Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22
WILMINGTON. N. c., SEPT. Is, 1864.

! = are not going TO indulge in moralzing, nethe
DO We wish to look wse perhaps because we fear that
people would find us ont too soon The rroverb usa'
! 20 ', "set thief to catch thief O2e burnbu!
VII b apt to find out another and therefore it is tha
To es= ept to suspect those who are first to suspeo
others.
| We merely wish 10 apologize for cur o77n s0s C
omission 10 day, if iodeed they be sius We have rcal
l9 little TO say on public affairs VIII We be blamed
We say little? We trust not Tie apparent recea=ty
OF saying something OF having Eom=hing 10 tD hal
led to inaacletion in speokr and wri1iDg-tc
more uuwise reveiatioGs--to mere impradent commit
talso more bitter baart-burnings a1 all other causes
combued We are not LOW speaking Of the mere vii
lage gossip, tie scandaLn2nger py prescription, but
to all the de-cendants OF ADAM AID Eve gifted with
tiat 'uaru)y member,' tongue, Or that equally IN
ruy and still dangerous meE2bar - Tor such il
seems to be--a pen. Who that has been doom-d to
pore the productions Of especial correspondence
or the ltadeTs Of 'leadiDg 0urnas but Las felt that
much that has baen said has been sid for na purpose
Of being said. Clever raradoxcg -sbreWj atnpts TO
look wise, aud shleB2h ef5rts to simulate iLdapen-
deuce, have been evoked if not cQmpel!el by tie
stE CT Saying Scmethipg."
Now, ike tlo knife grinder VIC a,.va tata 70 tel
We meau We IaTe nothing rev 70 Of -'on the 81 ua-
tin. We miga: speculate the position Of ta;ngs il
Virginia ard Georgia. We might 1oLd2r what ground
the NaW Yori; HspoN has for artic;Eatins tremeG-
doQs conflict at Realns' Station, oT what some {; the
Georgia papers by predicting some great move
meLt that shall bring joy to the Conederacg. But VIC
attach little Importance 10 these predictions whether
By Northern Or Confederate papers. Il may very
well he that GRANT, stimulated by tie progress o!
SHERMAN 10 tie capture of Atlanta, may attempt to
strike 4 blow at II edmond Oc P1tesDurg it is moi
impossible that forces in Georgia should make
eG,rt to rotsiva OF Cf;tt their rcceot rt7avses it Is
evan within the scope cf probability tiat army O!
the valley District, uadrr EARLY, ahcu, mike din
opst-- oa before tie season closes; IN. ali tits is
eupposieioH, aud amounts simply expression Of
opinion that TIE cam Taign has not closed yet
We mus say il regard 20 Georgia, tat if atg pgo-
jet is On foot for the recapute OF Ataae, it is folly
for aDg Confederate raper to be giving The enemy
tCe Ct it, II thera Ee such project foot, it is
wrong 10 be exciting hops foc hch there is fcun-
,.4tion. Ihsa mysterious givihgs out Of soma thing
g"1a are very apt &c in nothing, even if they 60 not
DO positive harm.
GRANT will try to winter Elare he is, and lie ready
10 start his next campaign against Richmond from that
point SRGRMANs policy viii rot be far different, we
suppose. During the winter, attempts will probably be
made upon cur coast, and everything done to weaken
energies and exaus: resources, which The Yam
KEGS latter themselves arc rapidly falling.
Meanwhile, at the North, the wild hunt for o1ice
will go The shoddyites the contractors, the prac
tis3d thieves-the whole machinery q official corrup
ton will be arrhyed in favour o. LINCOLN. Those hun
cry for sPoils'';he fierce Dsmocracy'-eut of cfice
ana short rations for the last 2cg years will make
stern onslaught uuder the banners Ci Little Gc. The
fanatics Of the Norhaes, hcse Of the Republican par
ty dissatisfied with LINCOLN, parlizsu8 Of CHASE,
will pr o5abIy go fer FREMONT, If not fer him for
some person yet to be brought ont The thing will be
all hunt for Office ard proft-for piunder nGd spoEs
in which the interest of the Southern people will be o.
the smallest. II will be fer them to see :hat they are
rot the victims of the punderers aDd the spoilers for
n OF these relations will ony party that may be
successful at the North stand to them.