The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-24
An "ExP0StJIOH."
What the Fclerals Think Of the Plans and
Purposes Of the Csnfederases.

The following article n copied from recent
number Of the Shslbyvills OKyD Nrs. II iss pc
rusal one cannot fail to be xtruck with the wisdom
and sagaci,y Of the writer. who seems TO predict
that more important movements may be looked for
within n few days:
We do not desire to circulate sumors or fears that
will cause excitement or increase the feeling Of un-
rest which has taken possession of many of our
best citizens. But facts are developing which show
that traitors determined 10 carry out as far as
possible. their deliberately coneoced plans to keep
the scat of war from their own peculiar soil--the
cotton States. That has been from the first the
leading object of the Southern traitors whs lead the
van in the traitorOus attempts to overthpDS the
Government and break up the Union FoiIed in
their earlier attempts to carry oue this darling oh
ject, new plans were receatly formed, and all the
energies of the traitors are expected to carry these
plans into operaton--partialiy, ii not thoroughly
The measures recently mlop;ed by the traitors aud
which they are endeavoring TO carry out, may be
stated thus:
l. Withdraw ell the forces from the Virginia and
North Carolina coasts and concentrate them at
some central point in Virginia These forces TO form
one wing of the Confederate army, to be placed un
der the command Of Joseph T.. Johnston, and to
nove in the direction of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
for the purpose Of invading that State
:. Withdraw all forces from the coast Of South
Carolina and Georgia, and concentrate them nj
Chattanooga, or some adjacent point This diyi-
sion to form another wing Of the Confederate army.
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the direction of Louisville, for the purpose OF iu-
vading Kentucky and Ohio. .
g. Withdraw the forces from the coast of Florida
and Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana Texas and Ar
wing to be commanded by Il. Il. Beauregard and
to move in the direction of paducah, with the intent
of invading Illinois and Indiana.
This plan formed by full council of leading
traitors Ii is unnecessary for to give the
Of urinformation. Suffice it, that our informant
obtained it from native of this State. and whose
name has often been given in the newspapers i'll
the Southern States trusted and cOnfided agent
of the traitors against the Union. Socially and pO-
ticaily he stood among the most prominent be fore
the rebellion
The objects to be gained in carrying ont the plan
was first, to secure subsistence, of which there Is
ncne or at least but very little in the South--nOt
enough to supply tythe OF the ordinary demand
and. secondly, to force into their armies all the
fighting men. The several commanders were to
push forward their forces with l possible dispatch
and possess themselves of all the imports ant militia
ry posts the rivers and in all the loyal States be-
fore these posts could tie occupied by Federal forces
and thus, while the Union armies held and occupied
the posts of Importance in the States in rebellion
the force OF the traitors would advance into the
very heart OF the country.
We think the reader will agree with us that the
recent movements of the forces of the traitors show
that this development OF their plan is correct 1t
Ii true that their attempt i'll forming the middle
wing under Lane at Chattanooga has been, at least
for the present fuiied by the energetic movements
shows that JO. Z. Johnston is concentrating all the
forces he can bring against FEemont's command in
that direction--leading directly toward Pttsburg.
And the evidence is overwhelming that all the forces
from those States to constitute Beauregard's army
at Cornth concentrating there rapidly. with the
design and hope of ove'powcring Gen. Halleck's
army, and, if successful IN the object, then moving
according to their plan. They will, ~ this means
the Federal authorities to move an army in
that direction to meet them during which time the
traitors will rallyeby persuasion impressment and
under the conscrip'on law. to their army every
traitor aud rebel in Tennessee and Kentucky.
With these facts before we, and the reader
also, can See why it is that Morgan, Wood, King
and Scott. with their mafaud:ng bands, are thrown
forward into Tennessee and Kentucky, They
ready to act in gathering mp all the Confederate
ferccs that can be mustered fully enforcing the
script law in the States whenever Beauregard
forward and also to cut off the small detach
of Union forces stationed at various points in
Kentucky and Tennessee, and small bodies that
may be sent out. They are, further to steal and
rob, intimid,te and daspoil loyal citizens, and act
in conjunction with the traitors in the various
munties in suppressing the Union element, and
giving encouragement to the dropping spirits OF the
secession traitors.