Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-12
The Favorable Reports we Hear from .he nth

Many of our people felt greatly encouraged at the
ported dsaection of the Western soldiers in the Fede
raj army. They said 10 be deserving by hundreds
and thousands, all dissatisfied with the war, wanting it
to end, &c. This may be true, and it may not. We
had better rot rely upon it, Here is what the New
Orleans Delta says of our army, which know to- be
false Better not credit such reports from either side
When their army is disbanded then it will fight US no
more 1t is proper TO remark, says the Atlanta Con-
ederacy, that the Delta is hand organ of the Yam
KEGS
We daily receiving accounts the lines of the
dreadful condition of things in rebeldom. The soldiers
only kept from open mutny and insuT b0rdnation
by the iromisss held out that peace will be made in
ninety days. The army is very tired of the war, and
would accept peace any terms which would restore
them to their homes again The people too, even in
Mississippi, openly express a wish that thu Yankees
would come along and end the farce.
The decentralization among the louisiana and Ar
kanas troops at Port Hudson reported to be exrcue
AMI thousands would desert if opportunity offered
he description is found to be very slow ard also
vety dangerous business. The people in the country
kill every officer who around huntng up Con-
scripts At least twenty have been killed II the ptr
fofmance OF this kind of duty. The people will lot
coDscips fitey avoid it, and the swamps
and hiding places OF Louisiana iul of fugitives be
tween the ages Of l6 and Co. What relief will the
coming OF the Union troops be to these Provisions
clothing and ali the necessaes Of life very scarce
and every body is miserable except the hearess specu
elors and the hearess leaders. 1t is said that
if the supply of salt cut eff for three months, it
would crush the rebellion. Salt might the non
I've PRESIDENTS SoNa AT AsTIETAM.-1he New
York correspondent, Manhattan OF the London Morn-
ing Hen dld tells the following Of the President:
Fancy President, sir calling upon an officer on the
bloody field of ADtietam to sing him song. 1t is a
TACT President Lfncon when be visited the battlefield
of Antietam before the corpses had en- buried CO lied
upon an tcer who had been reported to him as good
song singer, to "step out and sing me song" and
tEen in open plain in hearing OF the dying, and in
sight Of the sighess dead officer sung Tor the Presi
dent Of the United States. Jim along Josey."-
W bat splendid out much abused ruler Old Nero was.
| He idded wolfe Rome was burning, but never called
out one Of his officers to sing " Jim along JOsey.
Fathers, PRAY WITH YOUR CHILDREE.-A father
once said that be moertd his father taking him H.
to room alone, ard kneeling down and praying with
him. Farther. back than tina be could remember moth
ing But that prayer, though be very little child,
he we'll remembers and he often thought he owed all
bis hopes of salvation to the fact that be remembered
nothing beyond that prayer. 1t made az .laeble in-
preston his mind. at forty years ago., said
e, "tbat beard that prayer, back of which my memo
~ cannot Ny father is dead and gone bnt here
! stand witness for God that He hears and answers
prayer. Aud beg of you fathers pray with your chill
dren in the family mercy, but pray with and or
them alene and the Father who heareth in sescret will
Reward you openly"