New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-07
TIE yBEwONT DODY-aUARD

The " Fremont Bcdy-Guard" is the mark Of
iae malgnity and Misrepresentation Of such
pIpers as TIE Htre!d, TIE JournHl Of Com
mere, aud The Boston Courier, partly, but moi
solely, because it bears the name of Gen. Ere.
mont If they caa bring odiun upon it, they
hope 60 intensity the bitterness Of bis enemies
But that is not all; the most brilliant action OF
this war was performed by this body Of men.
Had it been done by Englisbmen 10 any En-
ghsh war, no one less than poet laureate
would have snug its praises; by Frenchmen in
a French war, Paris wonld have rocked with
mad enthusiasm at the news of such gallantry.
1t was an example that inspires armies and
leads to victories; one that if allowed to have
itsfnil and due influence, Will make a speedy
end Of treason when our impatient men shall
be led into the enemy's country. Aud there.
fcp, also, it is that the very name of the
Fremont Body. Guard is hateful TO the friends
OF trsitors. ave may well rejoice" says The
Boston Courier, " that such Body Guard is
GorouPhy broken up. 1t was composed
- mainly OF foreign refugees and reckless ad-
s'vedtnors, with the appropriate intermixture
- OF seventy Indians" 1.-The notorious Body
- Guard" says The Hereto, "has been dis.
fhanded BY order OF Gen. Haleck. The
" General does not appear to believe in such
:. sody-guards." Now let us briefly state the
facts 10 relation to this dlsbaDding.
Tbo guard was bcdy of cavalry, selected
from host of applicants, because OF the high
:. ,Io G,,a no md tho m oplfgSf
aptitude Of It's members for military service. With
out question It was the iGest body OF cavalry ever
seen in our service, made up of ardent young
Americans, mainly from Kentucky and Ohio
including only thirty foreigners, of German
binh--if that could be o reprOach TO il, as we
certainly think it il not. ODc man, beside the
Major, was born in Hungary, and he was
raised in Illinois. Such was the " Hungarian
50 BoGy-Guord." One brief chance for distinc-
'tiOu was allowed them at Springfield, and it is
sufficiently " notorious that they made the most
Nit.
When these young heroes returned to St.
Lou 3, they we're met by an order from Wash
iagton to disband them "ior sentiments ex-
"pressed at SpriDfeid," 50 the official dOcu-
meat read Runor had repeated the offensive
sentiment of which they were guilty at sprisg-
fed--" Fremont and UDion!" For tots the
Guard must suffer. No word of explana-
ton was vouchsafed Their brilliant victory
war ignored, and on the information Of some
:" rrluc'ant patriot these warm-hearled young
men. returning victorious from their first battle
field, were to be insulled out Of the service.
The military authorities at st. LOUIS, ND 70
The arrival Of Gen. Halleck, treated the Guard
with such judignties that at length the threat
ened dismissal was sought by them as boon
OF deliverance. They were refused ratious.
forage. clothes, and pay, aud reduced TO the
EXTREMIST suffering. The arrival of Gen. Hal.
leck put stop to these petty iudigoities, ard
The request Of tie Guard 10 be released was
at last acceded to.
Gen. Siurgis went to review them before
fnur.erng out Of service, but was so much i'm
pressed by tDeir appearance tbat he declared
bioself unable to discharge such men, and the
ceremony WIS postponed Price lad appeared
again on the line Of the railroad, and the
Susfd was at once above par. Compliments
"ere beaped upon them; the most advantageous
oneys were made to them, ii they would re-
u'ain Ia the service; it was even proposed 10
s'ase Them regulars; but these high.spirited
iOdeg men had felt too keeny the insults
eeapeo upon then and nothing could move
Nsl' determination that the Body Guard must
'Ase U exst. Accordingly they were mus
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