, 1861-10-09


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;fiH hSYe slreSdv hesns seIfed,; and eache lay
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4ddltioRI Documents h Ne.B e.B16$r. Fremont I'M
6rpqEio-C Cnarqes and HsHtsea<iohs eF Colonel
= Blair agaiast General fFxanent. II
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The &snlou Eur,21sr seeafAIus additional I,
official docu nent8 n tha fremont and Blair
but The eub4fanne of them has hith-
erto been made public. md we make such N
abstract as emhraces the nateyiaA points OF the |
controversy:
nj k1R's SECOND LETTER 70 ADJ. GEN. THOMAS.
Under date Of Sept. 28. Col. Blair. writes to
Adj. Gen: Thomas, and Abiding to the letter /
ordering his release from arrest, which letter t
waa accompanied wifh structures on his |
"hTeacb Of military n"rnnrieties.H III usine lis
afamiIy positfOn ia laV priYata letters, with /
1ncrnfa,ned nnnnen+,cTa Ehefnre the President
t1stnrhines ei the resi5ent's confldence in ths
co1n1nan 53ng Ganesa1 and ssrious1y inope;r.
~ +bo "a; }ocn. Tae11rrfme1t !; Tn1
R155r eays. - 't'17
1T fee1 1mvss1fconst,a;,pd ia sav that have |
not IN nv 9n;n;on s0n h4a1 e1,;Itv If anv aet ~
in1,,ran1istv mi, Int h,,va veo n.rformed nv s;nnnIa
anfv * tfe f;nrsmnne1t 11rS in the set 10 whirS
tie letter refers, Which was moreover done 1t
fhe instance of ne presideut himself. and
that % am rnriil;nt ii ,,n;'er % anV circn Instance
r. SHE'D myse1T FINN ,rpannnsibilit7. bV the
influence or favor Of auy individual. I could
not, without utter disregard for my character,
as an officer and a gentleman, permit the
statement-that had made zasustdined dcca-
sattous against the commanding General Of
this Department. paEs without notice, ard
therefore as scon as The charges can be made
in form, I shall transmit them to you through
the proper channel, to be laid before the Pres
1dent, and # he shall consider it expedient to
c1der court martial shaH be prepared to
enstain the accusations I have made against
the commanding General Of this Department"
He complains also Of being assai1ed by the
st. Louis press, (which could hardly have
been allowed, except BY the sanction Of the
commanding General" He thereupon de-
mands Court Of Inquiry to clear himself Of
all stain in matter vital to the honor Of
soldier"
ncnt, he ordered BIa1s reatssst ta On Ine 81 same n
| day on which It was-wTitten, nus HILLS 70 DC
| the post OF JeHefsoa baflsN1s.
| CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS AGAINST FRE'
| r., ,,.<,AoS AoSE.
| IGl blair lnereul'2n p prepared ehnrges eno
KaIded them to Warrington Under the
| hIsI eHa1ge ot "Nes'ecs OF ou'y aug 1n-onl
ee1:hhe eonduet" ere twelve Specifications
Which, olEesteo OF Legal tecnfucallles, arc a
follows:
lst. 10 1ali1s IRON the % day OF July t
enter upon his lpties as military CHIEF, to TIL
serious injury Of the public service.
2. Failing TO inform himself Of the Weats
and necessities of his Department nom t..
Sd to the 26:b day of July.
5. Failing 70 take propec measures to rein
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july to TIC 10th Of August. whereby HE force
Of The United States, IL or near SprIpgfiald
we're many Of them sacrificed, and the resi-
due compe,led to aaandon sid post. to Ia
serious detriment Of the Government Of sh
JTuitEd States. and the State nf Njsaonri m,
the people thereof
4 Failing and ueelccting to reinforce N ii
Beckeu. at Lexington, from the l5th of An
prst TO tie lst of September, whereby sal,
EcEt Ea6 left to the power of an orerWhclain!
foe, and was assailed by sdd foe md preser;
.. ed from DESTRUCTION es}T bY he heroic yalo
!, Of fhe Officers and 1nen 81 The post after tie
Msior. .Ge.sral John &. Fremont
$. Failing to reinforce Col. Malligau .
Lexington from the 10Th to the goth 81 Bel
temher, whereby the enemy were suffered {
: assault the sad fost. and canou3r and take ih
SINE. ia thn 1rest 3ferrace Of the NatiorI
snms ard the detrfmert 6f fhe serVjce
; E. IN snffer;rp Marin Green and nthrr ppr
Ma ch;efs IN I3crnt r. ram ncS - s non ne
M;seerr and ~ to s'ooe ~
ranaa = tn ara 70 oge
-, p,hn-, ra.ah,6 ;P,,!+ o4,,t
81 c;tzsns H. @s ,s+ed and !
ftraEa5 ans nc inhshi,,nte a-;ren ad ont :. .
camre7pi 10 tha eeth ~ e,a1snca ~ ~ +,
GnnfedaracV A~ '-N' '1'A ~ N''->s s4sA'se ~ Il
. ~ T., -s,3,,;++;,<~ 13r,,. Gan G ur,t,,
r. a;S IN ca195nana IF fo1cas ~ n - Nor,ha,
S3;ss,.19 froe - ~ NV - - ] - ~ ~
ofson, annhor tnn,rsn1- h;,, 5ro,, - ~ IN y;
rano5t m et Gen Pone a}o he aonnoo m drnn 1-1,u;
IA ond nnst alf r. aoid time ~ he IN - 49, ~
!. Tna15 y 1A.' ~ - s14'' 'AAAA0 w ~ IL W.
9 n res,s7np. m cr ohont +I,a let of sen
!. he7, he a1r.T ~ ~ 1gas ~ ;-,;ne u
''eri - rsoe;ya ~ haac o,,a .;efard ~ Vounh
5 b.I o,1, Ssa,,, - e;o4.,, ~ iaE9 1o
L G.ya him he d1stres=ei cordit;o6 of sa;d Jn
80 ~ - eo1ir;t s.'c~or a,,3 ra;ntnreamonts m
ne that he suss fon h1sv - raca;1e ~ hear
t. ~ eas Az ~ rros ;nfsroJ -
~ y nS was * n1t 49, ~
u aea-n;@ Isn-s95 " = fe-.,5;at aa.;n5
Is c,3s ~ rscs;ra P;eba-5 W.Ul-n -sao
hiTn @ nnr nrt az; he eivc an 70 tbe ~
n5ei5jngton = 80 IN ipm1Esnt IN As Perl ,,.
h 10 " Was+eI -.
Y pi,u - ~ !. .nS a;d. ts
ID ed af 81 disrrnntah1s % M H. charanssr '4'ot
- -, ~ eata5i;ah;Isr ~ a haTr;na3s ab,,,+ ,
ae e tcadonatters n a. Lenis The1ehV ;nfnr1
q q tinn atsnInteIv ;rdisnensahie to HE nnh
az sa1T,ca Iu wss re3a1ieI pr,d shnt n,,t f.5,a M
80 mind: he {Frcmont1 refas;ng and preyentj
q himself. bv euch rcasrs. from heinz fnfnrn
~ ~ of fmattcrs Of the utrnc5t importance tor ilo
= and even 1ays.
=, IL In moi tasine proper measures TO !
~ ~ 6cwu rebellian IL Tia State Of Miss0urf.
~ 1o That Cnnt. willard Of the steamboat q
a7~ shine. wag sent by Col. Mullirau from LeH
- - ton. on or about the 1Oth Of Beptember, v
~ dienatchrs to ca. Davis. commandinp
=. Jefferson CITY. and when al GIasgoWe
r. fred unou hv arrned enemies, and c0mnel
ha to land and TRANSPORT The forces Of the ene
AZ f1om the north to the Eouth side OF the 1
~ ~ sn1,ri that willard. ohtainine the lispatc
- nom MnI|;aan fn Dar;s ma3e lis escaaa
nt IL came wstfGnt de1av "a A. T.onis. and
". ". rai1;ro - hes5oTaT4.Ts ~ addressed y =
~ r. Frf7nont recIf;r1 tbe shove facts. and =
h4 h4 ing that ha had ff7a d}spatchee, but was
fused a heating. Fremnrif infor1ninp him
oea "a if he was an Officer Of The army he could
"a thetrain the next day tor The city Of Jefferi
''' With the dispatches 10 Gen. Davis, and if
sno an officer Of the army he could leave the
~. ~ patches there, and cali m and see him (Frem,
Ehis on the next day; that by the refnsa1 to
'a17 Canfnfr Willard and receive the iufnrmn1
r;tr wIich te vas 1,renared IN Five. the pubIic
i ~ = vice WAS deeply ipjured; fhat the suecor
y ,ro~ ia ~ ~ a1-gso+nba1 ssu+ ~. f,oi Nf
u ny can r. ~, X Daria sas mt sent fbot cni
Mnl1foan v;tf MI his force at 'T.evinrtnr
Iou, - $50 ~ N;eenn-; S go ~ oontnrsa bu
he5' ;as .ns ~ - tba Sita5 atets,
Tha ssco1,d ~ c1,srre arro;nst F1emort - e
II n obea;encc ta @ nrdsfs + ITnder Tia head
I'VE Tlnt -rt,a,, o-ti.zoa y, tha saora+ar
;lYlt ~ var ~ ~ or aSnnt the "a 9av ~ iu1v r.
.r61 coed to St.. Louis, he did not comply, b1