New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-22
Col. Frsmout's Reception nc Fort Lesveu-
wurth-Letter from Cha plnIn ker.

FoRr LEAyENwosrH, Oct ], lsi9.
cave seen letter in the 81. L0Hls Republican,
OF The l2lh, dated Weston in which the charge, onco
before publicly msoe sganst the ofcers Of this post
for negecting 20 show hospitality 90 Col. Fremont
when be srrived here. IN the Summer of isi7, from
California, 10 reiterated and given to the public.
IS this charge has never been noticed IN puolic
manner, and no densl OF IL msdo by those against
whom Il has been brought, IL becomes the duty Of the
assaled now 70 notice IT, rs longer silence would De
considered fall admission OF rs truth. And 40 wss
a. the Fort at the time Col Fremon, arrived sud stand
a charged with nhospitsble neglect 20 him. will lay
before the public plain and simple statement OF the
fscti and circumstances OF the CAGE
IL was On Sunday morning. about the time OF divine
service that General hesrDy sud his stan arrived here
from Caiiiornls. was At church al ths time OF his
arrival aud knew Il no; until siter the hour OF service
over. which alout II NJ u wish this fsct 81
be noticed ss- then informed that General h ard
his stat IN i1. garrison and went directly T.
cell upon tnem While eonyersing with them, was
told that Col Fremont had come with them from Cali
foruiA and on asking where he was that mish pay
my respects 10 bin, which sincerely wished 10 do
slihOugh bad never seen Col F. was told that he
hal cncamped sbou. three miles from the garrison,
with his party. Then mention wss made Of the Diff
cu...s dating between him and General kssrny, and
ihs probability that the General would arrest him BY
this time II the hour Of dinner, which, at the
garrison, Is always one T. M. | returned 20 my guar
ters which are outside the garrison, and sne0oe TO
where WAS boarding, which close 20 my quarters
n Or my family had gone East that sumner wss
not keeplug house, While at dinner, s5sn heard
forne remark that Col Fremont would be arrested .
but not one remark Gid then previous 10 this
while amons the officers 10 the garrison. either censur
ng OF di sparH. irs Col. Fremont; and as knew moth
ing certainly OF the nature Of the difficulties officially
etermined stil 10 see Col Fremont and invite him
D. my quarters, and tender him room while he re-
NAMED and invite him 10 with at my boarding
house. Accordingly. after dinner, sometime between
two and h rec T. N returned into the garrison SCALA
this time for the express p-rpose oil seeing Colonel
Fremont If there, and II not, 10 get horse snd ride
f.IN a IL kaI In h.
meantime been In thu gsrrison-hsving been sent tor
By General keany and arrested. and had returned TO
his camp. And all this was done during my absence
from the garrison 80 far then. ss am concerned,
the public will perceive how mucn opportunity hac
for exercising hospitality toward Col Fremont. And
ca truly say Of the other officers then At the garrison
thsi did not hear one oil them express any other de-
.iro "a an 20 show 10 Col Fremont the customary at
tsntiOu aud respect that all officers receiys when they
arrive a, a military post And had Col Fremont come
into the garrison instead Of eDcsmping three mlles
from TO- hs would have received all the customary at
tentiOn and consideration This heard every officer
decare-for sad they in my hearing W. hare nothing
% DO rGh fh- gKdvel besesE 6sneGi Ksarnb AND Col
Fremont ," But be came Ia jEg ~ Zee ftms sh<a the
officers and frmaNs nrs az dinner and some OF them
dii him. or know that he vas Ia the gar
rson: aud thOse who did, knew for what purpose he
Tss there and could NOT - Into the Office where he
wa, rih Gensrsl X. and invite him 10 their q1srters
And oven alter Col Fremont had returned 10 bis camp
IL ess proposed BY some Of tho officers 10 ride and
SEQ him, myself being one OF The number, when W.
were od lha, he had broken up his camp and started
for Kansas thirty Elk miles below ,5is place.
siuch has been said shout tins prejudice of the off
GERS tina then here against Col Fremont Nov
I can ia all truth say, IT,. never heard sentiment
Of that character uttered by single officer that wss
here against him but have heard them speak often
Of bis great ADD praise worthy services s1d sborous
and p-rseyerng dufs. aud all, as well myself,
desrous OF mailing bis scqusinaccs. And though
IL IS trse that Col Fremont received hospitality
the hands OF any at this post as no, or NE can,
of deposition or inclination pzrts tar he rscetDed
u not LEADER Kerr Chaplain U. 8. A.