New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-23
THE ABoLIT1oN PLAN.
A Cincinnati paper of the 10Th had the following

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], A Cincinnati paper of the 10Th had the following
, as the programme Of Yankee operations
II Gen. Mcdowell, who has charge Of the division
. | opposite Washington, and embracing some eighty
thousand troops, goes directly to Richmond. HI
has already reached Fairfax Court House, ant
will, by tomorrow night, have possession Of Ma
nassas Junction
A Gen. Patterson moves towards Winchester
driving Johnston toward Manassas or Richmond
where he Will join Beauregard, and the two con
DUCT the Confederate army South of Richmond.
zen. Mcclellan will go to Staunton, Va, thence
to East Tennessee, where he will make every ar
rangement to move on Nashville and Memphis.
4 While Gen. Mcclellan is moving toward Memphis
from East Tennessee, Gen. Fremont, to whom has
been assigned the Western Division of the army,
\ Will move from Cairo, by water and by land,
| place.
The great object of Gen. Scott is to occupv
| hdchmond and Memphis for two objects-one as a
basis for future winter operations against the Gulf
states, to act in conjunction with the blockading
squadron and the other to enable England and
france to get cotton from Memphis and Richmond
through Northern ports, and thereby secure the
peace of those countries
magnificent programme But there is an old
| proverb that there's many a slip between cup
and lip; +" and a Scotch poet has declared that
" the bestaid schemes of men and mice,'' (and
Yankee invaders too, we are glad to add gang
| aft agle.'
| From the first paragraph of the above it appears
| That Mcdowell had eighty thousand men under his
command! Eighty thousand! We are not sur
prised att. For weeks, the whole North has been
clamorous for an advance upon Richmond. They
| blamed Mcdowell, and they blamed even Scott for
not ordering an advance. That Richmond was
the point they aimed at was evident six weeks ago.
Why then has Scott waited all this time Clearly,
his purpose was to concentrate such force under
Mcdowell as he thought would be overwhelming.
Obviously, it was to mass troops in such numbers
thatit would be thought folly in Beauregard even
to make a show of resistance!
II it is true that Mcdowell had eighty thousand
men, Beauregard's victory becomes the NEST com
plete and splendid that has been won in modern
warfare! . -.,. ~.
And the estimate is not improbable. It is known
that the Federalists had over two hundred thous-
and men in the field, at different places. Making
full allowance for those stationed at other points
1t is fair to presume that Mcdowell had every man
of the eighty thousand with which he is credited
The first act of this projected @play has been
spoiled, and such will be the case with all the
others. Patterson was to drive Johnston to Rich
mond, where, uniting with Beauregard the two
Confederate Generals were to conduct our Army
south of Richmond This was the Yankee
scheme-but how it succeeded, let the seven thous
and dead Yankees on the field of Manassas answer
An ignomnious and disgraceful defeat retreat.
and slaughter, is the net result of this promise to
drive Beauregard south of Richmond !" So true
is it that while he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted, the booster is cut down and DESTROYED |
me confident anticipations, the van.glorous brar
and buster of the Abolition scoundrels that thew
would seize the capital of the Old Dominion and
crush out traitors are answered by the specta |
cle OF seven thousand of them cut down dead on |
TUG pattie-held. Let us thank God for the result |
Let US see 10 1t now that the remainder of this
Abolition programme is not carried out. One de-
cisve battle aud victory for us does not settle the
contest One dozen, or one hundred even. NAV he
needed before Yankee insolence is properly nun.
ishcd, and this atrocious invasion of Southern soil
fully settled for Mcclellan is said to be making
Tor East Tennessee, and from there to Memphis,
At Memphis, according to the above plan, he is to
be Joined by Fremont from Cairo. The !" lay.out''
is magnificent one. II cannot be accomplished |
but it may be attempted. That the Lower Missis
;ippi Valley, and particularly this city, are aimed
~ as soon as the summer is over, does not admit of
any doubt. Forewarned let us be forearmeti.
seven Abolition vessels already'ioYer OIL the Be-
ize and menace the city of New Orleans. Whether
'ur enemies come by land or by water, or by both,
hey must be made to bite the dust, even as they
Dit the dust at Manassas under our brave Beaure
,ard. The sun of Southern independence, now
isng in unclouded briiliancy above the horizon,
viii soon if we are true to ourselves, shine upon
rec and happy people, forever delivered from the
ondage of the oppressor.