Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-03-22

| The Wilmington J0"7rM, publishing the urde
Of Gen. Robinson declaring the military recon
| structiOn act the law i'll the two Carollnas, says
In connection with the above order we would atl
wise everybody to read Bill Arps letter published
phere in this State would be much improved i
Gen. Sickles would put his finger on, and stop The
breath for while of such papers as the Whining
ton journal. '-SG1tdIrd.
| Generals Sickles and Robinson, in com
mon with every honorable man, must have
contempt for such exhibitions as the above
We published the order of General Robin.
son, expressing some surprise that it should
precede that of the military commander OF
the district, and in connection with our be-
| ing thrown into territorial condition,
called attention to the very humorous
and pointed letter of Bill Arp, using the
following language :
6 In connection with the above order we would
advise everybody to read Bill Apps letter pub
shed in the Journal yesterday. Let everybody
attend to their business and all will be we l.
Could General Sickles or Gov. Holden
himself give better advice. We know
neither General Sickles nor General Robin
son, but have met the forces commanded
by the former on fields, where cravens, be
they Governors or citizens, will never be
found, whoever may be the commander of
under whatever flag they may fight.
We expect and invite the scrutiny of Gen
Sickles and his subordinates, to the course
pursued by this paper. 1t will be found as
law abiding, if not SO superticially "loyal .
and cringing as the SttotGt0u. In the try
ing ordeal through which the people of the
South must necessarily pass, we shall so act
that at it's close we will have nothing to re-
greet and do nothing for which our children
need blush. Ii loyalty consists i'll an
observance of the laws and Consttu-
ton of the United States, and respect
for our oaths to support and main
tain them, then We are loyal but il
the test be to forget the years of suffering,
privation. piIlage and blood through which
we passed, and to- brand with infamy the
memory of our heroic and noble dead, then
are we disloyal. Rather let our right hands
forget their cunning than we should do
aught to blot out their memory rather let
orr tongues cleave to the roof of our
mouths, than utter one word i'll disparage-
ment Of the cause for which they died.
While upon this subject we will take oc-
casion to regret that during our tempo
rary absence, remark was made in refer
ence to Gov. Holden in our columns, which,
though only intended as pleasantly,
might be construed into reflection upon
his character. We do not thus desire to
attack our political foes. No one knows
better than Governor Holden what our
feelings towards him are. In our youth
and early manhood, We were devoted polit-
ical admirers of, and had Il warm personal
attachment for, him. His paper was our
political textbook, and from that source
we learned secession, and then was i'm
planted in our breast the spirit which cul-
minated in armed resistance to what the
iSteuld1urd told lis was a dcspicable tyranny.
He g fired our Southern heart, but kept
his own designedly and villainously cool.
Ii for such conduct there is now in the I'M
natural and demoralized state of society
and the chaotic condition of the Govern
ment a reward, he certainly is entitled to
it. We covct neither his expectations nor
the heart that deserves them.