The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-10-12
THE rLAN OF THE cAlfAroa
rrom IIarner'a Neakly. 81 =.

From ilarpcra Hr0kiy, sept p.
We believe we may say That the plan
I 0s The autumn and winter campaign HAS
been determined. and that thu, leading
generals are appraised OF The paris they
are To play ia il II Involves operations
ai so extensive q character as 70 he with.
out parallel in history, and to bc morally
certain Of eiiccting The object sap.
preston Of the rebellion before next
spring
The plan prcsumes that II rebels will
remain inactive at their present posts
-horld Gen Bcaurcgard attack Washing.
ton. a change ia the programme might
be tine result as il is uIidently antiei.
psted that he would meet with an over.
whclmiog defeat, which would probably
prcciptate matters. Again, should Gen.
Johnston undertake an aggressive move.
ment against Cairo, the Mississippi ex.
petition might proceed 10 work more
agses!iiy ihaf "a Sow inlenie, !. y not
believed. however, that either Of these
contingencies VIII occur. Al Washing
ton as at Cairo, an attacking force would
fight at such an enormous disadvantage
that it is not supposed the experienced
leaders of the rebel army would wantoay
ran the risk If p forward movement.
Assuming then. that ll.c rebels pursue
the wiseat course, ard wait 10 be attack.
- ID jheif inirenchmerts, we have fea-
son TO believe shat, ia the first ~ SECOND
week Of October, tie campaign viii be
simultaneously commenced on the coast,
in the vicinity of Fortress Monroe, at
Manassas, at liarper's Ferry, in Ken.
tnrty an Die Mts4jsgippi and In tbe
western partition o! Missouri.
w. tel;,.,... tto, tsr., na,,l ,x,s.li.
So. ~, -. al ,,,t &, ~. -,
lard au1 Sc,y Yofk The cau,ps Il
ugmrqtosd ana sraf.,l,l, are to furnish
men lDi tive al Them. ,he third viii fe.
ernie 40 O00 volunteers ip New ENGLAND
We uresume we shall nut be FAT wrong
II ye predict ihat tbr.e expeditions will
bp commanded hg Cons .,utlef. Burnside
and LANDER Two II then, will eyohsblv
ope.aie 0u different points of lie south,
ern coasi. witl. a view az disiract.ng The
anen,iolrof the enemy lfHa the lii,a If
the ptomae-src f5r instance. may
elloei q, h.u.Tin, at if near P,f. Rnyd )
G wi.3a the o,aer. reinfrccah v tie gar.
ri4oa ai raff P.cl-as. nav rc.ppn the
excellent hHur of Pensacola 10 tho
.l..u,l..... IFS ,...u ..rM. IN = ls.lv that
tine ibud. ,ghfeh wii e,.tsis VI nj least
IlDoU3men. aud III bc commanded by
Gru. Burnside. wii. opcfa.r 30 tif,. Chcas-
urake. antmr SD as au auo aiae 90 H4uk
lir .elal 80 d on ihe ra uao. white oa
tAe ot..ria lakc Nofh.. 'r de- frag In
casa tue icbrl, yi.u , iil 'bsrk lrom
Mauassas. Alui Obese cXao.lliuus vii.
hr provided With nHs3i" "FlHIrlI ana iha
lswnEs vlii pe effected naief ceHef oi
iieafj n3e"l batteries @A.lr, steamers,
gA" boats Hut laH"s-ee "9e, we btievsi
beng Hit.F~ly Wrrntua ts iaia service
Simultaneously wijA uo departure OF
These expeditions. We t1ok IN forward
movement oa tire part OF cen. Banks
A glance az the map viii show how Gen
Mcclellan VIII c4orrreta with him. II
tie ruamy resist Mm iu force. Mcclellan
will naturally attack N..asssa nl once
IL De moves un Wjth1uE opposition. tho
laultk will Be- deferred m4l ht-is In a
position o. take pai, in ty ilapkiue the
enemy. We have an iuiimanun that
simultaneously with Gen Btnkss n1se-
meut Gcu schlca will cis ilrv po,o-
mac SOME twenty miici below Washing
ton, with Wow te gain "a ,. ,~-li.n be.
tween Aluaaaas pHI Richmond. These
dplain, however. are % cuulse a3 yet
undetermined nnd lbs ,utimstiou is
merely @ sbrcwd guess lac main point
that Manassas will he Threatened ou
three sides simultaneously, wA.Ie col
umn under Gen. Burnside advances to
cut N the retreat Of the enemy may DO
regarded as pretty certain.
Meanwhile. further west. Gen. Ander-
SON may be expected hy l0lh October to
have raised such an army Of KeHiuckians
and East rennesaceaus as 10 keep Ten.
nessee cllectuaiy IN check. and 10 co.
operate efficiently with Gen. Fremont,
who hy that lime will probably have
mustered az array sufficient to beat tho
rebels IN the neigAhoihpod % Springfield,
Missouri, and 20 man powerful cxpodi-
tinn for the descent 81 The Missiasifpi
We DO not look iof naval operations Of
the first importance on the Mississippi.
The fortified points On that fiveg VIII
naturally be assaulted uy land, tofF1
e'agmes viii converge upon them itom
either shore, ANA sedgee them as Hate
ras was tedneel, ~, wren t"e s''hB =
lfurliN.-He, WliN tife uaY Niieft lac gun