Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-13
lofae,al report of the Engagement Between Tho


- From the Mobile Advertiser nd Register. July g. !
Enemy's M"vt msn,s-sta: Of the War. |
The overwhelming advance OF the enemy, and the
immediate conquest OF Mississippi Alabama, which
the faint of heart and responding of our people looked
for as the Immediate result Of the fall OF Vcksburg
have not taken place Is not this warning to such
persons Of the danger OF giving up when the public
prospects darkened and lowering clouds threaten
We hope it may be keeded and improved upon. The
gioomer the hour Of peoples fate, the more call is
there oS oru6e apd courage 20 breast and resist ad
verse fortuna. We not worthy CT freedom and In
dependence ii We not equal TO this and nothing is
more Ger ain than that wise Providence, working by
fixed Laws on the destines OF nations, will never so
shape events 10 confer independence on people I'M
worthy oil it. Nothing has evec alarmed us ID the
contemplation O! The final result OF the struggle,
cept he conduct OF deep0ndent ard frightened people
In the spread OF this eeIing TO the maesfs oil the Con.
tedcracy lies our oGly danger.
Spectators nay prey upon the people, blockade run
ners may play Wild with cur currency, and we may yet
maintain The fight to the glorious eLd. But croakers
our desdlest enemies, for they sPread neral con-
tsgion which Cnnaus aud emascuates tie public mind,
and does TO suhlugate US than ell the armies OF
Lincoln. Ii they must tTemba, tor Gods sake let them
retire to the shades of night the scltudcs Of their
cham erS TO do it. Let them torbear to show their
long and i'll 0mened caQneGances to the Ieces OF peo
pie engaged IN q struggle 80 sacred AID 80 fearful as
this Palsied be the coward tongue that Gays yield or
praes Of peace sud reconstruction, and saving OF pro-
perty. There is safety property 10 civic liberty
personal honor for any Southern man or woman that
does hot lie long the path made bloody end brilliant
By the points OF tie bay0nes Of a people who have
sworn they will not own Yankees for masters, ard be
come t!e serfs aud vass&Is Of the viper brood OF
Puritans in religion and Abolition;st in poll
tics. 'he croaker, we say, IS the deadiest
enemy OF the cause. The most eloquent auxiliary
| oI cur Ices Fr0wn him down che already
subjugat5d and ready Tor the Yankee yoke Avoid him
as you would pestnce And to them this word, and,
shame say ia TO be addressed to here ami there
e Dan who ought to be a leader aud beacon to the
lrcFr
lest hope desert you ard leave you wreck preniaturey
stranded the beach OF this great ravouo2, while i's
tumultuous waves still roll grandiy on in triumph.
css aud independence. This revolution cannot fail 1t
tn people will it succeed II thsy have toe courage
to go throigh with it, the euerdon OF freedom awaits
them II the ed OF struggle jhat cannot in the nature
Of things, h1 much logger plOtracted We have to
choose tie crow. 81 s2icuI the whip o lie master.
Choose yc!
We coll upsn tic men of Mississippi SO lately
Threatened AID s. unexpectedly rePreved from the
merace3 debger, 20 use the Breathing spe allowed
them :fd :rj up heir o'Rs ios the defence OF their
5Cse. Joio ths arms you have at bone TO those OF
5en. Johnson, a1d without the help Ct anetbcr Con
e3Tta soldier ycu only deiepd but redeem your
State Tie same may be said OF Alabama. and GeOr-
gl2. Flock 10 BFagg's at&Ldard aud you can drive
RoseC.AIs trom yCur borders. There is no doubt OF
tbs We are in TIE crisis Of the uar-at turning
point when every man belonging to he army should be
al biz post 0T alIirg to CO. be driven there by the
oFce public opiuiOp, the eltrraties of friends and
tie Con ejerocy kluId throw lis whole fighting force
into tao field to turn the scale Of TIE present campaign
IN our iavoT. hat done hfra are hundred reasons
to beiove that the war will be viriu2ly ended. Lin
coin put 10 armies in the field bis present
orces are melting away and by united effort our
part can be swept irsm the lard IF Lincoln falls in
this campaign, revolution will spring upon him at
hORlG AID be spectators Of q civil war tearing
| the Vitaa cf iEcrlies.
Fer tie present the tide OF var hss turned TO The
East. We believe that Grants army il being moved
Virginia, in the belief land the true belief that Tlr
GINA is the backbone OF the Conederacy and that with
Lees army beaten, and Virginia occupied the war will
be at end It may be, and it locks like it, that
the great and final battle will crimson the soil Of the
dear, nsbie and brave Ola aion and that the whole
CT movable forces EsF be called there to meet the
grand onslaught Of the combined armies OF the enemy
We hope the Government at Richmond is awake to
such contingency. From quarter OF a million Of
Confederate soldiers, under such leaders Lee John
son, Bragg and BeaNrogard. &c, the North cannot
muster the masses, 10 Persian Numbers, to ravish
"a qctory. Bat come what wi-Iet what may be
wraps in TIE womb OF the futurefor there 10 but
one policy, duty for It is to fgh-to FIaET--
! to FIGHT to the bitter end.
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