Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-29
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= Mayor - GcHrrsi Ge1ryc n. M-Cioiira.
froH Jsiy -. l>6l O. Norcusber :. is62.
The 6rst plan proposed by General Nc
Cisiian covered operations extending from
Virginia % Texas With a main ar,ny Of
to- hundcd and seventy-ih-cc thousand be
proposes. not oaly 90 drive the enemy
cut Of Virginia aad occupy Bichmoal. bat
% oocups Chariesion. savannah. Mou'rorn-
sry. Pcasscoa. Mobile. ani Nsw Orlcln. .
ia other rorls. q now into the heart oi
ths cnsmy's country a'i crush the rebellion
iu 10 very bcArt~ We 10 MT say that
Gen. Mctlclisn's ambition g. te the one
uan sho should crush thc REBELLION vas an
unworthy one. but that n, theory that thi.
vas possible. and ia the way he Propo ssJ.
,hovs him better f'tcd 70 state the abstract
problem, thaa . apPrvhenl the compiex
details % their solltion vhen they 10 De-
foFc hiss a, practical diai-uities. For whcn
~ consider thc necessary dctachucnis from
tbs fo-cc o guard h. coan snicatioa,
;hrough A. enemy's country. A. hs wishes
The Frcsilcnt q 10. IN order o. JUSTLY che
largcnvs, OF the force required. &c cannot
help asking how soon The army Tor active
OPERATIONS ~ouil b. rcdacci o. a hundred
aad 6fiy tholsaad Ani how long wouii
general b. in ruaching Nos ORLEANS. II b.
8 "a aoaibs iu making up his minl % al
vance 18th ar army u that strength On ihe
Insignificant fsrti6csti0ns q Manassas.
uaaned. According % thc best information.
nth iorty thousand troops A. ale same
tsno OcnerAl MCCLELLAN assigns twenty
thousand a. iorce adequate tor opening
ths Mississippi. Tbs plan. - bs sure.
-as son abandoned. bst 30 - a. i.lastra-
iloa % tLc vaut u Prccisiou an4 iors-
tsought which ohAracteuEes ths nlind 90 its
aathor. a nan 80 vagse "a his Conceptions
= APT 90 be tiuail IN actiou. or thc same
kaEsncsS oi mad NAY. According O. cream
stances. either soften and obscure thc OBJ
,cars III object. VI th0sghf. or make ihem
loom Nth pzrrly fantastic sxa-gcrsti1n
there 50 yast diHcrcacc bct~ccu clear
nes. Of heAi On deman,l. aa4 thc powrr %
framiag absiract schemes - action. beas a.
81 In their correctness of ouilino ani Ap-
parcai slnPhcity IL 10 a pcrccptlon %
iAis truth. - bsleye. shich leads pra-ti-
ca Hca always O. sasPsei plans supported
b, statistics too eE4aistlsiy con n-!lslsc,
h ~As on precisely SAL sPecioas bAsi,
u drhni.e ulislni0rnatioa that I.eas-si Mc-
Ciel.aI's neKt proposal for tbc campa "a by
~ay Of th- fealasala rrstei.--Prsciss iaeis
before D. tets o-t t4ralug 10 soulethln. ;.
hks prccise no-ftcfs Facl be gets there. -
bcastiial coaaPieienss, o. coacspi.oa sad
iag "a hesliairon. e1ufasioa. and failure
Before stsrtiug. '' thc roads ar passa5lc 81
a. seasons 81 the wear. she country mach
@orc iAFOraeie Tor offensive operati.ns thau
that % frOnt ii " ashington. mscL ulore ~.
81. iHs voo'4s les dense. the soiI rnorc San
~. %. g. Aiirr arriving. 90 rad the
reads .mpassa1l-. ''sery Icnsc AMI eAieu-
.i's iorvsts. 'he cicar.ngs l,ing small and
few anl '' thc comparative datne.s of che
cosn,r5 All ti,c aicrtncss of tbe ensuny. es.
cry ulsrr ia is7-r. rrn lcrc.l thorough rr-
eonnoisauces slov. dangerous. aad difE
cl.t o.. sI.) Gcscrai AZ a. .cIlan uien.
a.. Constitution would se,m Co tc ouc ol
tlosc. casi.y slafsd and easi.y oppressed.
that eKaElefala dstaat a1santages and
daa-eTs near % L.nd .--niu.ls stronger ir
copf rtion .i,an perlsFlion. al.l accord .n...
ly. as sch al-ass are. sant,ng tlat firuty
of ssiit decision which. osi,Lsas inspirs.
tioa irota danger. msscs .pportsnisy su.