New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-12

plete and hndacpned regiments and skeletons Of
hastily raised companies TO its defence, and then,
before they can be properly sodiied and systena-
tized by Mcclellan, to fall upon them in their
ganized state in hopes to scatter the army and
again achieve another Manassas triumph. They
VIII not attack the capital now for that would
bring upon them two battes-one with that force
which is already there, and one with the balance
Of the three-years troops which are destined
th1ther when they are concentrated. They want
to have but single struggle Of it, and hence Will
postpone it until all the forces intended for
Washington are gathered there, and when, az they
will be poorly prepared to resist. month Will
eapse before they wantthis engagement TO occur;
and probably it will be longer, for additional and
remoter reasons, which I will proceed to state.
The design is to have united and simultaneous
movement from Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas.
IN virginia they only wait the congregation of
troops at Washington, stated above In Ar
kansas and the southern edge OF Missouri they only
require additional complement of men and arms,
which are rapidly being accumulated, and which
VIII be all prepared by the time the advance is
made fran Virginia. Ia Tennessee alone their cir
cuInstances such as not to give them full as
surance of being able to execute their design in
its full extent; or, rather, the discontented state
of East Tennessee will not yet allow them tc sub
dact their entire force from the State, and the
peaceful attitude OF Kentucky has not yet given
them sufficient pretext to advance their troops
beyond her borders. These two difficulties they
are now toiling to obviate. Hence their endeavors
to crush out the Union feeling in East Tennessee.
to suppress the loud clamors of patriotism, and
propitate the favor of their loyal population.
Hence, too, the establishment of camps Just in
sight of Kentucky soil, to exasperate the people
Of iEentucky. Hence the habitual annoyance and
rroyocation given to Union men in Kentucky, by
sending recruiting emissares throughout the State,
to enlist her young men, insult her neutrality. and
ascertain the strength Of her Union force. Hence
the constant threat of an invasion of her soil to
assist the secessionists and wrench the State from
the Union. All this is in promotion of one great
enc; kentucky, like Missouri must be embroied
in the conflict before the great battle is fought at
Washington. When that is done, all things will be
ready And the establishment of Union camps
Upon her soil, with the intention Of carrying men
and aEms for the relief of East Tennessee, will
atiord tie long sought opportunity. Then the
match will be piled to the fuse which will flash and
blaze from Washington to st. Louis, and the armed
hordes Of the South will pour their combined vol
unle northwsrd with simultaneous tread toward
the Potomac. the Ohio aud the Missouri. This is
tie entire design exposed in all its expansive pro-
portions Ineir success in Virginia, with the death
of Lyon in Missouri. and the Withdrawal of his
forces from the southwestern portion of that State,
has raised their hopes OF triumph high and do not
imagine those hopes are groundless, but let the
whole vas 0rth awake, and rally with an ocean
Of power to resist and nurl back the mighty denge
CT in7 ascn that threatens it. must talk seriously.
Tor 1t LeCones men encompassed with peril, or in
a! preLens-on Of it, to speak candidy and counsel
anG adrlse each other of what the danger really is.
II is folly 10 do otherwise The Confederates are
strong in purpose, united in motive, expeditions in
numerous than the North has ever dreamed of.
We under estimate their strength in Virgina-we
have done 50 in Tennessee and Arkansas.
Now / say that the forces assembled in each one
CT these States far exceeded my utmost caleu!a.
ton anG, besides, there thousands of reserved
troops in all the Cotton States who are constantly
but silently tramping northward to reinforce their
| comrades. The force in Virginia cannot be less
thGn -lG.C0O men, enlisted not for three months
| or any other Exed time, but for the war; hence
| they suffer no dimnuton in number, nor loss of
| time IN c9liectlng new force. In Tennessee,
| was anna ed at their numbers. They mnst amount
| to t5,oo5 in that State. I saw them in towns in
Ctes, IN the country, in camps, on the march, on
railroad trains in squads, in companies, in regi-
| ments, in armies. ! want Kentucky saved from
the invasion Of these men. and kept free from the
il it, and these are the troops intended to be used
| upon her, when the great movement in Virginia
! begins Wien, as in Missouri, they expect to be
| augmented by volunteers here, and march on to
| the Chic. Should they ever reach that stream
| t-6 fate Of Cincinnati cannot be doubted Wash
| ingon, st. Lous and Louisville will be spared, be-
| cause situated in slave States which may one day
! become part o. their Confederacy. They can
Lever lope 10 possess Cincinnati, hence it will be
| the o55 ect of their direst vengeance. Where now
| stands that proud collection Of beautiful and gor
geous architecture will, if they succeed, be but
| Ll&cEeneG, L.RSted, and smoking mass of ruins.
| The same policy as heretofore will continue tc
| Le pursued in Missouri They will press on THEN
| divisions toward St. Louis joined by the State
lcFc6S, Gnc ehcLGVor to eXpel the Unlonlsts IRON
| tie State
| Therefore let the Government exert its utmost
| energy and expedition. Let the best and greatest
Eumter of men be speedily transported to Wash
| ington. lefeat tie grand movement in its most
| important point where the Eastern cities are in
danger, anG wl.e!5 tie project has its birth. Let
| the balance CT L { :Goops now wanted at Wash
nSton be deposited at Cincinnati and st. Louis or
at points convenient to those Places and in order
| to procure more time, do not at present send
troops into Kentucky, brt let the Union men in
that State prepare themselves by arming and drill
ing in camps. This will avoid giving cause for
Tennessee 10 invade tLat State, which, part of
their programme, -is tie very thing that the Con
iGderateE most desire.
The robels intend to make this whole movement
concldent from Last to West, and they will strain
every muscle 10 succeed in it, and if they are sue.
cessul they rust as part rather result Of the
project, that it VII give encouragement to Eng
land to insist on opening of the blockade. Thus
BY one grar6 master stroke of policy they hope to
liberato themselves from the thraldom of the egit
innate Government completely and forever.
have thus gwen you a hasty and cursory statement
of tie rebels; grand project Do you make it
known to the world.
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