The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-01-29
From the Chicago Times.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
BENTON BARRACKS,
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. lst.

81. hOUlSj Jan. Isl. J
A rumor is rife in camp to-day that an
order has been given for large number
of the troops now here to move to Ken
lucky, in the vicinity of Louisville.
] am inclined to credit it, rs appearan-
ces now indicate that we shall not need
the full amount of troops there are in this
State TO drive out the secessisnists and
restore law and order.
Under the vigorous but prudent man
agement of Gen. Halleck, the power of
Price for mischief has been effectualy
broken, and, however strongly the sym
pathies Of the citizens of Missouri may
incline towards the South, their interests
will preclude any further manifestation
of them in acts Of open hostility. They
know now that the cause of the Union,
not only in Missouri but throughout the
entire country, is in the ascendant, and
they are content to watch and hope for
hours that they are fearful may never come
before compromising themselves by open
ly joining the rebels.
How much of force secessionism may
raise in Arkansas and Texas, we of course
cannot determine with any degree of &C
curacy. We do know that the energy
shown by Price and McCuloch, and the
amount of men they have raised and COM
manded, have been matter of astonish.
ment to the entire North; and, notwith.
standing the half-columu of Prenliceana
with which the Louisville Journal intend
ed to kill Price and his military aspra-
tions, there has not been a more busy,
meddling fighting, mischicvous, ugly and
sagacious devil in either army than he
He has had under him all kinds of men
and boys, from four-score down to four
teen-all kinds of weapons, from pistols
to pitchforks-infantry without drill, cloth
ing or aIms-cavalry mounted on STALL
ions, geldings, mares, mules and jackasses
with air for food and the naked earth
for a tent; and yet his industry and gen.
eralship have given him control of more
than half the State, and enabled him, UNI
til within the past few weeks, to hold at
bay all his opponents and maintain his
position. What he may do in Southern
Missouri and Arkansas, by way of re-
cruiting and making head again, we have
yet TO see; but we have good reason 10
suppose that every available man in Ar
kansas and Texas will be used either in
home defence or sent TO Kentucky.
1t requires no military skill to perceive
,bof IS eaoace;op;,,,, ,e o.,,eboJ ooe, &c tbo
Mississippi it will die natural death west
Of it. If we can get Missouri quiet and
safe once more, the territory south and
west of it is of but little Importance, for
it will take care of itself rs the conviction
forces itself OH the minds of the people
that east of the Father of Waters their
cause is gone and their hope fled forever.
We get into the vitals of rebellion in
Kentucky and Carolina, and every blow
struck there is aimed at the heart; but it
is heart of stone in its firm and unre-
lenting hatred, and the blows must fall
heavy, long and fast before it is broken.
So let them fall, but, by every considera-
ton that is holy, let them be given for
and in the name of the constitution and
laws OF. our country.
Kentucky is to be once more the dark
and bloody ground. There Louisiana,
Mississippi and Tennessee will send their
sons TO keep the war back from their bor-
ders, believing in and acting upon the old
adage that il is better to fight for the
threshold than the hearthstone. l verify
believe that the conflict there is TO be des-
peratc, and that we have need to husband
our strength and resources before entering
upon it. IL this be done there can be lit
tie doubt of the result, for though the
southerners may fight, like brave men,
long and we'll, vet God will favor right
eous cause and the strong battalions |