Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-13

IN which we hold you. OF which, also, receive most
assured pieoge the Apostolic Benediction which com.
ing from the lnmost recesses our heart we most low
ingy bestow you, Venerable BROTHER and the Aocl
committed to your charge.
"Dated Rome, at st. Peters, Oct Is, 1862. in the
seventeenth year of our Pontifcate.
"PoFE P1us IL"
MoRroN.-A correspondent of the Atlanta Anpeal
saws the village of Morton is in Scott countv MIse
about thirty -four miles from Jackson ard sixry rom
Meridian, lying exclusively on the west side Of the
Southern Railroad. The village par excellence is but
poor affair." consisting ola few struggling frame resden
ces built like 50 many other railroad towns, bat with
little for architectural system of convenience and
scattered over the abrupt bills Of the locus quo ap
parenty at the pleasure of the first settlers Scott
county-if this slight geographical sketch may not b.
considered 10 the light OF giving information to the enc
mycsn boast of but few fertile spots few plantations
likely to excite the cupdity of the invader if he should
ever get here Low sand bills timbered with black 4ck
and pine with here and there the maple ard pei r7ngn
the face of the country. With the exception Of
the Paahacbie an nconsiderabe stream on its way to
the Pearl twelve miles southwest Of Brandon there Is
creek, riVuet any lake pond where an army OF
ten Thousand could fad water this side OF the lat.
ter river Six miles southwest OF this place water con
be obtained from Strong river stream which rises in
Simpson county, and flowing 10 s0uthweserly course
falls into the Pearl somewhere relr Westvle ia Co.
piah county. Destitute of anything like en- adj Quate
supply of water, with 10 field for comussarat or Tor.
age operations Scott county cannot be considered 4
military elysum, or land of promise for the soldier,
From the London Times July 20
European News.
THE LONDON PRESS ON THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG AND
THE SURRENDER OF vICKsBURG.
The real lesson that should be drawn from tie prt
cal failure of these repeated and mutual nvaons is that
the Issues sought not to be gained by war at all
From the FIRST the conflict ore Of questions ard
principles, which can only be settled by craftsmanship.
National madness has given them over fer decision by
the sword and it ia now evident to the world that fight
ing brings that decision nearer Opinion has Eei
out frontier which armies il vain to compel sub
mission. Whichever side attacks, seems Of s'ined L
ways to fail The South, constantly victorious in Viz.
GINA, is baed when it passes North of the Poomqc
Even the alternating successes Of the in the waste
Of life by which they are purchased prove it GeGpr4,o
and the repeated failures both sides, ir any pur.
pose larger than destructive incursiCn points as cr
" any human events can do, 10 settlement If an.
other kind. The war may be cGntiDu 10 mutual ty
haUsiOD, but it will lever mutually convince. Statts
men, If they be found, will have take the yh.
question of the hands of soldiers at last even tie
800 0O0 troops called for by the Northern CONSUMPTION
enrolled armed and slaughtered in another two yeurs
OF miserable conflict. The Cabinet Of Washington at.
not equal to their task. Every crisis of affairs seD ns
to elicit additional proofs that they every re-
spect unfit to deal with the events passing ground them
The CLEAN Of success that has fallen on The Federal
arms the surrender of Vcksburg, and The ncitn
Of the second Maryland campaign, have exhibited the
President and his chic ministers in nlmo
pitiable With their Country torn asUuder and it's COL
reehiug With blood they only find voice 10 make roo
and hippant election speeches. When seFeoa!eI,' G5
proper cOncratuat!ou on the fall OF NICk3burg the
President made address to tia crowd that eve.
the friendly reports could invtst with dignity" The
Secretary of War claimed the merit Ct retaining Gea
Grant in command and consequently OF tie victory
achieved" lie turned the event to elimination
some Of his colleagues and gIorytyng OF bim'ct Mr.
Stanton made it party triumph over the GdvCCltes
peace by small sheer at tie "Copperheads" And vi
Seward crowned the wretched dis Jlay by something
that record, bit will not here repeat for
ply blasphemOUS That men In such positions cOuIdsu
express themselves at such time ia deplorahle iu
traton OF the degeneracy OF American rulers.
[From the London Herald, July %
Another episode in the American is over. r..
second invasion Of the Northern States by a Comic.
rate army has terminated, like tn first without result
and the combataDts are once more confronting c1c.
other On the banks of the Potomac. After two yeas
Of slaughteafter the sacrifice OF oil least two hundred
thousand men in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsy.a
MIA, the position OF affairs s unchanged The South
still too weak for successful aggression, The North ha
each fresh effort at invasion more Disastrous failure
and yet there is not the aintes rr0gpec! Ct TIE end
the struggle. Fer aught we see /. may dst Rea
ty years Mr. Seward is beginning TO biz aE-'T
days promises The fall of Vicksburg has gwen hc
a new lease OF power. He ig evidently fo7ccastIUg g.
date at which the fighting material Of the S0uth viii
have become exhausted at the rate of million n
million and half of Northerners for five hundred tho.
sand Coufederates. And as Washington is sale
Philadelphia is not In flames and the guns OF Fort j.
Henry still represS secession 10 Baltimore be il coli
dent the day of exhaustion i5 not Tar distant. Im
news which he will receive from this county h. 20
1t mail will strengthen his hopes. lie will rloo
then that he has another six nine months for E-
cution If his fendish work. lie will learn that d.
word which might have given peace to a conlaer.
and possibly the lives OF so 600 men, has DO
spoken. he will bear that tn English Governn
which is prepared to accept any lssae in behalf .
people of alien race, language and faith, wagjUg
not 50 much by native valor as by foreign aid sbrl
from acknowledging the independence OF nal.
which asks from it absolutely nothing brYnI.
formal recognition, and which, after two years OF r
SAINT fighting oYe- half a continent, maintains an ua
peached authority and magnificent army, guch a.i"
other people striving for freedom has ever ataIDa
the first or last year of s struggle for natlonar2-
We can understand Mr. Stewards feelings and OF -
II the Union ceases to exist be is nothing. He s@
than nothing for the of millions will brand D
the facile tool of the most corrupt and bO.dL"s.
administration the world has ever setu. Bat wh-.',
fail to comprehend is the absolute Indifference >! O.
own ministry. 1t seems that things have come 10 u"
point with us that the hottest Of causes and tlt ILL.,.
solemn of Issues are only regarded by EDgsh 6tas-.
from one point of view, that Of party Interests D.
radio Il vote ia the house OF Commons deermlues u
the tate of nations at least the deaths OF thoCssn5
Our fellow men. The ext gepcies OF the coahuo1 0s
key note to highlands foreign policy. Lancashire 2s'
that Earl Russell may retain bis place, and "a An
Federals and Conederates slaughter each other .--
our governmental war in China and japan, aIl,
sive in Brazil and menancing in Poland-ma7 p.
of non-intervention in America. France offers D.-
ton and recognition. The Emperor Napoleon, 10 $780,
Earl Russell is ever ready to Impute the nls. ht'