, 1861-10-24

VIC H4ite aeeu1n1uS &HAL Tue Iao1neE h4S re.
solved upon the removal OF Gen. Fremont
That the removal hsd already taken place, was
believed in New York On Monday, ard gave
rise to the following comments In the leading
Journals Of that city on Tuesday. We quote
the opinions without adding our endorsement,
Promising our readers that when the change
IL officially announced we shall hare wosdto
eay:
From tie New York Tribuue.1
Should the Executive eee fit to super6ede
hin, II etsl defer to that set as one clearly
within 1he Presidents c1dcial discretion. The
fEEgtsfic that the latter 1s jealous Of Gen
F., Or .fraid Ct his bearing Off the laurels Of
the contest, is utterly contemplate. lie may
m1+ju6ge; but Abraham Lincoln will never
c}splace Gen. Frs mCnt except upo1 clear
ccnGiction tbat the SUCCESS Of the National
arms viii thereby be promot ed Let the Pres
itsry f6cers as he shall from lime to time
deem most conducive to the public good, and
1ever 1ear tlat he will net be sustained in SO
doing, even BY these whoae iudgmea. may
differ rom his OWL
But Gen. Fremont is YET the commander of
the Department Of Missouri, and IS such to
be respected aud Sustained. He is nearly ia
front of large rebel amy, flushed with recent
triumph, oyerladen with the plunder Of sever.
al counties, adVantageously posted, and led by
OUE III LQE fkIy ANAcsA S5AE1a41S LII VILE 1t0E4
service. Such are the circumstances under
which the Herald sees fit to fash over Nilsson.
ri aud the whole country the assertion that
Ger. Fremont is about to be stripped OF Lis
i.y or his energy. Can there be doubt that
this is giving aid and comfort to tho enemy in
q shape that renders it hardly less than tres.
sou9
lFrcm the N. 7. World
REMOVAL OF GEN. FREMokT.-It is an.
rou1ced By telegraph from Washington that
the administration, in View OF all the c!rcam-
stances of the case, considers itself bound to
rec1ganize Gtn. Fremunt's military depart
ment, which will involve the necessity Of traas-
fer7ipg that officer to some other sphere Of
| duty. It must be taken for granted that none
| hut very urgeIt reasons dictate this step, in
| tic tace Of Euch an imminent crisis as now ex.
| lists in Missouri. But the administration has
moved in this matter with peculiar care. It
| has dispatched the Secretary Of War to the
spot to ohtain absolute assurance OF its facts,
aud noW forms its conclusions only sfter The
mcst mature deliberation. Tae public rni1d,
though it hss but q vary limited knoWl-
edge OF the ease, will Still be little snr-
| VriEed 5y the final decision. So tar
tie department, Gerer:1 Fremolt's friends
have scarcely evan attempted to disprove the
c5a1ges Ct leose management sid great ex-
travagance. In respect to the military opera
tiels, the 1scts unfortunately are too patent
not to have produced > very unfavoEable i'll.
pressicr- The disparity be tween his means
in hand and his results effected has
eugenGered q widespread distrnst among
the people Ct his military competency fof
. position carrying such momentous respon
Eibt]it1es. Even those who have always
! ranked themselves among his greatest admir-
| ers and spppo1te1s, have been forced to doubt
In this mood Of the public mind, acqufescence
in the action Of the administration, with it:
entire knowledge Of the merits Of the case
will be easy. Whatever that action shall be
! the Iab1ic interests. Personal consideration:
are nothing When the fate Of the Union il Al
Etskc; and no man will sooner recognize thiG
than General Fremont himself, whose patriot
i'm has ever been controlling element Of hi.
nature
From the New York Times-1
TEE REMOVAL CT GEN FREAosr-The con
fuEeG and contradictory rumors which hGgi
5een circulating Ia relation to the commando
ofthe army Of the West, this morning assume
consistency. The Administration has deter
| mined to deprive Gen. Fremont Of his com
nsEd This decision is not founded npo1
demonstrated unftpess Of the General for th,
: actual duties Of the soldier. His coarage i
uldisputed; his ability to lead an army int
batt1a and manage it SO as to ineure victory, i
uat1ied. No one indeed will call In question
, the many frank and gallant qualities which
and 30 strongly attracted the regard Of
larEe portion Of the people. But to tie Gen
e1al IN charge Of a large military department
scmtthIng more than the dash and chiyalrou
, b1iliaIcy of gay cavalier is needed. Upo,
the mere military leader must bs grafte'
| great administrative ability an acquaintane
I with the minutest "details Of business, ard ta
, ability to grasp them al; q keen insight int
character, and an irfexiole- determination
= exact honesty, fidelity and economy from q
: these necessarily intrusted with the conduc
Of Detail. In these necessary qualification
! Gen. Fremont has been found lacking. It
q not the Administration whirh has condemne
O him. The Congressional Committee, 81
= pointed at the extra session to investigate Il
d character Of the army contracts, hAs Eas at
| lcnia, and patiently investigated the entil
method and result Of Gen. Fremouts admit
{ ist1ation; and has been obliged to condeu
:. and disapproye it, aud to pronounce his und
> ness fer the position. President Lincoln, at.
$ such sn inquest and verdict, has no altern
st tive but to transfer the General to some 9th
- theatre, where his purely military capaci
- may have chance to prove itself; and
+ place In his stead a calmer and more pr
"a dert officer, who ehall bring to the fuldslqe
- Of his duties patience, moderation, a1d prac
II cal business talent. Gen. Hunter, who prot
,r bly, succeeds Gen. Fremont, is understood
- be Tins qualified.