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The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Annapolis. (search)
he infamous course of Harper's Weekly, hitherto so generally taken in Virginia. Harper has his plan of the campaign, like all the New York editors; but we have no room for details. He recommends the instant seizure and occupation of Baltimore, and then, he says,"a column should move on Richmond. Richmond is important, first as the capital of Virginia, and secondly, as the greatest depot of arms and flour in the Southern States. The entire rebel force is armed and fed, at this moment, by Richmond. It should be in the possession of the Government before 1st June." Having captured Richmond, Mr. Harper proceeds to demolish the West. He says St. Louis, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.; and Memphis, Tenn., should be occupied by Northwestern troops, and the strong points on the river fortified. The editor orders fifty thousand men for this purpose, and a "home reserve of an equal number to fill vacancies after battles." This is a prudential provision. The home reserve should be made up of me