The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-22


there are two southern ports bearing the name
of Bcaufort-onc in North and the other in
South Caroina-cach commanding good
depth of water, and the one or the other, or
Charleston, or some of the inlcts of Gcor-
gia would constitute desirable base of ope-
ratons for our army and navy, in view of flu
turc inland movements into the heart of the
Cotton States.
TIE PLAN OF OPERATIONS AFTER LANDING TIE
YANKEE TROOPS.
Let us suppose, however, that in North or
South Carolina, or Georgia. this expedition
has made lodgmcnt, the question arises
what will be its plan of operations? We pre-
sumo that the land forces will bc put on shore
at point of dcbarkation suitable for naval
rendezvous that General Sherman will at
once proceed to fortfy his position against
any probable land attack, and that large
proportion Of the fleet will straightway return
to Fortress Monroe for more troops. In this
way, by the first of December, Gen. Sherman
may find himself at the head of sixty thou
sand men, and he may cat his Christmas din
ner in the centre of an army of one hundred
thousand. Then, changing his programme
from occupation to invasion, he may march
through the heart of the Cotton States to the
Mississippi river or coastwisc, with the fleet
cooperating with him, to Charleston, to Sa-
vannah, to Mobile and to New Orleans.
TIE EXPECTED EFFECT IN VIRGINIA.
In either event the war will now bc trans
fcrrcd from the border Slave States to the
Cotton States, where it properly belongs, and
thus with or without blow from Gen. Nc
Ccllan, the great rebel army in Virginia will
soon be dcmoraizcd and Dispersed Nor can
of a doubt that when relieved of the rebel
forces of the Cotton States, Virginia will be
speedily restored to the Union, through The
spontaneous reaction of her loyal people. SO
with all the border Slave States The rebel
forces of the Cotton States hold them in sub
lection, and when they are relieved of their
Southern invaders the reign of secession, even
in Tennessee, will be ended for the Union
forces of the great West and of Kentucky,
will be moving southwark with the retirement
Of the rebels.
Meantime from the last circular of Mem
mingcr, the Secretary of the Treasury of the
rebel Government that spurious government is
confcsscdly under financial pressure which
it cannot longer sustain, while the cotton plan
ters arc arc as evidently on the verge of re-
bcon against it. They demand relief; Mr..
Mcmningcr demands money but how arc
they to get it, unless they can sell their cot
ton! Our blockade locks them up they have
consumed their available resources, for them
selves and the rebel army in cash, clothing and
shoes. The winter is upon them. What are
they to do.
HOW THE COTTON PLANTERS WILL "EMBRACE
TIE OPPORTUNITY"
This naval expedition will settle the qucs-
ton. 1t will open one or two Southern cotton
ports and upon the test of allegiance to the
Union, the Southern cotton planter will be in
vitcd to bring forward his cotton and ship it to
England. Beginning within the lines Of oc-
cupation of our Southern army, shipments of
cotton thus secured, will soon spread whole
some Infection throughout the cotton States,
to the extent of a decisive ccunter-rcvolution.
We know that the majority of the substantial
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