Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-20
ce.. s,e,,fap Price-EaIs Military Cnre'

ceu. ster,fnp Price-EHfs Military Career
and it's Results.
We take the following notice of Gen. Price
from the Richmond correspondence of the New
Orleans Data:
Ipresume the history of this distinguished Of
hcer is familiar to you. 1t ought to be familiar
10 the people of the Confederate States. 1t
would show that in this age, as well as in former
ages, circumstances develop genius, and that the
pressure of events is enough to stimulate the
Qualities of the hero, even when heroism has
been latent and unsupported. Gen Prices cam
paign in Mexico was decidedly one OF the most
| brilliant episodes of the war. His conquest Of
New Mexico with a slender force of volunteers;
his fertility of resource and extraordinary energy
aud enterprise, displayed in suppressing the sub
sequent rebellion, and in his remarkable winter
campaign against the lnsurgent Indians, deserve
| 10 be recorded as the most shining page OF the
! history of the Mexican war. Among the veto
rie, piiued by Gen. Price in that wal were the
battles of Taos and Rosales; the latter fought
against a greatly superior force, commanded by
Don Angel Treas, Governor OF Chihuahua, a
gentleman, who has, of late years, become we'll
Known in this country as a distinguished leader
of the Mexican leaders. The same Characters
ties have marked Gen Prices recent campaign
in Missouri; the same originality OF conception,
energy OF acIlOn, I6dulhtsS VI mN'htlV"' "H'
audscity of enterprise. The attack upon Lex
incton. which, after its successful finale, was adj
mitted TO be one of the most brilliant affairs o.
the whole war, was, it is understood, dlseour-
aged here by the p~artisans of the cautious and
dilatOry policy.
After the capture Of Mulligan and his forces,
Price intended to attack Fremont before he could
concentrate his army, but was prevented by a
lack of ammunition from executing ms design.
When Lexington surrendered be had but 2O4J
percussion caps in his whole command, lie
sent to Gen. Hardee, and 1 be.ve to Gen. Me
Culioch, for a supply of those indispensable aTti-
cles, but. for some reason, satisfactory perhaps 10
those officers, they We're not sent. People here
cannot help expressing the conviction that had
Price been zeaiously aud efficiently seconded,
be would, by this time, have driven the enemy
from Missouri, and thus secured TO the Coniede-
lracy the most important of the Western States
The results flowing from a OF TINS
kind cannot be over estimated Iney extend Tar
beyond the boundaries OF Missouri. They reach
the frontiers of New Mexico, and involve the
destinies of Kansas, the Indian Nation, Arizona
and New Mexico. With Missouri firmly attach
ed to the Confederacy, Arizona viii remain I'M
disturbed in our possession New Mexico VIII
easily be acquired, the Indian Nation viii be tree
from Federal invasion, and even Kansas viii
fall into our hands. Missouri cuts of the North
from any access TO those territories, but with that
State in his power, Lincoln can pour his forces
into the region beyond, and force US to a despe-
rate struggle to maintain it. The contest IN
Missouri is not done for control of Missouri, but
for possession of the vast countries which lie to
the west and southwest.