Wilmington journal., 1864-11-03

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ssaous a she discharge OF shsir duuea and both
"ouads. Their services are la npora am happy
hope that exchange VIII Effected, that viii
agac soon no ON da'f.
Very respectfully, yonr ob'dt ssEv's,
P Sept. 7,h-sinco zrIu.s the above have see
the report asu, portion which In
the h.r,.ord sarrends, Tennessee
Caps. Graud, the tnser eto se.t bos,d tax.
Issu f1r my sword, which brought rrox,
tbs cabin, aid delivered him by OF sids r. B.
With reapcct to the American qlestion, the London
Times says
1t would really sem il there began to be q prob
ability of seeing he end If the American civil ssr
Un'ike lha cneck red and balanced OF eyenta
which We bave hilnerto had record, 10 which the
successes OF one sda were almost to be counter
balanced by "a slent ths o.ner the
accOu IN 10 ali ". =. The military pros
pes OF the No'n appear to oe Lining, while Mt tie
moment We Remark a and s:ar ling marifes-
t;ion of tie strength OF the opinion which has
n favor OF peae.
Uder these circumstances, political men obliged
TO take indications they get, and must generally
steer their by ths last authentic declaration OF
pubhc opinion. thus there doubs that, on the
news Ut be taking OF Fort Sumer the general fe- cling
of tie n orthern Democracy ail for The
tonal pride wounded, the national sentiment
irraed The naoaa honor was believed 10 De at stake;
and so, wLOu. counting tbs cost without examining
its RESOURCES snd Ihcaa Of les antagonists tbs
North plunged into tbs trightful conf wh ch has
| lasted ever since.
l! has happened, very coriuusy that all these clever
politicians have tOuLu themselves Ire the WrOug. The
Republicans would have prospered better if they
hud not 80 outragoOney overaced desire for and
b!oJdshed, aud Contempt for the very institutions they
| were eDdeavonng to preserve; and the Democrats
| would have their party much unnecessary
dMgtace aud greatly accelerated she inevitable reac
against the violence OF the an lag Onsts If they
had little ood5r shc expression OF their
opinion, ratGe, little less ssrvile in supprest
iug it. tie time his at la1t come when the sovereign
people called upon to express an opinion and ii
pretty nearly agreed On ali hands that hs opla
| ion will reverss the view OF 1861.
1t s only just TO say that the Americans appear 70
be urnlug such kno wedge they have acquired
| the oest With extraordinary audicly, the
North has Caught at the schcme Of armisce aud
conventIon OF all the States the late Union 1hia
would be recogn1s the South holding very dit
feent position om that OF reoei. 1t would needs
the South position Of equality and sutsu e for the
dcminlcn OF trIe ter e Tie iEH1ence Of Justice and
eQnaly. The causes which have made the nation
ak to suspend she would then plead powerfully
against is renewal and, the Guilty OF conceding to
the South rIgnss adverse to the claims OF The North
got oV,r trust that the principles of the
ID, caratiCn Of Independence will be found sufficiently
cCm morehensive 10 do the rest