New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-11
WHAT THE REBELS PROPOSE.


WHAT THE REBELS PROPOSE.
From The Richmond Ez1ntns', Sat %.
The natural boundary Of the Confederate State'
on the north is along the Missouri uyor 70
the Missistipgi; thence along tie bississiPpi
TO the month Of the Ono; t1ence ai%ng we
Ohio 10 the virginia line; thence along The Nlrghla
and the Northern Maryland lie 80 the Atlantic
TIE Ohio lice il tho most important portion OF
this frontier. The battle of Manassss settled IRE
question Of the Independence Of the South IN tue
public opinion Of tho world. All The rest OF TIE
toIijnr thai has occurred, or that will have 10 be
done, will be mere contest for boundaries. IN
boppdary Ia the real issue in MssOuri that ~ The
issue al ia Hentu Ky; II is the issue IN Nor'h-WeS
Nrpinia and it will be- the Issue In Mary ltnd
Ills noteworthy feet thar all the country Tor
which future LOstiliies will be conducted by the
Sonth, has bscome disputed ground by the action OF
N. own Inhabitants. In Missouri q people were
divided large portion OF them eapoHsIng The cause
Of the LincOlu Government In Kentucky the case
war Il same; the coHrsels and ald Of the Biliah'
sons of thaI State were Lost 10 the South ny The
treachery If its demaPogues and its Dntcn. In
Ws.tegn Virgins the Hessian politicians and tue
Hsssian men did the came bad work. la Mary land
the treason OF tie Ilckses and the Hes Aus brought
in upon Southern soil the Invader Gnd The deSp0t.
In Eastern Vi,ginp where Hiyksism aud flessisn-
ism unfortunately hsd, for time, full sway, tie
Important Fortress Of Monroe, which would now
be worth million dag 10 W, wa surrendered 10
tie Yunkees.
Sorthern Independence Ia already achieved; but
the war cnupo, ie closed until we shnll have recon-
guered the Southern territory which bnsely sur
fet dered 10 the invader By Southern trtiiore Cnll
yyo shall have planned our banners along the natural
,ouhnes Of our country the war NUT 60 on. bad
thu territory Tot been basely reDlnirhed tho war
wouII have already been ended. All the life, and
treasure, and sicAress aud suieging' when u sha
heatefuIh cos, Onr country, will he upon the souls
OF the bhse men who betrayed their native soil, Their
bOmeo and hsar.bsiO1cs, 20 lie Invader.
IL l. idle 20 Ink 0f.pesce until we sha have re-
conquered tho snrrendod county lying south Of the
boundary va hayo defined. Geographically, 20
lit,r.iy end -tfagsiic1ly kentucky II paTi Of tie
South witch she ,aDu0t afford 10 slrnnoor % North
erB control sud jurisdiction. We cqunOt afford 20
have imaginary boundary lines with the Yankees.
TIE Inc OK kont1cAy aud 1oauc'sCo il too intGngi
bic 10 mark the separation between North AID south
Without a told natural line oj SEPARATION Ike The
O. cat Ohio River o. border popnlJion OF the south
woull be 10 completely demorBlized through all M
ture time a. experience has proved II 10 have been
during the events Of The last hvo months:
The social systems AID the domestic ins'itetions
Of the two Confederaci,s are too dissmiar and an
fsgouilc to DO divided BY a merely mathematical
line. While the two populations We're aseoelNed
uudeT one POLITICAL UUion, even then we had epOnyh
OF the Underground Railroad We must establish
our separation ny such distinct landmarks that tbat
nstituiion will have further eaisonce on this con-
tiUent. -, IT =,
sncb thai srnall portion Of the boundaTy-tbsL OF
Northern Maryland-musi, OF necessity De morly
nsiTouomic: but THE pOr ion must b Ms lnconel1or-
able "a tsible II viii be Tar better Tor both Con-
fedora ier, with view 70 preventing Isuos UPON
their revenues, that their boundary will snbserve
The purf oses Of peace between them moe eneelu-
ally than large augmtntaiiOng OF their Standing
armies To tie socufity Of The Soutb, such bound
nry il almost necessary. We can watch The enemy
better standing upon the banks OF the Ohio thnh
= a.. ffVh moi Uluf
sbouid LOT know how to tTust the Punio ihith OF y
worse than ChTthagsnan enemy, unless We were III
posirion TO watch and foil them.
He have simply, therefore, to make up our IAlnos
10 conquer q boundary by an adequate Ioree OF ten'
our Generals i'm Missouri, w Kentucky una IN Nesi-
I'm Virginia should DO turn ished with armies ample
In Numbers 20 drive the enemy across the Mlssonrl
I'D tLe Ohio rivers. The South has great stake
In accomplishing this eSpulsion during the present
nesson. 10 allow tho enemy 10 Wl9'eI ~ our
cnnnfry Ia TO loae the support of the whole popula,
lion Of the dsIricis Of country IN which nc VIII
n.ts hi, Winter quarters. Ia that event we should
ns season have not ouly tbs enemy drive out, but
he local popul dion itself 20 conquer.
Our true policy ofdeiense hes In vigorous pnsn
for The banks Of the Ohio. We can afford 10 suber
roids an line Southern seaboerd, il We can succeed
IN reaching, with large fore, The enemya own
a.. ahbelds and homesleads in Ohio and Penusyl-
vsnis. Then IL no lands AMI ravages our coasts,
we will invade pillage and burn his Villages Ia re-
talialiOn. Until we shail nave fecohqusied inc
Son,bern Territory that has been surrendered TO
lin and planted ourselves right upon the border Of
bis own couutry We shall not DO safe from bis raids
upon our Southern coast. 1t would require az army
oi million Of men % line our coasts IN slch mtl-
.sr as 10 project them from their naval ex-
cnr.ions. On the contrary $4,000 or 10000 men
n,net ntnQ 10 the banks Of the Ohio at a few dier
ri nonts, will effectualy secure our coast from
aggression. by giving bim alarm and employment at
home, and by putting it IN our power 70 fetalla.e
,,oo,, b,m WIN a vengeance. Twenty thousand
additional troops ought TO be Forthwith sent into
Western Virginia anu every available regiment and
conpany in 1Teunesseo ard Arkansas ough, to DO
pyecipita ed into Kentucky ard Missouri. We have
tea away two thirds Of the present teaaon o. cam
pagn Vt us make up, by earnes. "ofA' III tue 0'ner
thifd for the Incidence Of the past.