Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-11
1he Campaign IN ais.,uri.


The Campaign in Missouri.
The New Orleans Delta Of the 9th gives the following
interesting account from authentic source OF tho
present position and future prospects Of our cause IN
Missouri:
PRICES COLUMN.
We have had the pleasure Of long and interesting
conversation with COL Majors, of the LIST Missouri Cav
airy formerly Of the staff Of Gen. TWiggs 10 the Uni
tod States army Col. Majors has bsen With Gen. Price
throughout his eventfu campaigns il Missouri, and his
narrative of the transactions of that heroic commander
makes most thrilling and interesting history. When
OIL M,iors left Gen Price he on the Usage and ad
yAncng towards the Missouri, which he has probably
reached BY this Tina HIS cavalry, in con unction with
those of McCullocb in hot pursuit of Siege and
pressing the rear of Hunters retreang column. Il
reported that Segers command would be captured
Gen. Rains had been detailed 10 look after the Jayhawk
ers and the report Of the capture Of Montgomery a:
Fort Scott 10 no doubt tue. Meantime large
force of Indians, from the Indian Nation, the same
which was organized by Gen. Pike had been sent
TO Kansas to visit upon tina. Territory some OF
the rayages which Lane and Montgomery have in
acted upon Missouri. II is the determination of the
Nissourians to clean the Yankees out Of Kansas. The
exuation Of the latter over the yiaines Of Lane and
his companions will Justify any violence and destruction
that may DO returned upon that people The Indians OF
Indian Nation will be much better nelghbors for our
Confederate States tau the Yankees. Price expects to
reach the Missouri with at least sixty thousand men,
He has already about ten thousand cavalry. II the enc
my attempt to come down the Mississippi. Price will
either pass into Illinois or occupy ST. Louis. Either
kr;l;, nd will On farl her
bring this war to close than any other that could be
made IL is time the horrors Of war were brought
home to the invaders Illinois has bad less excuse for
going into this than any other State in the North
The Southern States have been liberal customers and
strong friends Of the Huosans Their interests have
been closely blended And yet they have suffered the
Aboonsts Of Chicago to drag them into this war; aud
nos the penalties for their vandalism should be rgo-
rousy inflicted There Is no better fsld for oamgaign-
ing AID supporting large army than Illinois.
The causes of the sudden and dsorderly retreat OF
Hunter from Springfield well understood In General
Prices amy. The resigus,ioa-of Fremont produced
general disorganizAton Of the army. Several large
corps, on the announcement Of Fremonts retirement
stacked their arms. Gen. Hunter sought to arrest the
discomfort by shooting several OF the dsafscted but 1t
made matters worse and he forced to break up his
ca mp and hasten TO St Louis with his disaeced and i'll
conditioned troops Hunter was in great alarm lest
P,ce should fall upon his column on the retreat, and
rried forward or rather backward, night and day
rong hopes, and, indeed, general belief prevail
til his rear guard would be captured.
From COL Majors we learn that there was not word
Of truth 10 the account of the br attack upon Lex
ingon after Price had evacuated it He left no force
there aud having destroyed all the orcations OF the
zee marched out OF the town. in ulfment Of his pre-
arranged plan of operations. If the enemy met with any
resistance in entering the town. not from Prices
men, The whole story of the brilliant victory achieved by
the Yankees there pure invention, of the same char
actsr as the stories about the desperate vaor and herom
Of that very loud taking Bobad Col hulgan, who is
Nv being lionzsd at the North but Who according to
the testimony Of the prisoners in Prices army, is an ar
rant humbug having concealed himself during the sever
est part OF the fight at Lexington.
Al the time Of Prices advance to the Missouri that
gallant leader and natural warrior calculated that there
would be an advance of armies in the southeastern
p,rt of the State toward st. Louis. Such an advance
Il pow very paipabs would have secured us the whole
Site. With Missouri in our possession there would be
n, more regiments from the Northwest to swell the in
v ding armies Of the Federasts. There are aereat
nv people In the Confederate States who think that
Prices strategy is preferable to the defensive and en-
enchlng strategy of some Of our other leaders.