Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-01
Further From Missouri.
Quincy, Ill, Sept. 81.

A report reached this city last night by
the train fruu St. Joseph. that Gen. Price
is terrifying Lex pstOD, in expectation Of
an attack ir, m the Federal fnrces.
III So, we shall have spme important news
from that quarter in day or two, a. Gen.
Fremont Is m that vicinity. with a large
turce.
Three rehsls. supposed to have been en-
gagged in setting fire To- the railroad bridge
over the Little Platte River by which such
a terrible destruction Of human life was
caused, few days since. we're arrested at
Hud-on, and brought tn this city last light.
Que nf them war an agent for the North
Missouri RHlrOad. and the other WAS an
express messenger.
They we're taken 70 Camp Wood. and put
in charge Of Colonel Bune's regiment for
safe keeping.
They will be sent to St. Louis to-mor-
row.
ST. Louis, Sept. 81.
The following will appear in the Democrat
| t. morrow.
Fremont wrote letter to a friend in New
! York. We have succeeded in obtaining
cory, which. as It relates to public affairs.
we cimmI, no imI ruprIety In laying before
| our readers:
''St Louis. Sgt. &c 1861
MY DEAR SiR-I leave at In the mur>
Mug, aLd seud Y, u tins hurried note i'm the
midst uf the last arrangements before sIar-
ting We have to contend with an enemy
having no post 20 garrison and no lines Of
transportation to defend or guard-wbnse
4 L. A.
one point while we have from Eeavon-
worth to Cairo, aud from Fort ScUtt to Pa
ducah, to keep protected. wish to saw to
you that, though the position is difficult, |
am competent to it, and To meet the enemy
IN the field /; but am not able at the same
time To- attend TO the enemy at home 1t il
n shame to the county that an officer going
to the field-his life IN his hand, solely &C
tuated by the desire TO serve his country
and win for himself its good opinion, with
no object-should be destroyed by a system
pf concerted attacks utterly without fuun-
datiOn. Charges are spoken Of, when there
are no charges-ex plantations, when there
are none Ia he made. What il the object
OF the repetition of these faiseh0nds, excep
Ia iamiIIarize the public mind Ia the idei
that something IL wrong? Aheldy Cui
credit which was gOtd, ~ shaken. In c.n.
! sequence "f the newspaper inIimsti"n 81 my
heIng removed, mnney is now demanded 10y
thnse furnishing supplies. t. defend ny
seif now would require the time that i.
necess airy to and belongs to my duty agains
the enemy. Ifpermitted bS the country
this state Of things will not fail to bring or
disasters. But ] never would have beer
attacked IN my capacity u an individual
, am an exponent of Bart of the force o
the alton directed against the enemy ,,
the country. Eserything that l. direcre,
! against me is directed against il. ard give
its enemy aid and crmfort Ny priyat
, character comes in only Incidentally.
defend 1t. because naturally his reputation
is dear to any man, hut oniv incidently.-
This Is the foundation Of many If my acts
and will be If i stay here Everything
, that hurts, Impedes. "r embarrasSes Ih
work intrusred To me strike at thru
hesitation. | take the Consequences. Tn
worst that can happen t., me IN relief frun
great labor YOURS truIv.
, j C. FREMONT"
Ge". Fremont and part 81 nis staff lei
for Jftfrrsun Cit, this NJ
Reports reached here {" night that Gen
Price has dIsmrUn-9d all his hnrSemrn ex
: crpt Tour regiments. y"d Is nrgai,tzlng hI
, army for determined stand against FIe
mont.