The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-14
A Grand Scheme.

.SNAouS auu NduSeIOUs; Dul IHOGOllIU laiIi
bic over the Southern Coniederacy, under
taken Tor the purpose of estimate & tht
iuil extent of the strength, facilities, pre-
paration and distribution OF the rebels, "a:
well as asceitalpihg their intentions aue
prospects Ny tour has been in the high
ct gee successful, and hasten at til
my inst opportunity, and with all rossib
dispatch, to apprise you OF a scheme, dc
tectod by the utmost vigilance and dis
covered from the most authentic and un
misiakable source, which. in excellence ot
conception and magnitude and grande u:
OF execution, II capable OF success, ex
ceeds anything OF the kind ever devised
lhe Administration at Wa-hingtou and
all Its officials, both military and civil
have confined their attention altcg .thel
too strictly to matters and NOV eIuen:s o
trivial value, and to strategies covering but
a small area OF territory Not SO with the
( rebels. They must do or die And from,
the very start they have concocted and
mature definite, tangible, rxsr-..~. ...L
desperate project. Whilst our Govern
ment Is pursuing desultory system Ct
taeiIcs, moIestIng the enemy with insig
II iicant damage, penetrating his territory
at scattering and unImportant points, and
dliiuoing It's forces over uAteLable spots
thereby weakening the efficacy Of The
army and eXhausilng its spirit, the rebel
leaders are engaged IN the execution OF a
design deep-!aIi, widespread, long her
lshed, steadily adhered to, ami winch
shall sweep at one igual from tie Atlantic
to the Kansas.
IL i necessary to speaI, thus plainly
: The Government Is ,s5t fully aroused to its
high Interest aHd impending pe.l; 1t Is
n"t expeditions and vigi!snt enough. nor
+ broad enough IN the range Of It's visions
and operations. Hence TINS gigantic
scneine for its destruct., has escaped il,
susP.ClOn. Ii is the united IHvcut.ou .!
Johnson, Davis. B-autesIrI and Lee
Pri II TO the battle Of Manassas il was on Y
InedIJated, II J. now being vigorously
acted upon. All depended Oh the result
oi th4t conflict Had they been defeated,
II Is impossible IL say what would have
been their course They had ~ aiteIn..-
tive for disaster Ala was STAGED upon
victory; and upon that Issue alone tuvy
c,..cU.i.tet. The stiU- -le OycuITed lust at
tAe precise i..ue t-ey dc-I.ei most u
have Il. All their eXegtiou.. ssd.aLyrs,
cOuuterInarctles, retreats and ;,rt.i.ccs were
e!np!yy ed 10 br.a- Il Oh lUs, j:.cn.
Inc service O! IG1 three IAo4tEs yulGu-
te-fs Was just e&p.GEg, and tury hoped
Ly defeating them 81 completely 10 de
IUoraliz- them a ~ T.. de. them u .e.ess
or MAKE II necessary 10 re.urn them home
to reOTsau.ze aud TvcUpcgaJe. NJ" tol-
lows the clltlca! juucIsrc. Washington,
by the departure Of tHc>e troops. wOul be
lett IN a mUr.l more exposed co.u.tion
than e.cr before lac plan ! 10 threaten
80 attack on that c!Jy-Uot really with
Vles u assault :, Immediately, bat wl,A
~.
AZ Uud.-ciI pinned .c-luynJs ana skc.e,ons
o! h.s..ly :...=cd GOV p.Eies to its dct.uSe,
and tIea, teio.e they can lie properly So
hd.;.eu and y s,ealat.lee 10y AcCIe!laa, 10
la. uuJn taean Iu their UIorvaEized state
on hopes To scatlc- the army again and
achieve another Mug4sSqs yictUIv
Invy WIlt not attack tie capital nov
Tor thai would bring upon them two bat
tes-Oae with the force which Is already
there, and one with the Ua.auce Ut the
three years troops which arc destined
tnltAer when they are cDuceutl a,td-
aey want u have but d single struggle OF
L., a-d hence vii postpone / ii. all the
forces intended tor - a=hilg gt5n are gath
cred there. and when, - they imagine
they Viii be poorly prepared to resist. =
month wlI e.ai=c before they want this
engagement 10 occur, and probably it Will
be longer, for additional and remoter
le-sous, which l will proceed 70 state
The desi- IN Is to have q united sjnlu,;a-
neous movement from the States OF Nir-
giala Tennessee and Arkansas.
la Virginia they are only waiting for
tEe congf eagation Of troops at Washington
aS stated above. In Arkansas and the
southern edge of Missouri they only re-
qulre an additional compliment OF the
men aud arms, which are rapidly bein,
accumulated, and which will all be sup
Piled by the time the advance Is made
from Virginia In Tennessee alone their
circumstances are of such a nature us not
to give them full assurance OF executing
their design in It's tuil extent; or, rather,
the dIsconteutod state Of East Tennessee
will not allow them to subduct their Ell
tire force from the State, aud the peaceful
attitude of Kentucky has not rs yet given
them sufficient preteXt TO advance their
troops beyond their borders
Kentucky, like Missouri, must be en-
htoi ed III the conflict before the great
battle is fought at Washington. When
that is done, ali things are ready AID
the establishment OF Union camps upon
her soil with the intention OF carrying
men arms ior the relief OF East Tenn, s,ee,
VIII afford the long sought opportunity
Then the mach Will be applied t. the
fuse which Will fash and blare nom
Washington TO ST. Louis, and the armed
hordcs Of the South will pour Their COM
biEed volume uUrlhward with simulta
neous tread towards the Potomac, the
Gniu and Missouri ! his is the entire de
slgn exposed IN lis expansive proportions
Their success III Virginia, with the iail
of Lyon in Missouri, and the Withdrawal
OF his forces from the southwestern por- (
ton of that State, has raised Tie r hopes
Of triumph Ia high and do not ina lie those
hopes are yroundiess, but let the whole
vast North awake ana rally with an ocean .
OF power to resist and hurl back the
nii giity deluge OF invasion that threatens
il. | must talk seriously, Tor II becomes
men encompassed with peril or III appge-
hensiou Of 1T to speak canuloly, and Couu-
eli and advise each other OF what The Gan
ger really is. 1t Is folly TO DO otherwise.
The Contederates are strong IN purpose,
united iii motive, expeditions liz action,
terrible IN their tenui>h hate, and ii'
more numerous than the North has ever
dreamed OF We under estimated Their
strength in Virginia; We nave done SO III
tennessee and ARKANSAS Now | say tn /
tEe forces assembled in each one vi tucse
States far exceed my utmost calculation,
and besides, there are thousands OF re-
served troops in all the cotton States, VINO
are constantly, but silently tran.ping north
ward to reinforce their comrades 1ne
'orce in Virginia cannot be much less
,han 2l0GUO men, enlisted not for tAnee
months nor any other fixed time but for
he war; because they suffer no diminu-
ion in the number of men nor loss OF
iYlla N
In Tennessee | was amazed at their
They must amount to I3ooO In
he Slate | saw them i'll towns, IN cities,
n the country, in camps, on the march,
IN rail, oad trains, in squads, III companies,
n regiments, in armies. want Kentucky
ayed from the invasion OF these men aud
,e,t frao from the great strife if possible