Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-28


States Government, we will sell it all
when we cross into Old Mexico and
divide the proceeds equally amUng the
men and uffic rS' which proposition
WAS eagerly a seated tO at the time
and all agreed U move cary the next
morning IN the direction of the Rio
Grande.
I $50 soon as the men and Others re-
turned 70 their camp a discussion was
opened and freely INDUCED in as to
the advisabiliry If carrying into effect
as we'll as the feasibility Of prop
SitiUn recently made b, Generals
Price and BuCkner
"By bedtime 1t had red decided 70
reconsider the matter at another mass
meeting to be held Gnr n'xy m Irning,
and at an early hour TN second meet
ing was held by the Officers and sol
diers and a re,Olu ion vas adopted
respectfully dec luIug ., o d Mex CO
proposition. AIS further reNUlu-
tion was adopted a>ki g ener !
Price, in whom the rank and tie hac
unhOundrd mtitencc, togo as SuUn a
hr could to New Onedn.. where Gen
eral Caubl, the depar menJ c,mnan-
der, had headquIrLer>, and surrender
the MiSNEri remnant on the best
terms tie u Secure. General Price,
iu mprny with General BuckneI, q,
im,net lately left the ~hr vepOrJ camp
frr New Or,eans u carry out the re
queS SET forth III tn rrSuluti n
at pied | have tie evidence uf Gen
era t'a,l r ,hlb Generals Price and
BucRuer did - b. N " Orleans ana
c. ~ uut he hqurNJ OI their men.
MEN WE'RE RESTLESS.
"F,.ir order had prevailed in our
camp ,up To w time General Price
left, I his presence had alwa,S been
a guarantee Of perfect discipline But
after he had leiL u surrender il
seemed that al, hadeS had broken
To- ,se and diSor Ter prevailed in the
camp from the time ne left until his
return with the Federal truUpS. a
period Of two weeks. The COnfede-
rate Government had completely col
laped and the authority of its officers
was as though it had never existed
There was no organized force present
to check IN the least the moving, rest
less mass OF unrestrained men who
had so recenUl. been faithful, true,
gallant and Obedient soldiers. The
! tents we're taken down from over the
/ heads Of thDSe wbu occupied them
not even Sparing the tents Of the
brigade and regimeutal commanders
and their stan officers
"ThUSe high ia rank who had horse!
3 were comp Led to C INSTANTLY keep al
= eye ~ LhriI stock, and ii they chose t
take a ride any distance outside u
. the camp Uney must needs 60 armed
J. lest Some struggling soldier with load
! ed muskeG change PAGES with them
: The urdn .uce SrUrehuuse where grea
U qudntiti.s : p 'Wder, shOt, shell, cart
y ridges AMI gun ctpN were sLured, re
NAMED uuguar ded and the spldier
1 entered al heir pleasure and carrlrt
away wnaJ suited their fancy. MucI
/ Of these stores were wanU,nly waStet
= by shooting and igniting Jh, m N an
n around the ca p.
i "These NOISY ard dangerous pral
e tices were KEEP u2 J.'u fSr into ia
5 night, and tue live; 4 AS, in cam
Z were in grea, danger. As n,w It
i member, only one tdier lost his lit
y there by. The condition was numiiI
a ating In the extreme, and The tnt
safe place abuuU camp w5s behiu
some log, or in snme dep e,Siun IN tn
ground, or behind an enbaukment.
b But for the amount II he store
E. the soldiers could not have SubSisle
'r as long as they did without great Su
le fering The stores were taken an
le traded by the soldiers tO the ci.IzeL
n for the prductS uf their "a, denS au
II plantations The soldiers also fOuu
rs u quantity IL pc belonging 20 Lt
n deIunct Cmr deraI, Government
ID This the, sold to SINE Jews in u
er cotton busiueSS Later the sOldie
10 would pr ss' tn. same rope from u
IA ] ~ auu resell it 10 another lou
e. e0ttOn merchants, so pressing VAS u
ut necessity TO secure something vii
% which 10 keep suul and b,'dy togethe