Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-10

Stree the recent mertted apPointmeh'V' "0"eie
ling Price a. Major General In the Provisional army
and his heroic conduct in another bloody battle the ~
tenon of the people Of the ocnederaey has been more
than ever attracted towards the hsrostaesman oil A
souri, Every act and incident Of his past LIE io o'
| interest now that bis has been enrolled among
.hose of the great whose memerJ Their country VIII
cherish a. ouR s il his recorded history. there
rs need not apologize for laying before our readers 10
d,y much fuller sketch of the life Of General Price lob
t.iped from reliable sOusct than any We have yet seen
| published.
Starring Price born about the year 1910 in Prince
Edward Co. irSins, county which also gave birth to
Gsn Jos Johnston another Of the most distinguished
heroes OF the war for Southern Independence. His fam
iy Of the highest reSpecabity and social Standing
both in Virginia, where many Of them still remain, and
in Missouri to which State number Of bis connections
suiEated IT early day and settled in the same neigh
b,rAood with him. Afer receiving liberal education
At Hampden Sidney College in bis native county, snr
ing catching the mania fer Western emigration which
at that time psrvadsd the population Of the old Atlantic
SateS left home for Missouri and settled in Charlton
county in the interior Of the State in the year 1880
Missouri Irsseuted at that time wide Geld for the
getc and enkr prsng in every vocation Of life. Her
chssp lands With var in soil OF unsurpassed fertility,
hsd out peculiar inducements 10 the agrculturiss Of
rna means who could fail BY industry and economy
TO scqure an independent fortune in shtr: period
Having emiErated from the extensive tobacco growing
region of vugnil Mr. Price, farmer, naturally turn
Cd his attention to the production OF the staple in
climate Is well adapted to is growth that Of Virgn
| a. ald With soil which Promised . more reuunerasivs
harvest than the WORKOUT hisdes Of the Old Dominion.
1 ..k. IL, ~ La ttn
usd to be his vocation shis day, in which be has
c.edsd BY industry and integrity, in acquiring hand
| some independence.
Mr. Price had not resided many years In bis new hcne
before his high character and superior intelligence a.
tracted the attention Of his feow-ctIons, who demand
ed his services in the public administration Of the ale
Government His USEFUL and successful public
commenced with bic election the House Of Represer.
.aiVes from Charlton county, in which capacity be
ssr,sd for several consecutive Al the session Of
ls40 be vas chosen Speaker Of the House, and
Inccessul as presiding ofcsr that be again chos
At the succeeding session OF the General Assembly As
Speaker biz knowledge Of plrAm ntary law his quSk
ness Of perception, his 6rmneS and decision Of ehsao
ter aided bis sas personal appearance and dgn6ed
bearing al contributed to make him Of the most
20 3uAr officers that ever held that position. Hs sure
Nor qualifications in that respect induced bis fsends 10
the year 1856 proPHs him, through the public press
a. suitable candidate for the od,e Of VicePresdent
O! the United States. Under certain eircumItsnces
vaich did no, occur, h's name would have been pre-
uensed to the Democratic National Convention which
met .. Cincinnati and had he been chosen, believe
at no would not ouly have filed the ofiOe with ds
Rusbed ability but that he would have been found equ,
I, the dchArse If the duties Of the Presidency II they
lad, in any event. been dsVOlved upon him.
In the year 1874 Mr. Pice nominated BY hiS party
n. candidate for Congress- and elected by decided
,iory Hs took his seat in December, ls45 bu. hGy-
ss failed to receive the parry nomination in the follow
ny SorinE he resigned his ssAt and returned home His
,orrse 10 this respect was dictated by that conIcsnous
iresriy AID high ssase Of honor which have dis
,iasuished him in ell the relations Of life. He argued
~. bis defea: vas cA1sed sisher by dissatisfaction with
eourss on the part Of his constituents else By
as ialsuccs which had been brought TO bear upon the
leope by ambitious ssprants for the seat who could
.bor to greA, advantage in their work Of suppsntng
him While their opponent attending to his duties at
Il distance from them. II the former the case he
-ss unwilling to nsrrpreseni bis constituents Who, he
believed had the right ias::uot him as - the cours
h should pursue; Il the latter, hiI serespect would
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,,itho1. cause, Wills be doing all in bis power to
stTance their interests. We DO rot b:lieve that Mr..
Prices ds.eas caused By any forfeiture Of the
isuc, Of bic Constituents. On the contrary, the same
people hsve. time and again. bestowed upon him tbs
N ost ilteri-E e71eoces OF their favor. His -cIon
my De attributed TO those whms and caprces By which
iskle nuide are so often Actua.ed aud - that pas
soa fos ehluge and rotation in Gee which have proved
50 disastrous to the groWta and development Of true
state IN lasap well to interests and welfare Of
our country.
With bis retirement from Congress- Mr.. Prices l.gis-
l..ive cArSeT brought to close. As legislator,
he belonged that ussiul class who think that
their eOaAIy and constituency served much better
by hborous attention to business than By consuming
the golden hours In Bancombo speeches. which nobody
essr reads or listens TO- II halls Of legislation had
contained SUCH in tinOs past, And fewer Of those
stump orators" Who Tllos their sHs'Han b9nun 10
srticullte speech" as Me- Garlic would say, the Gov
e-ouent might not have fallen speedily into decrepi
,uds and dissolution. And ye! Mr. Price speaks well,
whenever there is necessity for IT, no! iodsei with II
eOQuence often false aud deceptive Of the professional
orator, but pOntsd, fo.ebly. and always with effect,
\ upon the question at issus.
We come nov to the commencement Of that wiliisry
career 10 which Mr. Prcs has won 50 many lAurt5 A.
sns tins OF his retirement from Congress hcsIies had
broken out between the United States and MEXICO and
volunteers from ali parts Uf the South aockirg 90
The dence OF their cOuntrys dag Mr.. j. dsrsou DAviF,
Of Mississippi, bred a soldier, Who like NJ Price, vas
serving his first in Congress- Ened his seat Abou
lbs same tine, and marching az the head Of
as.sippi gnent the isd, from which he vas def-
tined t. return los lid with many hOnots &c. toe,
did brave Missouri regiment cali to lis head her own
sDu uto had jas: dfid his civil robes to enter nov
and uulried Id OF oaty aud honor The regiment to
saeh Gel Prhss was attached detailed for duty 10