The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-11


WEBS GRAND Plan or OPERATIONS arsum
ing that Goverror Houston, of Texas, ba
cslied upon President Lincoln to aid hin il
putting down an iosuIrecton (h. sece- siac
InovemcID 10 said State the Chevaier Webb
obalss cut q magnificent pl4n OF operat,ou
whereby, In compliance with Cav. Houston
application Honest Old Abe nay 5000 out
IN end 10 tbs disereceful 'eb, Hon" OF all tn
seeded states. The Ch,yaler Wcbb's plAu /.
~ follows.
Etrs-fnoS I,to The southern par. or ~.xss by ses
~ o-i tse army force auu ace thcus
tSsas - addiii,B.
Secon0-Call upon the Northwestern s.a'es Forthwith
tofurni-h fr tbnnsand volunteers s4eem III wi,boa
de'y az the United states Baton hDpg. u,s,
r,bcspa,ing u eafo at the JUNCTION Of the Mississippi
Thlrd-csl upon Pcnnsy wanna, New York ano tho
Eastern Sis;os for dry housa volurtsrs, mot
sHh1s az necessary delay al Wefhpgt1o the Dsu'ct
of Colup b,s.
faoro--Comms navch sish tbs iet,e- ANY t.
the S'u'west leaeirg, OF course sstrong ,otce At
ETA, OF ernrert, Gnd ihc ,he a..
ny q mo Wet assembled R>ioo R,use trrn -
junction with II al pgonsty. or "'n-r pant .ha
may he eemea advisable leis ing euii .
protect The United Stavcs thu tnfansi
@hi'h he aFini.s may pas, and o. onur.c ttMe ia
necessary measures 20 project ,cc1s 81 tie stn
against any trait IS who maS 10 found Ia fcbelion
sgsi st The government IN ,bat quarter
A magnificent plan this, but as usual in all
his magnificent schemes, our ga'iant Ch~ysl'ef
forgets TO count the cost. An army at on,
hundred thousand men wilt raqure a. least u'u
millions OF money To put il III moton aud som
fifty millions a year to sunport it N tne ip,7
Where is this money to come from, Will Wall
street advance 1t on any terms TO Mr. oecreo4rs
Ctaes Doubtful WIN Tce4-ury noe
answer? Very doubtful. Bus suppose the
money is raised, and these two army coiuuns
each of fifty thousand men, are put ia mat,oo,
will ttey ever get to Texas or &, Mo,tg ,usrys
The chances, we fear, would b. AL az .,as
them; for We dare say that Vugta'a Nocth
Carolina, Kentucky aud Fenae-spe Ill, ~
themselves turn out opposing f,rces exceeding
a hundred thousand fighting met, aul naafiy
all experienced rfeIpen Mt 'ht But set us
suppose that our tigatug Vail street cateupo
rary's armies, East and West, " II bee sttuux
enough to overu,n the South and pat iowa
he secession REBELLION il Ttxss vii hey
strong enough to come back ags,n. w. are
inclined 10 think that it wouls t.Le two ntn.
army columns, each OF fifty thousani men t.
save the first two frosn destruction In thi- TT
lie job Of putting down by force OF ar,us CIV
government at Montgoo cry, the Ce.val,a,
Webb overlooks the border lave. STA -. an
We are afraid that Honest Abe Ltpc nr j.
doing the same thing
TIE first brush at Fort sunter viii uudaoeigc
them. Mr.. Lincoln, in appealing ~ aro,a g,i
very soon fad that his contest vii oat tc Goa
lined to the three millions OF Whit pocnl4,ian
ot the seceded States, but will 'u,uo~ on .h,,r
aide some five additional million. at the whit
population Of the unseceded sl4v, states ",
seriously advise the Chevslier W. DO, .i h.h Il,
Of Honest Old Abe, to put this lat, MS OPP.
and smoke it.