Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-18

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| JEFFsKsoS Cry, Oct. 2, 1851 NotwIthstandinz
the very small attention with which Western opera
| tons are regarded, (unless defeat occur) this
place u just new one possessing military elsseR.s
Of the greatest Interest. Not only ia 1t point at
which Gen. Fremont is TO lSmonStTate to an anxious
| public his fitness unatpess feF the treaeRdoss
responsibilities he has assume4 but it is also one
! which are being Grested events aad crcGuIfances
which long will decide the lOng=disPuted Ques-
ton as to the fate of Missouri Hers ere cOncsn-
tratIng ali the talent, the material the energies, of
the Department of the West-here are the actors
rehearng their parts preparatory to another drama,
SUCH az shown at 'pringfsld, Carthage, Boone
vile ana AeFiRgtou
One Thursday Of sQIrc E3eqtis sgo, Jackson is
sued hlE reasonable proclamation iro2 thig very
place Friday Gen. Lyon drove him fugitive frOl.
his capital and the next Monday dis0dged ham from
Bonneville and hunted him from the State. People
WHO remember this are Opposed to grum5le they
beet lhst two weeks have elapsed since the fall Of
LeIington-for iFo weeks has secession held high
carnival over the spot TendeEet sacred by the gal
liant defence of Nulllgsn-for two WeeLs hss it
been permitted to rel )ice to fortify, TO recover it's
Sreath-and as yet nothing more has been done
thaa to transport army to this point, which, in
point Of time aad difficulty of travel is not half
way to Lexington. Il two weeks are required to
get sufficient force to tLis point. hos long will 1t
tsge 10 get that same force over the balance CT tDe
route?
believe that Gen Fremont il a hard worker; he
Lahore iGcesssntly to promote the cause in which be
is engaged; he leaves nothing VndoGe tIat can be
done by personal effort, or advanced by PersoTat
sacrifice; yet in spite of all this things seem to ad
vance with supernatural slowness. Never seemed
there motions before, which looked 80 exactly like
rest but poGsb in view of the gigantic task before
the national troops 1t s well that nothing should be
done hasuy-that nothing should be adVentured
prematurely.
When one reviews the course Of General Lyon
sees him routing accession from two distant imporf
tant points in less than Eeek-the rapidity OF his
march in the hottest months in summer from Boon
vile to Springfeld--the wind-lika velocity with
which he sBoOped upon Forsyth, Dug Springs, and
Currsn-his Omnpry sence, his untlring vigilance,
the facility with which he capped extinguisher
upon every blaze of treason that broke out IN or
the sceac Of bis operations; when one remem
bers all tha he cannot but least contract the light
efectual movements Of them with rEs ponderoas
slOwness of those of to-day May it not be that Gen
Fremont too much embarrassed with Il etiquette
of with cumbrOus, IN Tieldly staff-With
the panOpiy cnd externals of conflict! Ths'e may
be of private SECRETARIES of private secretaries
Of private secretares-O certain ceremonies, head
quarters approschable through pathway lined by
glttering swords, bands making the air sick in
languishing with the stirring mufc of silver ms
msnts, red-tape fOrmalities, and q thousand other
similar things and operations; but yet their effe t.
although brilliant to friend and obseryers of doubt