Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-23
The Reception in It. LOnis of the rumOr
of Fremont:s Removal.

Inc Dt' Louls correspondent OF the 1 mon
writes as follows under date Of October 4th.
concerning the effect, in that city of the n
Y. Heralds bogus dispatch announcing the
removal Of General Fremont:
A great sensation was created in this city
! yesterday 10y the report which came by tel
egraph, via the New Yorl Herald, that G en-.
Fremont had been called to Washington, for
the purpose of being tried by a court martial.
and that General Wool had been sent to this
Department. having been superseded at For
tress Monroe 10y General Mansfield. The re-
port was generally believed, and the enc
mics of General Fremont were in ec>tasrs
The St. Louis Democrat and the Republican,
in their evening editions, had bitter articles
against the Administration for its course, and
declared such step would ondarerr The
Union cause. This feeling Of regret at FREE
mont's supposed removal, and the injustice
done him, was INDUCED in 10y the military to
an alarming eNteLt Many of the officers de
clared they would resign, and the recruiting
offices were closed, the recruiting officers de
claring they would not try to enlist men tus
any other Generals army.
70 quiet the soldiers somewhat as well as
to satisfy his own anxiety in the matter,
General Curtis, in command at Benton Bar
racks teegraphed to Washington to know
whether such were the fact, as the telegraph
had represented. Secretary Seward mmedi-
ately replied that Fremont had not been
called to Washington, nor would he be at
present Thomas A. Scott, Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, also telegraphed to an officer
here that General Fremont had not been su-
perceded So the friends of Fremont and
Union breathed more freely, and the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Herald was, voted a consumate sensationist
and caaard maker. Every body felt that to
take Fremont away, just as he was about to
carry out his plans, and as we believe gain
a victory, would be most unjust BY an ar
ticle taken from the st. Louis Democrat, it
appears that General Fremont is not to be
blamed for the sacrifice of General Lyon -
Many of the other charges brought against
him can be disposed of quite as easily. The
newspapers and politicians of the East have
made great cutlery against 6 eneral Fremont,
and | am possessed Of facts enough to con-
vince me that he is guilty of nothing charged
against him; therefore, you will excuse me if
| do not agree with those who have made
the clamor and are still keeping it up. | am
aware that the Union expressed the opinion
some time ago, yet kindly, tha: Fremont was
not the man for this position. But as a
truthful observer of facts, | must be allowed
to say General Fremont has showed as much
energy and military sagacity in the Depart
ment of the West as General Mcclellan has
in the Department Of the Potomac lie has
been active day and night, and had it not
been for his being hamnered and crippled 10y
the powers ut Washington, aud Colonel Blair
in st. Louis, he would have cleared Missouri
of rebels long ago. | wish this TO 60 on re-
cord as the opinion of one who knows the
facts, and who is willing { } stake his rtputa-
ton as newspaper reporter on those facts
A LIVE SEcEsu-The Fourth Regimen of
California Volunteers, now quariercd near
town, have got a live Seces,ioui,t in irons
and double irons at that, 10y the name of ---
smith, lie is young man, aud from Placer
vile we believe. The circumstances OF his
arrest are these: He was in the hahit Of
slipping the guard al might and coming to
town. and the fact becoming K own to the
officers, guard was one night sent in pur-
suit Of him and he was caught, and taken
into camp under arrest Not liking this and
becoming very wrothy he swore vQngeai e.
upon the officers, and said he only enlisted to
get chance TO kill the olicels and other re
marks of IA seditions character, among which
was that he was a strong friend to jeff In
the morning, by orders from headquarters,
he was ironed and placed in the guard house,
where he will have to remain until tried by
a court martial. If all they say about the
poor fellow is true, we fear that he Will
never 60 to the wars Union 4 Adgocatc
REBEL CoMMANDEEs on THE PoToNAC.-The
President has conferred the important com
mission of Major General upon Major G W
Smith, late Superintendent ofStrects fer the
city of New York General Smith is a ma
tive of Kentucky, and was one Of the dis
tinguished class of cadets who graduated At
West Point in 1856. He went into the Corps
of Engineers of the army. and in that cnpac-
ity served through the Mexican war Gen.
Smith goes mp to Manassas this morning and
will take commanI Of the army heretofore
commanded by General Joseph + Johnston,
Gen. Beauregnrd retaining command Of his
own. General Johnston viii assume general
command of the two columns. 1t may lie
safely stated that these three Generals pre-
sent aa array of talent and skill not to be
equalltd on the Hichmoa} Ta)
Dispatch, Sept 20
DAsntNe LAURA KGENE-The New York
correspondent of the Morning Call gives the
following interesting sketch Of Laura Keene's
eccentric career.