Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-02
:. sssn,,uI .eax,on Bragg

We conless tn It We were not little surprised and
still more panied to find IL the Richmond Enquirer OF
the 9th ut, an elabOrate article of column and a
quarter 10 length voted 10 bitter, and, think i'll
timed csnsure of the efcer whose heads this ati
Gle as it does that CT the Er Gu hch reference
is made.
The osCnsiba gccuad for this assault up On General
BRAGG al this cIi,ica! time this renewal of cd
paiut and rakrg Up of old grievances found in the
fac that Corgrs has bill before it to increase the
pay of the Geuerl commando 6 the armies in Rich
mond go as 10 NIKE il equal, il is supposed to that of
generals commanding armies ia the ed at any rate
to make it sufi an nee. his daily expenses at the
seat OF government.
1t is hardly worth while 10 GO more t! an auda to this
however, since tie ra4der as he progresses with the
Enq-ers article soon enabled to discover the real
of this her accountable attack Oh General
BRAGG. General BRAGG has laid Or is supposed to
have laid hie eff al hpud upon two Virgiu1a generals
PICKETT and BARTON worse than this, he has betn
guilty Of rpcogpz ng the merits CT No til Carolina
geuers!-HoKE Hinc liza L1chfyme.
Now, We ere free say that We have never beer
amongst these who particularly admired Genl BRAGG
Perhaps indeed We have gone too far in cur expires
sion of opposite opinions but for all that stii
see that even If or othe,s do not dmire Gen
erel BRAGG we are not O.! hat accCuot relieved fOn
the obgai Go him justice, permitted to svtik
at other marito.ious officers ever his shoulders
We have no wish to fan the lime of jealousy be-
TWEEN North Carolina and Virginia, which the Enquir
er has shown itself SO ready to enkiude aud revive
sh ell ,lutio,c soy little about lis favorite generals
P1CKErT and BARTON, who, 10 doubt, are clever gar
tlemen and brave soldiers, if the latter is SONS
what slow, and he former is said, like SAMPSON t.
carry bis strength ia his hair and to lay more stres
upon what is on than what is IN his head
Tue Enquirer snys that " BARTON fell from fir
in the ,ear," in the midst of his glory, &c, g..
Perhaps SO, but If so, public opinjou' which th,
ENQUIRER in this same article makes its criterion O
merit might easily be quoted saying that this mus
have happened because he did not get near enough
the eremy at Newbern to get fire in the 'front.'
military court He believe, has passed upon this anc
we therefore pass it. We merely allude to it Gu
of Geierfrce TO the En9uirer'S standard of merit
The Enquirer, speaking of Gen. PICKETT, says -
"PICKkTr, that hero Of Gettysburg, that listorica
companion Of MCDONALD and NEY," etc. The En-
9uirer is speaking of Virginia General aud know
it is serious but rot this the it speak
ing of North Carolina Ganeral-we should suspect i
of the bitterest irony But as We see that no irony
intended, must suppose that the Enquirer did &C
tualy think that MCDONALD and NEY were only
distinguished 10: personal b.GUsgy, that common
quality OF q sod..r"
we Will not d'nt TO the Enquirer's friends, General
PICKETT and BARTON any merits that may be elaine,
for them, but since the Enquirer has chosen to claim
and set up public opinion in and ont Of the army
as the criterion of tie merits of General RI 400
North Carolina mart cannot fairly object if other
apply the test to those whom be has Offended am
claim that they be measured by the same rule, even
they should happen 10 be Yrginians.