, 1861-10-07
FIRST CHARGE
Corduct uEbecomirg an officer aud s. gentle


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Conduct urbecomirg an officer aad S gentle
mar.
Specification.
That said Col. Frank P Blair, while aetius
as Colonel Of the First Regiment Missouri
Light ARTILLERY, then in the sergics Of the
unftsd statee, and the Western Department
thereof, did, at the city Of st. Louis, in the
tween the firpt and twentieth days Of sapten1-
ber, 1861, speak Of and concerning. Major
GeEefaI j.. c. Fremont, who WIS then the
commanding General Of said Department, in
terms unbecomiDg En- officer aud agentlem.n,
assailibg bis personal and official character,
that said Blair ueed his position as member
Of the military household Of the commanding
General to give weight to his assaults.
Second Specification.
Thst eaid Col B1sir made secret charges
agaiLst 6aid commanding General in letter
which he wrote on the 1st day Of September,
1861, to his brother, Montgomery Blair, Post
msster General OF the United States, one Of
the Presidents Cabinet officers, wherein he
sought to efectuate the removal OF said CON-
mandirg General Said charges were made, not
to the Sec'y OF War, or COMMANDMENT Chief
Of the Army, but to the Postmaster General,
his brother; thus using his family relations
Sustained and nngentlsnanly charges esiinst
said commanding General before the President
Ct the United States his purposs being
to have appointed, without eoasufta.
ten With the military authorities, a
COME E.esion to investigate the affairs and
management Of the said Western Depart
tneat, to be directed by, aud to consist in
cused; that said vexntious and harassin 6
prGcee edirgs were calculated to, and did, IN
part, disturb the Presidents eonfdeacs in
said commanding General and his admins
t1atiou Of the attairs of said Western Depart
mebt; that said Col. Blai1's course also i'm
paired and pa1al} zed the efficiency Of said
military department.
Third Specification.
That said Colonel Blair wrote said letter to
his brother, Montgomery Blair, for The pur-
pose Of edectiDg the removal Of the said
Commanding General, without ,afording him
an opportunity Of defense.
CHARGE SECOND,
That said Colonel Frauk P. Blair, while act.
iIg vs. the Colonel Of the First Missouri ri
n4tnt ct Light Artillery, while in the service
Of the army Of the United States, aud in the
Western. Department thereof, wrote and
caused to be published over bis oWn signat
gu tie subject Of said Blair's arrest
to answer the charges herein preferred
| against him, In which n1ticle oecura the fol.
! loving language, VIZ: assure you," {mean
| ing the. editors of Slid neEspaptr) "Waeihel
'5c1 believe me or not, that l. do not ever
! "hh1ina tTomthe pompous threats which ap
! "Ft ar in ycur columna, but whose unfamiliar
"garb betrays smother origin" which sa,i
/ article wss written ard published by sait
| Blair for the purpose of conveying upjutt 2nt
false Impression that sn!d article was written
or caused to be written, By 5aid Major Gen
| e1al.
Second SPECIFICATION.
! That said Blair, while acting as Colonel G
the Fist Missouri Light Artillery, wrote an
caused to be published in the city Of St. Loai
aud stsIe Of Missouri, 1a:so and defAmator
article ever his own signature, in which OF
cnrs the following language, VIZ: 81 rapl
"thlt Ee1er asked General Fremont pc
"eo15a laser That he did not grant inmei;a1'
"iy. I never recommended lin /
"giye contract to any :. rson, that he di
"hot use his influence - aiain it."
The copies Of the cseespondence C. whic
preceded, and resulted i, the fcal product
the copy Of the letters from Col Blair to b
brother Montgomery Blair, arc hsrcto Al
pended and made part hereof. They consi
| ce1st, Mrs. Fremor+'s r"+e to ths Prasiden
|. I'd, MrF. Fremont's notl - the President; s
Tie Presidents letter to Mrs. Fremont; 4t
Gen. Frelnont's telegram to the President
18th, Montgomery Blai:'s telegram to Gener
Fremont
{Signcd. JOIN G. FREMONT,
M41or General Commanding