Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-05

weakening its counses end npariug is tesolutiou.-
We deprecate such discussions md dissent from such
conclusions Richmond cotemp orary INDUCES in
or hns arrisec at
4 GEKERALIssXo-It would appear quite proha-
bic that General LEE will be mace Generessimc-
Coumarder ilChisf of tie whole armies of The Coz
!ederate Sia with b:s he hdqnarters in the field nd
with the aIp,y Of Northern Virginia. ! bis will PFC
b3bly result b ideally 10 the whole /! will
nterpose 40 isola mediam bet ween the mutual PIE
Gdicas OF the President enl some OF the naost dstin-
guisbed Generals in army. It will be for GSne,a
LEE order to TIE diff rent commands .uch officers q,
be oay d5em beat suited to rerder them effective anC
make such disposition of troops may be required
by he e8igGucfs OF the Conf deracy. OF course thl
must &c dtre without tier ching upCn Ike coLsi:uicna
power he rrtsidsat IS Commander in. Chief We
oelieve it be. Certainly tie arrangement would
ork gteat Iz,f 10 The President AID thilk vcuIG
be hailed by the country at large,
THIS DAY WEEK the cntmy's feet was how'll arounG
our co2s, sd he ore midday rast had concentra-
cd before r Fieter, ard opened Ere upon the work
raining LpoB u strn Of shot and shell TO which Sc
bastopy itself b. PARALLEL To day ell is STILL both
in t0Hn ard ct IT,. Forts ard trust that to
lie booming CT Nay not mingle with tie voice
Of tic wosnippeIs, tie silent watches OF he uigh
De made hidcoas by the sounds Of cor1 c..
T0e year ss da. ky enough but things may soon
brighten. There is 40 ground for despair, ye!
any cx .Uzt fer the Wild which we re urged
to resort TO- Hope taiib, determ nation needed -
With them We shall jet entrge triumphant from oil tie
troubles that surround ard beset us.
at the open ng OF tic New Year Tie press vii have
hightr ard t0cr mission b. fore it than to cater for
tie graHc1cn Of msre curosiy. Il will be lis duty
to TAX earnestly ard ibcughitaly TO the people, TO
strengthen The wtnk, 70 cCr6Tm tie Ravering, to bold
UP he taUds ot rnlsrs Grd DE- lenders May it be
indeed worthy o: i's high calling.
Who're the f~lt end The large force which scconEa
nis i h gone is a something which think few knox
With Gry UtJ, hut OF orc thing may be sure,
and nat ~ tia: viii be apt hta OF it before long
it VI! ;uvn up e0msUisre, perhaps at Charleston, per
haps st Port Royal, pc. hars hare again. in connection
with some cooperating force advancing by land
UroH> the woe, ne think il is rather dangerous 10
fora opinions # men upon hearsay, TO al
io1 ourseVes 10 he guided by camor got up in too
cla0T cases III PERSONAL cnds
Gvarui Bragg - an It's anca il roia:. He il about
tbs bEa s5us. "A in tt2 couuuy or rather he has
beeo.foC ttlak tie clsnOr against him Ia pretty
much at al tuI,-sGd yet this much abused man s q
haVu soldier pn7e P4trot aad ssiIfui general, ard
gthal gentleman Ct Gt1aoe msnnera, ready to give
any iuio:m2:o0 calculated 10 ailay public excitement
OF d'Ele: prhjic actlun Ger public men have sufac
eatg hard real to travel ard the formation
Of c5q7es eshals aSaips: item is IN
k;n il IS urjuzt. Nc rauemceg the sGesr OF
Vjisj1ih papers slen Cen Bragg was sent to this
point, and Jet @6n tha attack came Gen. Beagg he'd
cured, aud big cordIct aud bearing justified the conf
deoo G.! lie Whole community. His positions were
90 donb, 81 he fat thsrsc:cv 10 NEST any further
mo7epels ct he entIny. Let u sustain cut public
.nsa ghtn We hootsy csI--ict "a give credit where
c6sdj, IL dae Thar tosk under any circumstances is
bard eo1u.h.
IL e5tn q; tItL.rai Prc3 will be cause OF grief to
many sal vG,t Eodis. in the traos Mississippi De-
pa:i e1t. We d. not krow dat be could be regarded
IL a great genera bat be VISA man OF good sense,
goo teTs nad pacioc Spirit aid tie people CT Mis-
sour aud, to extent OF Arkarz,s devoted to
hiG, anel he WA ttezene capabo of doing much good
for cur GAUGE mora pe1bors than ahIer and far
r1cTa eklifui e0d;ers.