Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-28

would 90 to hell Many people 60 to hell ?" toe
question. Eyes, great many !" And they stand
itH" Yes they stand it," Cali right" said the
hardened man, "wbat anybody else stand, can, .
and forthwith went to sleep perfectly unconcerned
Sure enough he got well.
IT is one of the wise dispositions OF providence that tie
human miCd should possess vast amount of elasticity
and that human circumstances should exhibit an IN
bounded power of reaction against misfortune. The
Confederacy is aording proof of both these cts The
public mind has accepted the situation " and is pre-
pared to make the best of it, and it, possible, cut of the
nette danger to pluck the flower safety. The enemy
has been deprived of the fruits which he hored to reap
from bis advantages of last November and, if be has
not been driven back bis progress has been effectively
stayed If LoNasTREEr has not taken Knoxville still
his army is eafe and if GRANT has Lookout Mountain
still be is no nearer to Atlanta.
Another Ninety days draft will have to be drawn
but not exactly in the in which that expression
has heretofore been used Not the closing, but the
sumption OF actual hostilities is postponed for ninety
more days, and upon the plans devised and the pre-
parations made during these ninety days may
depend the fate Of the campaign, and, to a
great extent, of the war Away from river
courses, and the enemy must now leave them or fail
back-away from rver-coutses nothing has in any year
soon and there is no reason to look for any change
this spring Thus there three months more &c 60
apOn before the ball opens in nest aud The country
looks forward to that ope ing with the less hope
and cotfdeuce because they find the names JOHNSTON
and BEAUREGARD The first great leaders OF Conf rate
troops rising to their original prominence o. course
this does in any way drrogae from General Lee or
that could 1Oould attempt.
We must watch alt wait " the best can, as in
the absence of def lite formation had all better do;
but must contss thas although not unduy confident,
W. yet like the looks of things better than we have
dom for time past.
But all must o. aware that if the spirit of the Con-
fed racy rs s. and very properly and justify rises tri
umIhauly superior to the depressing circumstances
that hid for time overwhelmed it, the spirit OF the
eoemy has gathered strength ard confidence from a
mpann Of their undoub'ed cesses, and an
exaggerated idea Of our losses aud weakness They
will be I'D xous rush upon almost with the
of giving the coup de grace TO This unhoy rebel
hon." aid of taking up their ott-repe4ed Ninety
days draft" We mus be aware that if pre-
parng they, and they will prepare whether we
prepare or Woe then if neglect any pre-
ctuion which wisdC may suggest, or emit any efDr
to which patriotism may prompt.
But will this campaign end the war? We'll, we
hope so I'll deed we hope so, but who say? Who
kncws bat God? Once upon q time, We were all
strong in predictions, and gave them to the word
in periods less accurately rounded, according
TO our powers of writing talking We Go no; see
ttat the most elegant essays much nearer the
truth than the most simple sayings. We know that
people who claim more wisdom than we could ever
dream of aspiring to, and who "have that Claim al
lowed" are again INDUCING in predictions q a
grand wind up and general arrangement this
year We trust these gentlemen right IN
fortunately cannot quite see the thing so
plainly. Somehow rather like the present aspect
of things. The people are, it were, stripped for the
IS ht and WHILE as will always be the case, show
symptoms of letting down, upon the whole most seem
determined to rise superior to any fae and they will do
So But we confess ourselves unable to say, through
how much or how little tribulation the country will
have pass before the skies brighten and all is clear
again.