Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-04
E. C6wISS 8 CO, Publishers
FFshoht's Extrsvasuuss.
10 Id s.. LOaI. pemoernt.

Probably the most senseless and mischie ?
Gus Of ali, the elamors which have emanated
irOm The city Of ST. Louis, and are now re-
sounding over the country against General
Fremont is the charge of extraEaganoe in
the administration Il the Western Depart
ment an enormous and oiminal scattering
J Of tie GoTernment monay. 10 Innocent
/ minded persons Ere led 10 believe that the
General has had his arms 10 the elbows in
/ the Treasury vaults, and has been scattering
/ Federal eoid by the measure 10 gangs Of Tora-
4 ci0us army contractors. m .idl r1rsf
1 Perhaps some people will be astonished
but we nevertheless make the statement and
with knowledge of its truth, that since Gen.
eral Fremonts arrival ia the city ofSt Louis
on ths. 26th.da Of last Jnly, tha Govern
meut has furnished him, all told, but about
81 SOC, 900 out Of which 70 collect cloths,
and generally equip an army OF 90, 900 men.
Liberal on the part OF the Government is it
not2 If the General had depended alone
upon the active support Of the Government
We might have had greater disasters to
mourn than the battles Of Springfield and
Lexington. In the face Of this ineficiency
OF the Government and the violation OF its
promises whea be first cane. here to assist
him TO the extent Of rs ahiiit;es, be moved
On with the geat work before him, and by
bis wonderful energy had gained the con-
hdence Of the moneyed Institutions Of this
city, which extended % him in part the
means necessary for the prosecutions of his
designs, else his organization Of the army of
the West and the defense Of the important
points Of the State Of Missouri would have
been but miserable failure.
This howl upon his extrayaganee, and the
credit which seems TO have been attached to
il by the Administration, is one Of the
seveIest blows which the spite and maHgnity
Of his enemies have yet invented. 1t has
almost sealed the Golfers against him at
Washington, and has staggered his credit,
andthrough him that of the General Gov !
ernment in this city. Who suffers by it2-
Gen Fremont His efforts are bafled, bis
administration OF the department is crippled;
il may ruin, and overthrow him. To this
his enemies are unscrupulous- |
ly and singly looking and working. Who /
else suffers by it2 Tbs country's cause and /
the poor soldier. An instance comes to our /
knowledge. The cold weather Of the past
week came suddenly upon US, and found /
thousands OF our soldiers shivering over their |
camp fires for want Of overcoats. Several |
thousands OF these coats were in the city
ready for delivery, for cash. "FOrward the
overcoats, tslegTaphs the General from JEFF
ferson City, "must haFe-them" The re-
sponse is. No, money and no credit" =
The soldiers shiyer away. Chills ensue. Fe-
vers come on. One by one the poor fellows,
broken in spirit and thin and cold in flesh,
drop into the baggage wagons. The sick
must be cared for. Important baggage must
be thrown nsont or held back to make room
for them: The whole amy is delayed and Z
embarrassed, and may be disaster is the
result. Whose fault is it? Fremont's,
Fremont's Inefficient, incompetent ex-
travagant Fremontl
This cry Of eItrsYaganee is Weighty eUd-
gel "a the hands OF Fremonts enemies iuss
now. Tthis him hard. It batters the neads
of bis officers and soldiers too. Itmay break
the back Of his whole army, and give the city
Of St. Louis and the whole State over to the
rebels. Never mind-pound away. o.
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