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

There is great # renee between speculation and
fact between what might be, and what is to be- Peo-
pIe refer to many things in familiar terms when not
likely or supposed likely TO be realized or brought
home, which when they are so realized and brought
home-ad7ocaed as matters Of actual policy and not
as mere distant them perfectly
Iew startling and unfamiliar.
Let us refer to Two things which have Certainly
Jared somewhat rudey upon the public mind within
the laet few months weeks ard IL doing So we are
not introducing the subjects to which We refer, nor
.broachi1g any pew theories, CT proposing any new
measures Ia fac do not deaign in this article, at
least, proposing arg measures.
The two things to which We r. fer, and which have
already been limited at In some papers and gIavely
cuad in Others arc first, Tic ormDg of certain POT
portion Of cur able boded pegrCes. Second,-That
in the final resort all ohr things falling it would be
far preferable for Us to place ourselves With proper
guarantees, under the protection Of some European
power or powers, than to fall into tie hands O.
q crue vindctive, unprlncipled ard exasperaed foe
whose tender mercies TOO many c! cur people have al
ready experienced.
1t is true both Of these MEASURES the last especially
have been proposed az mere aIteruatiYesas
only to Re adopted in the last resort Bat they haze
been proposed aud discussed, ard Will be further
proposed and discussed; SO that We cannot pre-
tend to ignore them, or to shat cur eyes Or ears
to their discussion. There they are. They are
startling, yet they exist. Are they az rev as they
applar? We appeal to the recollection Of all, if it
wasnot freely ard frequently said at tie beginning Of
this contest that it would be better to arm the negroes
better to be subjects of Louis Napoleon or Q1een
Victoria, than after taking the STAND which ha3 been
taken, cgGin submit ourselves to tie control aad dc
minon OF the hated aud over.hearing Yankees. Men
may not have realized the full forco o. The expressions
they then used, bat nevertheless they used them. AS
gpecultiye idans as talk, at least aa two
fcrreG 70 were far nCra familiar TO mems moQt!9, if
not 20 ttar minds, than they have ever sace been Or
than "a y now. Then, they were openly aud freely
talked the openly and freely perhaps, because 1t
was oaly talk Now, the drs is seriously proposed ag
practical measure, and the latter grayey advocated
ultimate TasoTcPerhaps only as such, perhaps
only a menace to tie North, bat still ojalciousg
II either view OF the case.
The proposal 10 arm all tie able bodied negroes js
ulrd.y ya.ua3ia e Ineaace to tie North, since il
would ne Construed there ql,ta much ga an evdIce
c exhsua.ioa Of determination. Il would caue some
to pause tat i would Ec pointed to By ohcr8 The
last d.,a" lis thelef05 only upon ia ueri.8
a military that this hing mus. De considered.
And SO ah the iG2a Of ecaEiDg the protection Of any
European power. That I-ust stand upon Is own mar
is, would be no menace to the North. It you'd
be regsrded "a ACKNOWLEDGMENT of defeat
9hcra IS 0no. O. o-rrcs II, which 4lp.e oros+i7,, 80
measures must be considered Can they or ether Of
.te;a De rcslporej to L utpcs erI then adon+ed "a
oinaItv-a las. resort We Rink not T. - orIo
While 7e are s:ryng military power-yf.a cza have
something to.gi7e and something 10 Withhold that we
can reasonably hope to avail ousaves Of the services Of
our gro population. II is while we have the power
10 reward OF 10 Pu;h that We can held out the meets
sary Inducements and exercise tbs proper coatrol In
to giva rs well IS 10 get-who caa assist in theis own