The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-12
The Rebel Stampede.

Froa the 81. Louis Democrat.
Thus far the renewed anticpations of a de-
cisive battle in the South. west have been 70 >
poatedly disappointed. Price has invariably
faIsIfrd alike The predictions of his friends and
the hopes Of bis foes by steadily retreating
from point to point, and failing anywhere to
"make q stand" He is latest reported as
still moving Southwark, in the lower portion
of Jasper county. not far from Carthage. Only
the counties Of Newton and Mcdonald separ.
aed him from the Arkansas line. An opn-
ion was prevalent that the much talked Of
JUNCTION with MeCulIoch's forces had not yet
occurred. but would soon take place, after
which the rebel army, increased to some thir-
ty eight on forty thousand, would turn West
ward to Springfield, and ,here gle Fremont
battle. If this, or anything like it, was the
rebel plan, it has been entirely frustrated by
the DELAY of McCulloch and the prompt ad-
vance Of Fremont, or by both Causes COM
bned. We have Intelligence that Springfield
was virtually aba doned by The secessiouists
some ten days ago, but was subsequently, re.
occupied by force Of alb Ut two thousand Of
them, VI 10 were routed by Fremonts body
guard. last Friday. Fremont was moving to-
ward Springfield, and doubtless arrived there
by Monday. at the farhest. All the secess-
ion residents in that region ARE represented as
panic srIcked, and moving as speedily as pos.
sb!e in'o Arkapsas; while the Union refugees
at H. LA and elsewhere, who were driven from
Springfield or its vicinity, are joyfnlly return.
lug to cir homes. The ascer aimed removal
Of n considerable quantity of rebel stores from
Springfield indicates that Price bad no inten.
tlon Of attempting to hold 1t.
The resppearauce Of II largo force there last
week is believed to have been as q guard for
the transportation of additional valuables from
the place. 1t is deemed most probable that
Price will either Withdraw from the State or
give battle in either Newton Mcdonald coun-
ty. Evidently it is his ject both to avoid
battle or to draw cur forces as far as possible
into hostile country, at the sane time di-
vertlng them fIom important operations on
the Mississippi and diminishing their strength
while increasing their own. There are, how
ever, fatal limitations TO this scheme, anon
which is the decentralization induced amo
the Missouri rebels by 30 persistent and &C.
ly re reat upon the heels Of brilliant =
cess, and by the proposed inglorious desc on
of the State without battle ContinufAnd
emphatic intelligence from variou. qr'treo
leaves 10 doubt that great dlssstIsfscti ana
Encouragement pervaes Prices arm, aho
that It's numbers are constantly wastIr away
1t is quite certain that the people of rKansas
would extend no courteous welcomed most
numerous and powerful enough to se oattie'
and yet drawing the desolstng al OF war
through their otherwise peacsiul tate. 1ney
would not relish tho prospect nrst having
to feed the rebel runaways, andlen their dc,
termncd pursucrs' with the iuiinent peril OF
the complete military occupay - AfkansaS'
These objections to Prices evua'ion OF Mis-
spuri are weighing enough, Vt may give way
before the pressure aud nels'lty' we may
res, in the conclusion the tue most mat is
certain is eminenlv Satisfactory. The rebels
ara virtually excluded frm the vast portion
OF the STATE, and assure peace beneath tue
Stars and Stripes is refining TO our people.