had scarcely entered the Whit
n House, and sworn fealty to Massachusetts, before
. regiment from that State was sent to garrison Fol
Monroe and thus to outrage the feelings and insult tt
J. amor propre OF Virginia.
Finally, Butler, the "hero of Massachusetts, eve
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