, 1861-05-29
QUIZ CAIRO LETTER.
p,nnortapce Of the Illinois Troops to
Men in Nfemph

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunc.]
Sr. Ci1An1Es HorEL, CA1no,
Monday, May II. :
The TRIBUNE editorial Of to-day reflects the
popular, and Indeed tho military desire
for nj, immediate advance upon Mem
phis, People ask why Gca- McClcl-
fan as commander for t1e IN nost,n~esf, ,g,1 a2es
portion OF the 10000 or 5o,ooo men ct his dis
noaal. and they are tue more impatient now
That the Tennessee election draws near. But
there are several points to be considered. The
popular heart has not been more deeply NOV
ed than the military q the apPea.s H. 81 thae aae
hour Of peril. For are these appeals wanting
in good faith, that the government should not
immediately. respond to them 1t is no.
doubted, and cannot be, that the representa-
tiyes Of the Union sentiment who have come
here as fugitives or otherwise, truly reflect
that sentiment when they declare that Teu-
ncsseels in the hands OF mob, and Is being
hurled into the Rshel Confederacy against the
wishes aud without the consent Of s majority
Of its citizens. Mr.. Etheridge, who WIS hera
last week, aud who has passed eastward to
Washington, has this as the special objec. Of
his mission4 to urge forward . column Of 10y
al troops. He VAS earnest almost unto tea.s.
Hesepresented the dreadful condition Of af-
fairs with an eloQuence that Is peculiarly his
own. Tennessee Was being betrayed, mud SO
as he loved her, he appealed for her. The
Union NTH were in sufficient force to vote
down secession If they could be pro-
tected in 1t, but they we're now tEampled
"Come and plant that old banner In Tennes-
"see," said Etheridge, "and We will furnish
ssyou more loyal men thnn you bring" "Our
"men are already armcd,' y he continued, s'aud
tittey will fight side by side with you, though
anow ove1awed and compelled from fear to
"bide their weapons, Il not taemselTes also"
hIr. Ethe1idge is probably ere this In Wash
ingtou, and has Laid his appeal, backed up Is
It Is BY Andy johnson, Nelson and others, be-
fore the President md bis Cabinet. Why,
| then, people will ask, msy ne not expect an
order for the immediate advance Of cur al
ready impatient troops? Because, as before
remarked, there are several thingsto consider.
| gtnia seems to be enough Of Itself to indicate
. policy adverse to this No troops will,
therefore, be sent to Tennessee, even to pro.
tect Union majority In asserting itself at the
polls. The Virgiuia tarcc was answered by
an instant advance of troops from Washing.
| ton. In like manner the contemplated swim.
die upon the ballot boz in TENNESSEE, next
Saturday week, viii be allowed to run its
course, and then, and not until then, will the
power Of the Government be put forth
Meanwhile let General Pillow con.
centratc his rebel troops at Union City and
jackson. They will all be wanted to carry
this service done, none other will remain than
to look out for the whir1wind from the North
for this will most assured1y follow, and with
In :a week Of the election. The Union mer
Of Tennessee should in patience possess their
souls, awaiting the hour that shall atone fo1
years. ..
It's possible that when the advance move
ment Is made, that 1t Will be In two columns
one directly south from this point, the othel
overland into the eastern part Of the State
The movements Of the Government woult
seem to indicate this. In the hemeantims CAirt
is to be fortified so that five hundred men car
hold It, and two weeks are enough for this
Birds Point will also be occupied, probabl.
within forty-elght hours. Next week people
need not be surprised to learn Of IN advance
movement upon both Columbus and Paducab
Ky, each Of which places. as the terminus Q
railroad lines leading to Union City, are in
10 the test On his proclaimed neutfalit,
column into East Tennessee woul,
be more difficult to he accomplished, but wil
not the less probably be undertaken. At al
| events, the large bodies Of western troop
now encamped Il Ohio, Indiana, Illinois AMI
out employment, nor Is all the interest Of tn
tlons at the East.
This belief that something Is likely to hap
pen hcreabouts is indicated by the gathering
Of the newspaper corps. Among these arc 4
D. Rchardsoa Of the New York Tribune, an
F. G. Chapman Of the Herald; Henry Mckc
ofthe st. Louis Democrat, aud Samuel r. Weed
st. Louis editor Of the AAa California, wer
here on Sunday; also, R. L. Pest Of the Louis
vile Courier. Henri LOWE, the artist of fra1a
Leslic's, has been here fer q week, and will n
turn, after visit to st. Louis, to be " on Ii
epot" for q sensation picture. 8.