, 1861-10-12
How the Fremont and Blair Docu-
mente Happened to bo Published.

How TIE Fremont and B1atr Docu-
ments Happened to be Published.
The public has been somewhat exercised as
to tie ny kteriuns appearaoco in print Of the
documents in the c0Ee ct Gen. Fremont nnd
the BIasr family. Il Is well known that they
first taw the light in the columns Of the Gin
clnnati Enquirer, pGper not remarkable for
its enterprise In gathering news, and not
suspected Of specsal sympa'hies, or secret
ehaLzels Of communication with either of the
prominent parties to the unfortunate contro-
Terey in the Western Department. The myg-
te1y has been deepened BY the tact that both
ps11ies indignantly disclalm having authorized
the publication, while Gen. Fremont denoun-
ces It as gross breach Of faith.
It ia our happiness to be able to th, ,ow some
light upon this foRgy subject. Our readers
know ]. G. Belmap, the famous local reporter
aud G1oEaut. For good many years be was
coveted to brief 1ccaf paragraphs, and was
waited out Of the Gazette office BY Prof God
dard to make several voyages through the mp
per air. He descenced from the immense al1-
lude to which he had been lifted by the pur-
suit ct the ecis nee Of nrunautics, to the posi-.
t1on Of reporter for the Cincinnati EuqNirrr,
ard MAS sent to Ut. Louis in the capacity Of
war correspondents -: -.
II. CoIWlne, who Is fully determined not to 1e-
lax an effort until rebellion Is crushed out.
was made Judge Advocate; of Fremous's army.
he Ct course knew Mr. Belman, and with his
accnstcmed courtesy to the Representatives Of
the PreEe, rendered him the Facilities" usual
IN such cases-that Is to saS, an armed chair,
detk1oom aud stationery.
It csme to pass. ss Geu. Fremont Has about
to take his departure for Jefferson City, that
| the Judge Advocate had press OF butiness,
ard needed the labor5 Of copyfst. He eayat1ea
himself immediately Of the services Of Mr.
Be}lnap, who was to be properly compensated
! for bis tolls In making fair copies Of CERTAIN
| correspondence, it being necessary to forward
Duplicates Of the papers in the case to Wash.
Mr. Btlman, in copying the letters, found
thtn interesting and wondered they had not
been In The newspapers. It was his leading
article Of .fai'h, that nothing upon the globe
accomplished its destiny until it made It's up
peBraLce in. print, with proper head1i1ea
The1 1e1ote "a he copied letters from Jessie
| Benton Fre mont, and 4. Lincoln, and Fraucit
P. Blair, and John c. Fremont, he was aston.
lshed 1t the want Of enterprise in the Press O
St. Louis, and with perfect Eatu1alncss toos
copies Of the aforesaid for use In his corres
ponGence; ard go one copy OF the correspond
eocc Was sent to the President, and smother K
the Cincinnati Esrquirtr.
For some daysafser the event Of pubic ation
st. Louis, Fremont, and Washington Cit,
we're in coEdition of surpr1ss aud wrath
The indomitahle Belman, pauop!ied In innC
cence, Was late in finding ont there was row
and still Inter in knowing himself as the In
ttrument Of Providence fiab1y working IL th
nation, The state OF mind Of Col. R. st. Cor
vine, "when he learned all" is said to hav
teen stupsndous,
It may not be proper to state in this cor
! nect1on TINT HI. Be1man las retired from s
| Lonia. Indeed, for eome unexplained caust
he retired with remarkable rapidity-not t
Eay precipitation-and Is nov diligently q
cuperatIcn cf lis valuable health.-C Cinc;ane
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