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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

WE must hope that the brief Geographic report of
Governor VANCEs speech at Fayetteville does not give
an adj qnate IDEA CT bis remarks there-not that we
qutsu is ccrrtcrCss as far it goes but can
not but can to The belief that fuller report will
gre ally cdy or explain some Of the positions and
statements therein contained.
TIL COroiHiqn Of Saturday brings a report, proba=
bly, abre lated, Of portion Of his remarks, which re-
port IS to be continued. Until get the report
at l,reuh which suppose we will be enabled to do
from the Coroiinicn and Observer think it better
TO Gbsta il rom arg extended comment.
So far We CO. tss that the impression made is not
tle5sen' less pleasant certainly than that made
by his * sboro speech although even in that there
wre Itssae,s vh.th il opinion, had better been
omit Cd. / tbs sent neut VT know that we are by
no meas II -ulaC.
Govcrro. VANCE, We notice, has been invited to
address portions Of the troops stationed in this vicinity
or The torts, ard, presume, may be expected to
Wis I " mIa zOn, IN @lcl all here may enjoy the
opportunity Of hearing aal ju lying for Themselves
The Governor is very enterta ming public speaker,
AID can lie G GROVE in crested and amused perhaps
as well Is any il ont OF the State that there
will be geu-rJ desire 10 hear him. with those
who my dd.r from many Of the positions be may as
sumo, Ct The remarks he may indulge in.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

The enemy in Teunfs:e is evidently drawing his
fore together rapidly with tie view 10 early and fer.
rDidaole operations in that quarter. One way or
ano,ter he aims at Atlanta, lsa account of the i'm
porance of the place itself than CT its peculiar
character 90 great railroad ceutre the possession of
which would enable the euemy 10 interrupt our coa
municaton very seriously if not fatally.
What we are doing tut there we hardly know
General JOHNSTON has tie faculty of keeping bis own
counsel perfectly perhaps than any oher leader on
either side We trust that in the attention DEVOTED to
Virginia, Northern Georgia has not been forgoten.-
Defeat there would be hardly less disastrous than
would a similar event 10 front of Richmond.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

MONEY is getting much less penty-that is evident.
We can see it all around. Anybody who takes the
trouble TO stop and think, must notice It,
Considering the heavy fundng-the withdrawal OF
nethird of the uifunded monty by taxation On the
money Itself and another large amount by taxes upon
other things including the fvep Per cent tax tobe paid
this MINER money is bound to be scarcer The won
der to us is that this ct has rot mace itself apparent
to ue sooner Prices OF few things begin to show
the effects Of the reduction in tie currency and Others
will follow eventually.
OF course, the currency, ike all other interests, de-
ponds greatly upon military success. If we have that
then the currency hardly fail to appreciate rapidly
If we have not that TO the extent hope for, then Of
course the currency will either remain stationary 60
ackward7 We confess ourselves unwilling to con.
template thu consequences of absolute failure in the
fld, for that would be to express dstrust of the
fidelity aid proves OF cur welltred veterans, for
which tie experience CT the past would afford neither
justification nor excuse.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

The papers generally have been republishing from
the Mobile Tribune, and commenting upon cores
pondence purporDg to have passed between Lord Rus
SELL and LYONS on the one hand and Mr.. HARRISON
President DAVIS private Secretary on the Other or
the subject of the building of vessels for the Con
federacy in British ports.
We rather suspected the genuness of this affair." and
kept clear Of publishing it, especially the first
muncation of the series dated on the first OF April
and We had slight hint on the subject. There were
also some queer circumstances that made US cautious
We wondered how such thing should happen to come
to light first away down in Mobile. Besides certain
expressions struck US as not quite the thing.
We see that one of the Augusta papers d" smells a
MICE" and expresses the opinion that it is pretty
we'll gotten up hoax. We rather think our Augusta
contemporary is right. 1t is harmless, we think al
least we see no harm that it can do. If the cores
pondence is genuine the part Of it attributed to Mr.
DAVIS, though signed BURTON N. HARRISON, Pri
vate Secretary" is very different from the calm and
dignifed tone which has characterized all the previous
productions Of our distinguished Chief Magistrate
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28
YANKEE DEFEAT IN LOUIsIANA-FROM EUROPE,
&C., &C.
RICHMOND, VA, April Esd, 1884.

RICHMOND, VA, April Esd, 1854.
Letters in the Chicago Evening Journal dated Ecore,
April TO- that the Federal cavalry met serious reverse
Pleasant Hill Desoto Parish La, with loss of
thousand men in killed, wounded and missing Gen.
Ransom, commanding the Fsderals. was among the
wounded.
Tie Peers delivered judgment adverse the crown in
the Alexandra case and dismissed the appeal from the
Judgment of the Courts.
Garbald enthusiastically welcomed on his arrival
at Southampton.
field implicated in the Mazzni conspiracy against
Napoleon, has resigned.
In the House of Lords Earl Russell Incidentally referred
to the spurious report of Secretary Mallory and
that he originally led by Seward to accept the report
genuine but said the Earl Seward states that having
made further inquiries be finds to have been altogether
forgery.
The Courts OF London, Rome Vienna, Barln, ST. Peters
burg Spain and France have agreed to recognize the En-
peror of Mexico on his accessonto The throne.
Lincoln in speech at the Sanitary Fair Baltimore re-
ferred the at Fort Pillow and said that if
was confirmed he would take retaljatory steps.
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For the Journal.

Az a meeting q portion Of the cze of Columbus
county held in the Court House in Whitevlle. saur
day. the I'D ns for the purpose Of inviting Gov. Vance
to address the ctzens OF. said county,
On motion, Col F. George called to the Chair, and
T. Al. Smith requested to act Seer etary.
On motion, Capt w J. Stanly, Col W. n. Bald win and
W. I. Frink Esq, appointed draft solutions for
the action of the meetng who reported thro ugh their
Chairman the following:
WHEREAS, In times IKE the present. deem it the
right of the people TO meet and consult for the public
good therefore,
ResolGed, That We heartily endorse the of our
able ard patriotic Governor T. B. Vance, and
do therefore tender him an invitation to address
the citizens of Columbus county at the Court
House in Whiteville, at such time may suit the
chairman aDd that the chairman be authorized appoint
committee Of three to the foregoing resolution
On motion, adopted.
Whereupdn the chairman appointed the same committee
to confer with the q ,vernor.
Ordered be published in the Wilmington Journal. Fay
etteve Observer aid Raleigh Confederate suesed
copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
F. GEORGE Chairman.
r
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For the Journal.
Fort CAMPBELL, N. c., |

meeting held at Fort Campbell on the 14th of April
ertson appointed Chairman, and Lieut. Jno. L. Pool,
Secretary.
The object of the meeting being explained by the Char
the following named men Capt W. F.. Brooke Ser.
geans R. r. Nikin FL, &: Bullock, H. C. Averitt
appointed to draft resolu ons Ihe committee having
tired for short time eportt through their Chairman the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the pursued by His Excelency
Gov B. Vance durog the bOstiiities existing
tween the United Confederate States has cited
approval and adm ton aid that thanks and the
thanks CT al North Carolina soldiers due him his
untring efforts in tEei behalf, while absent from THEN
homes and resies in defence of their countys rights
ReSOlUed That the Chain of this meeting be directed
to write Gov. Vance address the soldiers Of tits COM
uard this place, such time he may think proper
ReS0lUed, That the Chairman furnish copy Of the fore
going resolutions to Gov Vance and solicit his acceptence
Also that copy be furnished the Fayetteville Observer,
Wilmington Journal aid Raleigh Confederate for p0bica.
ton
On mvtion, the meeting adjoured.
JOHN C. ROBERTSON, Chairman.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28
been transferred to Washington City. All the sulers

been transferred to Washington City. All the Suffers,
$500 in number, have left the army.
Grant has established his headquarters in the field.
Deserters from Gen. Lees army report his whole force
at GO 600 Renforcements constantly arriving.
Additional Yankee accounts from BED River, (no deem
ed reliably claim decided victory over Kirby EN-
forces in the battle Pleasant Hi Among the rebels
killed we're Gems. Eouton and Parsors.
The New York World that Chase has sold all his
surplus gold and is evident he will be compelled before
the year is out to buy gold to the interest of the pub
lie debt.
Gold closed On the ed inst. at IT'S.
European news is pnmportant
ALI difficulties ela to tba Ne xicsn crown has been
adjusted
Macmillan was to sail on tie 18th inst
Information has been received from Peninsula Of the
landing of large lumber of troops Yorktown from
ocean steamers 1t is reported that the regro regiments
stationed there had become demoralzed and away.
FROM THE UNITED eTATEs-THE CONFEDERATE
STEAMER FLORIDA AT REMEDIOs-sAILING OF
FLEET FROM NEW YORK-FRoM EUROPE,
&C., &c.
RICHMOND, April 26 til, 1864.
Baltimore papers Of the 22ad instant furnish additional
news.
Letters from Havana mention the arrival of the Corfed
crate Steamer Florida Remedies, Cuba the 11th-
Several Union gunboats have gone to take her
A feet Of War Steamers went to from New York on
Wednesday. The feet will touch at Hampton Roads it is
said, their not to be opened until their departure
from that point
Butler demands De relieved his present position
have control of all military having their base
within the limits of bis Department.
The Governor OF New York has determined to call the
State militia regiments do day in forts around Ne W
York allow the TO be transferred
to the field
Burnside left Washington the for Fortress Mon
roe, in g special steamer.
In the House OF Commons the sth Er. Lay ard said
the Government taHCg to investigate the
alleged kidnapping of Irish emigrants the of
Federal army.
A large Company has been formed in England with a
capital Of one million of dollars purchase steamers
run the blockade bringing out cotton.
the Emperor of tra has al wed the for nation
co.
The steamer Matilda fuit at Glasgow for the Confede
rates. and bound from Card # for rebel port laden with
iron STEEL has totally wrecked en- Luod7 Island
1t reported that the Of tho Pampero has beer
settle d. the c0HsenDg verdict for the
with the nominal forfeiture Of the vessel.
great part Of the city of Domarara destroy
ed by fire. The loss t@o three millions dollars
The Supreme Court of Appeals has granted trial
to Forde convicted of the murder Of Dixon former clerk
of the House of Repress natives.
Gen. Vessels aid the other officers captured Plymouth
arrived at Lbby prison to-day.
FROM DALTON-GEN. 0RANTREPORTED AT CHAT
| TAEOOGa.
| DALTON Ga, April 18th, 1854.
It is currently reported that Gen Grant has arrived al
beriapd.
| Davis division Is reported at Lafayette.
! The enemy reported to have moved back towards
Cleveland from Red Clay
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

YANKEE DEsERTERs.-Tbe records at Castle Thur.
der give strange evidence concerning the remarkably
fine spirit of the Yankee army in Virginia. Within
the last few weeks Dearly hundred deser ers from
Grant have passed the line and come asking asy
Ium in the bosom of the rebellion For the LAST ew days
they have been particularly perseverng in getting
Richmond ahead OF time, unwilling to wait for Grant
aud stand the chances of being uut to grea deal of
unnecessary trouble and in DO little danger II is be-
coming customary sight to squads of five, SIX,
eight or ten per day, marching up TO Gen. Winders
Office under guardebut seeming as gay glad as it
they n the best luck and With the best prospects
in the world.
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=. BUS GA ,ns Wrapper" &c.

Which Is tie eeruiLc. siucn pure Conservatism Z"
Which has u Bats Il tie Wrapper" without which
We used to he inform By tie vendors Of O certain
quack N. d,itc th,t there is genuine? Is HoL-
DE 5 the cop Of acw light Conservation ?" Is
tic Standa,d its koran and tie Progress its oEerun
Der CT do,s Gov ruor VANCE hold the patent-right
AID vyld tie crlg uraduIterated article? Who is
thoE.z.d TO stamp i. Butts" on tie wrapper?
These sem TO Ie the great and absorbing questions
with tie Hodsoue and Vanceie organs at Raleigh.
After adj the country at large the late in partcu
lar Sc 70 be nattCIs OF minor Importance. The ap
peas On nybcr side aproar TO embrace the people
whole Tut are dr,c ed TO the conservative party"
The thing y, gus 10 vok and we shall see what we
shall G ard hear what #e shall hear, if we only keep
our e. $ AID cur cars open.
We didn't Want this thing, We dou't want it now;
but the Conservative leaders, the heads OF the firm
of HOLDEN, VANCE & &c, have Quarrelled and dssov.
ed and each up slop, reminding somewhat of the
advertising Eq7abbla once had Sarsaparilla by
old De- Jacob To 7rserd ard S. P. Townsend -
by the way S. T. Townsend called it Sastrillay."
They both sold "TcwnssIds Sarsaparilla," and both
claimed to be tie oply genuine, though between
selves that could make little difference to the buyer for
they both vended mighty poor stuff, only made to SELL
Now as to the geuuirentss OF the Sarsaparilla-we
mean Conservatism in tits Sate-we are unable to
decide. Real Conservatism we think we know some
thing about, and re are under the impression that We
like and believe in H. but these parizan e!ectioneer-
ing dcocons made to vend to the people for personal
party purposes We dent think SO much o and don't
which Is the original We therefore take no part
in the major controversy between the organs of MIR.
HOLDEN and Governor VANCE about the genuineness
OF theiE respective party Conservatism" The minor
controversy, far these organs appear to be con
carDd has very distant reference to the interests Of
the people ard tie CoafederRcy. Ia that profess
having Al interest But we commenced this paragraph
by aging thai didn't want this squabbe, but since
the Conservative " leaders arU have it among them
selves c. net cxyec: it to end without bringing
come things 10 zht which, when looked at carefully,
will pro5a Is BE- sc-r and when make note Of y
We confess that as things appear to be working
now, have great inclination to go far out OF
way to do sly anything bearing upon canvass in
which heel that We are perfect outsiders. We and
thOusan Of c.tlr1 will think it best to rest upon our
while sud trust TO Providence. At any rate,
we eel disposition 10 pu. our faith in politicians, or
to risk Tie personal Pachritude of only bat by pro
ecu- uto the air il honor OF either OF the "Conser.
yaIiye" candidates, unit: they en- settle between them
and their ctiye friends which is genune-wbich is
entitled 10 have u. Butts" the wrapper.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

.nr,<cr ,oyment for subscriptions to the journal
T. in FIVE dollar bills up to the first of May,
eau in the first Of July. After the first of May
10, 10 will be taken only for what they equivalent
70 in the new currency We regret to be compelled to
make This announcement but we are eally compelled
TO dose We cannot pay our bands with five dollar
hills nor Hqui,late any OF the expenses of esab
Ii,hment with them without submitting to the discounts
and this we cannot efford.
Ia al transactions hereafter with this Office, new
currency, or it's equivalent, will be required
April goth, 1864.
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CAMP Co. A, 40TH N. G. TROOPS, }
Fort Holmes, N. O., April 20, 1864. I
At meeting OF the members of Co. a, 4oth N c. T.,
accustomed by the death Of fellow soldier W. j. How
ard who died in camp the 18th day of APRIL 1864
motion, Serg Jas A Hines called to the chair, and
Private j. w Tucker requested to act secretary after
which Cop W. H. Brown, and Frivates A. D. Bill and r.
N. Winston appointed a committee to draft
luons, who reported the following, which unsn
mously adopted
WHEREAs il has been the will Of God, in His AlFise
Providence, TO from midst our loved and hon
ored feIlow-soder, VIM. j. Howard aud humbly bow
to Es will in doing. Therefore,
ReSoloed, That consistent soldier has seldom
died the service of the Confederate States that
Company has lost one of its most noble and patriotic
ber and though not publicly known he loved by his
friends anc admired by all who knew him for his many
virtues He modest and uuobtrusive, possess ng
kindness of thought and dscacy CT feeling watch chaac.
teriZs the nohest spirits of earth.
ResoLUed, That tender heartfelt sympathes to
his beeayed family and friends and especially the part
of his fe with the Rejection that his soul he trusted
TO his God I" who doeth ali things WE'LL Confident his
trust his spark OF life breathsd out sweey in
quiet repose of peaceful slumber.
KeSoUed That copy of these resolutions be Forwarded
to the family Of the deceased and to the Wilmington Jour-
nal for publication. JAS. A. HINES, Chm.
J. ". TUCKER, Lec'y.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28
z MERcuRY-We haYe receiGed the first nnnnhe

\THE NERCURY-We have received the first number
of the Mercury, weekly literary paper, the pub ica.
ton of which has Just been resumed at Raleigh by
WIN. B. SMITH, Esq. The Mercury was formerly
issued at Tarboro but was suspended when Mr. SMITH
entered the army. 1t is an eight page paper welfed
and well printed any paper be in these times
Handsome illustrations promised and will 10 doubt
be given in due time The cut in the present number
cannot, of course, be taken any fair specimen o.
what will be done. Price 81 tor six months.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

We have seen a private letter from Oxford Hi SIS
sippi, in which the writer says at is impossible to
give adequate description OF the damage Inflicted by
Forrest upon the commands of Smith and Grerson.
For sixty miles the line of their retreat was marked with
dead Yankees and horses. They rode their horses
hard that nearly all died alter reaching Memphis
Smith returned alone to Memphis, and when asked
where ha were, replied that one half had strag-
gled and the other half mad gone to h-, which was
nearly the truth-EIehange.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

The Raleigh gees barps upon the fact that tie
Raleigh 20 tede.ote, Wilmington Journal, Fayette-
vile Ob,e aod God boro' State Jo nal either sup
port Governor VAN6 favor his election in prefer
enc 10 Mir. HcLDEN. y" lille harping upon three
papers MT OF LIS peculiar party Conservative stripe sup
porting G1yosuoc Vance, 1t iofgots to say anything
about the great m'jriy of the undoubted pap:rs of
that stripe wh1 sappostci him bf0re and who support
him now. We ee- nos # TIE papers in the State,
and outside Ct L !. ga 70 know of 10 HOLDEN paper
The Conservative papers a. Hllsooro Greensboro
aud Salisbury, sap = VANCE now as they did two
years ago. So, we suppose at Milton, in Caswell
county. The Fayetteville Observer supported him be.
FORE All the papers that supported Governor VANCE
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

The impression seems to have gone out that ins i'd
of waiting GRANTS movements in Virginia.. General
LEE will himself take the initiative and attack GRANT
for tell for certain whe her GRANT is with
that army or with the Army of the Cumberland, or
whether he intends that his first attack should be upon
LEE or upon JoHNsToN-his first movement lgaus
Richmond or Atlanta.
1t General LEE does the offensive, 1t will tend
to prompt solution of the doubt existing upon this
subject, and compel GRANT to show bis hand whether
the cards suit him or not 1t may be remarked that
the papers of Atlanta lean strongly to the belief that
the first movement of the enemy is to be made in their
direction while on the other hand the Richmond pa
pers appears to take it for granted that the first lead
ing move of the campaign will be fresh son to Rich
mond." Both may be nearly right. Both points are
threatened ard about equally. If GRANT is left to
choose his own time and mode of procedure it is very
likely that after having completed all his arrangements
be will move upon Richmond and Atlanta simutane'
| ously.
We notice that the Richmond Sentinel, which, not
official organ, still seems very often to foreshadow
events, holds the following language in its issue Of
Saturday, the 23d instant 1.-THE main thing we have
to bear in mind is GRANTS peculiar tactics his rapid
accumulation of numbers and his celebrity of movement
We must epdeavor to anticipate him and to strike
first if possible" Such language at this time taken
| in connection with current rumors and impressions
may not be wholly without significance, which possibly
the events of the present week may explain dissi
| pate.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-28

A Sorghum Convention was held at Columbus,
Ohio On the 18th January last. We-copy belew the
remarks of some of the speakers
Mr.. Wren-I fed four horses and two cows on the
blades three weeks and they did better than they did
for the time previous since. l feed blades ard
tops together when the seed is ripe believe with
Mr.. Branch that the seed itself pays for the production
as feed tor stock indeed, better than corn by throw.
lag the green stalks to hogs and giving the blades and
seeds to the cattle.
As to the hybridizng or mixing, L find it is with
Sorgho the as coro that ii the best seed is select
ed with Gaze, a corresponding improvement will be
made. am of opinion that tie several varieties of
that cane that ripen about the same time will mix in
the head Mr.. Cough seemed TO think that the varie-
ties did not mix in the flower That it will mix there
be doubt for seed produced will bring forth
character peculiar to ITSELF have never found any
broom corn in my cane to trouble me.