Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16
mEprCrnU EeR THn EaTrr-HEARTEn.

The fall of Savannah, and the threatened march Of
Sherman through South and North Carolina, says the
Lynchburg Republican, presents so striking parallel
between the fall of Charleston and the march OF Corn
wallis through the State in IT'S that reference to
it cannot be made without its good moral effects upon
the thoughtful reader.
In the Revolutionary war, the American General
Lincon-commtted the folly of shutting himself up In
Charleston With the entire army destined to defend the
South The consequences might have been foreseen.
The enemy having the entire command OF the sea- shus
ap The harbor Of Charleston and, landing forces at
Beaufort, invested it by land. The city not only FELL
but it carried the army along with it, Every man was
capsred and the Southern States left entirely without
an army. 1t then that tie spirit of the people
rose to supply the place of regular army. it was
then that Sumtsr, Marion and Clarke first began to
teach the British that, though they had cap tured Sa
vannah and Chsrleston they bad not conquered South
Carolina aud Georgia. CORVALLIS, Ike Sherman, COM
menced his march northwald. He overthrow the army
of Gates at Camden, and for awhile, put end to all
regular opposition. But Marion and Sumter still
at work, and in eas than two months after Camden
came Kings mountain; and in three months more the
defeat OF areton at the Uowpens by Moigans regu-
lars and militia We are more fortunate than
foretathers They lost Charleston, and with it whole
army. We have simply oIt Savannah, which had
been blockaded and rendered useless for two years.
The army eafe, intact and existing to serve as
clens around which our rein forcements may relJ.
Some timid ones there e. amongst Us, Who regard
every disaster fatal to cause, and who with
out the to taCe danger rally from the effects OF
panic. The loss OF city or OF battle throws them
into hyserics and leaves them with lite baekt
empty meal bag. They Tor giving up the
fight at one1 and bowling their necks il eowardy SUBJ
mission to the hated yoke of Lincoln. God help such
cogardly spirits H. was different with our heroic an
c. stors in the days which! tried meme souls. They
could look danger full IN The face without wncing-
| they could Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
| timore, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah and Mobile
fall into the hands Of the enemy I'LL spit defiance
i'll the face of The Toe. Tney could the whole army
of>the South uudtr the AmeflcJn General-Lineoln--
Captured at Char!eston, Nd Cornwallia march al
most unopposSd through The heart of the C2r0linas,
without Tor one moment thinking OF the humiliation
aud uin of submission. Are people less patriotic
less brave than revolutionary fathersH Or have
las pains penalties to suffer from enemies IL
the event OF eorqutat? Is the example of Marion and
of 6umpter aud OF Clarke with only handful OF brave
men, worth nothing to Us III the present day Are
eight millions OF trtemn t. be conquered, when less
than three millions trutnPhed IN 1878? Ii 81; we are
the degenerate sons Of NOBLE ancestry, and the glory
Of Tie Will live III eternal contrast with the nfamy
OF the other.