Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-03

negro man in the state. White men are impress
ed not for a mere emergency, but for the whole
war and this the market value but at 30 many dol
lara month. If white thus be impressed, we do
mt see why negroes should not If they considered
persons surely they of dignity than tree white
men- look upon their labor property, surely it
ought be subject to impressmen for public like
other property But this lnpressmen ought to proceed
upon sysem-not taking all the labor from section
going into the highways and byways and taking
without warning, from their masters into
town. perhaps carrying out supplies which absolutely
necessary. There surely sacredness about a
negro than white man, ~hy property in
negro labor should not be impressed for public use than
any other property.
We now seldom care engage in any controversies,
reply to any attacks made upon We let articles
for what they may be WORTH without occupying time and
space king bolster them against the amin dver
of the captions the unrendIy We seldom stop
correct misrepresentation interpretations, and
deViae from this rule in correcting the Fayette
vile Observer simply because that paper has, for
time, kept harpiIg upon thing, and that Who'll
ly Incorrect representation of oar language. The
ObserUer las and again asserted that the
Journal had avOwed that it had ceased to act as
political partiz4n with its old political Now we
have made use OF no such language of any language
bearing such Interpretation construction we
did say will quote, with its context order that il may
be fully understood. In issue of the May which
the Observer amusingiy refers to quite recently we
said referring TO the Of political wage
and rtcomm ndeG by the Standard waged
against those stigmafizs ed a Destructives -:
OF pubic and private citizens who have
throH de the panopy of parry in spt of selfsacr.
fee, to be Instantly sssaed, racsed excluded
denounced by strict party party pur.
poser We ask III lot partZan, and address, cur
s. Ives no 10 the party pr I'D ces Of these wi whom we
hive acted H. and with connection
las ever been di solved but speak al, 3"
What evidence of partzAn action there all this p
We speak Of those with formerly acted, Of er
having referred to hem ciz=Ds who have aside
the paDoplg # party spirit of sasacrifce see no
rea'on however For dsovng association with old
frieds None cerany the fact that they diacard
ed party and remembered only their Country We have
no petty am6iticns ungratfed causing upoa
hand that ted and Iurured 10, even if others have
By the way, replying to cotemporariea we
may as well say word or t"o to the Raleigh Progress
winch has quite al eruption Of words in reference
Our impression s that tie Editor of the Progress e7as
Douglas during the Presidential canvass This much
de. FoT the the long of the Proqress nav
pass Theirs threats of. know what which have
become 50 common with the Raleigh papers to be very
cheap By THIS umeVery Cheap indeed cheap that they
deprecated than Confederate currency
neatly our contemporary ought indulge in suoh things
They do not add weight any i1n-tey do no rood
None in the wcsI ID that know Of but possibly some
harm.
D. G. FowLE, Esq Adutant General of North Car olina
has resigned that position Captain JAMES H FooTE who
has been for time connected with the Office has been
assigned 10 duty as Assistant Adutant General
successor appointed Persons having business with the
office Will direct as above.
We have heard limited that General c. GA7LIN is to
receive the appointment of Adjuant General az the
cessor OF Mr.. FowLE.
The papers received Charleston do not confirm the
reported Of the rife pits our forces on We'd
nesday night 1t appears fron those who participated
that advanced picket force eighty men of thu Gls
North Carolina was t4Gked and surrounded by an over
Whelmng force OF the enemy who had been masing all
day Tor the purpose. Only about twenty made their
cape The balance of about sixty reported to have
been taken psoners The advanced with three
gments unexpectedly. Our fought CALAMITY but the
odds were too overwhelming The enemy
from the grape shot fire of artillery The firing on
Thursday from the eIemys batteries was comparatively
feeble and Intellectual. 1t is believed enemys guns are
wearing out from the ordeal which have been
subjected.
Neither the number of casualties the names of the
killed, wounded prisoners in the affair OF Wednesday
night has been ascertained.
Wilmington Manchester Ii. Il.
This community with much of the adjoining region has
for months past been great measure, if not en-
trely dependent upon the Wilmington Manchester Rail-
road for and other breadstu5 Indeed supplies have
been drawn from that high up Cumber
land, and these snppGen much needed The
been and excessively crowded by this By govern
ment freight and though the utmost exertions made,
from the limited amount of rolling stock on the |
road the Company has not been able to meet |
the public demands for transportation. In to
be enabled to afford relief to the public accommo
date both private shippers and the public Mr. DRANE the
Superintendent, recently Southwest and succeeded
in obtaining considerable number of cars and engines
which will be here in about three weeks. When they
rive it hoped that the road will be able to greatly not
entirely eeye the which, under existing circun
stances it has not so far been able to do
We understand that in thu present scarcity of de-
mand for rolling stock Mr. DRANE had sderabs difficult
ties to overcome in obtaining that which got How
he has got it, and trust it will enable the Com
pany to relieve the pres ure, anticipated.
CoNFEDERATE TAx.-We are requested by Mr. E. MIR.
RAY Confederate States Tax Assessor for WmInetos to
call the attention of those who not vet given in their
Tax Lists, TO the advertisement Mr. j. s. HINES in this
paper, who will be at the office of Z. MURRAY Co. on
Monday aud Tuesday the 3s nst and the Septem.
ber for the purpose of receiving the Taxes of those who
have not yet made their returns On the expiration of the
latter day, all denquents will have abide the couse.
Quences Of the law.
PEARsLast evening Col John A Rich ARpsoN present,
ed Us with some fue specimen of growing
in the orchard his place Baden county They are
of different choice varieties aud by their splendid
show that the Col knows how cultivate the arts of
well those of He saws that the prosnec
Is fine for large crop. E
GOOD pears have net heretofore raised to snv x
rent In inns State. but recently COL STEELE Richmond
Col RICHARDSON IN Baden and other gentlemen through.
out the stare had been paying attention to the Gull
ture. r
1HE report reaches us By way of Mobile from havana
and by of Tallahassee Fla some unknovn roor
that the Yankee Vanderbilt said tn bava hoo,
sWiftest sf had sunk By the Confader.+
ste Georgia Coming through SO rnanv diHara,.