Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-08
AG,,lrs I'm Missouri.

Il appears that there has been no de-
cided change as yet In the course PRICE
has marked out for his troops. The
only opposition he has met with was
that of General EWING and his brave
band of men at Pilot Knob. With $4,000
or 10000 men, and most of them cav
airy, we can readily see that Missouri is In
danger of having everything in the inte-
rior and western counties destroyed. Her
crops we're not of the best this season, but
such as they were, 1t was reasonably calcu-
lated that the inhabitants could secure
enough for subsistence. After this large
army traverses the State and Its pursuers
succeed them, we feel assured that great des-
titution and suffering must ensue. Tile ae-
counts we receive from that State privately
and through our exchanges are gloomy
enough. One of our correspondents says
that present indications are, "as If the reb-
els intended to stay; we feel in the interior
portions as if all is lost and saltpetre
can't save u.s." Fortunately, EWING, when
compelled to retreat, took the route towards
Rolla; for otherwise he must have been
cut off. As it is, after reaching Harrison,
MCNEIL, from Rolla, sent him aid enough
to extricate portion of his command and
his batteries, which arrived safely at Rolla,
and EWING himself has now reached st.
Louis. The injuries sustained, so far, are
mainly upon the lines of the railroads
~. oc BRO nnh nf fha Papifia
suffering the most. The main stem of the
Pacific has been interrupted at points near
Hermann, thus breaking the connection with
Jefferson City-while the North Missouri
and Hannibal and st. Joe, are constantly
troubled and trains destroyed by the guer-
rillas who seem to have undisputed sway in
almost every county north of the Missouri
river. How long PRICE will confine him
self to this course of travel it is hard to tell;
but it is our impression that after he has
threatened if not taken Rolla and Jefferson
City, he will then distribute his troops over
the agricultural region lying west and be-
yond those points, to secure all the animals,
provender and supplies for man and beast
that he can-besdes gathering in all the re-
cruits and conscripts that are to be obtain
ed. Before check can be put upon this
large and well-armed force, they must do
a great deal of damage. Our force, con-
sisting mainly of infantry, with all the rail-
roads and western connections cut, can not
travel as rapidly as can this 'double-dyed
rebel PRICE," with his cavalry--consequent
ly,there must be much desolation and havoc.
One Of our contemporaries remarks that the
''boding cloud ofadversity hangs over every
enterprise; business again prostrated and the
channels of accustomed social intercourse
blocked up" But we trust their stay is
short lived, and that Gen. RosECRANs will
have force enough at his disposal to drive
the invaders not only from Missouri, but
from the Mississippi region. There are
forces following and troops on the track
which it is said will finally overmatch this
bold and adventurous branch of the rebei
army. We trust it may be done speedily.
WM d. KELLY, the individual to whom
was addressed the scorching letter OF Gen.
NAGLEEin reference to the secret history of
the Peninsular campaign, and whose mon
strous lies in regard to MCCLELLAN deliv-
cred at Loyal League meeting in Phila-
delphia, were the original cause of the cor
respondence, is outin letter in reply to Gen.
NAGLEEs annihilation. KELLY began the
controversy by statements so grossly false
and malicious that every soldier in the Po-
tOmac army was prepared to swear that he |
was sneak and falsifer-he now MAIN
tains his original position by repeating his
first lies with an addition of a number |
of new ones. His letter is so manifestly |
false and puerile that it would be an offense |
to place it before any intelligent reader ac-
1uainted with the history OF the Peninsu-
lar campaign. This KELLY is a square
headed. hard-cheeked, bulldog fanatic,
member of Congress from Pennsylvania; |
and gentleman could more reasonably ex-
pect to have fight with chimney sweep
without getting blackened with SCOT, than
he could expect to get into controversy
with KELLY without being dumfounded by
the number and audacity of his talsehoods. |
If KELLY ever gets his deserts he will be |
hauled up to the whipping post and re-
ceive the number of lashes which, in the
Dlden time, were awarded 10 the notorious
falsifier and common slanderer.