The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-22
From S. Colfax's paper, South Bend Register
A Visit to Gen. Fremont.

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of the West, OF which Gen. Fremont is
the Major General commanding
The Generals quarters are in a beau
tiful building on Chateau Avenue, own
ed by Mrs. Brant Ga cousin of Mrs.
Fremont's) and rendered by her for his
use. Here are arranged all the vast plans
for the oc ccupancysof Memphis, the res
toration Of the free navigation of the
Mississippi, the second victory Of New
Orleans, the re- annexation of Texas, and
the deliyemnce Of Missouri from the reb
ell armies that have invaded its soil from
Tennessee and Arkansas. aiding Its own
traitors in their work os destruction.
Here, too, reside his own family and part
of his staff and its rooms are converted
into business offices, telegraph Office, &c,
while sentinels guard its gates, and the
starry banner Of beauty and glory waves
over all, by night and by day.
AS to the " baricades," and the al
edged "inaccessibil;y" of Gen. Ere
mont, it is but Justice to him to say, that
the pressure for personal interviews with
him has been unparalleled /; wore the
days hundred hours long, he could
not have complied with them. Over
tasked as his Secretar les have been, it is
possible, and quite probable, that some
have been excluded who ought TO have
been admitted, although every commu-
nication IN urhin9 has passed under his
eve. When Gen. Fremont saw that this
discrimination had provoked so much
censure. he endeavored to satisfy these
demands on him If possible, in larger
| degree
We will give one day experience that
we happen TO know Of One committee
consumed over an hour, an individual
three quarters of am hour, and SO on
through the day That night he work.
ed till after miduigh 1t, examining the
daily reports he requires from his subor
dnates, civil aud military, ordering
movements of troops, and all the mum
berIess details required of the head of ;
Military Department. The next morn
ins by FIVE, he was again at work anl
when We bre. kfasted with him at ten, ht
excused himself for the lateness OF tht
hour at which he had invited us, by al
Iluding TO the pressure OF business, anl
the fact that iu the earlier hours of til,
day, he was freer from interruption. AT
ter these five hours o(labor before break
fast, lie partook Of spare meal OF corr
bread, beefsteak and tea, and was calle,
back to his office lor g before the rest c
us had finished While Gen. Nc Clellar
at Washington. even with the aid afford
ed by the President and the War De
partment, finds it necessary to deny him
self to nearly every civilian who calls Of
him, some allowances should be made I;
, Gen Fremont when he gives over eight
, cen hours per day to the country.
He looks older and more care .wor
than when we last met him, three month
ago, Just after his return from Europe
His wife, who assists him in a thousan
ways. examining voluminous document.
acting AS secretary, &c. does not seer
to have changed in the slightest degre
since 1856, when her y igor and energ
were SO well known and so UNIVERSAL
conceded both by friend and foe.
His proposed military movements W
cannot allude To- They will be like him
self, bold. We only regret that the 0,
dering East 50 many Western troop
even from West of the Mississippi, hs
left his force weakerin numbers than
, generally supposed,
The principles OF his famous Proclan
alton. SO enth usaslically endorsed :
they were throus hout the North, he sti
believes were based on the truest an
wisest policy. They have been modife
by the President. 10 whom, of course,
: his superior officer, he defers but "
: think he sill believes with Andy join
son, that the man who is a traitor in arm
u has no right 20 o"n ANYTHING,
; The arrest Of Col Frank Blair. whit
: will cause so much surprise througho
u the country j., OF course. a military a
Is rest. not involving Imprisonment, b
d suspendng his military duties duril
e trial. The charge is insubordinatio
II OF all the details We are not advised al
u hence, warmly a friend as our reade
know, Of both sides. very gladly suspen
& ed an opinion until the evidence b
/ comes public, We can say, howeyt
< that while we regard Frank Blair
n amongst the bravesI Of men, we belle
}. with the ST, Louis Democrat. whose |
n Iitcal devotion 10 Col Blair's interests