New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01
THE CAMPAIGN.

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Gen. Fremont may now be raid to be in the beart
of what wac lately the enemy country. On Sstur-
day night lie was encamped at Bolivar, III Poik
County. HIS advance was expected TO occusy
Springfield Sunday night The forces under Gens.
Hunter pOpe and MckiDsiry were rapidly moving
ahead. aud were beyond Warsaw on SatU day.
They viii not be far behind when Geo. Fremont
reaches Springfield, where we anticipate our next
Information from his command will be dated. Thus
progress IN Miasouri the irrepresbe amy OF the
Union
Tie daring exploit of Maj. Zagonyi with bis little
battalion of Body Guards, 10 charging upon an i'm
mensely SUPERIOR force Of the enemy, and planting
the American hag on ihe CourtIIouse of Spring od,
wasa Circumstance 10 the yalorous euth uxsasm
of all The Federal soldiers Ii sets pattern OF hero
ism that we doubt not, will stimulate thousands oi
the troops 10 deeds OF glowing courage. There VIII
10 no lagging now, no dropping OF spiiis among the
ioil-yorn volunteers; but the columns move on
from point TO point in their victorious marcn, phsI
rcyerses will be forgotten, and the welkn mahe 10
ring with triumphant shouts. Missoun is 10 be re-
deemed the invaders driven from the SOIL the loyal
eiyens protected in their homts, and the State as-
sured to the Union beyond any peradventure!
The Fremont BODY Guard was composed OF men
iusi Fl, for and likely 10 engage in such combat ms
hat which las been HnnOunced-somo adoluopai
partieuars OF which are detailed IN Que dispatches
iodsy Originally, tlis Body Guard was composed
Of 300 Kicked men and better ones never went into
a battle. Commanded by Iinngarion who had seen
much service, one company Of a hundred waB con-
poseG almost entirely Of keutuckans; and the others
made NJ Of Nj, sourans German 'uraliled citizens,
and others. They were, as We have said, picked
men. Tie hOrses-blOoded bays-were IN keeping
with the men. But their armament, it we may 10
speak was better still. Each man had with him two
OF Colts eix-bnrrel navy reyOvers, ono hve-barrel
rife and saber. They could shoot these seventeen
times without stopping 10 load, and then resort 70
the saber to fni-h up their work il It surprising
that thus armed, they created a panic among the
mass Of bsdly-armed troops opposed to them, and
q st "A TOnt on-ued
Little is known Of the movements OF the enemy ia
the Southwest. His advanced guards in several Of
The little towns above Springfield wsro last week
withdrawn 10 the last-named place and concentrated
there 70 cover the removal of stores and munitions
further SOUTH which removal, at our latest adyices
was precipitately going on. The appearance oi Ere
monts van doubt, haStened these Arrangements
pretty considerably. The whereabout of Gen.
Price ia still involved in doubt-our last inieli-
gence locating bis army At Greenfield. in Dadc Coun-
", but riill fleeing. As he does not eeem 10 have
directed his steps toward Springfield, il Il inferred
tuai be il seeking outlet at the extreme s0Uthwest
corner OF the state, through Newton and MELON
AID Counties. The long-talked.of junction with
McCulloh lad bot IL is believed yet taken place mp
20 Wednesday or Thnrsday last, though Gen. Price
in digent search Of that wsrrlor.
We have heard 50 much Of the Confederates max
ing stand, with many subsequent contradictions
Of their intention Of doing So thai il appears useless
We have come 10 the conclusion that Price will
mako stand only when hs is compelled to do so.
II IL curious that II he actually meant 10 give the
Federal forces battle hc did not halt on the south
bank OF the Osage and dispute the passage Of that
stream II may be that now be designs TO take po
sition among the hills Of Mcdonald County and en-
ieavor to bold Fremont in check, as the natural de-
fsnses OF that region strong, We cannot see 1
how be can afford 10 depart the State without sban
ionipg the war in Missouri entirely. Once retreated
10 Arkansas, he will have acknow lodged the weak
ness Of hi, army and the acknowledgment will fall
heavily upon his soldiers, who have been Ietted I
with tho belief that Jefferson City ami 81. Louis
were To be TAKEN and everything, indeed, swept be-
fore them like chat.
Having fallen back to Arkansas, these Disunion
CHAMPIONS viii be scoIed at and c0ntemptuously
treated throughout all Dixies land, and the compi
ueHtary terms in which Ben McCulloch has spoken
Of the courage Of the MissouriaDs will find frequent
rcpe,ition among the fiery Southeners. Besides the
Arkansas people will protest against substing this
runway army out Of their drained and depleted re-
sources. SO. whichever way Gen. Price turns a
dilemma stares him in the face. Which viii he pre-
er-the disgrace aid oontumely of having made a
gigantic failure the certain political death of any
5eneraD. or the humiliation of decisive defeat In
he field, which is equally as inevitable in case
!. decides TO 6ght1 Time viii answer, and we
,hall zee.