Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-26
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General Fremont's most bitter enemies are
men who set high estimate on Mr. Blair, Jr.
Gen. Fremont is, in their opinion, an incapable,
an imbecile and next thing to an idiot. He ia
chargeable With or st least Justly suspected Of
fsgrant frauds on the Government. In short,
he is, they imagine, about everything that is
small in intellect and knavish in propensities.
All these traits are quite patent, they believe.
But Mr.. Blair 10, in the same judgment, very
different sort of person. He Is an honest man
and pure patriot. So far from having himself
an itching palm for base bribes, he has shown
himself the incarnation Of purity in exposing
Gen. Fremont. To prevent that imbecile Gen
eral from doing further mischief he has worked
by all sorts of devices with all sorts of instru.
ments Gas is doubtless the fact to relieve this
department and the country's interests from
such an incubus. -H
Bat we may well ask, looking at the anteced.
ents OF Bairi Jr, and his family, how is all this2
The world knows that General Fremont was a
prOtcge Of Benton; that through his connections
with the Benton family, he became perfectly
well known to the Blair family, the intimates Of
Mr.. Benton; that the acquaintance is not one
VI IGCCul uhlcl Dub Out vi uehEiy VWbuEy years
standing; that the Blairs have had the best DOE
sible opportunities of studying and comprehend
ing the character and capacities of Fremont;
and that they knew FIVE or ten years ago, as we'll
as they did six months ago, whether he was ft
for such command as he has just been driven
from with ignominy. Now, taking these things
into view--and they are not to be, and, more
than that, they will not be, hid under a bushel,
or 10 any way ignored by intelligent and sensi-
BILE men--then admitting that General Fre-
mont is the utterly incapable, frivolous, unprin.
cipled man his enemies would mako him out
and we ask what are the honest conclusions as
to Francis P. Blair, JrT Would those conclu.
sions bear up the estimates of Blair's friends p
Could Blair Junior, or Blair Senior, have been
honest? Were they acting patroicalIy and
for the best good of this people, when they,
in 1856, got him foisted upon popular enthu-
siasm, as candidate for the Presidency; and
now are they any less worthy of condemna-
tion, when they get him, as IL is yell knoioD
they did get him, put at the head of this depart
ment7 Why did these Blairs, If what they
and their friends now say Is true, Try to impose
such an ignoramus, empty-pated, loose-deal-
ing creature, and guilty ambitious man, upon
the people, in the first office of the nation in
1856? If what they themselves now say or in
sinuate is true, no man could have calculated
the disastrous consequences which would have
followed his election. Heaven only knows into
what fagitious enterprises and wars and revo-
lutions that election might not have plunged
our people before their time. And now, at this
latter day, why did these Blsirs actually impose
on this department. this base and weak, vet
dangerous mani Let them make an answer if
they can. Perhaps they have some plausible
answer ready; but they may rest. assured that
the time has come when their false pretenses
can no longer avail them, and that the answer
they would make Is not the answer that the en-.
lightened part Of our people--whom they can
no longer impose upon-will make for them
That answer is this; Say as much as you
please against Fremont's dishonesty and want Of
patriotism, and then you have not said one word
which you would not apply with double force to
these Blairs. If Fremont is fraudulent in
purpose, political thimble Figger, a political
impostor, sham patriot affecting to be the gen.
uine Tor the meanest aud basest purposes Of
self-aggrandizement why, he is no, worse than
the. Blairs. For they well knowing all his
vices, labored to place him in a situation where
his vices would be most dangerous on the widest
scale, If Fremont is the weak and vain fool
be has been called, what must be thoughS of
these Blairs for wishing to give him the respon
sible stations they sought for him7- Will it not
be said with entire truth That they did so be.
cause they believed that, having made him,
they could use his defects and weaknesses to
their own advantage-make, in one word, q tool
to advance their selfish ends2 When they set
him up for President, they hoped to be virtually
the President, by being the shadow behind the
throne greater than the throne itself--undoubt-
edly. They were not laboring % make Fremont
President, but to make themselves the govern.
ors Of the country. Worse than this-.hey
we're not laboring to give the country good
man for the President, but upon the hypo.
thesis were knowingly lGboring To impose
on 1t a man of all other prominent persons
the most unit for the place. and whose ele-
Walton would have been most dangerous ex-
pertinent. And 60 In this later imposition
OF theirs, upon the people they have so long
ridden or tried to ride, they have for selfish
purposes actually put the same Incompetent
and dangerous individual intoa most responsible
post. For selfish purposes, of course, admitting
the premises. Their purpose was to rule here
and through this department elsewhere Like
the priests Of the Grand Lama, or the Tycoon
OF Japan, ruling in the name of the spiritual
chief Of that empire, or the Mayors of the pal
ace in the frat days Of France, who were the
actuarles of the Kingdom, while the Rois Faine.
ant-ihe nominal Kings-slept in their palaces
these Blairs brought Fremont here to manipa,
late him. They believed they could manage 10
have good Generals achieve victories under
him, tue glory whereof would rebound to the
honor Of fremont, and rebound to the profit of
the Blairs. Then, ho! again for the Presidenc, !.
Who like Fremont the Pathfinder, and the
Savior Of the Great West! Meanwhile, wonld
Blair be above doing little business in the
way Of picking up some crumbs for self and
friends from the large table which the Govern
ment would be obliged tospfead and fill with
rich Wanda In tho shape tf contracts et cctera.
lltwas currently reported by telegraph when the
public heard 6rst Of the plot to remove Fre-