Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14


t N the necessity of being careful in directing and
sealing their letters, as also in enclosing the money
Within week we have got out of the Office two letters
stating that money is enclosed and requesting the pa
per to Be sent but there is money. In DOTH cases
the letters were opep whether they had ever oeen seal
ed we do mt know In another case letter came IN
q nackaop 70 the post Office without any direction
From acme marks the Postmaster thought it in
+ened for U.s. and it turned out and indeed contain
ed money for subscription. 1t was a chance that
got it at all Now it thus happens that the first per-
haps that we hear from parties is through letter of
complaint that they have subscribed and paid for the
Journal for certain length of time and do not get it,
which they think hard, when in fact we have either
never the letter ordering the paper or have never
seen the money for subscription
IT would seem as though GRANT, who, the New
York Herald says is now the Yankee Government de
fdcto, was determined to replace the leading COM
manders of the Army Of the Potomac" by men OF
his own selection chosen from the fields of his Western
successes, SHERMAN taking the place of MEADE. 1t is
more than probable that he will also replace number
of the New England regiments in that army By West
era troops. His next ca to Richmond" OF the next
movement against that city, will undoubtedly be mark
ed by an amount of dash and daring far exceeding that
certain will not shrink from taking any amount Of risk
or assuming any amount of responsibility This will
render his onset more dangerous to u.s. but it will make
defeat more ruinous to him. 1t will bring the matter
one way the other, to a quicker and more decisive
issue. We do not know but that this will meet the
views of both parties for both are tired of the long and
bOotless contest.
We are full ofhope-our people and armies are full of
sill
with certainty upon the future, and oVerconidence is
apt to result in careessness or precipitancy. What
the plans Of generals may be we do not pretend to
divine if knew would we be at liberty to sta to-
1t is perhaps well that the press does not know for
after due credit given to the great body of the papers
of the South for their careful abstinence from any men,
ton of matters that might give information to the
public enemy it cannot be denied that there are
that, for purposes of sensation something ese would
publish anything, apparently regardless of the con5e
quences People cannot easily tell secrets that they do
not know-that is a comfortable reflection
II SAID that recently the Yankee force at New
bern had been larger than any time since the
menced but that still moro recently, in fact within the
list few days, large proportion of this force has gone
somewhere, but the where has not yet been definitely
Rscertaned although there appears to be every reason
to believe that it has gone to join BURNsDEs expedi-
ton designed to cooperate with GRANT in the proposed
attempt upon Richmond, whether by the Chowan the
James River or the Peninsula.
The very high state Of The rivers and water-courses
in Virginia will c3rta1ly rc;ard operations for some
time to come but these streams being rapid suddenly
run out ard fall quickly as they 1ise 90 that the
effect of few dry days may lie regarded as almost
magical
THE next Sunday in the middle OF the week. that is
to say, Confederate Sunday, we have notion to 90
cunning after bul-frogs with rake We have an
idea that the food resources of the country in the way
Of fresh meat are not fully understood, and of course
not haltdeveoped. We know that the hind quarters
OF bullrog are very nice and even delicate eating
We have tried H-not Mem-fOr we only had one
trial, years ago, at restaurant on Chestnut Street.
Philadelphia. 1t experiment which an acuuain-
tlnce induced Us to make, and really the result was
quite satisfactory.
1t IS true there is prejudice against the reptile but
surely be looks clean terrapin and es inviting
too, for there are sW ugler animals in creation tina
some OF these hardshes and yet they make capital
soups and sews. Ii poor bully does swear little his
repertory is limited, going further than blood and
'ouns, an improper expression doubt but by which
he means no harm, and oay INDUCES in from the force
of habit.
The New York Herald of the 9Th instant saws THAI
GRANT will not be able to move under four weeks from
that time owing ID The state OF the roads occasione
by the late rains.
We find in the late foreign news the following from
the London Globe -
We have believe that on ptng the
of Mexico, the Emperor haXimian will address from
hiramar formal notification of hiS throne
to all tho provinces and Powers with which he desires to
establish diplomatic relations.
Among the number are the United States of America
Mr. Dayton the American Minister in Paris having already
llmAted the readiness Of his government accredit
Emperor of Mexoo Towards the rom tne
policy of Macmillan will he that strict neutrality RU
the ADVICE OF me emperor Napoleon be will abstain from
recognizing the Independence OF the Southern Confedera
cy or entering into diplomatic relations with IL until
france she nave ne So During Maximlian's visit
After consulting his imperial host Macmillan firmly but
courteousy declined to grant it. The rumors therefore
Of early recognition tho Confederate States bv
and Mexico and alliance between theIater empire and
the Southern C0nfeaeTacy altogether devoid of foun
dation.
The London Herald remarks that unless the En-
perors NAPOLEON and MACMILLAN recognize the |
South, the establishment of th2 Mexican empire will
be truitless expenditure of strength by France and
will end in humiliation to ell concerned
IF WE Owned the Isles of Greece" and had them
here We could make fortune of them by selling them
at seven dollars pound as hogs lard
The Southern Literary Messenger for April is on
our table The leading article is the continuation of
HoWISoN's History of the War This is followed bv
crltlque upon Chaucar, by " II Penseroso." We dis.
like the afactaton of the no de nluros hut .ho
article seems nevertheless to be we'll written There 10
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