American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-03-27
YAsREE aEIG r.Ankn

IHsfatioh on the ideas aI'h which th..
heroes of Bail Run entered into the war
and enable Us to determine with what
measure Of success they have executed
their programme
The first quotation Of the Banner is
from the New York Times. edited BY that
remarkable genius, Raymond. Says the
Times.
Let US make quick work. The rebel.
lion. as some people designate i. is vet
an unborn tadpole. Lei us not fall into
the deinsion. noted by HalIam. misfakinrr
n local comnoiion" for revolution
a strong. active pull all together will
do our work eaee.uslly in thirty DAYS.
We have only to send column of TWEEN.
ty five thousand men across the Potomac
10 Richmond. aud turn out the rats there :
another column of twenty five thousand
10 Cairo. Selling the cotton ports of the
Mississippi ; and retaining the remaining
twenty five thousand including Mr. Lin
coins call for 70 900 men. at Washing
ton, not because there is anv need for
them there, but because we do not re-
qniTe their services else where.
Rare military genius
But the Tribune, Greely's paper, ever
ready, ever willing. to take hand in
any Dragging or bullying. united with
the Times ia this wise:
We DO not regard the Southern revolt
as anything more nor less than the nat
ural recourse of all mean spirited and
defeated tyrannes TO rule or ruin. ak
ing. Of course wide distinction between
the acH and the po1cer for the hanging OF
traitors is sure 10 begin before one month
is over. The nations of Europe NAV
rest assured that jeff Davis IL Co will
he swinging from the battlements az
Washington at least by The Ali Of July.
We spst upon a later aud longer deferred
justice.
Philosopher Gre ley has somewhat
changed his tune. Indeed. as the war
progressed. the air was changed to suit
circumstances. For example after the
much anticipated Ali Of July. we find
Greeley speaking in such terms as these
We were somewhat deceived in our
general estimate of the strength Of the
rebels. We are now assured that they
are better equipped than we had a, first
supposed But still rapid and decided
advance on Richmond would settle the
whole matter.
IN the outset, the New York Herald il
will be remembered. was strongly South
ern. 1t spoke differently and sepsibly
Here is Benefits reply to the Times
article ahova ouoted
The ''liitle villain" (Raymond of The
Times has turned General He marks
out a noble campaign. 1t will be OBJ
served. however, that he studiously
avoids anything more than generates.
as well be may, for within thirty days.
now tell him and his whole gang OF
Iuffians. there will be heard such a howl
us was never dreamed of The South
cannot be run over with rs 600 men.
Two hundred thousand cannot more than
reach Richmond.
But listen to what Forney, of the
Philadelphia Press. says:
No man Of sense can for moment
doubt that this much ado about nothing
will end in a month With such man
as Cameron in the Var Department.
such another as Mr.. Lincoln over the
civil, and Generals as we have. led by
the hero of hundred battles.'' We are
simply invincibie The rebels, mere
band Of ragamutfins. will fly like ehaf
before the wind on oar approach.
The western Yankees were as violent
as the Northern or Eastern. AS a
specimen Of the .,big talk" of the West.
we select paragraph frcm the Chicago
Tribune. lis editor was simple enough
to believe that illinois could whip the
whole South by herself" That paper
said
Let the East ret out Of tbe way This
is war of the West We can fight the
battle, and successfully. within Two or
three months at far:hest. Illinois can
whip the South herself. We insist on he
matter being turned over 10 us
The Cincinnati Commercial. in com
mcn,ing on the claims of ths West. Re
] marked that the West ought 10 be nude
the vanguard of the war''-and pro-
i cteded:
I'VE are kin By trade and geogra-
ply with kentucky Tennessee and M's
q souri, and in sentiment to The noble Union
j patriots. who have a majority Of three g
q enc in all those States An Ohio army
would be received with joy 10 Nashville,
and be welcomed 10 speech OF cengrat-
ulation by Andrew Johnson, Cfiiien
den and Frank Blair. are keeping krn
lucky aud Missouri all right The rebel
hon will be crushed out before the assem-
blage Of Congress-no doubt Of IL
Not Yankee paper al that time bad
the remotes, idea of The conflict; DOT one
that rose to the emergencies OF the occa-
sion. All were filed with passion. rant
and bomlast. From the Chief Exee"-
i've down TO the lowest subaslefn' 'he
raging idea of ..wiping out the SOUTH
ian easy conquest" and so on Wen