Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-31
The Fremont Feud.
coRgEsPoSDENcE BETWEEN JESSIE" LINCOLN
 1.-THE BI,AIRS.

T. the northern press we hnd the Fremont corresImndence at length. IL will be seen that Mr,. r. WAS the principal actor on the part of the general. The following is the letter of Col. Blair to his brother, the Po-tmastcr General which accustomed the arrest of the former hy G.n. Fremont for {" cnrduct uubcc0mins an officer and a gentleman:"
 ST LoUtS September l. 1861.
 DEAR JUDGE: I wrote y"n quito fully about our affairs heie by Judge Gamhlr, and I am more aud more convinced of tho views stated to you in that letter. Affairs ara bccomin. quite alarming in the northern part Of the State as well as in the south Men coming here to give information are not aloNe to approach Fremont and 70 away in disgust.
 have felt it my duty to tell him what they say. and he throws himself behind the reports of his otfic rs who are 'ryin, to preyarlcatc and shield themselves for neglect of duty, anl he still clingS to them, and refuses to see for him. self. I told him he would not escape re>ponsi bilily in that way, and he would very soon find an army of 10000 strong on his hands Tn North Missouri, threatening S, Louis and divertns his attention, ard occupying the forces he de- sre,! to use against McCuloch and Pillow. lie talks Of the vgor he is going to use, but l can see none Of it, and fear it will turn out tn be 
 haste to make he d against formidable force which could not have accumulated except through gross and inexcrsable negligence On! for ono hour of our dead Lyon. Many have been dspo ed to blame Fremont for not sending achievements to Lyon, and thus aveItng the calamtieS brought on bv his death, and the abandonment of Springfield ly his command.
 l. i, very certain that if he had sent the regi- ments to Lyon that he took to Cairo, whom 1t WAS supposed that place was threatened, Lyon would have driven McCuioch from the S:ate. I cannot Say whether the attack Was seriously contemplated on Cairo that time or not; but am disposed to bel.eye that the movement by McCuloch and Pillow were intended to be simultaneous and corporate, but Lyon should have hal some part of the reinfocem3nts at any rate. and if he had received two res iments his victory wcull htve been complete. un- drrtake to say if Fremont acted on them as he does now q was away and cannot speak OF that lie .d) he could n,; have inform.l him self very accurately of the necessities of his p0>itinn The event shows that no attack was m ,leon Cairo, and II was nrnhahv avercd ny he reinfnrcemen's sent. II the same one half If the re-, m .nts hli been sent to Lyon, we should have hal equally satisfactory TO- sults
 The views have given of his matter are facts hocnmiu1 pu Iic opitio1 here and think the government sbonld know 1t. Probably you have information that will satisfy you that Ere mont WAS to blame. Ii so, the public here should know 1t a.so, in order thu the conhien"e ul lh. people >houi not Le wihlvll from the comm lrdin. general. l CD! nrt think, vii n first returned he that any part of ths blame co1ll rest with him. but ny observations since hlvo sh!Sep my fifth ,o me very !nun lstinn
 There i. one pnnr which d.d not refer u iu my letter and which ntenIr'i tn rem 'rk on, and that is the ntter want nf q @cipline in tho camps round and ahout St. L 'niS. It is q re- hrarSal of he state nt aff.iifs at Washington befo,e the isht of Menassa and will am ap- prehensive, conluce to similar results. trnlght these mAtt.rs 70 Ffemoit's ateltlon. hut lie put 1t aside by savinS th,t 1t would not .lo t. be too aXacti ig at once. Our enem.es 1t the door, and yet loo curl Y to impart discipline to our troops, and keep them out of the whisky shops v. know that you ani are both in some sort responsible f,r Frcm"nt's appoint mant, and fr his bein, pl .ced in comm md al this department, and therefore feel another and an additional motive to speak ont openly about these matters. Nv deciAed opinion is that he should be relieve of his command and a it is dope the better.
 have given yon nv opinion and the gronnl for it. If the government knows m of hi- plans than 1 know-i' yrn are s,Isiel with them-then you can burn this paper an say that am an a'Arns,; you know, however, that am not.
 No man has hecn mo-e hopeful than have been up to within a ie. Jays past. felt Sat fled on my return here that affairs were critical, bul that the success aml eitnn of th3 enemy could be turned to gopd account. if the proper steps Were promptly taken. They have not been taken, and either the government has failed to support Fremont as he should have been, or he has failed to apply the means at his disposal.
 Ailirs are worse than they were two weeks ago, and are getting worse every day. Saces sion il ere asirg, and the union men driven out, and the general, fear, incapable nf compre- henAing his position. tlisrecont proclamation IS the bes. thing of the kind that has been issnel, but shoull have been issued whom ho first came, when he had the power to enforce T, and the enemy no power to retallatc. NOW they are substantially enforcing a.ai',st us the suh>tance of his proclamation outside of St. Louis and our garrison. l want you to lay these thing. to your heart and ,et really 10 ap- ply the remedy before it is too late.
 l will write you again very soon. l hope may have better news to give you. shall be but too happy if anything occuIs to restore my co ifie,ce in Fremont.
 am well-b3ster than have been for eight months. Yours atfechonateiy
 fSgned1 FRANK BLA1R.
 The preliminary correspondence between Jesse Benton Fremont and the President, and tle letter from Juigc Blair to Gan. Fremont, forwarding the letter of his brother, some what graphic and may possess historical inter est. For these reasons we give them:
 LETTER FROM MRS. FREMONT. To the President Of the United Staes:
 was toll yesterday by MT. F. P. Blair. ST., that ve days Si,re letter was receive from his son. Col Frank F. Blair and lai before you bg his snu. Postmaster. General BlIlr, contain ing certain statements respecting Gen. Fremont and his military comm lnl !n tho western do. partmant. which letter was suhm tte to you as Pre- e>ilsnt.
 " $ further toll by Mr. Blair th,t in that letter you sent Po5m ster General Blair to $. Lous to examine into that department ani report.
 On beh,lf Of. and as representing, General Fremont have to request that be furnished with copies of 'h,, letter an any other commit nicatnn. if any. which. in your jld ,mont, haze made that nvesriga' zion necessary.
 have the honor to be,
 Very respectfully,
 [Sicned1 JESSIE BENTON FREMONT.