The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-03

copies this paragraph, and thus significantly
comments on it:
ave do not hesitate to say that if this is
true the cause Of the Union is surrendered
The army will be more than dccimated by dis
ease during the winter. The soldiers, dis
heartened utterly by the drcariness of para
mount and insupportabc stupidity, will die by
thousands and the loss of life will be greater
than in the most Obstructive campaigns. The
credit of the Government will sink. The pco-
pie will become desperate-rcady for anything
for relief from the crushing suspense and hor-
rible burden of an immovable army and war,
at once the most COSTLY and the least profta-
bic, known in the history of civilized commu-
mites All manner of factions will arise. Alb
clifton fanatics-Red Republican furies-Sc-
ccssion Conspirators- grow potent in the
unwholsome atmosphere of war conducted
by imbeciles for the benefit of contractors 1t
will not do to wait, and wait, any lougcr-now
or never.
Per contro, the Washington correspondent
of the New York World repeats the old song:
1t is therefore, pretty well understood that
we arc all waiting the complete formation and
departure of Gen. Burnsde's exposition from
Annapolis and Fortress Monroe, and that this
movement, instead of being destined against
some extreme Southern point is to cooperate
with, and be portion of Gen. McClcllans
campaign with the main army Ten days
more will cover, it is believed, all needful de-
lays at the two ports mentioned, and this day
fortnight may witness four great columns in
motion against tie Confederate army.
IMPORTANT FROM Observation-Disclosures BURNING
BY THE CoNFEDERATEs-sUCC OF THE
EXPEDITION SENT TO LEXINGTON, ETC.
by the following dispatches, it will be seen
that the matchless Sterling Price is not idle in
Missouri, mid winter though it be:
ST. CHARLES, Mo-, Dec. 2l-A prcconccrt-
cd movement was made last night by the reb-
els along the North Missouri Railroad. The
rebels who returned from Gen. Prices army
destroyed about 100 miles of the road or at
least rendered it useless Commencing eight
miles south of Hudson, they burned the
D''"SNS, WV" pSo, ""ISi IbHNS, IicS, lOIc up
the rails for miles, bent them, and destroyed
the telegraph line This was continued to
Warrentown, where the work of destruction
ceased. How many were concerned in this
villanous work is not yet known, but there is
no doubt but that it was a prcconccrted and
simultaneous movement along the road, as no
single party could have accomplished so much
in one night. Three hundred of the villains
are known to have been engaged in the de-
structon of the bridge track at Warrentown
The houses of railroad men and all Union men
in the vicinity Of the road were surrounded,
and the inhabitants assured that no harm was
intended them while they remained in DOORS
We hear of scarcely any pillagc, Or any other
outrage beyond the destruction OF the railroad
and telegraph line. The damage to the road
cannot fall short of 100000, and at least one
month will be required to repair it SO that
trans can pass.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-By arrivals from Mex
leo we learn that the bridge over Salt river,
which is the largest and most costly on the
road, except that at Perrguc, which The rebels
previously spared on Friday night, was entirely
destroy ed on Sunday night. The station house
at Jacksonville was also burned, together with
four or five cars