Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-07


By ssndns recruiting ssssriss hrouEdou, the STATE 20
enlist her yong men. insu hes neutrality, and ssosr
tain the strength Of her Uniol force. Rencs the constant
threat Of an invasion OF her soil TO assist tho Secession
S,s and wrench the State from the Union All this is In
promotion OF great end. Kentucky Ike Missouri,
must ba enibroed in the copc, before the great battle
IL fought Washington When that is done, all things
will be ready. And the establishment OF Union camps
upon her sol, with the intention of carrying men and
arms for the relief Of Est Tennessee, will AFFORD the
long sought opportunity. Then the match will be APP
pred 10 the fuse which will fash and bllzs from WASH
ipgton to S. Louis and the armed hordes Of the South
will pour their combined volume uorthward with sinful
taneous tread toward the Potomac, the Ohio and the
Miss luri This 10 the entire design exposed In all lis
expansive proportions. Their success in Virginia,
win the death OF Lyon in Missouri, aud the with
drawa of hs forces from the southwestern portion oil
that State has raised their hopes OF triumph high and
do rot imagine those hopes aIe gToundes but let the
whole vast North awake and rally with an ocean OF
power TO resist and hurl back the mighty deuge OF In.
yasion that threatens it. talk seriously; for IL
becomes mtn encompassed with peril or in appre-
hens on OF H. 10 speak canddly and counsel and ad
wise each other OF what tho danger really is
IL Is fJl.y 10 do otherwise. The Coniederates are
strong ia parpose united in motive, expeditions In
on terrible in their sndish bate and far more numer
Gus than the North has ever dreamed Of We under
estimate their strength in Virginia, we have done Sd in
Tennessee and in Arkansas Now say that the forces
.embed in each OF these States tar exceeded my
calculation, and besides there are thousands oil
reserved troops Ia all the Cotton States who con-
sauty but silently trsmpiDg norlbward 10 reinforce
their comrades. The orcs in Virginia cannot be less
thaa 100000 men, enlisted not for three months nor
for coy other fixed time, but for the hence they
suffer no dimnution in number loss Of tins Ia col
ecting O new free. In tennessee | was amazed at
their numbers. They must amount to as 900 In that
State saw them in towns, 10 Cities IL the country,
IN camps on the march, on railroad trains in squads
in companies, 10 regiments, in ARMIES. want Ken
lucky saved from the invasion Of these aud kept
free from the great strife il possible. But she be
involved in it. and these are the troops intended TO be
used upon her when the great movement in Virginia
begins when, as 10 Missouri they expect TO be aug
msnted by volunteers here, and march to the Ohio
Should they ever reach tina. stream, the fate Of Cncn
na,ti cannot be doubted Washington, st. Louis and
Louisville will be spared because situated in slave States
which may one day become part of their Contederacy
They eau never hope TO possess Cincinnati hence 1t viii
be the oil OF Of their drest vengeance Where now
stands that proud collection of beautiful and gorgeous
architecture will, il they succeed. be but backened,
tlastcd, aud smoking mass Of ruins
The policy heretofore viii continue TO bs pnr-
sued in Missouri Taey will press on their divisions to-
ward Sc Louis joined by the Safe forces aud endeayor
TO expel the Uuionists from the State
Therefore let the Government exer. It's utmost energy
and exIeditor Let the best aud greatest pumb OF
men be speedily transported TO Washington. Defeat the
grand movement in s most important point where the
Eastern cities are in DANGER and where the has
i;s birth the balance Of the troops wanted at
Washington deposited Cincinnati and St Louis,
a. points convenient 10 those place. and in order to pro
tine, do not at present send troops into Ken
tu.ky bu. let tie Union ia that State prepare them
selves by aruing and drilling in camps. This viii avo
giving cause for Tennessee 70 invade that Sate which,
as part of their programme is the very thing that the
Confederates most desire.
Tie rebe's intend to make this whole movement coin
edrut from Ees. to West and they will strain every
muscle succeed in It and il they successful they
par. rather result of the project thar IL will
give encouragement England to insist opening
OF the blockade. Thus by grand masterstroks Of
policy they hope TO beratc themselves from the thra
dlm of the legitimate Government; completely aud for
ever. have thus given you has:y and cursory state
ment of the Rebels grand prrjeCt. Do you make it
kaoEu TO TIE world. l.. W.