Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-16

How viii the Secretary Of War o. Richmond explain TO
the people of the South the why the Confederate
Commander In Arkansas and Southern Missouri was not
peremptory ordered to cooperate with General Prcef
The people Of Missouri by voting majority OF 10000,
are As loyal and as true the South those Of Georgia
or Louisiana. Every Mlsourian Who leaves his homo
10 enter the army has made up his mind 70 the burn.
ing of his honse and the destruction and robbery OF
ali his movable property. He has ooyenanted to
give m his domc TO the torch o. the Federal ncen
diary ard calmly says as have heird him say, "Give
me Missouri free and with the south, and will &C
cent her in blackened and smouldered ruins; We
then have an empire rich and great beyond descrp-
ton" No State has suffered one 1.-THE as much az
Il has for opinions sake No Confederate State will
ever suffer as much 0dious unheard Of oaths are daily
imposed upon men at their homes and the man who re-
fuses 10 swear dies within the hour Women are CON-
PEELED 10 swear that they will allure their husbands,
they prove untrue to Lincolns government Girls are
oompelled to swear never TO espouse rebel HOUSES
are despoied of all their goods even to baby shoes
and ladies' jewelry and wearing apparel Whole con.
munities are forced by the bayonet to transfer oil
their property by deed 10 the Federal Government to
become absolute upon condition they do not play spies
on their neghbors end betray them 70 deatn whenever
thew can Il is nothing reply the deeds and the oaths
are not binding The torch and the sword follow SUI
nicion of the breach of the condition. The faed hogs
which the Federal robbers cannot use are left dead in their
pens Federal soldiers Of the most brutal and savage char
actor are in private and contributions In
fupees who have never been disturbed. Negroes are
forced TO leave their owners and driven of by hundreds
reign of unknown terror aud horrible cruelty sflcs
the land The burning Of beautiful and prosperous towrs
IA pasme Would Missouri suffer thus II she bad not
counted the cost and barganed for Constitutional ber
ty? Now these oppressed people only lack organization
aud the Of great commander to rend these
chaus asunder and become the instruments IN the hands
of Providence TO administer the bightDg, reihot wrath
OF righteous Heaven upon these assassns. Missouri
bleeds and writhes like struggling giant, and only
wants the operation OF fifteen or twenty regiments OF
brave Southerners 10 aid her in unbndDg her suffering
people and then she could offer army 10 her allies il
they should require IL While we wait with intense
sire and passionate hope for the order that Is to be
made and the cooperation that b TO be ordered, we
are refreshed with kilograms that somebody is to be
appointed to come from Virginia to supersede General
Price in Missouri To this we have attached no
great could not conceive an ass enable
motive supersede before his own people, an oicer
wig has fought and won more battles than any cheer
commanding this continent; officer who never yet
lost single engagement the field who has commended
alone during a campaign with vast numbers Of wellAp-
pointed hostile troops killing and capturing thousands
OF the enemy and taking their guns and stores and d.
verug from Virginia and Kentucky at least $4,000 OF
tho common enemy. But contention about r6cedencs
among ofisers when our homes are being sacked and
burned would indeed be pitable and contemplate to
the last degree Send US 10000 fighting men, and let
IA achieve our independence aud let the good Of
our people aad the records Of history settle the ques-
ton of merit afterwards
The Duke Of Wellington, in bis living and best days.
could not exactly fill the pace Of Gen. Price, in hissou
ri, and such conception Is omnous and dsastrous.
Will the people of the South make themselves heard
and fet in this crskY | could no longer resist the
prompngs Of my anxious sching hear,o this subject
spe * not altogether to strangers 10 Souh CArolinAat
least my statements will be credittd; and my motives
will not be misconceiVed bu. will be readily and ration
aly appreciated. wv. TUCKER,
Late Editor of the Missouri State Journal
Camp at Springfield, No., December, gath, 1861. .
PS lis proper to add that this paper has been pre-
pared without consultation, and without the remotest
knowledge Of any Of the parties referred to. J.W. T.