Year: 1861




RoIIL, Mo-, Nov. 90, 1851.
gentleman who left Springfield on Tuesday last says
that Ben. AcCulochs forces had marched Arkansas
having passed Pond Spring


At the latest the rebels General Price
we're still moving northward.


PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL PRICE


SEDALIA, No., Nov. 80, 1861.
The following proclamation from General Price, is
sued at Neosho, but bearing date


FELLOW CIrzENsIn the mouth of June last called
to the command OF handful Of Missourans, who nobly
gave up home and comfort TO espouse in that gloomy
hour the Of your bleeding country struggling with
the most causeiess and cruel despotsm known among
civilized When peace and protection could longer
be enjoyed but at the price Of honor and liberty your
chief magistrate called for City thousand men TO drive
the ruthless invaders from soil made fruitful by
abors and consccratct by homes and TO that call
less than five thousand responded Out OF male popula
tion exceeding two hundred Thousand men, in forty
only stepped forward to defend with their persons
and their lives the Of constitutional liberty
human rights Some allowances are to be made on the
score Of the want Of military organzaton supposed
want OF ans the necessary retreat of the army south
ward the blockade of the river and the OF
armed and organized foe. But nearly six months have
eapsedyour crops have been titled your harvcsts
have been reaped your preparations for winter have
been made-the army OF Missouri, organized and
equipped fought its way the river The foe is still in
the field the country beeds and people groan under
the inctons of foe marked with all the characteristics
Of barbariC warfare; and where now the fifty thou
sand to aveDge wrongs and free country Had
nifty thousand focked TO our standard with their





hirengs in the State to pollne our soil Instead Of
ruined communities Starving families and deselaed dis
trcts we should have had people blessed with pro'ec
tion and with supply the wants and necessaes
and comforts Of life Where those fifty thousand
menY Are Mssourians longer true to themselves2
Are they md time serving, craven race, 1T only for
suhecton to despotY Awake, my countrymen, 10 a
Of what constitutes the dignity and greatness
o. people few have fought your battles-a few
have dared the dangers Of the battle helda few have
borne the hardships Of the camp, the scorchng OF
summer, the frost Of winter the malaria OF the swamps,



hunger and thirst often without blankets without Shoes
with insufficient clothing, with the cold earth for
bed the sky for covering and stone for apllow glad
only TO meet the enemy on the ed, where some paid
the nobest devotion known among earth TO the
cause Of your country and your rights with their lives
But where has been lost on the bait field three
have been lost by disease induced by prvaton and toll
During all these trials we have murmured not. We
offered ali had earth at the altar Of common
country beloved Missouri, and only ask
fellow citizens our brethren, to come to and help
70 wear what we have gained-to win our glorious in
the cruel hand Of the spoer and opprcs
sor. Come TO US, brave Of Missouri, rally
to standard must have fifty thousand men. call
upon you in the Of your country for fifty Thousand
men DO you stay home take OF us and your
property? Millions OF dollars have been lost because you
stayed at home DO you stay at homs for gra!ihcaton
More have been murdered AT home than have lost
in five successive battles DO You stay at home
terms with the enemy? Then warn you the day may
when you may be surrendered to the merces
Of that enemy and your substance be given up the
Hessan and the Jayhawker cannot, will not, attri
butte such motives to you, my countrymen. But where
are our Southern rights friendsy We must drive the
0ppressor from our land. must have nifty thousand
Now is the crisis Of your fate-now is the golden
opportunity the Sate-now is the time OF your
political salvation The time for enlistment for brave
band s beginning to expire Do not hold their patience
"hope deferred They begin TO inquire, where
fricAdsS Who shall give thai an answer? Boys and
small property holders have In the main fought the
battles for tho protection Of your property, ard
when they ask where are the men for whom
fighting how shall how ], EXPLAIN Citizens Of Mis-
sour call upon you every consideration OF interest
by every desire safety by every tie that binds you
home and country. delay longer; let the dead bury
their dead leave your property to take care Of itself,
the appreciation and love of childhood and womanhood by
showing yourselves men the Of the brave and free
who pegueahed to the sacred trust Of free nsttu-
tons Come TO the army of Missouri not for week
month but to free your country.


Strike till each armed foe expires!


Strike for your altars and your fires,


Strike for the green graves OF your siresl


God and your native landl


The burning fires OF patriotism must inspire and lead
you, all is lost just at the moment, too, when all
might forever be saved. Numbers give strength aum
bers ntmdate the foe numbers the necessity
OF fighting battles, numbers make irresisi
bic, numbers command universal respect and in
sure confidence. We must have fifty thousand men,
Let the herdsmnn leave his fos let the farmer leave his
field let the mechanic leave his shop; let the lawyer
leave his Office till we restore the supremacy II law
Let the aspirans for Office and place know they will be
weighed in the balance Of patriotism and may be found
wanting If there be any craven, crnching spirits who
have not the greatness OF soul to respond to their coun
trys call for nep let them stay at home and let only
the brave and out to their brethren the
tented field. Come with supplies OF clothing, and with
tents II you procure them. Come with your guns of
any description that be made TO bring down foe
Ii you have arms come without them, and We will
supply you far as that is possible. Bring cooking
utensils and rations for few weeks bring blankets and
heavy Shoes aud bed clothing IL you have them
Bring no horses to remain with the army except those
necessary for the baggage transportation. We must
have fifty thousand Give these men,
and by the help of God I will drive the hire,
hngs, thieves and marauders from the State.
But II Misseurians fail To rise in their
strength avail themselves Of this opportunity work
for honor and liberty you cannot say that have
done all could 10 you. You will be ised in
what point to report for organization active
service Leave your property at homewhat IL 1t bealI
taken? We have twenty million dollars worth Northern
means Missouri which be recovered. When we
free the state VIII indemnify every citizen who
may have lost dollar by adhesion TO the your
country We shall have property or its value, with
interest But in the Of God and the attributes Of
manhood let appeal to you by considerations no6er
and finer than money Are generation OF dwelling
tain the rights bequeathcd to by fathers? These
rights cannot be surrendered They founded prn
cies rure and high aud sacredke God their authority
Re yours the choose between the glory OF free
country and just government aad the bondage your
children at least, will never the chains fastened
unon my country. will ask for six and half feet of
Missonr soil on which repsse, fer will live 70 see
INV peope enslsyed. Do hear your sbous9 n that
vour war cry which echoes through the land you
or,cn Nfxv thousand man Missouri eball move IN