Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
From the Petersburg Express, Oct: "a
Patriotic Sentiments

The Columbus (Ga.) Times having stated upon hear
say that the Impressng Agent for Harris county IN that
State haG seized the entire crop OF wheat belonging &c
gentleman of that county, not even leaving him enough
for seed, the said agent replies in the columns OF the
lines in the following words :
Inrepy, to the first charge permit say that for two
endeavored with all might myself and throu2
IN my a no
not bu for srmy. Holders always demanding than
schedule prices by which Government Agents to be
royerI ed according to act Congress In oher Words
preferrt to sell TO outside buyers IT their oHers .
had alternative left except to impress Sccofog 10
s'Act of Congress-" -
The .spd unexpected accumulation of troops on our
border demar dsd prompt action part commissariat
acted accordingly and agents to
impress surplus wheat of district giving them deh
mite Inst Is 10 rao 70 Ie to each
Yu viii duly consider the circumstances of the Plan
ter in his hands Sufficient quantity Tor seeo
for the 1.-THE and consumption, The future ss
If any one Of M agents has exceeded this instruction,
all the planter has do is 10 refer he matter 10 me ana DC
All desire is the salvation of our country our past
efforts will attest the facts.
God save the m,n who this hour of trial asd peril
thinks more of a few paper dollars than his coon ~
Mr. Editor you are surely wrong in stating that any cit
zen of tleorss euses plant the of III,
country amy. do not believe It, there De such te
them that we of army intend achieve our lid
dence we sub.st pon potatoes bamboo roofs
and damned be the traitor who IL unwilling 10 eeo Inc
army, hut wants to obtain little mere money Tor hE
prod.ce.
Mr. Editor has passed for to sit down qll
city at home and max fortunes.
No man marutacturer planter, farmer mechanic, msr
chant, any right THIS hour OF our country Ms
tory to dc anything else than sustain his country " al
his might
One failing dc his duty, reason why another
pair cards and sack Of salt 10 the hands Oh
miserable specu!ator is no reason why tho phters o
the country should sek to ruin currency AID Govern
ment.
LIST all produce all planters. manufacturers,
mechanics and sell al beyond family consumption to the
Government and prices lowest, which viii enable
sustain immediate families and home demands
upon ~. .
All forget making money and think 0: naush! else than
sustaining home and couu.ry.
This, Mr. Editor, will rave currency, Government
and country sud give us Independence.
N. ALLEN
We give insertion to the above document order to
guard the people everywhere against too ready credu
lity in reports peudcia to the government and its i'm
pressing agents The latter at the present time
ceedrgy obnoxious to the farmers, and there will be
found almost every neighborhood evil disposed per-
sonseager to 2ke advantage OF this dislike by starting
and circulating tales to their discredt 1t ia doubtless
true that some perhaps many, of the su5-oicals ex-
coed abuse their powers but the remedy Is IN all
such cases. to refer the natter to their supeOs whose
duty it is to give the proper redress. 1t will be time
enough to reproach the for its disregard for
the in of the farmer the matter Of mpressment,
when all redress is denied by the agent. The Georgia
agent in his explanation OF the affair complained OF by
the Times, puts it in very different shape from that
which the report had it-and he would hardly have
made this puolc explanation his signature If
the fact stated by him had not been true. The posi-
ton in which he places the producers in his district is
not very reputable and the spirit manifested by
them is too prevalent an every State OF the Confede
racy.
But have another for inserting the forego
ing document and that s, to invite attention to the
patriotic sentiments which it breathes. Such senti
ments the less worthy OF admiration because
they come from comparatively humble sources. We
would pluck pearl from dunghi and value it
highly if it had been dropped from royal diadem
In times like these ideas which glow with the love of
country, are worthy of applause, eanating from what
source thew NAV.