Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-16
THE PLAN OF sUBJUeArToN.

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Ass9mins that Cover Houston, Of Tsxis,
has called upon Lincoln 10 aid him In putting
down sn insurreetion (the secession move
menO in said State, the Chevsller Webb
chalks out a magnificent plsn OF operations
! whereby, In compliance with Governor Hous-
I toms application, honest old Abe may " soon
! put an end 10 this dsgrs eefui rebsllion +" Of
! al The seeded States. The CheValier Webs
4 plan is follows;
1. Throw into the southern part OF Texas,
! BY sea, he disposable army force and some
five thousand volunteers In addition.
2 Can upon the North-western States forth
with 10 furnish ffty Thousand volunteers, to
assemble without delay az the United States
a Nenal at Baton Rouge, first concentrating at
the junction Of the Mississippi snd Ohio
rivers.
8. Call upon Pennsylvania, New York and
the Eastern States Cor fifty Thousand volun-
teers. to assemble without unnecessary delay
at Washington, in the District Of Columbia.
a. Commence march with this latter army
to the Southwest, leaving, Of course, q strong
force at the seat of Government; and at the
ssme time direct the army Of the West assem-
bled At Baton Rouge to form junction sith
it at Montgomery, or 8nv other point that msV
be deemed advisable, leaving a sufficient force
to protect The United States arseBais in the
country through which the armies NAV nass.
aul OF course NahluE tue necessary AEaAlIta
10 protect the friends Of the Union against
anV traitors who may be found in rebellion
sgainst the Government In that quarter.
A magnificent plan this, but, a. usual 10 all
bis magnificent schemes, our valiant cheValier
f0rgeis to count the cost. An army Of one
hundred thousand men will require at least ten
millions Of money to put It in motion, and
some fifty millions year to support it in the
field. Where is this money to come from
al
Mr.. Secretary chaser Doubtful VIII Treas
ury notes answer? Very doubtful. But sup
pose the money is raised, and these two army
columns, each OF fifty thousand men, are put
IN motion, will they ever get to Texas or to
Montgomery? TIE chances, we fear, would
be all against them for we dsrs say that Vir-
giBia, Norh Carolina, Kentucky and Tsnnes-
see would, Of themselves. turn out opposing
forces exceeding hundred thousand fighting
men, and nearly all experienced rihemsn at
that. But let US suppose that our fighting
Wall street eotemporsry's armies, East and
West, will be strong enough to ovsTrun the
South, and put down the secession rebellion 10
Texas, viii thew be strong enough 10 come
back again We are inclined 10 think That it
would take two other army columns, each Of
fifty thousand men, to save the first two from
destruction. In this little Job Of pltting down
BY force OF arms the Government at Mont.
gomery, the CheSalier Webb overlooKs tue
border slave States, and we are afraid that
honest Abe Lincoln is doing the same tbinz.
The first brush at Fort Sumter vii! unde-
eeive them. Mr.. Lincoln, in appealing to
arms, will very soon fnd that bis contest will
not be conhnsd to the three millions Of white
population Of the seeded Ststss, but will in
clude on their side some FIVE additional millions
OF the white population Of the uDsecedsd slave
States. We seriously advise the ChevaIier
Webb, in behalf Of honest old Abe, to put this
into bis pipe and smoke it.