Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-11-23
j hn G.. Fremont.

ment of Free Speech, Free Press and
Free Kansas, this little god of the Abo.
ltionists, his descended from his pedestal
of greatness, and been relieved of all mill.
tary duties. That So 900 house, where he
kept Senators and members of Congress
kicking their feet in the vestibules for days !
waiting for " His Highncss' to get time
to see them, has faded away like Aladdin
palaces. That terrible body guard, com
posed of fierce Hungarian and German
warriors, with fearful moustachcs, and
" that staff with its "musical director"
and secretaries, have all sunk into iuslgnif
cance We miss, too, those flaming tele'
graphic dispatches which announc d, like
Barnuns show bills, what grand things we
mi sht expect to be performed. All have
gona, and mi itary affairs in Missouri will
be reduced to dull and prosaic details.
The = army correspondent - will no lon
ger telegraph ''puffs' Of the commanding
| g. neral, and We shall mis-, those Startling
sensation stories of "n utiny,' of "laying
down arms, &c, if Fremont were reno.
we'd
BIT if the public are relieved Of these
theatrical performances, Uucle sam Trea-
sury promises to be exempted from serious
drafts We give brief abstract OF the
report of the Congressional Investigating
Committee in regard to Fremont affairs,
aud the Chicago Tribune, late'y Il strong
admiger Of Fremont, says the half has not
been told 1t seems that Gen. L. was
surrounded By lot Of hi. old California
associates, generally rcputed to be the
most successful swiudleas on the continent
These men had access to him when 10 one
else could get it They commenced oper'
ations by presenting Mrs McKlnstry, wife
Of Brigadier.Gen. nckjnstry and Quar-
termaster Gene al Of The Western Depart.
ment, with silver service costing $1,000
Then the frauds eommenc,l. Out Of |
horses furnished in one lot, only 76 wer(
found fit for use, five were 0ead, and tn,
balance siiRet, 'j"gjone|, spavuted ol
/ otherwise unit for service! Hay wa'
purchased at 2l7.50 per ten, aad it wa
poor quality or prairie grass at thus
, while it could have been had for Sc to 81
per ton Six fogtiticot ons that ought t
have COS, only 26O coo were contracted
for at $500 900, and 8t70,Oo0 has actu
| ally been paid Oh them. lu the erection
| of the barracks around St Louis 'imila
f frauds are found, and altogether the eyi
, dence Of corruption in Frcmont's depart
meat beats all specimens Of the kind yc
reported. Even his most intimate friend
r give him op, and though Fremont h'm.e'
} has not yet uttered word in sell dstcn {
5 there arc very few who believe he will b
. able to clcar up the tranaacicus complain
, ed e. / certain Major Scloyer, 4 Cali
:. foruja patriot, seems to be mentioned a
- chief Of the lobby, and As no one donb'
j that Se,oyer & %. ur3 ssea. patriots m
t great irioNds Of the negro, everybody
y, waiting with anxiety for the explanation (
C Me~srs, clover \ Co. 1t is possible, Pc
II Laps, that proper explahaiion Of the COZ
duet of these brave warriors may be foun
in the fact that being 50 deeply involve
in the contemplation of the wrongs Of San
Ie bo, they forget all about the Interests
r. white men who havc to pay all the tax
st and foot all the bills. Knowing that da
y keydom was "groanug in chains and sia
70 very" they did not think that any viii
:; rncu were so penurious as 20 count the @.
N prnse of 80 grand and benevolent an u
in der'akiug ii, they proposed, Hence thl
10 quite forgot those little rules of econom
re which usually guide people in the moi
o. worldly arfairs Of life. The cxperimrr
;. however, perhaps is all for the best v
Is now know what a magnificent future o'
= holy Abolition leaders Of the Beeche
- Cheeycr, Sumner aud Greedy stripe won
bring upon Us We can estimate a!no
a to a traction the cost Of getting Samb0 in
Of the position of II gemmau Of leisure
IE aud il 1t be though adyisable to do it, '
4, 10 not doub. that Selover Co. would el
0, gage aud perform it by contract LoI
10 live Seoycr & Go.
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!: agN~ One of the most ser ious charp