Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-01

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'ds against which our little g~arrisons were
ed to contend deprives it Of all claim to the
s~ellstiou of a victory. Theresult furnishes
Amy a very good foOthOId for future ope-
ra.iOns against Nor.h Carolina, and will neccs-
state the keeping Of q considerable force in
that vicinity, unless tie fortunes Ct the day
can be speedily retrieved by driving Butler
and his command from their position. We may
reasonably look for the latter alternative.
s.GuAND SCHEME OK TEE RER-
EES.D
Under this head, an abolition paper at Gin
cianati produces, with apparent confidence in
its statements. an interesting communication
from q Kentucky traitor who processes to
have lust returned from. "a long, tedious and
- dangerous, but Thorough Tamble," over the
Confederate States, undertaken, as he asserts,
for the purpose Of estimating "the full extent
OF the strength, facilities, preparation and
disposition OF the rebels" as well as Of asCeT-
tanning etheir intentions and prospects, and
what degree Of cohesion they Possess." This
rambler announces to bis frateTnal acc0npiices
in Black-R epubIicsnism the gratifying inteili-
gence that the tour has been in The highest de-
gree successful, and hastens to apPrise them Of
a grand scheme, detected BY great vigilance"
on bis part, and finally discovered from "the
most Authentic and uDmistakabls source"-
which, be timidly writes, Gin excellence of
conception, and magnitude and grandeur Of
execution, if capable of success, exceeds any
thing Of the kind ever devised" 1t ought to pos
sess a degree of reliability il such a~feature can
be derived from either perseverance or knayery,
OF both combined, since be represents himself
as having toiIsd to learn it,day after daylight
after night-he "watched, and waited, and
listened and prowled." To throw still greater
CONSERVATION among the enemy, it is aunouDc-
ed that this scheme is the united invention Of
the leading Confederate generals-DAv-s,
JoHysToN, BEAUREGARD and LEE-each name
a Of strength in itself, and q terror to
the awe-struck Hessians.
Now for the plan, which looks not 2 little
plausible. MCCLELLAN was to be allowed
ample time to gather his skeleton regiments, OF
half-clothed, undIscIpTaed recruits at Wash
iBgton-just such stuff as is best adapted to
make stampedes Of, in case OF their enccuat-
ering dsfeat-whereupon BEAUREGARD will
fall upon them in an unoTganized state, "In
hopes to scatter the army again and achieve
another Manassas triumph.D He adds "They
will not attack the capital just now, for that
would bring upon them two bsttles-One with
that force which is already there, and one
with the balance Of the three years troops
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centrated. They want to have but a single
struggle Of it, and hence will postpone it until
ali the forces intended for Washington are
gathered there, and when, as they imagine,
they viii be poorly prepared to resist "
Tie design Of the "rebsls,' according to
this correspondent, is to make a simultaneous
and united movement from Virginia, Teanes-
see and Arkansas. In Virginia we only wait
the congregation Of troops at Washington.
II Arkansas ana lie southern edge Of Mis-
s0uri we require an additional complement Of
men and arms, which, be asserts, are rapidly
being accumulated, and which viii be pre-
pared by the tine the advance is made from
Virginia.
Then CONF our difficulties, which are related
as follows:
In Tennessee alone heir circumstances are
such az not to give then full assurance Of be-
ing able TO execute their design in its full *
tent, o., rather, the disconnected state Of East
Tennessee will not allow them to sUbddct their
entire force from the State, and the peaceful
attitude Of Kentucky kas not Is vet given
them a s~uficieat preteztto advance their troops
beyond her borders.
These two difficulties they are now toiiing TO
obyiate. Hence their eBdeavors to crush oct
the Union feeling in East Tennessee, to sup
press the loud clSmors OF patriotism and pro-
pitiate the favoT Of their loyal population.
Hence, too, the establishment az camps lust in
sight Of Kentucky soil, 10 exasperste the people
Of Kentucky. Hence the habitual annoyance
and proTocatiOn given to Unieu men 10 Ken
tucky, by sending recruiting emissarieg
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 70 assist the Seces-
sicnists and wrench the State from the Union.
All this is in promotion Of the one great end.
Kentucky, like Missouri, must be embroiIed 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 the soil, with the intention Of car
ryiBg men and arms for the relief Of East Ten
nessee, viii afford the long sought opportunity.
Then the match will be applied to the fuse
which viii fash and blaze from Washington
to st. Louis, and the armed hordes Of the South
will pour their combined volume norehlvard
with simultaneous tread toward the Potomac.
the Ohio and the Missouri.
The North is advised that they have entirely
under estimated the rebels in almost every re.
sPeet-that they are A" strong in purpose, united
in motive, expeditions in action, terrible in
their fendish hate, and more numerous thar
the North has ever dreamed Of o-being seen a
all times "in towns, in cities, in the country, IL
camps, on the march, On railroad trains, il
squads, in companies, in regiments, il
armies"
However ridiculous we may deem the idea
Of any mere correspondent having become il
any manner acquainted with the secret planl
Of our military officers, there is in tue gist o.
the above speculation a degree Of practica
sagscjty, which demonstrates its author Quit,
proficient 10 the knowledge Of facts coDDecte,
with the southern movement. His opinion O
the power and resources OF the South, is but
fair sample Of what is rapidly becoming tb
universal sentiment Of he Yankees, under tn
benign influence Of continually multiplying De
feats. It is only By frightening them with to
dreaded horror Of an invasion with fire an
sword from the South, such as the one abov
described, that we can expect any reaction il
their political sentiments, and consequently
speedy growth Of the peace party. If all til
Hessian war journals would impress upon thei
timid readers a belief Of this " grand scheme,'
we might reasonably expect from them or
of " pecc7UiD in less than thirty days.
r. The Fort Smith Times Of the 28th say
that Mai. Rector, Superintendent Of India
Affairs, and Capt. Chas. B. Johnson had ar
rived the day before from Fort Cobb, and learn
from Capt. johnson, that Capt. Pike, COnfed
arste Commissioner, has succeeded IN maxim
3 treaty with the COmanches, and other vii
tribes.
Fzg-It is stated that the whole southern par
If kansas, below Fort Scott, has been aban
8oned. the settlers leaving their houses, crops
etc. A few Cherokees have gone up to tn
neutral land.