The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-10-17
The Plan OF the Campaign.

Nc pCliC'C VIC say INC pan oI
the autumn and winter campaign has been
determined and that the leading generals
are apprized of the parts they are to play
in it. 1t involves operations of so extern
sive a character as to be without parallel
in history, AMI to be morally certain of eff
fccting their objccts-thc suppression of
the rebellion before next spring.
The plan prcsluncs that the rebels will
remain inactive at their present posts
Should General Beauregarl attack Wash
ington, cl ange in the programme might
be the result Us / is confidently an,icipa-
ted that he would meet with an overwhem
/. ing defeat, which would proba ly prccip-
tate matters. \ gain, should Gen John
ston undertake an aggressive movcmcni
against Cairo, the Mississippi expedition
mig tproccci towork more speedily than is
now intend d. 1t is not bciieYcl, however,
that either OF these contin SencicS will oc-
cur. At II aShington, as at Cairo -un at
tacking force would tight at such an cuor-
nous disadvantage that 1t is not suppos-
ell the experienced leaders of the rebel ar
my would wontony run the risk OF for
ward movement.
Assuming, then that the rebel pursue
S'S '" "'>''I C'o'N', dii VIII u nc aItaChci
IN their entertainments, we have reason to
believe that, IN the Gr>t or second week OF
October, the campaign VIII be simuitauc-
"i,ly commenced on the coast, in the vi
cini'y ot fortress Monroe. at Manassas, at
llarpcr's Ferry, in Kca;ucky, or The Mis-
sissippi, anl in ihc wc.;crn portion of Mis-
s'url
We believe that lh'V" naval expeditions
are tclns fitted ou' ~ New HnSlinl and
New York The camps at Hem i.stcal and
Scarsda! !e are to FURNISH mcn for two Of
them the thrd viii rccrnlt iU,pJ3 v"iun
'tcrs IN New fng'lni. We presume we
sAi'i nor ot iir wrong /! VIC pre,;c' that
these cXPe iiiioit WA be commanded by
''enS. butler burnside an! Lander. Two
vi them "!lI probably operate on different
points 4 the Southern coast, with view
II dIStr7ctlnE the attention OF the cnen.y
from the line OF the Poiom1c-onc, for in
stance, my effect Iand.ng 1T or near Port
Royal, 5. e., while the other, reinforced
ny me garrison at Fort i'icNcns, may REQ
pen the excellent haroof OF Pensacola to
the commerce. oi the w"r'l Ii is likely
mat inc tiiira, which w'li cons! at least
lo,ooo men, ana VIII be commanded by
Gen. bdrnsihc, WI! operate IN the Chcsa-
praNc, llhHihS 50 aS on one sidc 10 Hank
the rebel army on the Potomac, while on
the other to take NorsaIk in the rear, in
case the rebels should fall back from Man
assas. All ot these expeditions will lie
provided with ample artillery, and the
bindings will be effected under cover Of
heavy naval batteries. Ships, steamers.
gunboats and launches are, We. believe, be-
my actively prepared Tor this service.
= simultaneously with the departure of
these expeditions, we look Tor a forward
movement on the part of Gen Banks. y
glance Mt the map w!li show how Gen
Mcclellan VIII cooperate with him. If
the enemy resist hln III force, Mcclellan
VIII naturally attack Manassas at once. If
nc moves ON without opposition, the at
tack wi!i DC deferred until he Is IN posi-
." uoh 10 take part III IT by nanklnS the enc
my we nave an information that sImul
taheouSiy WIN "en. Banks movement,
ueh' oickies VIII cross the Potomac some
twenty mics oeiow Washington, with a
view TO 70 gam position between Manassas
ahu d''cniiioi'u' hese details, however,
a'e VI course "S ye. uhueterhiheu ana the
i"'.'i''ic" Is merely Shrcwu guess Inc
man Poln'-'i'' manassas VIII be threat
e"eu VII ''iIec sues simultaneously whiie u
co,"'h,, nun, uhuer zen burnside advances to
ou' %, '',o 'o''ca' Vi tue ehehiy-may De
ies.'aeu rs pretty certain
'.eanwhiie, iur.her west zen. Ander'
sou may DC expected oy 'he lCth October
40 nave raised "a r. such all army OF kentGcki-
ns anu aotna at, sS as TO keep len