Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-08
For the Journal.
I'd Like to Know.

| Ia Like to KNOW.
MRssas. EDITORS -
I'd like to know any mil itary exgsncy, involving the
| safety Of Wilmington, exists of such imminent
to require the detention Of that class of the
Home Guard retdng the limits of the town. the
counties OF Nsw Hanover and Brunswick Every
pabe OF bearing has been ordered from these
to repel expected attack the town of Whining
ton. Their families been left state of oompara
tive helpessness to this the nineteenth d.y that they
have been camp and many of them in the deepest dis
tres their wives and little child lsf large number
OF cases. surrounded only by ossess idoen disobe-
dent slaves without white person for miles the dis
tance aronnd to coupss comfort protect them. One
after another formed of barns being burned all
their to them at least precious and most liable
tents others broken open and robbed CATTLE and espec
ally hogs are rapidly changing hands without guild
q1o Disease and theft bad already reduced this last
article of subsistence to the limits Losses
tanned by many of these in the last three weeks
amounted to deprivation far this of food
concerned and be supplied only by sacrifice of their
property Of another kind The aggregate loss
during the time would astoDish those who have
given 1t a moments reflection.
Ia doubtful policy in any event, to cali all the
Home Guard out. leaving SO many helpless women and
children the rade mercy of so many slaves to be
dropped the leaven of nsubordination into this class
population and it has worked until has leavened
whole lump This we'll kno and uoderstood by their
owners nothing but the fatal consequences
mistake Checks it's farther deveo and ma n,a ns
show OF general docfy That they have their
true and what rule wtuou them. But when they have
brought under the influence of nsghboring enemy
subj eced to the test corrupng aud cunning spies
and ncendisres they yield themselves easy victims
to their vile artifces
When the matters already suggested calmly wisely,
counties would not be LfDitey safer and better
of, in any view of the case. had they too been
brought under the order calling third of the Home
Guard into for many days at time, and those
called out making arrangements with the twothrds efG at
home to look after the welfare Of their business
peciay that of their families appeal to the Judgment
syDpathies and phianthrophy of those in authority if it
be with show OF reason and just that
Wilm ngton present In such imminent peril from
enemy to justify these losses in the country and
partc 1lar to thus proong the painful aaxetes and deep
distress that psrvaGes many housshold-disress
that their husbands tall In the defence of their
but that their and little children should thems
be progresavey robbsd ard plundered of the
subsistence garnered up for the stern wants of ap
preaching year, and they left to shift for precsrious
md last but not least that they should be left
the hands in instances OF insolent slaves. What
here w east, suffice for introductory soiicit
ing thought reflection and consideration Ia regard
matter grave Importance Any reply to these hssty
marks conceived the spirit of kindness and and
expressed with the force OF enlightened judgment and
truth, would give at ali events, satisfaction all
II any satisfactory to the questions
already propounded should be elcted then nothing
this subeto may be submitted; not, then perhaps
more anon.
RUSTICUs.