Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-27

military "situation"
WHO 10 TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NExr
DHBBAr IN MISSOURI The New York Herald
OF w ednesday last, referring TO the alleged pur-
pose Of the Government here to continue In Gen
Fremonts hands the fate Of the campaign In Mis-
souri,, says:
The Issue his future conduct of the war In
Minouri-Ed StaTl will make or break Fremont:
ma, considering the fact that from his recent mis-
axes Of various kinds he il now under a cloud
let N hope that he will redeem himself in tbis
enterprise, and reestablIsh himself thoroughly m
tne confidence Of the Administration and the
country"
In the meanwhile, ii 10 by no means improbable
that " the issue'' (of continuing him In command
OF the Western Department. g will also make or
break" the country's cause involved In the war
Now, the serious question Is have the Admin
fsraion, after his signal and disastrous failure
there, the moral right longer to jeopardize the fall
campaign everywhere, to give Fremont or any
otner general another opportunity to 50 make or
break" himself, personally, Our impression has
certainly been that the Administration were ma
King war to preserve the Constitution and the
Uaion-not to make or break any particular presi
Dental aspirant or set OF spectators In army con-
trace; and we believe so still, notwithstanding
III apparent hesitation to deal with I" the situa-
ZION" In Missouri a. the public interest so evil
IDENTITY requires.
Fremont, under a now admitted mistake-the
Idea that Pillows and Hardee's fem. seriously
threatened st. Louis-sacrifced LYONS life and
wholly defeated the end Of his movement TO
Springfield; restoring to the enemy the control of
southern Missouri in so doing. Thus, he dam
aged the cause terribly. Subsequently, though
having troops enough at command In St Louis to
start In person for Lexington at the head Of 600
men Immediately after the occurrence Of our ter
Tiols disaster there, he steadily refused TO send
even single regiment to Mulligan's assistance,
though messenger after messenger was sent to
him by Col. Mulligan for reinforcements, some
Of whom found Ii impossible to obtain an audi
enee with him. and six different Colonies are said
to have Petitoned to be allowed to start with their
commands to that end in ample time to have
Joined NJ before Price seriously endangered his
position. In the meanwhile Fremont's career In
81 Louis was that simply Of an Eastern Prince;
while that of bis immediate surround ngs was the
career Of spectators In the peculiarly profits OF
the war-each man Of them seeking to make the.
most money out Of his opportunities.
These are all facts no longer to be blinked; and
In view Of them, we have TO say In all sincerity
and kindness to the Administration, that third
disaster to the Union cause In Missouri under th.
usPices Of Major General Fremont, will be Justly
chargeable, not to him-whose incompetency is
now notorious-but 10 those who are surely re-
sponsibs to the country for jeopardizing the
BY keeping an incompetent man with the warn.
ings they have bad, In the so important command
IL we continue to be thus shamefuIly defeated
In Missouri by his mismanagement, public cen
sure win necessarily be directed against those
who shut their eyes to the warnings that have 10
exercised the hearts Of the great loyal masses who
n tha tuar f0r tha n
tuition and the restoration Of the Union, rather
than for the benefit Of any man or political party
The HsyaH concludes Its article as follows:
We conclude that the Administration will
give Fremont this golden opportunity 10 retrieve
hlmssh, and that In the event Of failure there
viii be an end to the career Of the pathfinder
ga general and politician"
We (Star) conclude "that In the event Of an
other failure there's (under Fremont's auspices)
"there viii be an end to the career Of ths' Al
,rf"tstrafton, 90 far a. the public confidence
necessary 10 justify the hope that II is competent
70 IL responsibilities, 10 concerned; dIssster to
the Union cause not 10 be risked to crafty Gen
Fremont or all the ultra politicians Of the land
InPoaraNT TsoA IsDrAsAPoLs The Cincin-
natl Gazette has the following special dispatch
dated indianapolis, Sept. oath:
Information has been received here from Gen
Reynolds' command at Cheat mountain, which
reports Gen. Lee as having retired some miles
behind his original position, aud remaining
Milroy and Dumont reached there last Thursday
rebels.
New regiments are to be organized at Anderson
and Goshen. DR.. e. w. II. Ellis will command
the camp at the latter place. Rev. J. l.. Smith
10 raising regiment; ten preachers are at work
raising The companies In various parts Of the
State
There 10 no truth In the report that the seces-
gonisfs have taken possession Of Owensboro',
~. Bucfner Is supposed to be at Bowling
6resn There are said TO be eight hundred Sc
ce..ioais's encamped In Owen county, KY, IS
mills from Madison
Large Quantities Of shot. shell, summation
ma heavy ofd1snce are passing through this city
A long train Of wagons and teams left yester-
day.
DIive hundred Of the ith Ohio Regiment.
one piece Of artillery, the Ringgold Cavalry; and
goo Of the ssh Ohio Regiment, on Monday I'D
ward Romney. They found 4 rebel rorce, 100
sfropg at Meehanisville Gap, and they drove them
oa'; they then paced along and stormed Romney,
me neanisss, With the lO.s Of IS killed and many
ten wounded.
u The Louisville Journal OF the oath says: A
gentleman who has just arrived from Tennessee,
ara who received pass from Gen. Buckner at
lowing Ofeen on Friday, reports that Buckner
had there on that day four thousand men and
twenty four pieces Of artillery Roger Hanson
was 90 munfofdsville with two thousand men
Our Informant ASSURES ne that there are now no
pnion men Ia that region Of country South Of
EIixsbethiown.
ID The nature Of the damage sustained by the
monster stssmer Great Eastern seems 10 have been
very ssvere "Both side wheels gone, ali her
eosh carried away, bulwsfks stove snd ruddsr
damaged, nd ''lnag havuy." -