Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-10
The Hanss. ProEranms.

By way OF apology for that defeat stated that be had
bee preo plated in his movements partly By the camor
Of Yaakse UOcgressmen and Yankee papers and partly
By uiscacuIiion Of the Rebel forces; and be gave
SsS lrk editor general Outline Of bis plan for crush
ing the rebellion This statement has been twice pub
lslsi 10 this journal and ia substance repeated several
TINES. When oil Scott uss suspended, Mcclellan sue
esedsd to lis phase and has been diligently employed in
carrying out his programme.
raA' plan contemplated thorough preparation during
the sumner aud fall of great a. disciplined army for
al INV Of the South various points dring tks win.
to. SoI eIpeescd 70 begin the march southwark BY
No. a9sr OuS Unavoidable circumstances delayed il
a a s1en ma the NAlon and Shdsn air. which d. =
ssd sA lOaSOr Sd the siaisr invasion vas Of the
ess 1Se IT tae prosr&mus-uhsh made t the more re-
marx b. that our President should in his message in
" a,- speak Of the season for active operations be-
. over. We supposed he threw GU. tba, remark
10 - -lt mo the eyes Of the Yankees bus strange
81 a,y pPsAr, he it WAi uho bad bis eyes shut And
W. 9sse we'd he vast Gad i'm pending invasion.
A'sE Ala more important feature of the plan, vas
8 ~ : ne SOaa AID Aiv.nl5 coaVsrylgly from va
roI las slowly aud With such overwhelming forces
% p'e7sa. Aay general enEs cement aud thus erush
Oh rsosl'- By dut OF numbers and without bloodshed
Ia.' ls pat Of the programmes is nov in process
O. iya. srsAs soce has been seus 10 tae mouth
o. III ssiPoi-Enoser TO the coast Of South Car ,.
H.SA e o.yA-ano.hss 20 the eoAsG Of North Caro-.
a % ,a1 SJsihsrn frontier, Arkansas is threaten
II u-e' ., and tso Whole Mississippi Valley are TO be
0rc-ra4 b. ecGlucsa nGnbss-SOl:h.Ees:eru Vir.
gina ID also meuascd 6y Amy, which il to form
jllcHon Eih BIrasije Somewhere in North CAroiua-
AT So'i-vru N.fgiuA from the OHIO to Fortress MOI.
TO sclo-s 70 Se hostile IreAd Bat the point in the
sI ca OF Of this portion of the Pln, especially worthy
OF - -, - the Use m.ds OF railroads and nAVglbls
rivers By these the enemy propose TO penetrate, sn
s'aoAsl themselves RiitAriy and permanently in every
P9'tioE Of cur tssrtlry. When nAyig. alton by water
esssS 10 railroads to be ssEd upon and converted
into isOa bands to Tves dsspoGsm up.n "a Tle Cum
e'fni and Tennessee rivers have been used 70 extend
'asiE oAss Of Operations from the Ohio to Nashville oa
tas one ard savannah near The Alabama line, en- tie
o'a,r re wlter line bling il their uadspu:ad and in.
es?l,bs poss-s1a those Soa.hsru points are a. much
Sa's' nov Is PAiucAh and Cairo we're formerly. BIZ
Il as Of riro ID their bases Aso prof eEed f1r Yard
Ike tor example tls Oaags aud Alex lndriI ilrOa s.
We re.rCA'ed isoG Na-as,s and destroyed IS much 80
We could Of the R.ilrOAd 20 tAs R,ppahAnoCcE. The
enemy did not pr us;l TO work and rep red the
Ra.sOAd, 40 70 make the communication perfect from
AszNudrn TO the most advanced position. Thai done,
tley advanced some miles further to TIE RlpoahanuoeL
-skers g5e bridge bei-g DESTROYED they cal halt and
vii proceed to rebuild Il That risaei they vii max
S1Otlt- aud another siVlnce-each tim. m.kiag Rooi
their rro,4 eonneIil1 uiih their re-ino.cemsnss in
'as rs Which thus kept constantly within support
log tS'>acs. l. time, t5ey gH3eei, aud very reason
ably, no. inssre.pd thai they will Be able - Oor-
Yer. every railroad into rod OF rol Tor oGr suit sA-
tio-.
This q the game Of the ereny, which oar Gece-, /.
have nov % eoafoas aud eoulterae: We thought.
sisli months ago, thai true po!isy dictated that We
should A1u';pa.r l. y concentration AID a,crst4iJn
t1z' irsesl q wss'-g Eaesrs on various uaiyor-
ans Poiass Of dferes should mas CUE forces snd
carry the var into tie enemy country. We bslie,e
err sifssy demands h1 policy now But IL is for
orr Generals 20 say To milds, If the eaeuys psu
@. gradual sSsessOa and military occupation Of rivers
AID railroad, Be 10. frusrased il u o1ly question Of
tine nov log - shall Be abe TO srks blou. It
Il ta7i- policy % sds-nsB uithoa. .uls-and CON-
raad zoe POSITIONS gained By overwhelming forces Il
the o'hsr day We bad attacked their eo,uru wh ca a.
vaGcsd upon Iae R-pslaAano,k, even With su9ssiOE
Numbers before The combat would have been decided
"a could have brcugat relnforoements frcm Al.1ar-
crA Tas kaOSa 70 oar Gsuerals IS val a. tkeirs-
All therefore there no attack Il vii be the sane
taey eo,Ijags 70 advances, and uudi they occu
p every foo: Of railroad in the South and even build
nv ones 10 su tbsir eoayenieEcs Il may be that ey
ara dy have shs rails and ties ready at Newport New
Tor he construction Of railroad from that point TO
I1fk.OFa. We kaoS that they a,S buildiug rail- DAD
il su a.. Ksu!u. for the purpose or avadi0g East
Isla,n-e
- MAJ change our tac.isI and adAp. them u the
altered e10iiion Of thiayA Formerly long line Of
e1nl cation FROM tbs ors ilal haas OF operations vas
ss-r-e CT we-k-ess BY he facilities e eIords
S e g'sAsaS tbs territory OF adver1ary and plan.
d's "a Ia districts at pleasure, isis element Of vast
80 . W. nus; nee; this species Of diAbOIoa! isvA.
s.'l, AT- .'H a By tlltsg back. "a sEgrar.ie
q: ss-.O: -e weaken ourselves sad strengthen the
s-smy We DO not il TACT draw him from hs base Ca
&c 'Ary, - enable hin to szsHd hs base into oar
Ter ieoiy
suppose, tor Instance. our army should fall back from
'sdonsglls tosards Richmond. We cannot dssgov
railroads as fast A. the Ya ksss eau make them They
NAY folo~ u Immediately, or they NAY ar.t oeeupv
n..a,ny the rStroAd to SaunlOn, and tia. from
Calroesvle 70 Lynchburg, Ovssrunning and rayasipS
al ne crcID esnt country, aud extending their dep.r
ca i7as AID occupation to she James River Canal
TIE extension OF their line all this prod ICtse C-
Eon. With their rai1fOrcemsats within twelve hour
disa1oe from ALy point Of t. ill surely ueaIsa
then as mach il vii ~ And when they reach
LgEchburg and GLs that base, there are other rail.
Ioata stretching In b. n dr,eIOus and which they S
subject TO 'hs sane summary occupation Richmond is
hu' cut on from suppS from the north and vest and
Burpsd' a. The sane time, mAkes good bis advance
on the RoAnOks road, the Capital is doomed to su,ca
ton Si,hOut striking blos.
This q The worst aspect OF the case bat l. the ono
'Ss SOssy asdisAsS and which they viii II cote II no,
'ssIssd, Aad uhea IhOslI no. shrink from lOokl1r