Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-16

way of daily newspaper that We have seen, con-
tanning Is large and closely printed pages, of which
ii filled with advertisements, leaving only Z
pages of reading matter.
In the Lonion Times Standard and Ne,os of the
World of the 18th, 14th and 18th, the CHIEF topic
far as the Contederacy is concerned appears to be the
visit of the Confederate sloop owar Georgia to the
port OF Liverpool The especial partizans of the North
in the House of Commons-such as Mr.,BARING, FoR
and CeBDEN had made Speeches in that body object
og to the admission of the Georgia into British port
as not consistent with the duty which Great Britain
owed to friendly Countrywide United States. The
Times of the l4th, accuses the Confederaes of sys
tematic abuse of British neutrality. 1t says:-
We lave above all things to take care that our
ports are net converted into stations Of hostities
employed as a vantage ground BY either bslgerent It
is perfectly notorious that systematic abuse OF
our neutrality has been practised by of them in
this very manner 1t ID equally certain that 1t 10 ony
by international comfy that commissioned ship is
allowed to enjoy the immunity of her flag by coming
and going where she lists. The Jurisdiction of neu
trail Power over its own ports s absolute and IL need
give reasons for any regulations whcn IL may gee
to make in respect to them. The United States ezer.
cised this power in 1894 by banishing French prva
teers from their ports upon dy requistou from
England It may, therefore, well be asked whether we
are any longer to extend courtesy to bellIgerent
which has shown little consideration for Us. The
Confederate Government has, to say the least, mani
tested an entire disregard of any interests but .s own
Rather than place US in embarrassing position
the Danish Minister duly informed Lord Russell
that in process OF construction IN this
country for the service of Denmark This Is the hon
orable and straightforward course but 1t is not that
pursued by the Confderats their friends IN England
Tny have scrued to practice any deception on
the Custom house that might serve their purpose and
tend to compromise with the United States. Dell
cacy therefore would be misplaced in Our future rela
tons with Them It was perhaps, scarcely open to us
to refuse admission the Georgia after receiving both
Der and the Alabama at the Cape, and following hth-
erto the general usage of respecting Warke commls
sion implicitly If it should prove to be true that she
has disappointed expectation a cruiser and is TO be
sold at Eirkenhead shall be relieved OF 1urtner re-
sponsbility in respect of her. Ii any attempt should
oe made to transfer her armament and to the Alex
andra or the steam rams, we shall know how to deal
with it. In the meantime it is proper to consider
neither some intimatCn should not be conveyed to the
authorities at Richmond 10 the effect that vessel here
after abscondng from our harbours in the same way
shall have for the future to an English port -
not consistent with the honour OF any nation to tol
crate system of fraud upon its laws is it for our
advantage, as a naval Power, that the ports of the
whole world should be available to an enemy whose
own ports we may have hermetrcaly sealed. Suppose
had the misfortune to be at with Prussia, and
had bockaded her coasts efectually with what
feelings should we hear of so-called Prusian cruz
sers issuing from New, York and swarming
over the Atlantic Ocean? This is an issue which
must be faced now that the example OF the Tuscaloo
sa has taught Us how rapidly navy may be generated
out of single cruiser here is no disgrace In profit
ing by teaching of facts and adapting remedies to evils
as they arise. When the American war began we tol
lowed the guidance of general rules developed out OF
axigences OF former and did rightly. We have
siace learnt that these rules in respects made
1uate aud it il equally accordance with justice and
with sound policy to modify them from time to time by
the light of experience, with view to the better main
tenance of impair tial neutrality.
The tone of the whole long article of the Times, OF
which we have given the conclusion is dsrespectul and
Il friendly.
THos HYDE, aged ten to twelve years, was drowned
in Town Greek, near Salisbury, last Sunday, whittier
he had gone for the purpose of bathing.
The FOLLOWING VETO MESSAGES were sent in to the
Confederate Senate the 7th Instant
10 the Senate of the Confederate States:
regret that Of duty compels me to return to
the Senate, without my signature, joint resolution
which ocigina ted in honorable body entitled Joint
Resolution in regard to the exemption OF editors and
employees of newspapers"
The terms of this resolution extends to editors oil
magazines and periodicals, other than newspapers to
gether with their employees the exemption from mill
tary service is accorded in favor of newspapers
for exempting these citiz ms from the
duty of defending their country which would apply
to all authors publishers booksellers printers and 9th
er persons CONNECTED with the publication of books
religious tracts and other reading matter
At moment when lives, our liberty, and our in-l
dpeDde threatened by the utmost power of our
enemies, VIII every citizen capable OF bearing arms
ought to be founo in the ranks, cannot but deem it
impolltic add to the list of mpions without the
most urgent necessity Seeing such necessity, and
believing the precedent set by this resolution if pa sed
to be productive of evil effect, constrai ned to
turn it without my approval. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, 9Th June, 1884
To The SenGte Of the Confederate States of Americd
A bill, which originated in the Senate entitled An act
authorize the appointment CT additional officers of ar.
ery for ordnance du iee has been presented for nv
signature but it contains provision founded on an
rror OF iact which c0mpels to return it without
approval, that the error may be corrected.
The bill contains the following proviso "Provded
hat the acting ordnance C6cers having been found duly
Iua fed for appointment according to the regulations
If the War Department, and being already on duty IN
he field under the orders of the Secretary of War
shall have preference of appointment under this act"
here are no acting ordnance officers on duty in the
field and learr en- inquiry, that the persons des
gnated in reality merely employees of the Ordnance
Bureau, for the performance of the ordnance duties in
he field in the absence of legislation authorizing
he appointment of ofie THIS proviso, therefore
the effect, under of fact apparent in terms
IF restricting the Executive in choice of pei sons TO
ill the Offices created by the bill, to list of employees
selected by chiefof bureau which isplainly not 10
accordance with the express intention OF Congress nor
With the terms Of the Constitution.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, June 7, 1864.
For the Journal
kEssRs. FDIroRs Allow me, through the columns OF
Inc Journal 70 call the attention of the proper suthori-
said to belong to the o. s. Navy, GHetoed to the