Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-12

in the House, says that he for pe@ce, even without
Independence that he is tor yielding TO the YaLkees
giving up the ship-str king the coloFg-dts sorting
the flag. Rest assured that this also is HcEDEN's pen
this is What his talk Of CONVENTIONS and negotiations
and separate actions mcaps. The thing 10 CASES
is tlnly disguised in ohcts s adroiily conceal
ed but one way or the other, Mr.. j. T. LEACH G wee
expression to the spirit 0: Holdcngn in his State
That much IS pretty certain. All WHO agree with AIR.
LEACH and willing TO stop short Of independence,
who, in short are willing to take peace on such terms
LIECoLN may dictate, lave found their mouthpicce
in Dr.. j. T. LEACH, and will find t'tir candidate Tor
! Governor in Mr. w. W. HOLDEN.
THERE appears TO be fatality about tie ii gta hlc
wires, causing them 10 get down just about the time
when any great hsle ohsr import ani event IS lock
cd foT. Such is the At this present "s,tIng,
(Thlrsdsy orenoon,j from which circumstance we
shguld almost lie led /" conclude that battle go
ing or, Ii circumstances had not already rendered
lit probable. We presume the wires will aOon be up
sometime in The OF tho cay at least in the
meantime uat Try 70 contain son|s IN peace OF
at any rate - h.ia.ness.
But tact must prcpne pr TAethef hs telegraph
WORK. o. not OF whether its working briggs Of
victory or the reTerse: We look for victory We
pray fer ii. We expect if. We haze reasonable
confidence that our troops Sill attain it. tbs only
thing to b guarded against the indulgence Ct such
an unreasonable confidence Hill prs7eut from
tanning defeat, looking It's consequences firmly i'll
the face, with The determination 10 despair but to
rise superior to any thing that fortune can lLtct.
Not that lovk upon absolute disaster within TIC
reach Ct human probability. We have 100 hig!,
opinion OF troops ard thie gallant leaders to per
NIT TO cpt plate such cGntir s:ury but suppos
we simply fail of success, Of The of
which cur highly wrought Lole5-our sanguino exptc
tation have taught TO look forward to if not to re
gard already within grasp? Shs we therefore
find 'aut with gallant armies and their skilif and
patriotic leaders Sba! iDdu' sc in preston -
Shall We for moment give up The ship or shall VIC
not rather double exel oDs 10 strengthen aud
Sustain the army, trusting that IIe WHO rules the storm
will brink balk safely into port? Let Us be pre-
pared f,r whatever may come. We think that
arms this week will he successful, though sbud Ter
ct the price which Our ealant armies will have to pay
for victory. Still the time for action
not but feil netVous cot only IN view Of the military
consequences OF any failure, but also Of the moral ef
scs upon people sauguIne TO The extent Of overcoD-
fdeuce.
We would say nothing 10 depfea5 the enthusiasm OF
our people or lessen their we'll grounded confidence in
the tried taOr and patriotism of our soldieIs but
would simply beg them to remember that the fortunes
Of rroverhally uncertain, and that Of this
certainty the present has furnished many striking
instances We will surely be none the less able or
willing 10 rejoice good news because OF being pre-
pared to bear up against bad. We must cultivate
fortitude among the leading virtues, since may yet
have much need for it's exercise.
This var is not over get The battles Of Northern
Virginia and Northern Georgia are yet to be fought,
We look, under God for success to perch upon Cur
banncr but even should this not be the case We mus.
accept it as His will, without murmuriDg or iaeripq,
that pcr5evsring TO the end, the prize may the more
surely be
1.E following from the Richmond En- suite, OF Iues~
day will show hpE tie present mixed character of the
currency is working there we'll here, aud indeed
ne may Bay tgerywherC throughout tie county
Practically have currency, AID the Eve dol
lar bills being nEi'h fah ceh, prevent any real
fall Ill prices
TIE fsloIs barring the past seek i've dollar notes CT
the Conedersts States Treasury have twenty
reach Thirty three and third in anticipation Of their le
sazed depreciation. Merchants who bring about this
precipiate Discount into exsaGes the advance of
Iaskee gold. Wbsthet Of cent dozen, and be-
Sv .s to f g9Hd hpg a. s1erSe that he Meth
And yet they 10 wUEk bfaIeuy and down Coneder
ency at the rate Of twenty per cent Jun when
they getting from fifty to Hundred prices for their
goods ALREADY and tell OF the Wo of Confca
crate currency it nothing at ali. aud tone aud
with freedom Of contempt ehGh would Indicate that
thsy were the greatest enemies the country had
Some fo1y catchpennss, who wish to erap tie
and Inspire with admiration hs passerbg have suCh
In their Hir1cHs plaeards announcing " no discount
the hVes bat enter and price, and viii End that "
premIuI is allowed for c-IIenc3 tbs Erices being
enced By Eoasekeepes account Of the o
the currency from Shis Gauss, and the people generally
heartily wishing tbs old hse dollar notes o
tence and the new 0Les c. substitute. with Lev 1T
Some disposition has been manifested by fen dealers t.
draw tie CufTeGCy which II the ket
not en IL - Cleric ct oGsF rates Than usual bat lbs
temptation Is rot stfepg enough TO bring 81; much The
people anxious tie prices back TO their Old
don OF six months when, although tbefs mucA
complaint aud much said and written about exortoD
they had attained 10 nothing Ike HIiE p cEen Gicftcd
postCR CODgress Should q Uu55 PASS soma Law ia re-
setd N he mattst aud settie'the question al cuGe
Col. SrErHEN ELICIT, fer months pact i'll COZ,
mand OF Fort Sumter has been relieved from that pest
ard takes command Of he Holccm Legion.
Captain J. {. MICHEL, son Of JoRE MITCHELL,
will teke command of the fort.
Amongst some recent appointments made bJ King
ABRAHAM the First, nc find the names of SAMUEL G.
SEoLEs, JoHS Il. FRENCH, and JAMES L. RlDcELY
% be Direct Tex Commissioners for North Carolina
From present appearances there Lot much danger OF
he above gentlemen being bothered to any 7ery con.
idersble extent in the way Of making collections in
North Carolina. Gen. HoKE is attending to that mat
9, quite satisfactorily. Ii