The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-25
Southern Sea Coast Should be Attacked.

This Is the cry ef the New or Times and that Jour
nal very urgently calls upon the Lincoln government 10
ske at once with its powerful naval force at what II
considers weakest point extended ara exposed
sea coast 1t tells the administration that the Onted
States ships ought have passed the sumnern swarm
ing about numerous bays and mlets, haIfa5shS US
with fears and muctino us with successful 1orayS uti
our plantation societv-which il says, Is the ailmatn
element Of our rebeion-would be utterly exhausted
and demorased. The Times editor thus dscouiseth
on this subject
But what any earnest fighting nation on earth would
have done, have not done. The southernef mas not
lad his usual summer recreation disturbed by the war
lie is accustomed to leave his coast plantation, IN the
summer in the safe charge of bis oVcTseer and he does
the in the present year OF grace lie Is accus-
toned 90 north for cool weather, recreation anu eA-
element. lie does still; he is spending the summer
vacation in the salubrous climate OF Virginia. and has
only changed the spots of the turf and card tables Of
former years for the more exciting but, to him lar
more agreeable pastime of hunting and shooting yam
KEGS When the fall comes, and Toe approaches MS
plantation, if one should, he will be ready and Wiling
90 back and fight at home tori will be pleasant ana
healthtu to do SO.
If we wish to dispense the rebel armies in Virginia.
the best mode is attack them IN front, as we ad
at Manassas, but i'll the rear-at Charleston savannah
Mobile or Berwick's bay. 1t is long distance III the
rear, either OF those places; but gun at any one OF
them would reach the of every planter at Manassas
and sound fearful than the dlscordant thuh
der of thousand guns at Bull Run battle Ten thou
sand soldiers aoat the gulf OF Mexico, and seeking
entrance into the gulf States at the most aVaiiabe
point for interior attack would in less than two weeks
strip Gen Beauregardof hafhis army. bold seizure
Of any point on the gulf coast strength and with the
fixed purpose to carry the home to the plantations
OF the southern oligarchy who made 1t, would send
mortal shock through the Richmond government and
scatter it scatter from magazine on tire
st this day there should be at least three armies OF
ten thousand men each embaring for operations against
the southern That number could easily capture
Charleston Savannah or New Orleans, and once IN our
hands no power of the rebels could wrest either
away. If these men were ready TO move now, they
could 90 down over smooth seas, debark and perform
their work at leisure. If wait another month we
shall have equnoGta storms and rough seas to contend
with and no safe ports take shelter in The soldiers
Will be sckened and weakened, and demoralised by
Compositions voyage and unfit for enterprsing work on
land But what might be most fatal, the fleet conveying
the troops might be scattered ships lost perhaps
and driven on rebel shores bntat all events delayed
and thrown out Of their cousesas to make cooperation
in contemplated attacks impossible
When We consdarthe vast advantages we would have
iii assaiIng the rebels by sea, and penetrating the coast
to their property and their homes, We confess We are
utterly al loss to know why it has been done, and why
no preparation arit apparently making. The navyis
is one of the public defense, but we at all
Again and again we have urged the vital Importance
Of assaing the enemy on his seacoast where we are
strong and he is weak but have failed to get
ponse from the government general support OF our
views from the puoIc. Perhaps they afraid If we
send ain army into South Carolina into Louisiana the
slaves NAV be emboldcned to Instruction " ell per-
haps there would BE danger Of ii. But if the rebels
ever failed strike blow at our government lest they
should hurt somebody do damage to some northern
mans property we have yet to hear Of it. We shall
have lose squeamisLuess about possible injury to
rebel property or be prepared to submit at once to rebel
conquest. We should throw army into South Caro-
lima and anothcrinto Louisiana promptly. Ifany Union
st loses his property by OF the presence of the
United States army, he have itrestorcd again, or be
paid orit rebeioses his property, it is good for
it, may suit the rebels very well for to have navy
costing Us this year thirtytive millions of dollars the
only use Of which is to eHore the blockade; but the
people Of the United States will eventually demand that
BIT some hand other it be driven with destructive
power upon the seacoas seats of this most wicked
belliou.