Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-29

SHOWS Tue opinion bed by enemies CT the various
classes OF egato's In our midst 1t denomnatts them
es those who denounced as Re-
const' rcaonaSand the Large party of States Rights
men VINO lose no opportunity of debCuucing Jefferson
DAVIS as despof who has oppressed them more sorey
| than brabam Lincoln could have done"
Let our cit zens ponder on the asa ming given iu
this abolition yankee sheet BY our divisions they hope
| to conquer
THE DACAy OF soUTHGaN UNANImrT7.
The resolutions which were presented in the Rebel
House OF Representatives the 25h inst in relation
to tna subject peace with the United States by J.
l. Leach, although they faied, ere evidence that the
| "unanInity of the SOUTH" Of which much was
| formerly said, has ceased TO exist 1t. also
shows that The oponents Of tie war are becom-
ing boldCr, aud that they feel themselves sufficient
y sr0rg utter TIER opinions with certainty lhEt
alt housh tLey may be unpalaable, they must be listen
ed TO- 1t is not probable that Mr.. Leach expected to
rally decent minority to the support of lis resou
tons. He might bave supposed that they would fall
with DO affirmative vote but his own and yet he sue
ceeCed IL gaining toe support Of i've other members of
The North Carolina delegation. Ii Is true that alter
TIE vote was tak4 the latter requested permission to
change their the negative side. Bat this only
shows tkat they are DIX ero1s politicians. Had
rGng vote been Shown upon Mr.. Leach'S side they
would have suck It. their avGWal. AS il they
could better their influence hereafter by seeming
to abandon tie cause Two years ago 70 man would
have CARED 70 aTow the sentiments ID Southern Con
gress which Mr.. j. L. Leach has boldly put upon the
| record. He might well have expected assassination
upon Tue Dor OF The House OF Represen atives had be
Whispered such doctrines yet Nj Leach not only
avows them, but be is heard 10 speech upon the sut-
jet, and then Voed down. after counter speech by
Mr. Montague.
ali this shows progress G5o S9u;hstn mind, even
IN the erceHess Of paseion hes compelled TO ask
ltsct', " na' are VIC fighting Tor And the sefin-
posed reply Is net eaaant 10 nsoi9G tious men. MIR
Leach C0Dcedcs 50 he uual S0lhetn assertions about
the Of toe Rebellion" that it was produced by
the . uoFlenoy' uojasda5o and u1patriotic interior
cnce OF c1lzans 0! noo slaveh0ding States ia their
popular assemblies tOm the pu pit, ord bV legislative
enactment, with tbs reserved rights Of the States"
meaning, Oh cou:sa, With he rights OF the eaveholding
Stale services CT their bou3men. This assertion
NIGH re successfully Cenjed inasucn neither popu.
lar asstn1lies pu pa nCr State Legislative euactmens
cOad ilerero vita rights &! tie Southern people
uad2r ta5 constitution GGd tha laws Of the Unlled
States at l. is lot necessary 70 elaborate any argu
n7nt upon the pG0t, Is is o:Ious, that whatever
night lave been done by p0,iEicaus, preachers and
presses riae the South, the United 5 ates Govern
had always maintained the rights Of the Southern
States, roCer the Constitution.
Acsiest the conduot OF the Goverumeat, which had
always b1su politically under the CONTROL OF Southern
Politicians, there was 10 Cau-e Tor COMPLAINT 1t was
tstensby because there failure the part of The
South to eject President, pledged - the support Of
their programme that tie Southern S.ntes rashIy pre-
cplattd TIE c-u0Iy into What tr LeIch prouounces
"a crccl bo3 and RELENTLESS war, that has no paral-
lei 10 posGt 0iar2cy 10 the auaals of the world be
TWEEN people protesting 1h7 Lhri3tin ielIgOn."-
We need ooy rcr :e0rated spat ch CT Aexau-
der Ii. epb8 OF 1861, to stow that in that Grafton
he conduct, pocy, and good faith of the United States
Government, and 0: the people OF the Tree a'es, were
n St powerfully Vi4dcatd MIR. Leach c0ntesses the
thug, for he says 10 the preamble to bis rsou-
tlOns
" Inc ciz31s Ct the slave Statts, at an ungQarded
moment, uEGec tie taueuce Ct uQwsa counsel with
mature elaboration as 10 the fearful consequences
made the election OF Abraham Lincoln to the Presi-
dency Of the United States the occasion for precpita
" ting tbs Confederate States out of the Union which
has been followed BY train of fearful consequences
90 not contenpated IL those who advocated the meas
" ure.'
lad ed II YVES g rash and most disastrous act which
in uDguaraed moment" plunged this great nation
into the Of a terrible Mr. Leach admits
that tie proceeding III ustiabe. The Southern
leaders pre- ended TO consider the election of Mr.. Lin
coin as proof CT design to Cypress them. They had
variant for that opinion and subse q1ent events
have demonstrated that the most ultra among the South
coDspi1ators did not believe the outrages which
they asserted were in store for them would he commit
ted They had resolved upon seDara IN long before
They had been nursing thr conspiracy tor years. whilst
managing the United States Government according to
their own dlsres and they ony sought sort of an
seeming Justification for the inauguration of
their wicked plot 1t cacn0t be said in the language
Of Mr.. Leach, that they entered upon the war with
out d@lbeIation" They had deberated through
several Presidential terms, and they wise in their
own conces they did not understari the peopIe OF
the free States They beheld them intent upon indus
try, and they imagned in that they were
sOrid. They knew that for the sake peace they had
submitted to many Southern insults ard they conse
queOty supposed Them to be towards. They knew
10 be concatory and hence they suspected them
to- be mksops. 1hey knew that they we're generous
and they asoribed their Iiberality to tear.
misunderstanding the calm, deep security of the
North, IN It's power, to Re evidences puslIauimty
they supposed that at the first sound OF battle from
the South the whole Northern population would drop
upon their knee8 and sac i0r quarter. In all these
ideas they mistaken. Ihey threw down the !
the determination Of un'altariLg Courage Unwise |
couoseIs undoubtedly I'D the initiation of the
dreadful contest, and manifest deusons have kept alive
the hopes OF the rebels in spite of unnumbered reVerses
-Four years Of suffering have had their effect in ches-
tenng the passions OF the Southern leaders. They |
have been baptized in woe, and the day of their re-
dempi0n is not yet visible What Mr.. Leach has |
had the courage TO proclaim il the Southern Congress-
must be tie tcret opinion OF Thousands OF bis cOun-
trymen, whose pride is too great to op.uy ayow them
and whose etubbornucsa yet keeps their feet in the
paths OF destruction.
Mr.. Laacl'8 resolutions have bten voted down. No |
other result could have b2en exDcc Cd among body OF
States the is not 80 bold tbs ukewarm action OF
the Legislature OF Georgia shows that outside of Rich
mond the views Of MIR. Leach have tier effect. La |
North Carolina, although Holden was def aed by the
interpretation Of the Central Government the tyranny
of the Richmond dospotsm has been openly denounced
The eaven OF thought is agatng the whole Southern
CoufedeIacy. We hear Of the sentiments of men WIN
are denounced as Sub0is9 oni3ts" We hear also of
"Reconstruconsts," WHOSE doctrines are not 30 bold
s those OF perfous Of the former class We hear still
more OF the large party OF State Rights men who, while
asseveratpg their lefty to the Southern cause lose
opportunity of dnoUncDg Jefferson Davis a des.
pot who has oppressed them more gorely than Abra-
ham Lincoln could have done. Human nature teach