Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-21
Lee and Motley.


Lee and Motley.
It's stated, saws the Baltimore S'oles'
o,,o, that when Gen. LEE had his late In
tarv;ev with Gen. GRANT, Mr.. MOTLEY was
nresent The meeting of these two differ
ant characters is suggestive. MIR. MOTLEY
is the historian of the Netherlands. De
knew how to do justice to brave peoPle
struggling sor their liberties abroad. he
could recognise something to be admired
in the wonderful courage and conouct OF
the men who guided and inspired tnat
great combat for liberty and justice but
when he looks upon qualities IN MS own
oonntry as heroic and disinterested, upon
valor such as Greece and Rome never sur
passed. and chieftain, who In pubic ana
private virtue and military genius mas no
living equal, he beholds wicked rebeilioh
and the most ubiquitous traitors tn"' the
world ever saw, justly punished by having
their own negro slaves put over them. Mr.
MOTLEY. the historian of great deeds, who,
under no possible circumstances, could
perform what Le has described, will go TO
the Coust of ST. James 20 bask III the sun
shine of political and social position, whilst
Gen. LEE, in the obscure village OF Lex
iugton, is Withdrawn from the gaze, though
not from the thoughts, Of the world. But,
as Mr. MOTLEY knows, there is such thing
as history, and, long after the present MOT
LEY is forgotten, some future MOTLEY VIII
arise. who will award to Gen. LEE as prom
inent and glorious place among the great
men of the world, as the historian OF the
Netherlands has given to the chief heroic
figure of that immortal struggle.
Forney.
The Ncwbern Times takes Us to task be-
cause we saw fit not to extend hearty
welcome to Forncy and his companions
and INDUCES in the stale and silly Jest OF
their not cutting short their trip IN conSe-
auence. The cold Indifference and uncon-
Germ with which they were met at all points
which they visited contributed, no doubt,
to their haste and carly return northwarh.
We are satisfied to have furnished our lit
lie mite towards this result. and proud that
we have the approval of good people for
our effort.
On the other hand, our friends Of the
Raleigh Sentinel, oyerpowered by the cool
impudencc and presumption OF this fellow
Foruey. modcstly confcsscs their inability
to do the subject Justice, and turns HIM
over to the tender mercics of the JOURNAL.
Forney may we'll be glad that the 'Ne"ft'e
lid not undertake the iob, sentiment
in which his friends, Holden, Henderson,
Cehe Harris, Iassitcr and othors who have
been made the ridiculous Scapc- goats OF
fhe, .>puf,pcP< wrath and witticisms will
doubtless Join H..
The Newbern Times Is respectfully III
formed that the Journal IS the last paper
IN the State - to denounce gentlemen who
are visiting here with the best feelings and
Intentions, aud who are writing home let
ters for publication, containing the most
ii 4ttering accounts % the country and CHI
mate, and advising their friends to come
here and settle" No editor OF paper have
extended, personally or through their col
umns, il kinder welcome or a more hospita-
lle treatment to Northern gentlemen who
have actually settled in the South or visl-
ted our section for the purpose of pros
pecting, than the JOURNAL and its editor.
And there are none which have as little
Use for the political mendicants and land
sharks who are injecting the South, or
been freer or holder in their denunciation.
Forney came neither with good feelings
nor intentions, aid his accounts have been
neither fattering to our people or country.
He left Washington after publishing base
SANDER upon the people Of Georgia, which,
copied into all the interior papers OF the
Northern States, will do them and the en-
tire South more damage than any number
of open attacks hy manly foe. Through
ont his entire series Of letters written dur
ing his short trip, which are now before
us. there is a careful, consistent, ever pre-
cent. vet half-cOnceuled, but malignant and
Giabolical effort to misrepresent our peo-
ple, and 10 foster those preludlceS against
them WHICH are the most easily excited
and the most yindictiyc. Northern supe-
giority and Southern exclusiyene8s and in
tolerance seems to be the. burden OF his
song. II the lands at any point are com
lnended, the citizens are sadly III need OF
reoonstruction, and settlers would not be
welcomed if business energy and enter
prise at some other place are compliment
ell, the people are exclusive anal proud,
and negroes AMI strangers are harshly
treated. Everywhere something was lack
ing to recommend that particular point to
the attention OF capitalists and immigrants;
nowhere were the people seen who did
not display some characteristic with which
fault was not found.
In otnct words, Fornoy came Ill the
double capacity Of politician and land
Spectator. When majority of the respec
table people of The South become Radical
led and, Tor some paltry Office, forswear
their country and kindred, then bis - com
plimcntary list will be extended, and