The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-01-14

Lane:
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Northwestern Mechanic Fusileers and 8 bat.
teries of Artillery.
The immense portion Of dragons to
foot soldiers, shows that Lane intends that
oelerity shall characterize his movements
There will be no snailpace crawling
along, but he will sweep forward like a
prarie FIRE, and enveloping overwhelming
all opposing foes.
The infantry will be used TO support
the artillery and cavalry in the shock OF
the battle, and to wrench victory from.
the rebels by rush Of mimic bullet and a
charge Of bayonets. General Lane will
not cucumber himself with unnecessary
baggage. He will take along no more
than is absolutely needed. He will use
the light wagon of the plains rather than
the heavy, cumbersome regulation article.
When his draft animals give out he will
replenish by confscation from the rebels
He does not intend TO depend on Wash
in.ton for bread or Secretary Chase for
money. He proposes TO make the trait
ors furnish the rations and bear the ex-
penses OF the march. 1t is they that
caused the trouble, and they must bear
the cost of the court and jury which will
try the case.
! Lane has purchased patent horse
power saw mill to aid the Fusleers is
bridge building. He has also bought
FIVE hundred hand corn mills, being
about two 10 company, to be run by the
contrabands. A regiment comes to .
corn field /; the contrabands pitch in and
husk out the corn, shell it, dry It or
pans. and grind it in the mills, and ther
convert it into hoe cake, pone snd other
forms Of the article. Cattle and hog,
will be procured by the foragers and re
duced 10 rations. He intends there sha
be no famine in his army. 1t will have
the best the country affords and wher.
ever the secesh can live, there his troops
can also subsist. He will take some pro
visions with him at the start, and trus
to the resources of the country and TO tht
enterprise Of his boys to collect wha
they need. The Government will b,
subjected to no expense on Lance ac
count, after the outfit is provided. Hi,
men will take care OF themselves from
thence forward, and Of the rebels into th,
bargain.
The field of operations assigned {,
Lane by the President, is Kansas, South
western Missouri, Arkansas. and the In
dian Territory, as stated by telegraph
and as much farther South as he choose
to go. After his army starts from Lea
venwor;h, it will quickly sweep Pric
and his butter nut rabble out Of South
western Missouri, and into Arkansas
The particular direction of his furthe
advance will be shaped by the circum
stances Of the case but il can be tolt
with tolerable certainty, that he viii Wis
il Fort Smith, clean out the rebels anS
establish a depot there that he vii
quickly pacify and restore to loyalty tn,
Cherokees, Choctaws, Seminoles, Greek
and other tribes in the Indian territory
which have been led estray BY retaai, en-
issaries.
A look at the map will show, that III,
road down the Red River through North
eastern Texas into Louisiana. lies direct
ly before him, and that New Orleans i
at the end OF it, and further more, that
passes through rich and fertile country
we'll stocked with loyal con,rabands
What Lanes intentions may be. is NOR
than We know. but we venture TO pu
this prediction on record. that he is go
ing 10 take his army to the Gulf Of Mex
leo f.: that he p'H tr0Vsl by land TO n
Crescent City, end rsturn BY waser. an
that his column of so. 600 bold, daring
swift.moving warriors will do more 10
wards striking dismay into the traitor:
and crushing the rebellion. than Gen,
Nc cClellan, Sherman. Buell.. Lockve eoc