New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-15
TfaE VICTORY IN MISSOURI. !

After an intiniy of ruinors, reports and contra
dictions, we at last have some clear and intelgi-
bic news from Missouri; and it is news most graft
| tying and encouraging to the Southern cause. 1t
comes through hostile channel, and the Federal
disaster is of course moderated, for it seems i'm
possible for the Federals to tell the truth about
| their But no doubt remains that our
| troops under McGulloch and Price have met and
defeated the Hessans under Lyon and Siegel, and
| dispersed and driven them back leaving the Fed
eral general Lyon dead upon the field. No more
defenceless women and children will be ruthlessly
shot down in the streets of ST. Louis by this cruel
and eowardly tool of the Federal despotism at
Washington.
This victory is hardly second in importance to
the splendid triumph at Manassas In some re-
spects it is even more gratifying. Without the
shadow of an excuse, the Federal armies have
overrun Missouri for weeks past, disarming citi-
zens, terrifying the women and children and insti-
tHting among the people all the rigors and terrors
of a hostile military occupation. For some unex-
planned reason, Missouri was the object of the
special ire of the Washington Administration. Re-
fuslng to march their troops into Kentucky, they
made no hesltancy about Missouri Knowing per-
maps that this latter State was sound to the core
IN the SoutbeTn'cause, while the same could not be
SAID OF kentucky, all their energies were bent to
| IT'S complete subjugation and humiliation. They
maze grand mistake in this, as in all their other
enterprises eiyil or military. The people of Mis-
souri,, instead of being cowed and put down by the
FEDERAL army, only had their resentment the more
| strongly aroused, and their sense of wrong made
| keener and more acute. They were unable to re-
sist at first for lack of arms-but they rallied TO
the army of relief so opportunity sent by the Con-
federate Government, and the result is before us
in victory which tlirottles the Federal monster
in Missouri and virtually puts an end to the mill
tary despotism under which that noble State has
SO long groaned and suffered.
The report that McCulloch was killed in the fight
We regard as weak invention of the enemy.
They had Beaaregard killed at Fort Sumter. They
reported that this same McCulloch was killed at
the battle Of Manassas, he being al the time at the
head of the Confederate army in Missouri. They
nave lately published a story that Cen Wise has
been killed in Virginia, and his whole army CAP
tared- After every reverse they solace themselves
with lies manufactured to order in regard to the
losses Of the Confederates. We have no doubt the
brave McCuloeh "still lives, y and that this oman
OF destiny will accomplish his mission by driving
out OF Missouri, Or sencing the nsoent oppressor
who has 50 long had his heel upon her neck.
But this willnot be done until ST. Louisis set free
tom the tolls which have been wound around her.
Two divisions of the Confederate army are now in
Missouri-one in sthe southwest and one in the
southeast The intervening distance between
each Of these divisions and St. Louis is now free
from the presence of the enemy, or so nearly so
that no resistance can be made to triumphant ad-
vance. Let eur leaders follow I'D their ADVANTAGES
nhtii the CITY OF ST. Louis is wrested from the Hes