The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-19
Down the SIissIssippi.

From private sources we learn that the
grand army of Gen. Fremont is being rap
idly concentrated at St. Louis. We pre-
sumo several Of the largest divisions have
reached that city before this. 1t is thought
by many that the army will Immediately
20 into winter quarters at that point with
out striking blow at the enemies Of the
Union. We do not think SO. General Nc
Clellan and the Administration will hardly
dare to brave the resentment of the people
that would be aroused by such policy -
Something must be done to quiet the grow
ing impotence of the people OF the Misss-
appi Valley at the apparent tediousness
with which the war drags its slow length
along They know it is not their fanlt
They have furnished all the men called for,
and the money necessary to make them eff
fectual in the held has been forthcoming
promptly, on demand. The direction of the
armies and the application of the means is
placed unhesitatingly in the hands of the
Administration with the expectation that
both will be managed in the best possible
manner to crush the rebellion. The people,
however, demand that no time shall be
frittered away in fruitless marching and
countermarching Should the army 10 Mis-
souri, go into winter quarters without nav
ing struck q blow, their Indignation will
be intense and outspokeu.
This fact IS apparent to Gen. Mcclellan
who, according to SIR. Rnssell, is a politician
as we'll as a General--and iuasmuch as he can
accomplish but little on the Potomac he will
undoubtedly strike heavy and severe blows
at the rebellion in the West and on the
Southern Coast We conclude, then that
Gen. Halleck is concentrating his troops at
s., Louis for the pupose of making q grand
demonstration down the Mississippi. We
expect soon to hear Of their landing at
Cairo and Paducab; then of the storming
and capture Of Columbus; next of the adj
vance of Gen. Buell. on Bowling Green and
the capture of that city; and then of grand
swOop into Tennessee by three columns of
one of the grandest armies the world ever
saw. We have heard it intimated-as the
Washington specials would express it," in
official circles that Gen. POpes division
will be in Cairo and Paducah soon, and we
doubt not that it will be accompanied by
other divisions Of the same army. We IN
derstand that Gen. Wallace is diligently
drilling his brigade and is confident that be
can storm any MalakofF or Redan the rebels
may have constructed at Columbus al the
point of the bayonet. The 18th Indiana aud
sth Missouri Zonaves are fine regiments and
are burning with desire to make their
names household words among tie Ameri
can people.
The weather, which SO materially inter
feres with army movements in the East,
viii offer but little obstruction to opera
tions in Southwestern Kentucky or Ten
nessee. Even in this latitude, we have
few days in the depth of winter so cold as
to prevent operations in the field But lit
tie snow and ice is seen, and although at
times the roads become extremely bad,
yet transportation could be effected, with
only such difficulty as would prove an in
cantive to an energetic and skillful COM
mander We confidently anticipate, then,
to hear soon of the grandest events of the
age in our own vicinity IN Kentucky,
where the battles of the Union viii proba-
bly, be fought, and the contest decided If
overpowered in Kentucky their armies
crushed and driven from the field the reb-
els viii plead for a suspension of hostiilies
before the war sweeps over and desolates
their own homes. This is our faith, now;
may We never have reason to change it.