Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-12
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January 7th 1865.
sHERnAr's PRosA ooUHsH.-HIs so
CALLED CANCELLATION POLICY, DC.
II would appear as though Sherman's first objective
point would be Branchville, South Carolina which 10
nearly equdistant from Charleston and Columbia He
will probably be reinforced by Fosters forces from the
vicinity OF Charleston if they have not already joined
him. and is surm sed that bis line of advance il bis
proposed march rthWard will be through Columbia,
S. c. and thence to Raleigh, North Carolina, thus srik
ing at the Capitals and centres of population In both
States. This surmise gains pausibility from the
fact that the physical obstacles that route wold be
less than on the lower route and the chances Of obtain
il subsistence much greater The enemy calculate
TIA by ching through the centre of the State If
North C0roliIs, where strongest Union feeling is
So ,pCs-d to st, and strkir Tho C-p'al, Raleigh,
where they also look for apathy, much may be DUE
towards r. 70 utioDzing tn State. 10 all this We te -
yeurly trust aDd bel eve they will Gd then slves Tholy
m srsktr Nay, We trust that lhty will not be p.f-
nitted to try The experm nt they have already test
ed the valor ard endurance of North CuroliDa
North Carolina SOIL and may ha still srong reason
to acknowledge it again should they renew the attempt
UPON ar other portion of the State. We trust, too,
that tbty my be allowed to work their wicked will
ou cur fur sister State o. nth Carolina, 10 reach
Der veauul Capital, TO advance to Branch.
vile, ID, If ST ri C i've point.
Report says here 20 small amount OF upeasiness
fell amcng the people in and oil Columbia. which is
known TO be lie la g. ~ cro"de oy refugees from the
staooard alsI disco eVide, not If scare, but
oil ur, paraton Charlotte we'll as at Other pouts
l. behooves the of the two Carolinss to grid up
their lois # th-ir sinews for he coming strug-
Rl--for it is bound to come. The lst help the
West end The West help the East and both must
help the Centre and the Centre must help both. 1t
must be the business of all to stand together The foe
must be checked And veteran troops will not be
wanting. The heroes of hundred felds-lhe noble
sons OF both States will be with their people, joined
hand in hand with them in protecting their homes and
their honor. 1t will do for Sherman be allowed
to make triumphal procession through tie real heart
Of the Oonederay or to find any weakness in it's strong
back boue aud with all due respect sister States
we cannot but think that the Old North State IS
the backbone of this Oonfederacy of ours.
We ask our people, all of them, to watch closely the
insidous course of the enemy in towns which fall under
the power of his arms. In Savannah he walks as soft
" the tiger creeping bis prey Herespects Prop
erty. He shows only the velvet paw. The cruel claws
are hidden, presently, however, to be revealed.
In few days or few weeks orders will be issued
commanding all, even women and children to take an
oath-not simply OF neutraty-not parole not to
fight against the United States, but an oath of allie
glance, not alone to the constitution of the United
States but to the unconstitutional laws which have
bean passed by abolition Congress- and to the very
procamations in derogation of all law which have been
promulgated by the sovereign will and pleasure Or
Abraham Lincoln, leave within specified time, pa
led and destitute. If any do forsweRr! themselves by
taking oath TO support and approve abolitionsm,
fanaticsm and vandalism, they will find themselves
required, if able bodied to submit to the Lincoln
dratt-to fight against their eountry-tber principles
- people, and their God. Let none be fooled
by specious promiseslet be luled by the syrsp
songs of the oe who only seeks to deceive that he
the and the surely trample upon his vic
TINS who will fnd themselves despaed by the very foes
who have deceived them-hauuted by their own cen
sciences, and cut of from honorable association With
those who have endured to the end.
The tale of Troy is DID, yet the episode OF the Gre
clan Horse-the vast wooden fabric in the shape OF
horsa, but containing armed in Its hollow body
which the Trojans persuaded to admit into their
city to Its and their utter ruin teaches great lesson
now as then. 1t gift of the oe and we must al.
ways distrust the giftsthe Establishments of our bit
ter enemies. Such Trca Horse is the specous af.
fectaton respect for private property put forward BY
the enemy. Trust it not.
1t may, indeed, well be doubted whether even Sher
man could or would attempt march into North CARO-
lima during the winter season. The swsmps of the
East and terribly deep roads of the West and Centre
would appear to Us to interpose nsuperabls obstacles
10 tnT movements of large armies But it 10 better to
max epafanon IN time for VIA is to come, even
Ii d'ierreo onll the spring has fairly opened.
FAYETTsTILLE MUNICIPAL ELkcr1oS old
Mayor aud Commssionsrs of Fayetteville were re-
eeced last week with the exception of Mr. McKsi.b.n
who d. c ined, ADD Who was placed hY d. R,-sA