Shreveport news., 1864-10-25
The Cam pa igus in Missouri.

almost conquered and unable TO de-
fend itself at home, seems to have
entailed "lit,le job" on the hands OF
Rosecraus which he finds rather
difficult tomanage. Atlast accounts
Gen. Price was having everything
his own way. We have received
nothing from oW 'orn side, but &C
cording to statements from Northern
sources, tArc a'caer;rls have vet been
unable 10 check Gen. a'rica, who is
making his way into the interior of
the State, tlai wing the Federals before
him, capturing towns, destroying rail
roaet'. and rapidly filing mp his ranks
with new recruits from among those
who have borne the yoke of tyranny
for so song Il time. The attention ot
all is now dir,ct.d to the expidi;ion,
aud we should rot sor surprised II the
new campaign in Missouri should
prove in short tire rs exciting
interesting a.,d Hhnp"r,snt as that
which startled the ro4sntry in the
summer of irSGa. in which Ger. frlc"
and mis- a,ra.~ followers Won for
themselves i,nrorishabEs rere~T' by
their gallant deeds,
For a long time Gen. Price mas
been in tire habit of receiving letters
from the abl,St and most prominent
men in Missouri, wrginS the import
ance of an expedition into that State,
assuring him thai his personal p"p"-
larity would secere a large accession
to his ranks, if his presence should
be productive of no other good. 1t was
represented tia, the people had sab
mitted to oppression beyond the
point of further cnlhr0ncc, and that
they only waited for some one TO
lead them in open revolt. General
Price has long d, sired to undertake
such an expedition, but the necessity
of using all the troops 'ortae detence
of other portions of the Department:
has hitherto rendered it impossible
to carry his wishes into execution
Aft.rth. Fedcrals, however, had been
beaten at every point last Spring.
Gen. Smith saw no obstacle TO he
proposed invasion Of Missouri ; and
sent forward the force under Gen.
Price which is now operating so sue
cessfullv in that State. That the
movement was as wise as it was bold
we believe the issue will abundautly
prove. The people Of Missouri have
suffered to an almost uncomfortable
extent. and if there is any manhood
left in the State, it cannot refrain
from manifesting itself now. lfGen.
Price could afford any guarantee to
the people of Missouri that he would
hold the State, there is no doubt that
he could raise large army in a short
time to defend the soil of Missouri
against the barbarOus foe, who has
so many outrages upon
her people. If the Federals can b"
driven from Arkansas, thus opening
the way to Missouri from this De-
partment, the State can be held, and
our lines pushed forward to the Mis-
souri, river. We hope that before
the fall campaign is over, General
may be able to compel
Steele to leave Arkansas and thus
remove that obstacle to Gen. Prices
in Missouri. But even
that Gen. Price has to
return from Missouri the expedition
will still have been a great success,
and will exercise a most important
influence in the general campaign Of
the year. 1t is now certain that a
large number of recruits has been
gathered up, and this number will be
swelled when Gen. Price shall reach
he large slave-holding counties.
where the people have been ripe for
.ebellion all the time. In order to
save St. Louis and defend other parts
If the State, the Federals will be com
,elled to reinforce Rosecrans by with:
lrawing troops from other places at
! time when they cannot be spared if
hey expect to prosecute the cam
'aign vigorously until the close of the
eason. Already has General A. J.
Smiths corps been sent to St. Louis,