Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-12
OURSELVES.

~ to let our people know what doing In
order to keep them apace with the news of the
world. We publish two daily editions and one
weekly. The morning edition of our Daily is Is
sued almost exclusively for our city subscribers,
and the form does not go TO press until we are
satisfied or are automatically informed that NO
later telegraphic dispatches will be received The
evening edition is for the mails leaving here early
in the night, going North and South. The Week
ly Journal, issued on Thursdays, contains all the
news which appears in the Daily, not purely local,
with faithful and correct review of the Whining
ton Markets. The daily also contains the market
reports of each day, and all important events of a
local nature.
We are glad to be able to say with truth that
both the Daily and Weekly issues daily in
creasing in circulation.
The Journal is now the only subscriber to the
Associated Press Geographic dispatches in the
city, which enables to give early and correct in
formation upon all matters of interest happening
up to the time of going to press and We are about
communicating an arrangement by which our dis
patches will be much fuller and more interesting
than heretofore We think that this arrangement
will be perfected in some two weeks. This will
cause our expenses, already high, to be sensibly
preciate our efforts and OUTLAWS to give them the
latest news, we have entered into the arrangement
without reluctance and with no misgivings.
Our Duty.
Anterior to the war slavery was held by the Rad
icals to be the obstacle to fraternity, but we see
that sectionalism survives the war and grows more
rabid over the grave of slavery. Indeed If the
majority of Congress be the exponent of the SEN
timents of the North, we compelled to believe
this feeling increases with the helplessness and
submission of the South. It is gratifying to feel
that this section of the country since the war; is
doing SO little upon which the extremists can JUS
tify their prosecutions,
The resources of the Government were never so
sevely taxed as has been ours to support the
tional authority. Blood flowed like water, money
spent without STINT and almost one half of the
country rendered desolate by the destruction of
property for the purpose of restoring the States
to their natural position under the Constitution,
and yet witness the same feelings, which
brought on the national troubles now preventing
their healthy and final adjustment. The fraternal
relations and sympathy upon which the Union
should be based seems to be wanting, and even
the disposition to foster them appears not to exist
of maintaining the primitive relations between the
States and the mother government The section
which made this pretension, achieved success,
which they now trample under foot Not only is
this primitive relation not restored but such in
ovatons have been made and are being attempt
ed that cannot realize what these rela-
tons are The old landmarks are no longer in
view, and the sound and tried principles under
which our young Republic advanced with rapid
strides to the first rank among the powers of the
world, have been made to give way to fatal here
sies fostered by fanatcism which the founders
of our government would have spurned.
Our duty at the South is plain. Let con-
tinue as we have begun; let us faithfully discharge
our duties and respond to au our obligations as
part of the Union, in form and in substance. So
far, without murmur, under no protest. we have
submitted to every requirement, however foreign
to our interest and taste, in order to attest the
truthfulness of our present governmental rela-
TONS and the determination to give them our
hearty support we have in every possible way
showed our obedience to the Constitution and the
laws of the Union.
This has been done without encouragement
from the National Legislature or the dominant
party. IF we had other feelings, the power does
not exist with us to disturb the organic law-the
factionsts possess the will and power, and appear
determined to crafty the and exercise the
other, and to-day the veto of the President alone
stands between their legislation and absolutism,
and they seem actuated with spirit that will at
tempt to remove this obstacle.
We have confidence in the conservative element
of the people. country is indeed to be deplored
that has not sufficient public virtue left to control
the schemes and Vaccinations of revolutionists,
and by the exercise of an enlightened and healthy
public opinion, frown down political spendthrifts,
who are frittering away the sacred inheritance of
their fathers.
We must continue then to discharge our du-
ties. By contented and cheerful obedience to
law and authority, by candid and honest support
of the President, we may yet be able to disarm
fanaticism, and triumph over sectionalism.
1.-THE Hand that Hath made you Fair, Hath
Made you Good"
THE GREAT SOUTHERN RELIEF FAIR which
opened on Monday last in the Maryland Institute
Hall, in Baltimore, has succeeded beyond the ex-
pectations of its projectors. On Monday seven
thousand visitors registered their names, and on
Tuesday the number reached ten thousand, while
hundreds were compelled to return, being unable
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