Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-09
From the Richmond Enquirer, July :.

dead and wounded OF the army of the Potomac. No Off
cial confirmation of the ne VS. from AaItinsburg.
From the Richmond Enquirer, July :.
r A Speculation.
Suppose, what is not improbable, that the armies OF
the Federal Union should all be vanquished this year
that the whole scheme of Invasion and subugation
should break down ; and that should be enabled to
dictate terms of peace in Washington what then :?
We may we'll begin to reflect upon this contingency
seeing that enemies themselves specializing upon
the same. "1 Gen. Lee is able,' says the New York
"Tribuue' "to conquer the North-Be 1t so - The
New York "Times'' also, another great organ of the
Abolition enemy urging immediate levy OF large army
by draft, adds suggestively:
If the country will not submit to this, it will prove
yond all question: that sick OF fghog and peace
traon will be bound to let it have its way, and WalIow
in the mire
Next, the New York Herald" speaking of the next
election for Governor OF Ohio, says:
1--WE hazsrded ANOTHER prediction and that was that Mr.
that he would be elected Events will prove whether o.
not right niths Anticipation If Mr.. ValandGham
should be elected he will undoubtedly the frontier
into Ohio, ard then, ask what power i'll venture 10
take thence the choice OF the people.
This amounts to much the thing the hints of
the other two newspapers it utter failure aAd
defeat of the war Loicy, and imme date pedce-whch
peace must te upon terms because the victorious
party nev submits to the terms OF conquered enc
N.Y. but imposes its own in Short it means, 10 other
words what the Times expresses by swallowing in
the mire''
Again, the "Tribune," of a subsequent date, says
1--WE trust this invasion is meant be determined and
decisive, and that it will not be spoiled by premature
coil the rebels are indeed our masters, let them prove
and let it. If they not let make them
acknowledge the corn We hope this Demonstration to-
gether with that of Gen. Grant Vicksburg may be so
managed practically to end the If we can now
take VcksburR and Port Hudson t one hand ma use
Lees army the other, the Conederacy will he pref
Beat Grant and water their horses in the Delaware
ing all the forces bring against them, shall be
| under loot ana may as 1CeU OaCR H. '-ITtOuTe.
Swallowing In the mire and "under FOOT are igur-
alive expressions, and not to be taken quite literally
properly interpreted, they simply signify that the
North as they call the United States, must abandon
the pretenson of debating the conditions of peace and
prepare itself to accept those which may be dictated to
it by the prevailing power. Subugaton, confscaion
and liberation of negroes, must all be abandoned. The
prospects of farms in the Sunny South vanish when
the conditions of peace are to be proposed by the Con
| federate States.
None of these journals have ventured to speculate
upon the conditions of peace. In their philosophy
peace restoration and reconstruction. If obtain
ed by Northern success, then long enjoyment of the
spos of Office by the abolition folk but if restored by
Confederate arms, then mere loss of place and plum
der with Democratic Presidents and prosayery admin
istratona
These Yankees have persstenty shut their eyes upon
any separation Of these Confederate States from their
Yankee Union they will not even go much as discuss
the conditions of peace which these victorious CoIfed
crates might propose.
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can do no harm, propose to drag the Times out OF
the mire," well as the Tribune from under the
foot"
The Confederate States. when victorious and about
to propose terms of peace, will have nothing more to
demand than they would have proposed before the ta
of Sumter except naturalization for those outrages
committed by the enemy against every law of civilized
warfare.
The acknowledgment of the independence of every
State now in the Confederacy aud the free choice o.
the people of Maryland to determine whether they viii
elect the Corederacy or the United States vii! form
the first of the " conditions Kentucky and Missouri
are already members of the Conederacy and, upon the
hypothesis Of Confederate success, must remain mem
bers of the Confederacy unless their people determine
otherwise With their future destiny the United States
can have nothing whatever to do, and will not be per
mitted to exercise any authority or exert any influence
upon their people.
The navigation OF the Mississippi though lost to the
United States by the trial of BATTLE may yet be theirs
by the conditions of peace" Its advantages are re-
ciprocal and will be readily yielded to the United
States.
The return of all negroes deported By the Yankees
payment of their value will be another of the condl
tons of peace" The laws of war violated in let
ter and spirit by the running oft OF these negroes anc
the destruction of the property OF private, unarmeC
citizens-payment will BE a condition OF peace.
Trade relations will also form part OF these coadl
ltiops-what their nature character may be it Is I'm
possible to speculate upon. But as they are mutual II
their advantages, and exist by treaty batwcen all ma
lions, they will doubtless ARISE despite the anio6i'e
/ by the war.
With such conditions of peace accepted by the UNI
ted States, in what particular will they have SUSTAINED
, damages by separ alton which justified this war
The people of the United States have been kept II
of the real demands of the Confederate States
thew have been taught to believe pro-savery propa
ganda involving the conquest and conversion to SLAYER
of the States of the Union, to be the purpose ard Of
signs of the Confederacy.
The conditions of peace that the victorious Conec
crates will propose simple, and, we believe WILL
the course of tme prove advantageous to both nation
The people of the Confederate States believe tia
their future destiny be better accomplished IN sp
rate nationality than uDder the Federal U Mon 10
test the honesty of this belief they have maintained
war which has desolaed much of their territory sacf
feed many of the b-aves and best OF their people 81
endured all the prvations and crnetes ircted by Il
IL enemy They have demonstrated their determna'lf
never again to live in union with the people OF t
United States and they have illustrated their po"
TO defy the enemy's ents by series of victories
T. naraIletd in the annals Of war. Their conditions
reace will involve DO humiliation OF the enemy
loss of power except such as is incidental to our ser
rate nationality.
IF the enemy unwilling to accept these conditio
m of peace so let it BE- The is and will remain
in Pennsylvania, ard farther North.
Il. 800 REWAED.
lie. a. Will GIVE THE ABOVE REWARD for my