Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-14


North Carolina, but, from his seat in Raleigh, he
to dictate to the people of the different COUNTIES
of the State, and to tell them whom they shall choose
20 represent them in the next Legislature. Next, W.
suppose be will think it part of his prerogave to ap
point the Sherifs and Clerks of Courts. He has taken
our neighbouring county ct Onslow under bis charg
and is grafed to learn that 1 n. S4pdera Esq, is a
cand date fo1 the Senate in Onsow in opposition to
The present Senator, Mr. Murrlll. " MIR. Sanders, ,
'he Sandar I'd informs the people of Onsow is gen
tleman of intelligence and sound judgment, ard Con
servative after the straitest sect tba is to say
is Hodenite, and therefore, mighty proper
We should think the people of Onslov ought to know
their czels, and which of them to vote for with
| out receiving instructions from candidate for Gov.
ernor be SGnda,d d further trusts that its Onslow
friends will complete their ticket by bringing out
candidate for the Commons Whether the people OF
Onslow will obey the eicts of the Standard remains
eCen. We nay be mstaken--we certainly .UiU be if
they do
We think it is time to remi1d the independent
Southern Rights voters Of the State-those who have
FTo sympathy with HoLDEN1sM in any of its forms
those who think that the South is right and that the
| Confederate government ought to be sustained-we
think it is time to remind these voters in every county
and elect to the Legislature, coed and true men of
their way of thinking-no " Fl. o. AS" nor
sympathisers with them. Their opponents and de-
nouncersthe denouncers of the Confederate Govern
ment--are active and organized. It's friends ought to
be so also.
| Northern Items.
| A friend at Weldon, who has somehow got seen
late Northern papers, writes to that the New York
l 1oPo oJlo q
SO in greenbacks for 81 10 gold The rates asked gen.
orally were So 40 to 81 so. The issue of greenbacks
is restricted by law to $3.50 600 oOO CHAsEs new is
OF bonds-$55O to for 40 years, inter
est payable in coin drags heavily, although the short
time 7.3O bonds and other bonds expiring in years
are exchangeable for them at par. The last steamer
that left before the publication Of the paper took out
about 5000 900 in gold to Europe. Financial affairs
at the North becoming daily more embarrassed and
| all articles of merchandise rising rapidly.
| TIE Bank Loan Scheme for raising 100000 by
the City Council of New York to Pay for tie exemp
ton of the ctys quota of troops had failed Less thar
$25OOOO had been subscribed, with prospect of the
complement being raised. The banks give excuse
for not subscribing, that the Legislature had not
thorizad the loan CHAsE's financial embarrassment
so weigh upon his mental energies that he cannot sel
Of the brain. Under these circumstances there may be
some truth in the report Of his resignation.
The New York Daily News is clamorous for peac
upon any terms-any conditions. FERNANDO Woo1
lately made very bold speech in the q. S. HOUSE Q
Representatives and said if he ever had any design
aiding 10 raise troops for such purposes they hae
been employed in, be hoped that God nigh: consig
him to eternal punishment.
Bounty jumpers are being daily brought to punish
ment for the offence of obtaining bounty ad deserlng
A number of executions had been ordered by mltar.
courts.
Everything indicates great weakness in the Yan-
kee war~back, and speedy collapse OF Yankee trfd
and finances. The mutteriDgs OF the storm have be-
gun.
The New York Hsrald says new movement is i
progress by GRANT which must bring the rebellion t
grief GRANT has some movement on hand, but whett
er he may not come to grief remains to be aeen.
The Yankees admit sound thrashing by MALONE
near the Peter sbury Road, the 23a June, and CON
less to loss of fifteen hundred-about one-thlri
heir actual loss. The Herald contained map Ct tn
battlefield with full description OF the battle.
The unimpaired confidence of the Soutnerh !1ooE
and people in their cause, and in General LEE' is &c
United.