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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16
ExchaHRs of Prisoners

The subject OF the exchange of prisoners OF war held
by both governments is again prominently before Inc
two sections this tims with stair prospect OF aatlaac
tory results We doubtless Indebted TOR tina TO Se
eseracy, and Lit Col J, Milford, the Yankee Agent
cf Excsanga The number OF Conederates RI the hands
of the enemy, if 3ueed to privaes will not exceed
10000 and it is believed baye larger number OF
Yankees in the different prisons South. 1 the recent
exchsnge at Savannah and Charleston, we delivered to
the Federal agent over 0OO and large numosr nave
sinoe been sent down the James In this transaction
we believe they are still largely in debt, our Com
missioners having megnanimousy trusted them 19r
the equivalents.
1t Is impossible to estimate the happy effects which
general exchange of prsoHers now would ensurc.-~
those who have not suffered the horrors OF confinement
under Yankae guard cannot appreciate the poignant
sorrows of the restraint. The confinement OF the
body within prescribed limits is cndurabe; but when
that confinement is associated with the most brutal in
salt cruel treatment and the OF anroyances dlsts
ted by tie Deaness instincts of the Yankee race the
soul is crushed, the spirits Drckep and the wonder IL
that our prisoners survive it ct all.
he delivery of our suffering braves from thslr long
and wea.yirg captivity will gladden. the faces around
many Preside and ipfuse joy apd new life into thou
sands of saddsnfd heais. The mourning mother, the
sorrowng and heart broken wife ard the bsreavsd
daughter, of every city, town and village, will have
for rejoicing in the fact OF their loved ones beng
again at liberty, tree from The most refnea torture that
ean be Inflicted upon the nobis spirit.
The return OF our prisoners at tbs time woRld alsc
be most beneficial in military point OF view. Nor is
it Iess matter OF policy with the enemy. They are
suffering from lack OF to carry out the nrovions
Of their sUpendOus contrGc ahd the drak system does
nos work satisfactorily with than.
We sincerely trust that if the efforts nov bsBs made
TO fleet iul clsaringoar Of prisoners be suecesalu
measures will fellow to exchange parole, Immediate
~ after capture, all prisoners taken either side
81 Columbia Guar dian.
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UF ING IUUl ubIs
GOLD FOR THE ARMY,

CAAr NEAR WILMINGTON,
Feb. 18th, 1865. I
aESTLEzEE:-As great sfNts are now being made to
inspirt the people, permit to suggest plan that will
ssoonpish the esjsct: Pay the army for one or two
nonths in gold and silver, and pat them equality
with the farmers spectators, magistrates, Militia officers
eonstabes, Sc who at hous enjoying all the zxuies
OF the country and sseumueting fortunes and will
guarantee it will do towards ndapelee than
all the legislation fer the last two ThepWse of
soldier coming in contact 9Th tbs above class at home,
Insignificant that he avoided for fear he Will trouble
them BY application to purchase hushs Of al or
gallon Of noasses as viii take several months pay Of
the private nesrly months pay of officer
make ths parobase. Farmers withhold their surplus be-
they do not appreciate Confederate Most
of families of privates and officers living the
sssnty charity and compelled to dispose Of their
furniture and wearaE apparel for subs We
think great deal and say but little. We have the most
patriotic army In the world, it being snpaid one
SOLDIER,
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WE have heard it surmised that possibly Lincoln may
really have meant something by the Blair mission to
Richmond, but that he bullied and scared out of
ii By the attacks of old Wade of Ohio and The posi-
ton assumed by the Republican members of both houses
Of the U. 8. Congress.
There is some plausibility in this and yet we think
50 little more especially as he knew that the next
Cohs d will be still more largely aud fiercey fanat-
cal than the present and be could hope to receive no
support from tin any concilatory policy, even if be
did from the present Congress.
Besides, Lincoln and Seward are perhaps more en-
FILTERED against the Confederacy than any Other two
public men in the United States since they are apt TO
regard the secession of the Southern States as personal
y affecting themselves and coinciient with their aces
sion to power. They regard it, whether correctly or
not, as direct refusal 20 live under them as being spe
caly Objectionable Arethey likely to be sincerely mod
eratef
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gentlemas in fee be health tos as this morning.
that today he was forty years of ags He was
born fortyone years ago, and had therefore travelled
more than half bis pilgrimage tc the grave giving
him the scrptural limit OF three years AID ten.
These mile posts tbs quincy oil life although ofyeH
celebrated With little social observatc c. can bard
ever be otherwise than productive of certain sub
dued melancholy in all save the very young. Each
year carries much nearer to the grave. On each
birthday look back with regret to those who have
fallen by the wayside and forward with msgvings to
what the future may bring take away. IF this is
at all times. how mach is it now VIXEN nearly
every household misses menber-when every mother
almost signs for the loss of those gone forever tre
bles for the fate of those who still are left.
To-day am forty one, and 10 Wilmington " said
the sick man "where will be OF my.forty -Beeond
birthday"
Who knows that? Who knows what day O. al
hour may bring forth : We, certainly do rot pretend
to say.
When man is born, he certainly don't know much
nor would it do him much good if he did Certainly
if there were sterehouse repository OF souls wait
ing for bcdies AID free TO choose their own time for
entering upon the stage Of this life, great many now
figuring in the Confederacy and in the United States
YOU ID if gifted with prescisnce, have postponed being
born until the troubles and things had set
tied down. Some we think, would not L would
have pleased them to sptng into the arena where the
very danger doubfaness of the contest would give
zest to the struggle. But the sick the feeble, the
destitute the bereaved may W Ill be excused for wish
ing that their birth had bapps led sooner or later by
long years that thss cup, since it must come, had
been permitted to pass from their lips
Nj IA
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FEgHs the Front.

Ia cavalry erCagsmsnt last Friday With Gen. kiIpat.
rck, Aiken Gen. Wheeler achieved considerable
charging ard driving back tie Ave nj to
their entertainments.
Heavy Gh niBhjn8 going t-angebu g the axact
which heard reported. our t,oans
should be compelled to retire from that point
thew the line the Congarse River protect the
positions of EigsVIe and Columbia.
portion OF rA iorce Of he enemy, do not know how
large crossed the railroad yesterday below Orsuaeburr
@. Fl. This would appear to bs divergence
from tie direction they have hitherto pursued,
and may indicate tie purpose of crossing the
Santee, and going the part of the State and
Into NoEt C DINA eating the North Eastern Rail-
Florence. Rumors Ioca other parties on the
North Edsto about Jones Bridge and Knotts P O.
These, however, lack C2ndt matlon-
Tue yesterday proceeded No further dewn than
Louisville.
Louisville ia On the Columbia Branch of the South
Carolina Railroad, between BSanchvilIe and Kings
vile, being thirteen miles East Of, OF below, Kings
viIe.--T JOURNAL
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j. A. e.
EXECUTIVE DEPAA TALENT, J
MILLSDGsTILLB. GA. )
| an with great respect,
Your obd't ssryt.

EXECUTIVE DEPAA TAENTl
M1LLSDGs7ILL8, GA.
Jan. sIf t. 1855. J
Capt. J. A RICHARDSON
Go. G, 18th Beg. Ga. Vols,
Wilmington, n. c.:
Eir The Governor being absent feel Ii duty. at
In reply TO letter of the 23rd inst deny
-hage OF Dfdey to caCss, which you is In srcu.
latoR against Gov. Brown. There ia the Con-
federacy er than hs He the leading advo cate State
rights and unconstitutional liberty in patio He has
variably be consistent in his views tse great
lions. changes OF circumstances place wrought
any change in him. How strange then kct he should
thought willing TO return to the old govern mens which
mocks ut State rights idle tale and upon
constation vile Il ing, league with be " If
mas oppsed, wrong in principle, tb
of the Confederate government tending ards
Potism would he net SIT: reest Inc tyranny
cursed fee Who under Ne otprss
wing the Union and nforeng the laws have buria the Un
lauRhIuan and divine?
Open authority, therefore, fza ray ka ,wedge
OF him and from hs own often repeated declaration
lie and private beg to assure that Gov. \
posed to reconstruction in shape form, under
all circumstances.
The sovereignty Of the stses and the independcn 90 of
the Confederaoy are alike dear to him and receive uay
his earn st and untrrg devotion. without the fornea he
little Tor the latter. he regards sovereignty
publican institutions
You speak of the martyred dead. 1t glorious baul!
Gov. Brown alike with all the good would reyo,
the base idea shaking hands with taer
their houssd graqss.
Very respectfully,
R ~. BROTLEs,
Aid.deCamp to Go vernon OF GeerRia-
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10 MORROW, Feb 10Th, will be the day fixed for en-
forcing Llncon's new draft in the city of New York.
He calls for POOLS men from that city and county, and
there would seem to be every indication that the call
VIII be resisted Tae feeling of opposition to the draft
certainly very strong, and the public authorities both
OF the State and the county, freely express their fears
that this feeling will embody itself in action, taking the
form OF dreadful riot Efforts have been made to OBJ
'Ain pos'poDement of the draft reduction of the
quota demanded, but go far without success.
Daily Journal, I4l.
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are dsstitute-a Of them being " seners their
implies, feel the want of proper clothing most Aeverey,
and being fem home have not the opportunity
they possessed the means 10 procure it,
They have not yet beer paid of. and the little amount
due them wouid be highly acceptable and useful
make these inquiries and statements with desire Of
finding FAINT WITH attaching blame any particular
simply wish TO bring the matter to the attention
of the authorities 10 the hope that the wants of the
'<senior Reserves may be supplied, possible
and their sn srings alevated know early and
favorable would De highly acceptable to many
destitute SENIOR RESERVES.
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FROM RELOw.

We learn that active skirmishing was going on all
day Saturday between forces at Sugar Loaf, aud
those OF the enemy beow. Towards night they ad-
vanced 10 focs driving in skirmshers and making
three attacks upon cur main line. all of which were
handsomely repulsed with considerable, might say
heavy loss TO the enemy. Oar casualties about
twenty.
Finally the lines resumed pretty nearly "a be-
lore, and all remained quiet yesterday, with the excep
tion OF some Smelling by the ensmy's feet.
On Saturday one of the monitors in the river threw
some Of her fifteen inch shells at Fort Anderson, with
the fl ct of killing one and woundng another Of our
men.
The following persons, wounded in the above aght,
were received at General Hospital No. on Sunday:
James Newman Co T., Goth RegtH r, leg amrlta.
ted-Pacto'us, NJ G.
D. F. Jenkins Co. &, 42d Reg II. @. T., confusion hack,
ssve e--spcith Grove, Il. C.
VI williams, Co. E. 27th Ga. Regt. fractured thigh
BED Oak, Ga.-DGily Journal, last Monday, 18th.
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The following, from the Columbia South Carsllasan,
eontaios more definite and cheering information than
anything else that has reached this morning through
the mails. The arrival of Beauregard relieves from
considerable anxiety in reference to the general conduct
Of the campaign. General Hardee, as We have else
whore said, is good corps commander, but is hardly
believed to be the man to be at the head Of affairs in
South Carolina
From the South inau Feb. nth.
Tho appointment of General Hampton to the command
such divisions those of Generals Butler and
an earneEt of He Is at the head Of
tho he has often led 10 victory on Virginia fields
men whom both the country and himself depend
and may therefore, look for repetition here Of the
gaantry which has been buetiDed from every battle In
which they have bad place. The arrival OF Bea ureRard
thought that Hampton la hesadde, the opera
lion Gen. oh0stUn, Eho although for the present be
hind the scenes does withhold his skill and expert
ercs whenever dManded together with Of other
facts OF an encsu'a23s character which should net be
published events that well give our people great
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16

BoYsI is astonishing, Gays the Register, to how
quickly they learn TO monkey all that is repusiVe in their
seniors They with all the refined gusto OF cock
neg. They shape their oaths after the most approved
twang. They gamble Ike any ckeg"tag" for
bes buttons or dollars they talk Of the aud crtcs
the movements Cf greatest Generals with thu
pudenee that charaetorizes editor other man
they talk OF the women of bareons and all that KIDD OF
thing with almost tbs sang froid of liberns In Short
the boy peculiar instution land the most peculiar
portion Of the Institution msS be found about the streets
'ef Augusta.
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lee Charleston Mercury CT Saturday announces
brief suspension OF that paper with vis to its tenn
porary removal to another point. This is rendered
necessary By the progress of military events cutting
of from the mail facilities for distributing its paper to
large portion of its subscribers while the lack o.
transportation renders its supply OF paper preca,op.
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GEN. Hoop-We learn from the Augusta Chronicle
of the 1st that aea Hood arrived in IT, city on the
previous day. and the same night, in response to the
cells of large assembags Of citizens, made short,
pungsnt pitLy speech fall of that patriotic Ere which
/ has displayed on many s:da. The speech was
ak quent aud impressive combining the cannon shot
sn sabre stroke and ELECTED tie hearty applause OF
the crowd The battle SCARED hero was hopeful and
coma dent.
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For the Journal.
areAR LOAF. n. C.,l
10th Goo. Regt Feb. 10th, 1855.
Editors Jctc'aal -
have the pleasure of laying before the public, letter
from q. N. RsoJles Abide Camp to Gov Browa of Geor
gia plain and spired denial of all ehaes sin6deli
tv to On, a1edged by many to the Governor.
deem my duty to do both justice aov Brown,
and to relieve all falls Impressions detrimental the
that may be in the minds others. These Ia one
ecurae left to indepepdence-itts lie no
forget the CT the past the henors both dead
and living as to attempt to purchase peace the price Of
subnsstonwhich, in fact, would no pc ace hut
inauguration Of worse than the prsss ut. Hoping
that will insert tho encosed letter in you worthy Gel
umns,
am with great respect,
Your obdt ssrv't-
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Truly warned not to pursbur faith in princes
and we'll has it been added By uninspred person
"nor in politicians"
The Federal Congress lately witnessed some scenes
and heard soma declarations that must convince all
Of the character Of too many, if not of all the pot
cal managers at the North.
Lncoln invites least agrees 10 an informal con.
ference, which conference is held on board boat in
Hampton Roads. What that conference amounted to,
and in what it resulted we all know. Lucolns terms
absolute submission to abolitionzad govern
ment, constitution, laws, eft, to laws vioative OF all
tbe rights of the States and slbversve Of all those of
persons and Of property. He Ieturns to Washington
and reports that the Southern commissioners and the
Southern people object to these ,anecift terms ard
what next do We find Why we find such blatant
States Rights Democrats as Fernando Wood Cox of
Ohio and Others who have all along aud bitterly de-
nounced the usurpatons of the Federal government and
expressed sympathy With the South in her struggle for
constitutional rights, though not in her SECESSION
We find these "peace men, these anti fanatics &c. tax
ing the occasion of this Iastexhibition OF Lncon IN
yielding temper and tyrannous disposition to desert
their ostentatious defence of States Rights ard Cons
tutonal principles and, in the words OF the Northern
kilograms to stake the path, which means that
they made bitter blood and thunder speeches against
the rebelS and ID favor of crushing out the rebel
lon" and all that eort of thing because the Southern
people will not gladly embrace slavery and welcome
confseaton will not lay down their arms, and deliver
mp their officers with haltars round their necks that
few Of them may be hung and the rest banished AM
beggared.
The whole United States seems, politically speaking
to be given to the backness OF darkness 1t is an
abolition society O large scale, and the Fernando
Wood Democrats are tie scaliest.
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For the Journa'

For the Journa,.
ABssRs. EDIfoRs PLEASE allow BeRior Reserve, who
been in service since August last small space your
olumns for the purpose Of nqaing why in that the &c.
or Reserves have received sothss and
they to get Any ut Ill and 90 wheat Many OF them
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16
gIEGE hEAgTEEs-FEVG HUNDRED AED SEW
&uEY-aENTN Day,

A force of the enemy, believed to be between three
and four thousand strong under cover ef their gull
beats, made landing at GrimhalPs place, on JAMES
Island, abuut o'clock yesterday mcraing. A brisk
fght eneued wi pickes, the latter being haally
driven in to our fret line of works. Major Manigault
is reported TO have been ki in the akirmishiDg, bat
some doubt expressed as 10 the correctness Of ths
report. ;,
The enemy at last accounts, were drawn mp In Inns
of battle and advancing slowly, bat GO general fight
bad taken place.
Active demonstrations hav: al been made along
our lines on the Salkehachis La "a attack there yes
terdpy morning, tbs enemy were easily repustd An
ether force advanced upon the Charleston road, Near
Blue House. and opened with artillery bat made no
mpr ,saiou OF our Ines Everything quiet at
Comhahea Fen7.-Ches Mercurg, 1Ith inst.
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A MEMBES OF THE 23D GEORGIA ERcixEsr sends
communication complaining of the failure recently to
furnish adequate raons to the troops and also to give
th2m"he six months pay due them. He blames the
quartermaaters Everybody hits them dis)
The communication s unacccmpantd by any re-
sponSibe name, or indeed by any rane, and Cur rules
prevent ta publication, still, as we think the case hard
one, We make this reference to it. We do not knov
HbJse fault it is that soldiers in the trenches have na.
full ratios, Or at least fair rations 1t may, at time,
be unavoidable, but when it does occur and c3o have
been avoided by any possible effort it is hcny shor,
of au outrage Tie matter OF psy oaght to have been
attended TO. Say there vera four hsndred thousand
men te be pei at foBteen dollars per no1th thirtysx
millions Wonld have paid tf cad weula now nav of
all arrears for six months. Why the Confederate Gsv.
ernment shrlnks from that while weare esoy told Of
Slight mlscacus''sn Of something like fou, haadred
millions, is matter that passes our feshie understand
ing
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Railroad Conductors, passengers and occasional dis.
patches give us all the get Of the pro.
gress Of events in South Carolina and the Information
thus received ia frequently unreiso lie aud always vague
and unsatisfactory
Perhaps orr military chiefs may know something
more than they willing to give to the outside world
although, to tell the truth cannot sac the object OF
any Particular retcesce in regard 10 tbs enemys move
meats, we have been able to fathcn them. II there
was PLAYABLE for this while the enemy, cut eff
from bis base, uenain his way through Georgia
cannot that there ia any such now while
be 10 Operating ia Soath Carolina, in full eonnec-
ton with hs base aud in tall commune ation with his
gossr9peat.
Reports that Beauregard had whipped Sherman-
that canncnadng had been heaed at Kngsvile on Sat
urday, &c. &e., seem to Ne perfectly apochryphal-
Neither art We at ell ctain that shermans army or
any important Palt of it, is route for Augusta
There ia another object before him, we thEk.
From the precautions said to have been taken, Sher
man will have to keep up communications with bis base
ut Savannah or Port Royal, and cannot operate with
bis whole force sin the 'front.', that think be will
be under the ssty OF keeping hs we'll in hand,
concentrated and ready fer defence we'll offence
This makes doubt the stories told Of his columns ap
psariug at many different and widely separated points
Such diffusion of ferce would be dangerous in the pre-
OF an active Ind skful strategst like Besure
gard Lee, above al Stonewall Jack
son. General Hardea is believed to be
brave soldier, capital fighter sad an able tactsian,
qualities essential to corps commander aad going far
to complete the requirements necessary to Eli that po
sition bat rot filing ell the conditions requisite for
success In IA independent command. A knowledge Of
strategy, or rather genius for strategyhe power of
combinstlsn-of divniUg the. plans OF the enemy and
OF concealog bis indispensable to general
trusted with independent command, and these quail
ties although capable OF Development BY study and
parience must exist ttom the frs natural gifts and
cannot Be created by any study of Laws, tactics
aouvres. General Hardee is conceded 10 be an ex-
cellent corps commander, bat we think the country is
not we'll assured of bis capacity as the manager of an
extended and critical campaign We trust, however,
that opportunity is only wanted for the display of the
qualities OF tue great general, and that Hardee will yet
take bis plaee among ablest campaigners 1t is
probable however, tbat he will be relieved from this
responsibility by the arrival Of Gen. Beaaregard.
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HSs-A meeting Of the eitjzans Of Cumberland and
Harnet coantiss ia advertised to take place at Fayee
ve to morrow, FeA 1eth for the purpose Of express
sing their opinion in reference the pr eaent state of
the country.
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We have the second number of tie Keystone,
Masonic Monthly Magazine. published by VIM. B.
Smith &c Co., Raleigh, N. c., at SIS for six months.
1t appears to ba good number.
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Hon. Thomas Bensett, Ex-Govsrno. of South Oar
DINA, died on The 30th uh at Andersen Court House
in that state.
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CAMP CLIEdMAH's BaIeADK,
Near Surar f,osf. January q. 1865.
n THE TRENCHES,
= Below Wilmington, Feb. 10Th, 1884.

:. J
Mr.. Futof -
For the OF the friends ana relatives phase
publish the foil owing list of prisoners captured from
Company, by the enemy the 18th January near rgaF
Loaf:
IieHt Foy, segt Jamss Rowland md CcGnci kooL
Corps. Bsrj Brown Haywood White hardy Prtyates
Ivey Andrews, Edward Field ReabD hood nauel King
Job Nets, James Pollock Owen Sylvant, Simon simons,
Moses GaEdus, Levi Whaey, G Smith, JOAN E Gard
ing. .
". J. RAsBERRY,
&c Capt. Co. F, 6sth Beg. n. @. T.