The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-02-07
Tie PrOgramme Of the RaSicai

d ates minutely and clearly the radical pro
1 gramme for winding up the present war
J. that and from hundred concurring cir
= cumstances we have no doubt it contain.
> the exact truth:
: The following details, obtained from DO
. | iItlcal and diplomatic sources will doubt.
;, less prove OF interest. The radicals, fore
8 seeing that IL is impossible for them tc
s continue Tie war until the end of Presi.
dent Lincolns term of Office, as ere many
; mon this the people would refuse them
either treasure or rIen, have adopted a
plan which will render peace probable
before midsummer. The appointment oil
General Hooker to the command of the
Army OF the Potomac in place of General
burnside, who resigns, is a part of the
plan above mentioned. The radicals have
) determined to prosecute the war with
, the greatest vigor for the next three or
, four months, and hence we may expec.
some prompt action on the part of the
new commander, who will have an oppor.
} tunlty to distinguish himself should he
possess the necessary qualifications for
handling so large an army as he now has
the direction OF We are all aware that
General Hooker has the dash, the inpet-
uouS courage to carry out his plans
Whether he has the military genius to
form effective plans time alone will show
But one thing is certain the Generals in
structions are all II keeping with his aar-
Dg disposition. In the West General Ro-
secrans will be heavily reinforced. and an
army sufficient III numbers 10 successfully
attack Fic!ssburg and Port Hudson viii
be sent against those places. a strong #
fort will be made TO conquer Richmond
clear the Mississippi and thus drive the
rebels TO sue for peace within the Eext
three months.
While this phase Of the radical pro.
gramme wIil be going on here, secret
agents Of the Government will visit Europe
for The purpose Of coaferrrng with the
Emperor Of the French as regards the
mediation OF the European powers bst.=een
the North and South. 1t Is supposed by
the radicals, that Napoleon could easily
induce other nations to join him in an
/ offer Tor intervention il they were aware
( beforehand that our Government would
accept their pro.iered services !, is in
tended oy the radicals that, as a condition
of their recognizing the South it shall
agree TO = gradual emancipation, the North
iaGklag a IKE agreement as to those por-
tons OF sl.yeholdiug territory which by
the division OF the country would remain
under the " "ashin.ton Government. The
AJJlitiouists deem that were the South to
refuse such conditions 1t would be placed
without the pale OF civilization, and that
then On effort to conquer the sl-vebolders
would surely succeed. The Ea-pensc will
be but Of short duration. Between now
and the month Of Lay We shall know
whether We are to have peace conquered
BY our arms or peace b. the mediation
OF foreign Powers.
The new commander Of the Army Of
the Potomac has certainly one great adj
vantage The plans laid down by Gen. .
Mcclellan have only 70 be properly carried .
OUT. ioF success to eR-G- what these
plans were Gen. Hooker, Of course Is now .
we'll aware. Hethus ha- his course marx .
ed out beforehand Our people apprsciat- .
that had Gen Mcclellan been untram-
meica by the schemes and iutrIgurs Of .
ignoreut civilians, he would loag ere this
have ended tie war Gen Hooker will .
to great extent, Ue frec from the obst-
cles which rendered all f General McClel .
i&ns well conceived pians unsuccessful. -
tle r=Gic..- ere aware that this 10 their
last cEaase. The new commander viii
thus have one great advantage over his .
predecessor. IN from ;Ae mere tact that
he will be allowed to oct according 70 his F.
own iaigmeat, he VIII the more likely (.
succeed.
Should his efforts prove unaya..ing. er
fresh disasters OYvTtake CCr armies. The .
aope OF the radical. viii centre upon Va f.
poIepn, whose mediation they VIII then
sccept. There Is one feature in this plan /!
which mus. not be oveflooked-i: rids I
Napoleon q : great danger; that iS of re
coEnlZ.ng tie Southern Co-isdrtacy even /
81 the riSa Of war with She North. OF |
:. I'll
j few months he n4.y be asked 10 mediate,
he Will, before precipiiating cTea,,, await .
tie results o. ihe vigorous c-u.paizn which .
the radicals have decided upon. He Will /
let the spring pass by, as at as tsrnina-
ton e-Iher the South al. have been CON
GGerca or .ue North VIII be ready 10 ac-
cept his Intervention. |
That the radicals have but little faith ia .
the results OF the campaign may be pre-
sumed from the fac. that they lay so mach .
stress upon mediation. They have al .
ready decided upon what portions of ter
ritory now in our possession should be
ceded 10 the South Iii return Tor cssslons
TO be made by the Davis government re
cessary TO the satisfactory arrangement or
the division line. The radicals count upon
the resumption Of commercial transactions
between the two Countries the niornest
the lneuiatiOn Il aCCtfteu' ana Imagine
the people would easily fall into the pro
posed arrangement for the sake OF peace
and its consequent prosperity. They
hope that after the separation OF North
would remain firm. As regards the debts
incurred by both parties, in case Of a sepa
ration. each government would attend 10 .
its own indeb.ness, OF course.
From these plans we may safely venture
to predict a cessation OF hostiliiies, at
least by midsummer. The radicals are
aware that, unless this campaign succeeds,
the means Tor any further prosecution @.
the war would be out of their reach adj
ded 10 which they are in great tear OF
revolution throughout the North and
Wep., the people by this time being tired
of abolition aad its shining marks, and
unwilling to do anything more for them or
their idoi-the negro.