Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-12
WILMINGTON, N. G., JAN. 5, 1865

THE following editoriul from the Richmond Di,patei
Of the 29h Dec, GA MY be considered rather cut OF
date these fs times nevertheless they are quite
appropriate TO the occ4siOn ev at his dny-the 5.h
OF Jaruary, 1865:
Tie .pur~ avnnaah yielded the Yankees oil
uits hey anticipated from tna en- erprise They be
eved hs Hs would shut himself up In that city. with
and Wait event CT siege, which could not
be doubtful sLoy have c-mnsnd OF the They
even anticipated the capture OF Beaureead, with his for
ces and journals made themselves lite merry
the occasion They expected, In word, another Vicks
burg Port Rdson affair at Savannah. But they have
beer disappoiEted Hsrdse did not remain be cspur
ed BE arried of all ks all his msgsxnes and all
bis muruBs OF He LETT only his siese guns which
we're heavy TO be transported, and which we're,
doubt rendered f cr service Every we'll scf
was Ercrted heycDd the reach OF Sherman. The army
has saved, aId will add to troops in the fed
force Which they In uch need In ,hs Revolution
sr, war, the American -LiEeoln-committed the
ol of shut ing himself in Charleston with the entire
amy destined deftrd South. The conse queuces
might have been trf The enemy, lasnR the entire
maid # he shut the bar OF Cbarlest0a, AID
IaI InG forces at Beru'ort, Invested by land. The CITY
opy f, bot carritd The army along with It. Every
nan cap aud the Scuhtrn States left entirely
with u: army II was :kcn that III. spi OF tho people
tGpply the place CT Regular army. IL then
that maUu SLmttr AID Clarke first began to teach the
Bit ell uut though they had conquered Savannah and
iharest"u fey hGS nrt Col Qasred South Carolina and
Georgia !he dispatch from Henry Clintoa to Lord
George CerIn&ii be BFi Crtary CT War announcing
'hs south aroiina completely sutdued had hardly
cen ublisbed in the Gazette, when srrved that
tese told psrjz ns bad already rekpded tbs Corn
wallis like Sherman, commeLced his narob northward. He
'hew the Of Gates at Camden, d. for awhile,
put end to all 1esusr Opposition. But Marion and
humrtcr still work, and in l ss that two months
after Camden, Kings EouRtaiI and in three
months more, the defeat CT Tston the Cowpens by
Mrgils regulars and militia. We forunrt to than
were ioetathers. They lost Charleston, and with 1t
whole almy. We have simply lost Savannah which had
been blocRded and rendered usees. for years The
army sbfe, intact, and existing nucleus
around wi reisforcemen,a may rally.
Tie column which sherman has the South sup
posed have in search of the prisoners which thus
far, he has tailed capture. We do think likely
to fnd them viii hs main force he is al,eady moving
hoIth his being, tubt, to pass through South
aud North Carolina, and, far he destroy all the
between hCte regions and General Lees
army appears to be thong by that the winter
and tho bad weather will impede hi. advance unite with
Graft, We Of that opinon-at eaAt, place
great faith slch eles wind and weather. They have
&hs Besides, read that In the campaign of Janu
ary and February, 17SI between Cornwals Greep-
the ground-the rains and the high did,
By put end to military svoutions Cornwall
lB pursued Green. and Green retired before him with the
unIemit;ing vigilance and the most untisg actvi
ty, although it was raining incessanuy nearly the
whole me sni the waters every where up, for
eral weeks from the borders of South Carolina Vr-
gina We .ather hope that military means will be found
to hold Sherman in check and to protect the country and
DELAY his sdVarce much possible.