New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-12
CONCERNING VIRGINIA.
Plan. Of tI,e Rebels-Uniosistso Of Maryland
p. r. vs. of Virginia.
Correspondence Of Tue n. Y. Tribune.

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paiQn in any event. ing for it's object including
in iis plan tue possession of Western Virginia. Affairs
IN Western Virginia have been recently the subject OF
great deal Of anxious discussion and official CORE
| spondcnce AID the opinion seems to be that
neither life nor treasure shall be paid to relosess
Western Virginia. | am informed that all the hostile
| movements In the West-even those in the Valley
have been fens and that il distinctly ordered that
no battle .houd be offered or accepted there also that
no larle number Of men should wander beyond telc-
graphic and railroad communication with Charlotes-
/ Vile. Wurreuton and Manassas. 1t contemplated
thnt # the Valley could be secured without great
loss Vrgria should be regarded, in q military view,
as Lountod On the west by the Allegheny Mountains
An eve was to be kept on Harper's Ferry, however.
II Necessary the line should be removed in far as
Blue Ridge aud that limit be defended at every cost,
as the tsrtliue Of the Southern Confederacy. IL
seems that strong influence from the Gulf States
prevail in these considerations, they main
taiuing that Western Virginia would be an element
of weakness in their confederacy. But all
tbs plan ,-Gs 10 BE- srept array soon as Kenfueky
,iouid gre ary sign cf a purpose 10 hro'e Of The
Gor,rrmenf Of NE United States. Had the late cleo
,on in kentucky been for Secesson-or even doubtful
II, whould have been followed by strong effort at
the occupation aud Notification Of belt of territory
reaching over TO Kentucky.
have reason 10 believe relying on the same sources
s has been part ofthe plan the Coniederaesto Sc
uce A. large portion Of the national forces possible
into Western Virginia, with the object Of drawing o at
t,non from M.ry ylandto secure which latter State Is
regarded "a m0st necessary well ~ feasible object.
learn thA the Potomac River below AcIuia has been
tie scene night by night OF important and formidable
works and that batteries may u any time be opened
fr,m Cole. Landing three miles below Acqaia, and
ycrv rong Ionl AZ the month of Potomac Creek called
Crows Nest This is The highest point along the
river below Washington. II any can ay his hanrs
on n novel called Young Kate, or the Rescue; Tile
Of tue Grea, kanawla written about fifteen years
ago. by the late John Lewis ESQ.,, Of Frankfort, NY,
aud publ he'd by some New lork house, which have
forgotten be Will find graphic physical description OF
Crows Net. Tho lace was once tie scat OF vast
deal OF the life and activity of Nirgina, but u IL now
utterly deserted ON account Of the unhealthy malaria in
certain paris Of the year
Tie idea in erecting batteries al along the Potomac
/. to destroy the physical line between Eastern Mary
land snd Eastern Virginia, that any communication
or any trsnsers OF persons and property may
am sorry to say that many OF the old and hitherto
Louoratle ames the Mary land side-aboul liayer-
deyenture and Port Tobacco, &c.-who call themselves
loyal are not loyal in any that would rown upon
these rla., Of the Rebes II is thought that the COM
mand Of the Potomac River, below Alexandria, would
secure Baltimore Annapolis c., aud seal the doom Of
Washington.
Perhaps, while alluding 10 this portion of the
country, may correct my error in regard TO the
family descent Of Winter Davis. Your Baltimore cor
respondent alluded to the error, but did not think it
worth while during the exciting events which came
uron u.s. 10 recur 90 the matter. / stated t5at he
CDavir Was descended from the Old Colonial Governor
William Stone. His relationship with the Stones Of
MARY land now living. il derived from the connection
of the families a about the third generation from the
Governor. Mr.. Daviss arisocratic connection may
be urt M much proved, perhaps, in one case as the
other quoted il only TO show that he deserves some
credit Tor Lot floating with the current As for the
aristocratic preension Of any one, remember the
German epigram:
The question l. not,
Ar thou In the nobility !"
Bet rather i.it.
Is theie nobility Ia thee T.
had meant TO reply, at some time 10 the structures
upon nv representations OF Baltimore society by
The Mthodit newspaper, which especially COM
plains that / DO the Methodiss Of Baltimore IN
Justice ia saying that a large majority OF them
are ambitious, and have East their influence for the
Oppressor." The Mcalodia understands by " the
Oppressor." Secession did not mean it 80: meant
that they were Pro-Slavery suppose that there IL
much Of u certain kind OF Unionsm among theIn
though the esTondcnce from that city found in the
columns of The Methodist complains terribly of the
prevalence of Secession sentiment 10 all their leading
churches. Leading Methodists, il says were seen u's-
ing on the mob against the Massachusetts soldiers
and crying "Kill the dogs" Nor did say
| that Mayor Brown Unitarian; though
under tha, impression, did not know it, and did not
say il. | spoke Of u class, and said he was oi II.
Mayor Brown il he is d Presby terian, Is connected
| with the most prominent Unitarians OF Baltimore
His brother presided over the Unitarian Assembly Fes-
tiya in Baltimore when il sat there; sister Is the
wife of Mr. Nathaniel Morrison, the leading Unitarian
Of Baltimore; another is the wife Of the Rev. Francis
Tiffany iUnitarisn OF Springfield Mass. Allow me to
saw incidentally ths, these here introduced are
the names Of loyal and excellent people, the real
"bea of Baltimore, and am at a loss to conceive
how the Mayor with 80 honorable n name, should
have proved himself 30 dapPer before the foes OF his
country.
Lieutenant Colone Tyler, arrested yesterday in Gin
ennai late captain in the United States Army is OF
the Fanquier County VA Tyles. ts large and
distinguished family, Of which the old men were
Unions,s and TIE young men secessonists up TO the
time wien the dividing line disappeared lie is near
relative of Nat. Tyler, the ferocious eailor o. me
Richmond Enquirer There ore about dozen OF this
| Tyler family in the Confederate Army. Ihey are no
relatives of Ex-President Tyler or the relationship, if
any. is extremely distant.
! By the way, may suggest TO your correspondents
IN tic South especially about the seat oil war; ta!, IN