Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-11-13
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that the intelligence spread ike wil6fre through
the camps of the Army. and created the most
intense Excitement among both officers and men.
1t is also said, on what we regard as rather
doubtful authority, that great numbers of the
officers sgnifed their intention 20 resign at once
and that many Companies laid down their arms.
declaring they would fight under no General but
Fremont lie however. instead Of encouraging.
labored to extipguish and repress, this spirit Of
mutiny and insubordination- Gen Hunter, Is a
brave and experienced officer. and is. we think,
worthy of the position assigned him.
The removal of Fremont. has OF course, crea
| ted quite a fiuttering among the ultra RePubli-
cans or rather Abolitionisis Their denuucia-
tons of the act are both loud and deep. Lin
coin and his administration are handled without
mercy by them, and they boldly assert that Ere
mont was sacrificed merely, hccause lie was
likely to be formidable aspirant for the Presi
dency in 1864, and therefore IN the way Of GER
tain ambitious members of Mr. Lincoln's Cal binet
/ The New York Tribune. Pttsburg Dispatch
| Pittsburg Chronicle and other Abolition sheets
are by no means choi,e of language. IN announ
cling their strong condemnation Of the removal
of the great pathfinder" They boldly charge
the administration with being ac:ratel hy i'm
proper motives in this matter; with malice, dis
regard Of the public welfare and security, We
nality and corruption, and their bowling is re
/ echoed by almost every country paper of the
Republican party throughout at least this State
And yet these are the same papers which few
months ago. conteuded that for an elIitOr to ob
iect TO find fault through the columns of his
paper, with any act OF measure f the National
Administration, Eas a. high crime. which meri-
ted the punishment Of imprisonment for an in
definite period. in Fort Lafayette. And when
infuriated and fanatical r1obs Grid ont" ana de-
beca-se the papers issued from them, boldly
commented on the acts and policy Of the Admin
istratioH. they contended that the nsobs had
done nothing that was not perfectly right. NOW
they are doing that which they 50 recently con
demned Democratic re yspapers for doing Tnel
certainly are not admirers of the virtue cal,e.
consistency.
Gen. Fremont's Emancipation Proclamation
fixed him in the hearts of the ultra Ab1litioni>ts.
and it Is to them almost hks the anguish n,
death, 10 part with him. If he were not an
Abohtionst, there would be none Of this howl
ing over his removal. In older TO show the
grounds which he was removed. We this y eek
lay before readers, the report # Adjutamt
General Thomas to the Secretary nf War, giving
detailed account of bis official visit TO Freroon,s
Devision of the army. Read /; carefully. As i
can be easily underst, OF, we deem any com
ments on it unnecessary. No honest OF candid
man after perusing it will say, that Fremont
should not have been removed. And vet ID :he
face of this overwhelming testimony, Republican
politicians aad Republican newspapers contend
tnat he should have been retained in his
maud. Shame where Is thy blush!
u The following. which we clip from tie
san Francisco (Cal-) Ere,ting JouyHaE, Of Oeto-
her lIth. will be interesting 10 the many friends
of Capt M'Derrnit, in this county. 1t will be
seen. that lie has bucklej on his sword fo- active
service in the war for the Union. and douht'es<.
with his company, viii soon he an active I,srti-
cipant IN the struggle Oh tie Potomac ~ IL
Missouri. Nearly all our realcrs are aware,
that he was lst Lieutenant Of the Cambria
Guards, during the Mexican campaign. and won
for himself the reputation Of being brave. en-
ergetic and accomplished officer. Imm"GiateIy
after the close Of the war, he emigratel to Cali
forna, where he has since residel, His br-ther.
/ b. MDermitt, is Lieutenant Colonel # Colonel
Campbell's regiment. now in Camp Curtin, IIar-
7 risburg. The army contains no bra7er or more
accomplished officer tEan he is.
We have ben furnished by a correspondent
/ with the following particulars relative to the
/ Officers of the SIS kiyou Cavalry:
Capt. Charles McDermitt Is an old veteran.
! how n.
| commissioned officer. under Gen. Scott He
arrived IN California in 1919. and pioneer
! explorer of the northern portion of the State In
! 1852 he was elected Sheriff of Siskiyou In the
/ Indian troubles of same year, Captain McDermitt
raised company for the protection of the emil
| grants crossing the plains. In lS60, his course
in the Legislature, representative, IN opposing
| bulk head schemes, libel hills. etc, won him
high esteem in every part Of the State.
First Lieut.. George f. Price was formerly edi-
: tor Of the Siskiyou Union. He is a gentleman of
! fine abilities and his speeches when stumping
( the State as one of the electors on the Douglas
/ ticket has made him widely known.
! Second Lieut. Joseph WoodwoTth is one of the
| most popular men in his county. His kindness
AMI iberality-for be expended largely of his
/ private means. have deservedly endeared him to
I the men.
Orderly Sergeant Westbrook, served for years
/ rs County Judge Of Siskiyou. The Judge Is a
/ gentleman of fine legal attainments, and his
course as magistrate was highly approved by
+ his constituents.
| FREsHEr.-We learr from the Jobnstowu
Tribune, that there was on Saturday of week
before last. tremendous freshct of Stony
Creek and the Conemaugh, the two streams
| which skirt that Dlace The oldest inb. h;