Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-20

Of The men gathered there, and I've thousand 9th.
srs that are a. Charleston, who are the bes, organ.
Used troops Of his army, TO move without delay up
on Washington. lie might in this have two OBJ
jects in view. Ono to take possession Of Washing.
ton City, aud the other to precipitate North Caro-
lima and Virginia out Of the Union. We have no
doubt but there will DO q strong Union feeling in
Virginis, but The secessionists will be the most
demonstra,ive, and the military organizations Of
that State are largely composed Of Them, and are
under their control. Therefore IL might be calcu-
lated that Davis army would be recruited instead
Of diminished, as far as the Potomac on his march
N~orthward. He would labor under a disadvan-
tage, owing to the inadequacy of the Southern
roads to transport a grea, army at a great speed.
But there are two railroad routes by which he
could reach Washing,on-one, the Alexandria
road, by which troops from Penpacola and the
Western Cotton States, would move. The is the
only Southern road that comes close 81 Washing
ton. The Richmond road, by which troops from
South Carolina would tivance, terminates At
Aqua creek, seventy miles below Washington on
the Potomac. The Federal Government would
have command OF the river, and therefore, a South
ern army would have q three days march before il
from Aqua creek to Alexandra. AZ TO the chano-
es OF provisioning = large army in Virginia, those
who have doubts on that subject should remember
that it is a great wheat country, and that seine Of
the largest Touring mills in the world are located
at Richmond. In addition to this, there are form
liable semi-secret organizations OF Secessionists in
Virginia and Mary md, in which there are SONS
of the most desperate and reckless of mon. They
are capable, if there is not an overwhelming die.
play Of Federal force, of undertaking to cut OF
railroad and telegraphic communications betwee
Washington City and the North. A few reckless
} men could cut all the wires leading from Wash
iDgton to the North, in half a dozen places in .
} single night. and do such damage in cutting down
telegraph polos and destroying wires, that some
8 days would DO consumed in repairs. So, also, Q
0 few desperadoes could, with a keg uf powder, blow
P up a railroad bridge or bridges, and with crow
bars could tear up rails, 90 tina. trains could not
pass from Washington to Baltimore. There 10 but
I one RAILROAD leading North from Washington
3 And this road is commanded at the Relay HOUSE
T by the Baltimore 4 Ohio road and its Virginian
branches. Harper's Ferry is the pass between
Eastern and Western Virginia, and is the military
q position of the Baltimore & Ohio road. It's arse
. nal adds immensely TO its importance. and the
: possession Of it by the enemies Of The Union.
would be significant of evil. The people residing
: in the vicinity Of the Ferry, have been for the
q Union thus far, and the workmen employed in the
5 arsenal are organized Into military companies, and
g armed. How reliable they would be if assaulted
i by the Secessionists, we can only conjecture.
The great danger to Washington is in not acting
}, uron the apprehension Of it's critical position. II
9 i is made safe beyoDd all peradventure, a vast
advantage for the Administration will be gained.
If il should be captured by tho enemies Of the
n government, there would exist an imperative ne
~lcessity for i;s recapture, and il a million men
were required to do it, it would be Gone. Give the
North two days fair notice. that JEFF. Davis 10 on
the way to Washington, and the city will be made
safe. Postpone energetic movement. for its pro.ee
ton for one week from this date, and il becomes
untenable for a time. We hope the ADMINISTERS,
" ton will not lose one hour in sending out order,
N for troops for Washington. That is the exposed
Do point-the Achilles heel Of the government.