Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-10

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People to be satjGyate,t-.SL Louis, Lou.
isvite, Aemphis, Bditimore, &c, to be Ia e
Ken and held.
|. From Haper's Weeklyl .
With such support, and such resources, It this
war be not brought to a speedy close, and the su-
premacyofthe Go,ernment forciby asserted through
out the country, it will be the fault OF Abraham
Lincoln.
We do not propose 10 re-ocho the censure which
the Administration has already incurred at the
hands Of its friends for its want Of energy. We
hope that in the future it will he energetic enough
TO satisfy everybody. But Mr. Lincoln must remem-
Der that this is time for rihing The rebels have
appealed TO the sword, and by the sword they must
be punished.
Baltimore should instantly he seized aud occupi-
ed Governor Hicks and Mayor Brown mean very
well no doubt. But it is evident they control
the blackguards who are known as "Blood- Tubs
and plug L giles, and it is necessary that Balti-
more should be held by people who can. Two COL
umns-one from New York and Philadelphia the
other from Harrsburg-should move on Baltimore
and hold it under martial law. lnscase of resist
ance, the city should be shelled The more severe
the methods the surer and more humane the regi-
men. MIR. Lincoln must remember that if we eau
not hold Baltimore must evacuate Washington.
Baltimore secured-ElTHER AS A CITY OR
AS A RUIN-the Government should operate on
Virginia on base line from Fort Monroe to Wash
ington City. Both shores of the Potomac must be
secured and this done, column should move on
Richmond Richmond is important, first as the cap
ital of Virginia and secondly the greatest depot
Of arms and flour in the Southern States The en-
tire rebel force is armed and fed at this moment by
Richmond 1t should be in possession of the Gov
ernment before lst June.
A similar course should be pursued in the West,
ST. Louis, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky, and Mem
phis, Tennessee, should be occupied by Northern
troops, and the strong points the river fortified.
At least fifty thousand men should be scattered
along the shore OF the Mississippi south st Louis,
with home reserve Of an equal number to fill va
cancies after battles. Kentucky and Missouri, we
notice. evince a tardy sense of their national obi-
cations. This is very good, as far as it goes. BUT
KENTUCKY MAY AS WELL UNDERSTAND
AT ONCE THAT SHE CAN NOT OCCUPY AN
ATTITUDE OF NEUTRALITY IN THE PRES
ENT CONTEST. IF SHE Is NOT FOR US, SHE
is AGAINST US; aud, really, in the present tenn
per of the North, people don't seem TO care much
which way she goes. IF SHE Is FOR US. WE
EXPECT HER RIFLEMEN IN OUR RANKS. If
she is against US in Il few months Ohio will proba-
bly, be arming 10000 negroes who will have fled
from slavery in Kentucky. 1t is hard 10 say which
event would be best for tine North.
1t will probably take the whole summer to con.
summate these operations. But they can be con-
summated, if Mr.. LincoIn and his advisers have en-.
ergy enough, by the lst of November And by that
time the North, holding the continent from Rich
mond, Virginia, to Memphis Tennessee, will bC
ready to commence operations against the Gulf re-
| bells.
These should not be begun before November. 1
would be fatal to send troops South in the summer
few frigates should cruise all summer in Southern
waters to pick up privateers and compel the South
ern rebels to keep their forts fully garrsoned Ii
case of neglect landings might be effected healthy
points, and fortihcetons erected. But the main op
erations should be deferred till November.
Then two armies should move--one in transport
| from New York, the other down the Mississippi
The one should retake every fort, arsenal, cnstom
house, and post office in the Southern States on III
Atlantic; the other should move directly on Batoi
Rouge and New Orleans. With proper energy anC
suitable commanders, both armies would perform
their woik by New Year. The work would b
sharp, but il could and should be done.
We desire, in conclusion, TO present three consid
eratons:
/. That war has now begun, and the trade of tn
year is as thoroughly ruined as it can be- We shal
do no mischief by prosecuting the war vigorously
BY prosecuting the war vigorously we shall secur
peace and fair trade next year. By pursuing
lax, half-and-half policy, we shall probably involv
the country in a ten years war. Furthermore, thi
war, which wise men have foreseen for three o
four years, should lie settled nav, for two
first because f.it is not we of the North are stanl
ed towards beyond redemption and, secondly, be
cause we owe it 10 cur children not TO bequeath 4
them quarrel which we had a chance 10 adjust.
| 2. AS TO slavery. This is n matter which con
Germs the southern States exclusively. We Of tn
North have never liked slavery But the bulk o.
us have believed that it was not our business TO in
terfere with it where ii existed. The Government
troops will not march into the Southern States unde
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our gallant volunteers are going TO hunt the slave
who may run away as they approach they laho
under delusion. If they expect that we nre goinl
10 assist bloodhounds to catch runaway slaves the,
are mistaken. Wherever the United States Arm!
goes local, municipal, and State laws will be super
seded BY martial law; aud the Fugitive Slave Ac
is not to be found in the Army regulations. What
ever may be the intentions Government, the prac
tical effect of war in the Southern States, waget
by Northern against Southern men, must be to lib
erae the slaves. This should be well understood
g. Lastly, we desire to caution Northern people
against the fatal error Of undertaking Southerner5
The Southern States, combined, constitute power
ful nation Southern men are accustomed 10 th
use OF arms. The South is abio TO raise a grea
great army; the men will all be found brave, an'
at least as highly skilled in military tactics rs qu
Northern men they have officers fully as able a
we can muster. They have as much money as the
need for the present. There are twenty-five mil
lion of dollars at least in specie in the South II
States and in case of need Southern troops woul,
take pay in bonds pr shinplasters, however depreti
ated. They can raise plenty Of corn, pork and veg
etablcs for their subsistence They commence th
war with capital Of thirty or forty millions of re
! pudated Northern debts. They are thoroughly
persuaded that they right, aud that their caus
is the cause Of God and Of Independence Som
Northern people suppose that negro slavery is
source OF weakness to the South, This is only con
ditionaly true. A CRATE, scientifically filed will
paper, dry kindling-wood, aud good coal, is quit
likely to blaze into ilame ii a match be apple,
beneath But unit, the match is applied il il dea'
as a wet log. Who has asked the Southern slave
to look out for themsrlves?
Il ------,-s ~ 49,
Invasion---The Mississippi.
II is given ont upon us good authority rs an!