Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-20

UJH GREATEST srcCEssEs have followed our greatest
a=: 9i pr cJEG nay also be said our great
da.eat7 followed most nstaring Successes
Fa,ioUs ought not 10 tbs word defeats for de-
hardy known troops when they have fair
But u rate, have sustained disasters Of The
.ravost character Where there IS high principle and
courageous character dJed among people disaster only
stimulates fresh e. rerizve their los5
isngerti position while. The o:her hand, upbroten
military il apt . eugend5r careesaneg2,
coEEdcucc and, Incidentally struggling. Tna pressure Of
upen5ing ruin, and the determination TO avert it is rot
uls is woveT to drive al into ranks sn3 keep
them the pest of duty exerted with any great force The
nbscutee firm a-s command consoles himself with the
2l ta5s "is's 81 righs anyway" aud says a~ay
long tb@t lie = afraid TO go back
Gu + confidence and careless security, their
trsiu atse@6ang evils to be Gepraoated, much
sc : ta dependency which would ary despai,
the and be willing 10 give ~ the ship. Cverconi-
derca cg r, tie eae.ga and lead ta temporary feeble
ness ri ac3a, bat despoadeHoy, despair loss faith &C.
siroy tie springs Of arI rerdar the rsbound difficult
impossible. I. he GutJ o tho press, aud Indeed
al organs o public opjnoa-oI all persons and Of al
geLcias VINO have tie means CO reaching the public
aud ear and Of touching the public heart TO all
cce to defeat ard beat back the first approaches Of
ths most dangerous CT all the fees t. great
cause Which, 7e repeat noTg have repeated ce0
c,,n- Ue los. u1les8 b be &bandoRed and will be
1oa unless :Le cause he bstTsyed and the people lie
rs.aL wiley tatio-z. OF by the whining o.
weae5ted Glsp onGe1t the CoakDgs OF dissatisfied
and Gs2E-cted aspisans. 10, there good ground
ior the i2U ga il b. these people.
UoGd them encourage the people, 10 stimulate
theis eneass 70 held up to uem the fact that General
Lis tie c.czsst soldier the continent, agteeS with
Era56a. DAVIS hl the Tho.Owe duty 20 taeit coma
lry who Lave bean called ana have net yet responded
duty who have absene3 themselves from tAeG posts
are sufficient "a number 10 victory the struggle
ucg in gc23ia Thus alone caa peace be scared Thus
aIo-e cul a@oa ruin be averteG-tba uQ of all hold
81 on c.rt2.
% a a.s- Ae people and lie soldiers al period Ike
this els,cJle The springs ci action ald destroy ne
elasticity gJc rise superior Tho pressure Of ad-
v.rzs cuua2ss IS 10 sAo the most nsidiols and Jet
tbs faca, blow the very o the Confederscy-
e: do4o every day. ~ people who pretend,
when cOsaeEed, to be coed Confederate citizens.
Iat 10 word act, nothing written spoken, do1e
20 forth to discourage the Peopls-to demozalze the
arny-t0 flnarize any for moment with the idea
Of submission. Pa7syzed for time, the true of the
South ard Southwest rayirg, AID the coming Fall
pagn trust, do much restore the position of af
IN that section. There in in the
ssissDp section than there has been any
within year past ard these Increased levies
er men il whom they have fullest confidence, such as
Ku;DT SMITH, Dick TAYLOR, and J. B. MAGRUDER. The
people il West and Middle Tennessee and Mississippi and
Eastera Ioua, where the Yankees have penetrated aYe
found their that the tender ercies of thu wick.
c are cruel aad they will swell the ranks Of JoIN.
roE and BRAGG OF course, such absence Of conf
deAce IA PE2IBgRToN that will go him voluntarily:
Why being the case this officer should be kept ia
command any point, is than eau underestimate
We do not deaounce General PEIBEKToN. He shown
courage, and Il no doubt brave man, ard have
proof that rs IS wanting in loyalty to the in which
lie is engaged bo the factis not be disguised he
extremely unpopular with the and the peope of the
department over which lie has had command. has
t4eif res9echey have no belief in his capacity. They
don't want him. Whether the people and the soldiers are
correct incorrect in their views and opinions we do not
know but since they mast fight the battle their yiews and
opinions cauDot safely be dsregarded treated with
tempt. DisasteT-ailure-d have been the con
sequences Of al such treatment while persisted in