Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
NShern Wa Really Are.

Recent both sides the Atlantic have,
thlnk demon rated the fact that the existing contest in
what The United States has passed far beyond its
political PERIOD far the political be regard
ed pieabe to parties at home abroad The
Gea O. Southern smpa at the North and of
srucT at the Ssuth is obsolete Elections
dec ed upon issues which mark strictly formed and dis
tin and rapidly being irdvdualzed natosalities Eec
ons at She North purely Northern, at the South they
re, ought be- purely Southern. This is in accord
ance with the logic ofeVents and virtually acknowledged
European powers, who tand aloof seeing they
onger have any hope by proerng their friendly Offices
stay the eaioa Of blood and help in the restoration Of
peace and prosperity to discovered fragments of
country The ''Uaited States ceased be
longer anyWbers regarded forming only single country
hence Europe gtand C-hence the elections Ia
lea turn purely upon peace and longer upon the
advantages to &c got temporary quarrel but upon the
doubtful issues of proracted hosties. The contest
nnst hereafter be regarded from purely military stand
point. When kindred nations thus finally Gem
mted to hosties, the only remedy is to fight it out.
What real effect did the celebrated Declaration of Indepen
dencs effect in England during the first Reyoution Did
the ecquence of COL BARE, Mr. BURKE, LORD CHArHAA
turz England ircm her course time Was LORD
No policy any less just when failure in it drove him
fr office than it while he remained, perhaps the
OF prime minister's but far from the least amiabe
1t not the Revolutionary War that grow to
unpopular in England 1t the failure to obtain
cess. don't dislike war-especally for others
they don't the fun Of being whipped, what is
nearly the thing Tor invading people, being
able reap profits for themselves if they do
coed in citing evils upon their antagonists which,
after while must grow be poor fun cen for ds
bears almost as bad character Mr. LINCOLN or
any other of his (the deiis) servants.
This is the phase, the existence of which mus
re MIA and should recognize it
once. 1t would have been better had recognized it
from WE'LL few Of did fully, and the result ia
that console their neghbors with that beautiful
and cousoliny remark-I told you SOL" and those who
indulge in such remark will generally get sman
dit for their large assumption CT wisdom We didn't OF
recognize uy and tight twn to ourselves as ma
ona struggle with which certain adventurous circumstances
Won have nothing to do. Each Jack OF had his
own private boCuS pocuS-woked his little private
mental thmberig get clear Of the difficulty and make
the disappear without trying It's Issues to their fullest
| ex :ent and colse Q1eGces.
The recent elections OF the North have developed one
issue distinctly mad and that the North has
up mind that this is to be war of complete auom
sion complete determination. We beg our peace men,
such there be- regard the recent Northern elections
they really weEe-decaratons Of mpacabe and bitter
hos ty. LINCOLN absolute deapot than ALBxAE-
Russia for the Russian system has been, mes erro-
neouy, characterized despotism qualified by assassi
nation In England there concurrent Wills inf fences
and interests to consulted and conciisted but in Mr.
LHcoLNs domains there is power but that Of unre
of which he holds the springs, for State
lines have vanished and State rights are but q
phantom. There really bar to the Federal power
but which exists in the fear of popular instruction
That may later sooner perhaps than
think bu certainly before the Northern nation gets
sick of failure. "fsrce mocracy, of that kind will
get sick of but of failure, and the more of that
they have the will they get sick Of it, and the
| will we have peace.
This not fancy view Of the situation but it the
honest and wholesome that account and shows
real plain road and only read tangible peace and