Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-18

confidently ,ected superhuman efforts to be made By
those outside TO raise the siege They consider Vicks
burg the strongest place in the Contederacy.
/ General Blair las met no enemy in force and the
reports of Johnstons heng near disbeieved. A
cavalry Reconnaissance three days ago discovered small
force, and bad killed and four wounded
This morning the heaviest onading of the siege
was kept up without nterisson for nearly three hours
New batteries have lately been put position and
hundrd d and fifty gus are playing the city.
AT daylight this morning TIE firing rapid be-
yond belief The reports of the guns along the whole
line averaged per second for minutes together The
roar OF the heavy siege guns awful aud the earth
was shaken Dy the conclusion.
Oar wounded ale removed to hospital bo It's in large
| numbers AID transported to Memphis.
| Speech OF = ""ror Wall of Rev Jers y-Hs Decl"r
lag foE in, diste Cessation HostiIities etc.
he New York v ord of de 1st instant publishes
III tn, sPeeCb dchver,d by Ii on. Jtmes w. Wall of
New JIs,y, heioie the Democratic club Ct Philade.
| Eha, May 9Th 1t occupHs nearly five columns of
small type and is devoted chiefly to review OF the
tectdebts OF the 1t quotes the record freely to fix
upon the Black Rcu bic4n party he responsibility of
tbs irlqlit0us Tbs following extracts from the
address viii be read with interest
There clearly time in the history and progress of
tits went, when tie might have been uverted un
Ge! the gu1aAce OF wise and prudent craftsmanship
hut, unfortunately have before said the revolution
caught th fools and fanatics in power. | believed
al The outset, as know now, that would have been
urHey Getie' 10 hoCe let The seeding States depG'
! yejec urged mbeis OF Congress ut the time
aud The utmU,1s Of he Peace ConvctoD. | believed
then as believe tti4 such wise and generous
policy wCula have GaA' SD ntmtns, would have
sol c0od and subdued hearts then swelling with bate
but which reHsaoca must harden, and make more bit
! ter still.
! e The swCrd and the bayone in r civil strife
| like the PRESENT between such p ople can never
hep tie proper disposition tie minds of either
ctlcn fer wise adjQsnen Mt, an0 stake the
place OF civil wisdCm without which all the trumpts
Of the battle field useless Soop whatever may be
the suit ct single battles, diplomacy take the
place OF war else anarchy the resolving this gov
ernment into military despotisr must be the result
The idea of this STRIFE continuing Tor two years longer
with the prospect OF increased carnage, stagnation Of
business Inhibited commerce, is much for any man.
unless it be shOddy ycOntactOr specuator in gold
to contemplate with coniposure. Sooner later by
that rough experience, fearful suffering, that has al
ready come, and will be fearully aggravated by the
continuance of the war, if by more prudent
councils of wise toI bearance the hOuT for compromise
and settlement must In view Of the immense in-
teresrs stake, 10th Tor ourselves and those dearer
than ourselves, children, must sndeG 10 hasten
ats coming 1t is only fools or knaves who still con-
tnue to declare that will not treat with rebels-we
cannot hold parley with those who striking at the
nations life.
| AS the keen forecasting craftsmanship cf Mr.
Douglas very early discovered "Subjugation exter-
miDation or separation must be the result OF be-
tween Northern and Southern States" n Has
not the question CT the at last duced itself to the
alternatives predicted by MIR Douglas Can there be
any possible settlement except upon the basis of subu
CATION, aDnihiatiOn, or separation Sooner than the
first two, in Gods name, in the of common hu
manity, say separation thousand times!
Subiugation or annihation being alike impossible
am IN fau0r Of immediate cessation OF hoSLatzes, for
an amiscathat mid the lu of the strife the heart of
passion shall have time to COOL and the calm majestic
voice of can be beard In the midst of such
calm for endeaVoring to learn from those in
against what their demands may be, and inviting
their cooperation in the of common Chrstiani
ty, in the name OF common humanity to some plan OF
reconciliation or reconstruction by which the sections
may reunlte upon more stable baslsa plan IN which
the questions upon which have differed so long may
be hamonousIy adjusted and each section, by vrtue
of the greatness developed in this war; may profit by
the experience If snail be found that sectional opin
ions and preudces too obstinate and the eXaspera
tions of this have burnt too deep to settle it upon
the basis of reconciliation or reconstruction, then
know that separation and recognition are 1neUHabe-
If there is be settlement upon the basis of
structicn then reconstruction accomplish its
ends by introducing into constitutional system
plan whereby for all time to section shall be pro-
tected against section be plan suggested years
ago by Mr.. Vaandigbam bears the stamp of hs clear
s8gacty and statesmanke forecast, dividing the coun
try into four large sections masses and requiring
majority Of the representatives from each to consent to
measure before it should be law. Mr.. Calhoun,
Notwithstanding the undeserved obloquy attaching now
to bis name, to ny mind the most honest and CON-
prehens!ve statesman who grappled with national pro
b ms and make bold here tG say that wiser, pnrer
more patriotic statesman lived AS early as 1S49
he foretod this convusion unless his proposed remedy
was ed He garded the Institution of slavery at
the Souh as the pillar OF their strength security and
civilization and disturbance by foreign elements as
sure to lead to the downfall of the Union. Hence, bis
theory of looked to the permaneDcY and
security of that favorite institution and to removing
far rc the reach of intermeddlng puranical philan
thropY. He correctly held that the perfectly
government combines power and liberty oftbe dominant
race the more perfectly it ufs the end OF its creation
He further held that the government OF the
merical majority did not accomplish this In any reason
able degree hence he proposed Wnat he denominated
the current majority principle, better suited to
prevent tie government from ranscendng the limits in
which it was appointed 1t to move and restrict 1t to its
primary end the protection OF the community from ele
mentary disturbance
st NAV be that the South might be willing to return
upon tie ad pon OF such system OF reconstruc
ton as this If tts plan Of reconciliation and recon-
trtCon tails then separation must be the fnGIny-
shall deeply the necessity that compels to
such pocI but will accept in preference to long years
OF cruel strife, hopelessly demorazing people pros
ratrg our business interests and making US the scorn
and pity Of Chrlstendom Impartial history will hasten
the RESPONSIBILITY where it belongs, and where Nil
Douglas in bis speech of 1861, placed it, upon the Re-
publican party, WhO to use his own forclbe language
refused TO allow the people at the ballot boxes to de-
termjne for themselves the issue between revolution and
war on the one side and obstinate adherence to party
platform on the other"
Il do hesitate to declare in the ears of this ad
ministraton and Of the Loyal Leaguers its allies, that
if their upon the personal liberty of the subject in
defiance of the guarantees of the Constitution, goes on
the time may come when "iorbearance ceases to be
virtue and resistance to tyrants becomes Obedience
to God"
The recent assault upon that patriotic champion of
4La ituti he rio of aEan.I