American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-01-25
The Yankee Programme.

we are to be completely crushed and
subiugated before the 1st Of March. 1be
New York press had previously affirmed
that Gen. Mcclellan had his grippe upon
the throat of the South. and would
,brottle that rebellious section as soon as
he was ready; but the Cincinnati En-
o,rer with more consideration for our
q anxious and he wildered state, condescends
to furnish us particulars of the mode in
which the throttling design is 10 be ac-
complished. We ere. it seems. to be
attacked simultaneously, by land and
water. at all points where the pestilent
Confederates offer the slightest resistance
An immense column of Yankees, extend
ing from the Potomac through Virginia
and Kentucky to the Mississippi, is to en-
fold the unhappy South within its snffo-
catil coils. Observe with what precis-
:on and minu,cness The correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer delineates the
appalling programme
The Burnside expedition leaves in
about ten days on mission that must
necessarily be highly successful while a
fleet of boats will coae up The Potomac.
tien Mcclellan will advance steadily on
Manassas. Banks and Rosencrantz will
take the enemy in the rear; Cox will
strike toward Lewisburg Garfield will
move toward Cumberland Gap; Buell.
4 E. I'd hull
Halleck. Wallace. Crate, Foote, and
others toward Memphis overland. and
down the Mississippi river; and the
force At Fortress Monroe and Beaufort
will move inland to take the enemy in
thtir rear General Mcclellan will not
. forward " until he is entirely ready. SO
that sudden and triumphant victory
may be the crowning result of his pa
tirnce and preparation The young
General, although now confined to his
bed by severe attack of typhoid fever,
which has been more severe than has yet
been stated. announced TO one of his
staff on Tuesday last. that if left a one
to carry ont his own plans, and conduct
tire campaign in accordance with hi
Judgment, the rebellion would be crushed
in sixty days after New Years. The re
pratrd attacks on the General. by the
Northern Abolition press. charging him
with want OF activity and unnecessary
quiefu le on the Potomac. lack OF militia
~ capacity, &c, are UNDECIDED by The
yonuE Napoleon; bat when advised By
the Executive or Cabinet that the public
are cIamoring for an advance. the Gene,
~ replies. q" Fortunately, they are not
I'll Major Generals each superior in rank;
thy know not what they say"
l. must be confessed that gigantic ope
tnns are contemplated. The young
Napoleon is confident of crushing the re
bellipn by the beginning of March. if al
lowed TO follow the dictates of his own
iud -,mrnt The Yankees have very for
midable bodies of troops in various di-
rections: near Washington. in Western
Virginia. on the coast of South Carolina
and Georgia. and in kentucky and Mis-
souri,. with nearly half million Of men,
perfectly equipped and provided wi h the
finest weapons of the most approved pat
tern with endless supplies of ammuni-
lion. forage and provisions. and with i'm
mense parks Of artillery. and with all
appliances and means TO boot which can
make up the grand total Of an immense
host-ready. too, at the word of COM
mand to commence that forward move
ment which. they fondly hope and be-
iieve. will know no pause in its desolating
march, until the baffled and vanquished
South tenders unconditional submission,
how is it that we are not paralyzed by
terror and willing in advance to mitigate
the puissant ire of the terrible foe? They
have certainly striven hard to frighten
us. If constant boasting could avail to
disarm us of our courage; il dwelling
with uninterrupted iteration on the nu-
merical superiority of Yankeedom could
impress the South with conviction of
its feebleness and folly in resistance if
the assurance repeated periodically that
We are TO be used up and overwhelmed
in ninety days, could appal US. there
would be some probability that this elab
crate programme would ell us with con-
sternation. But the truth is, we have
heard so much Of all this before have
been treated 10 SO many direful menaces;
have been assured SO frequently that we
were on the brink OF destruction. and
have SO invariably found that it was all
oosh. blunder,. and bombast, that the
people OF the South have become wofully
'ncredulous touching Yankee proves and
Yankee exploits. The subjects of King
Abraham have compelled us to sup SO
full of horrors that with Macbeth we may
exclaim that $500
" Direness. familiar to our s,aushterous thoughts
Cannot once start Us" te9 s'5af'I
With. perfect seriousness, however. ne !,
are willing to acknowledge our belief that
the Yankaee do ronfa n rlofo -.