Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-07
The North.

THE indications at the North point strongly 10 Tie
denomination of LINCOLN by the Republican ConVen
tion TO meet st Baltimore and of FREMONT b5 some
Convention TO be held at some ether point. Fremont,
IN all probability will rot go before the Baltimore Con
yenton as that would pledge him to abide its decision,
and that it is apparent lie does not intend to abide
Whether MCCLELLAN is run by the war democrats
or not appears to Us TO amount to very little. The
Repubcans have the war in their hands and intend to
use its DOVER 1t is in measure their thunder and
they mean to hold to and appropriate it exclusive
~ The only serious opposition to the war and subJu-
CATION policy must DC expected to come from the
treme States Rights men Of the school Of FRANKLIN
PIERCE. They, II oLoued, may be expected to make
some showing in some Of the Northwestern States and
in the border States Ike Kentucky aud Missouri but
the proviso al" allowed must always be kept in view
for We may be assured that every npediment will be
cast in their way that urgcupulousnes can devise OF
military tyranny enforce.
We cannot but regard political movements at the
North with curiosity and interest but not, confess,
with any strong prospect CT seeing immediate or angl-
bic results spriDgrg from any course they may take
FEARS for the safety OF their liberties or fatigue
and disgust with which is without results save
in drains of and money, and 10 the accumulation
OF debt, may induce the Northern mind to turn to
peace, ard may lead TO the formation and growth OF
parties aiming at peace, end we think they will We
deem it impossible that they should not. Eat we
would be deceiving ourselves ii we thought the old
prosIavery idea that once Influenced the Democratic
party before the disruption will hereafter influence any
peace party at the North. The fact is that the
very state OF things that alone give
strength TO a peace movement at the North
must be finally fatal to the longer existence
OF any proslavery dea in connection with parties
Before a real peace movement can be inaugurated,
those inaugurang must b. convinced that reunion by
any means s at an en- and before it succeed the
great body of the Northern people must be brought 10
entertain the belief Then in regard to the
tinuance of the war they ill ask, why for what end
what good can it do us what's the use And tie
answer will come, and-paaca But this will come pure
ly as the result of the proved fruiessness Of the war;
not any concession to cur institutions Or abatement
of violence towards them, for as the r ortherD
and SoutLern Sta'es become daily and vsibIy
more distinct Sd, daily and visibly, do the
former party characteristics aprirging out O
their former Union fade away. When the Nortt
gives up the idea of corqaest, reconstruction,
union OF any kind with the South parties at the Nor
will become purely antSouthern and antagonistic
There will be 10 reasons of interest to restrain them
they must seek all their strength at the North and they
will seek it in extreme subseryiency to Northern feel
ings and preudics The peace movement at TIE North
will be coincident with total abandonment of ali
pro slavery feelings and principles since the South be-
ing gone there will be no longer any interest 10 be
served by the afctaton Of conservatism il that re
spect.