Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-16
From late fles Of Yankee newspapers we make the
following editorial extracts:
from the New York World July 2d.1
PREY, Anal

following editorial extracts: =.
from the New York World, July 2d.1
The Prevailing Apathy.
To recognize an existing and undepiabe though I'm.
pleasant fact and inquire into its causes IN an honest
intellectual proceeding which will always have the sane
ton of common sense, however revolving the naked
truth may be sensibiities The invasion OF the
free States kndles but little feeling compared with the
attack on Fort Sumter which the country in flame,
or the retreat lest year the James river which
verified the whole Of Northern property holders in
city and country into recruiting agents. Offering heavy
bounties out of their OWL pockes Nothing would be
gained by ignoring this contrast nor the great change
10 public sentiment which it marks. The present want
of aiacrty though confined to party, is more OBJ
servabe in the Republican strengholds like Massa-
chusets than in the Democratic States. Even Penn
syrana did not move with any spirit until large sec
toL OF the State id the possession of the invader,
aid the enemy threatening her capital These are in
deed painful and humiliatng facts but as they would
not cease be true if shut eyes and refused to
see them it more manly to lock them iu IN the
face.
Their chief cause is undoubtedly the disappointment
and disgust of all parties with the eebeness that has
euuandered the SO usey furnished the ad
lmiuistration hat encouragement have to offer
more men, this is what the people feel when the mil
lion and quarter already given produce 10 better re-
sult than formidable Invasion OF the North Ia the
third year of the war 2? We have furnished five times
the reeded for Defense and yet we are on the de-
fnsiye with fears that whole states will be ovtrrun by
hi
not very arculaely expressed is very simple at it is
defensive that ere waglng the administration
has too many troops already for any other than de-
fensve war need better guarantees that new re-
sources would not be squandered to as little purpose as
those aires dy 50 lavshy given" The disgust felt with
the management of the these general grounds. is
strongly reinforced by immediate and particular con-
sheraton After Lee outwitud Hooker and stole a
march 10 he valley, why was be not headed W ash
metn being safe against attacks from the south side,
N.>> / and
l3ge? Why not Lee met at the threshold? why
suh re-. to cross the Potomac i'll iorce? Why have
General Dix and keyes been dangerous expedl-
ton to Richmond when The people OF Pennsylvania are
fleeing in terror from their honts Why Is lt that a
Gieneran Chief and ST cretary OF War under whom
this dgraceuI State O. things has come bout are stlil
lcuutlutI n The direction Of he war
" e CONSIDERATIONS Ike these llthe public heart
with encouragement and disgust, it may be thought
thut the lmnent peril OF Invasion ought nevertheless
to arous the moet Strenuous activity SO, IN truth 1t
ought; but the people acredulous In respect to the
disability OF the rebel armies penetrating far 'Go the
North, hey have seen cur own vast armies kept at
bay oug the rebel trontiers unable to penetrate
anywhere far into the interior except by the aid OF
vigabe rivers that there has grown up feeling that 10
hiIy and wooded country it is always possible to
sst invasion. Common sense pronounces it idle to
talk Of snbug atiug the South it there real danger OF
the n or,h being overrun and laid waste. If We have
sunk low that, the people will say "let the whole
army BE- used for defensive operstons. 1t is at least
sufficient for that purpose" If anything could teach
The loyal to question the value of the Union it
would tie the failure OF the Union armies to give them
protectioD II each State has got to protect its own
soil with soldiers it is less after furnish
ing troops The Federal Government than before
When it comes such pass that the Federal Govern
ment strips State of its soldiers, and then leaves it,
with diminished rsources to protect itself against in
vasion, the Union becomes detriment instead of
advantage However it may be in Ian, Pennsylvania
is ent in justice to call home all her troops if
th Of tie Union fail to protect her, and the is
true of every other State.