Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-20
The Martial Ard0r of the North Opera.
tions of the Army.


The Washington dispatches, dated the 10th,
to the New York papers, have the follow.
ing:
Never was there greater delusion than
the common belief in the South that it would
be impossible to rouse a sweeping war spirit
in the free States. In less than thirty days
250,000 men will be found in arms, from
Maine to Kansas, to prove the hope of di-
vided North grievous hallucination. Every
Northern State will not only furnish the aid
asked by the President in his proclamation,
but have large reserve ready, so as to be
able to make prompt response to second
call, that everybody here expects to become
necessary long before Congress meets. There
can be no doubt on this subject
Official information has been received by
the President, from which it appears that
New York will have $4,000 men in arms by
the lst of June Pennsylvania, 10000; Ohio,
5000, and Indiana, Illinois and Massachu-
sets each about $4,000, and the other States
in proportion.
The employment of this immense force
will depend mainly upon the course the
Border slave States will pursue in reference
to the Secession issue. As matters are sit
uated now, it is the intention of the Govern.
ment to use the 10, 900 men called into serv-
ice, together with the regular army, forming
an aggregate of about loo, 900 men, as follows:
First-A corps daralee of 350 900 men will
be collected in and about this point, for the
purpose of defending the seat of Government,
protecting the military posts controlling
The Potomac and Chesapeake Bay and keep.
ing open the communication between the
North and the Capital. Washington will
serve for its point Tappui, while its line Of
operations will extend all along the left bank
of the right shore of the bay.
Second-A second corps, $4,000 strong
will be formed in and about st. Louis. A
portion of it will be employed in protecting
the Union men and Federal property in thai
State from the violence of Secession sympa
thizers, and the rest in holding Cairo, at the
junction of the Ohio and Mississippi, the
most important strategical point in the West
| Third-Of the remaining 10000, 5000 are
| expected to be thrown into Western Texas
| to form a nucleus around which the nion.
| lists of that State will gather.
Fourth-Twenty-fv thousand will bt
employed in a demonstration for the relic
| of Fort Pickens, and the recapture Of the
other Notifications about Pensacola bay.
Fiflh-Teu thousand men will be KEEP
lowering in steam-transports between
| Charleston and Savannah, to worry thI
| rebels by necessitating the presence of {
large defensive force in both places, and etfec
landing whenever opportunity shall offer
The army operations will be seconded BY
strict blockade of the mouths of the Mis-
sissippi and all the Southern forts. Order
! for a general blockade have not, as reportet
already, been issued, but will doubtlessly b
given as soon as the steam-trigates now fit
ting out will be ready for sea.
This programme reflects exactly what tn
! Government has decided TO do, but will o
course be materially changed in case Vir
ginia and other Border slave States shoul'
secede Washington, however, will be de
Tended, and Fort Piokens relieved at an.
cost of blood and treasure. 'H