The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-05
From Gen. Fremont.

81. LosiI, Sept. 27'--Just before leaving Il
city Gen. Fremont wrote . letter to friend
New York, in haste, as follows:
ST. LOUIS. Sept &c.
NV DEAR Sra, I leave at \ o'clotk IA IN
morning, and send you this hurried note In th
midst OF the last arrangements before starting,
We have TO contend with an enemy havin,
no posts TO garrison and no line, of trlnsp ,rto
tion to defend or guard who,s whole fore,
can I've turned AT will to any one point. while
we have from Leavenworth aud from Fort Scott
{" Pdducah to keep protected.
wish to saw TO yOu that though the position
Is difficult, ! am competent to il. aud also TO
the enemy in the field. am not able ut the
same time to attend 10 the enemy at home. IL
Is ssamo TO the country that an ofli.pr Roin
TO the aeid, hr life in his hand, solely sctuated
ny the desire TO serve his country, and win
Tor himself Hs COED bpinions, should be
destroyed by system Of concentrate attacks
enterly without foundation Charges arr spoken
OF when thorc are none TO be msdc. AIeady
our credit which vas good is shaken i'm eonse-
quence Of the newspap, r isimationa of NV Being
removed. Money is demanded by those form,
ishing supplies. To defend myself wouls re-
qulre the time that Is necrs Sary to, AMI belongs
to my duty aganst the epny
II Permitted bv tho country, this state Of
things will not fail IN bring on disorder. nsn
an exponent Of part of the force oi tho nation
directed against the enemy of the country.
Everything that is dirctcd against me, il di-
rected against H. and gives it, enemy aid and
comfort. My private character comes in only
incidentally. | dcfcnd IL, because naturally
his reputation is dear to any man. hat
only incidentally. Ohio is the foundation of
many Of my acts, aud will he if | stav hero.
Everything that hurts, impcdcs or omhlrassos
tho work eritusted to ine | strike at without
hesitation. take the conscqusr oes The
Run -, - E.
labor. Your, truly.
joins c. FRENoNr.
Tho RcpubIicnn state Central Cor,-.l,trc.
AbaH@ Spt. A.-Thc Republican State
Nrnuul Commlttee met at the Dslavan House
t"daN. Tho atteLiancc was good. The follow
lhs 'ti'serS "erc unanimously elected Tor tho
Ncu;
Chairman, Simeon Draper; Secretary, James
lerwIlliger; Treasurer Isaac Sherman
The following resolutions wore unanimously
adopted:
Ee,olrci That in the option OF thi, commit.
tee, 1T least live hundred thousand men should
u" ,uro'l,d i,r tho war AZ the earliest possible
l'N, aud that this state should furnish az least
100000 Of that number.
R,sHfd, That the Executive Committee he
instructed 10 adopt the mnst vigorous nea, ,ros
toy public mcciings through the press aal 9th.
'rWiso TO aionsc the people to the Importance
"l supporting tho Govetnment with mon and
money in the pres Ht emergency.
n sOir,d, that w earnestly recommend ,o
the Go neral Government the ptopric,y of piyin,
Ia cach volunteer hereafter enlisted either twenty
dollars at tho bounty promised to the soldier Mt
IT,, termination ol tue war, or uEc month nav
in advance At tie time Of his onli,tins.
Particulars Of the Murder of Major Lewis
bI s,,oIp, va Sept x3.--Whils th, Penn.
-,l,auw 10Th, Gel Knpc. wero ON their way
- 'uin Gen. Bank, column. when uou Mullv
Rur, two oi the men Il an li.h complny ,,ot
engaged in Ii ut, AMI ono Of them. namcd
lAnihnn. ven bad character. was hy order of
Major Ainud &. Lewis. tied In tho rc,r Of a
hdtsagc wagon. Afcr proceeding ahnut a nilo
II wa i,p rt,d to MAJ Lewis that irnthtnwas
at large with q loaded gun i'm hi, hand. Tho
Major, ac'omp tiled D., Assistant Sur
tla,. Rogers, rode townr' ~ w.
d,r.d him ~ h1h'I'n' ana or
80, "nd while the Major was in the act of
getting oil bis Lor,c 10 cuio,c, hi, order Lana
nan reiterated few step, took deliberate aim
aud shot the Mayor in the back with a bali anl
three buck shot. Tho latter ryl ar-l expired in
three minutes without u,tcring worL -
l.auahan was secured, and tho 10 ly of the un-
Fortunate officer was placed in wagon anil
guarded To the camp. l.aulhan in now in tho
hanl. Of the Provost Marshal, and will bo tried
10y d'um-h head court, probably, today Tho
murderer was from nnton, Pa.
Mdlr Lea IS was y yeats of age was mar
rcd auyut year ago, all leave, widow but
no chrdr,u. lilo served in the M'Niran wtr,
and on the hrakinl, out OF the present reholliur
Wtsc'iliug the Cilariqua (l.ohglr Go } Il. oH.
which oe.upt'inn lac resigned a. cu'rr tho
army. lie was dearly believed bv tho whole
rrgimcut, AID hi, death hangs like phl upon
the pint oi his associates.
HrDtNI>TNL NfAT..Eg