Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-25
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As there is much interest felt In the country
40 to the relations existing between Gen. FRE.
MONT and the Administration, we publish the
following extracts from letters from ST. Louis
The statement Of the Cincinnati Gazette that
FREMoNr was to be removed on Tuesday, the
2sd Inst, is contradicted by telegraph from st.
Louis. These letters show clearly that the or.
gans Of the Administration are determined he
shall be removed, and If they are near true,
there ought be no hesitation In removing him.
The st. Louis correspondent ofthe New York
World, an Administration organ, writes as fol.
lowe: ~
.iar -t!.1r.a ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 10.
The public mind ia profoundly agitated upon
the administration OF affairs 10 this military de-
partment. Fremont has many jealous friends,
as well as many enemies, from grounds not at
all personal. Much of the discontent may arise
from the fact that little has been done In the
field as yet, and fresh outbreaks are recurring
on the lines Of railroad.
No expense has been spared on the troops =
Whatever money or credit could buy. from
brass and silver bands TO tent flooring, has been
bought. Ice, water barrels, by the car load,
surgical instruments enough for the Grand
Army Of the Emperor, besides vast quantities
Of provisions, clothing, horses, wagons, etc,
etc. Verify we have bad enough of the "pride,
pomp, and circumstance of war;" to have seen
its virtues.
FLUTTER AMONG THE CONTRACTORS.
2. The announcement Of Secretary Cameron re-
ferring Informal claims TO the proper authori-
ties at Washington, has raised decided COM
motion, the results of which will be to lead 90
some rich developments, In which the whole
country is interested. IL appears that parties
in this city and floating capitalists, have taken
large and lucrative contracts for the Govern.
ment upon no other authority than the General
commanding aud his subordinates. The banks
have advanced large sums Of money upon these
transactions, holding the certified claims as Sc
curity. The Secretary's decision has upset
their calculations, and disturbed the equilbri-
um Of the money market.
The streets have been full of rumors Of fraud
ulent and swindliDg transactions on the part Of
the contractors, for the tenth part Of which l
would not vouch, though 1t would be strange II
tucy WCtc eutlIc ACbiUus UuD ~ IL TeUOfIeQ
that the extensive Notifications have cost the
Government S490 600, when competent engi.
neers say $4,000 would have been ample -
Another contract for horses was sold for &c.
QUO the same day 1t was obtained. A third was
for 200. 600 bushels Of corn at 60c. per bushel,
yielding net profit of 45c. bushel! One pa
triotio individual furnished boots to the Govern
ment, The soles Of which were stuffed with pa.
per ana shaviDgs! Some lucky one who was
not worth dollar on the lst Of March, drew
out of bank 1900 on the day the Quarter
master left. An express company Is said to
have received $500 per gun for fifty heavy guns
shipped as ordinary freight, when the railway
companies would have been glad 10 get 60c.
per cWt for the same, the guns having laid use
less on the ground ever since. Jobbery 10
provision contracts, swindDg 10 arms, clothing
contracts, and almost everything else. The
friends of Fremont say that these are malicious
representations of the less fortunate individu'
ais who failed to get their finger into the ma
tional pocket. Whatever may be the facts, the
people are promised some startling exposures b.
the result Of the investigating committee
whose attention will be given to the matter at
once. -e..t
The Philadelphia Pres, another Administra
tion organ, has ST. Louis correspondent, who
writes as follows; ..r .y'r. = ..
ir ST. LOUIS, 0st. Is, 1861.
GENERAL FREMosT's PLANS TO CAPTURE PRICE.
My letter Of the 1st contains an intimatior
that you might hear from me again, with refer
ence TO the regal state 10 which our military
commander lives and moves, and the lsyish ex
penditure Of the public money by Government
officials. But events have since transpired
more worthy of immediate attention, and 20
which the subjects above indicated must, for the
present, give place. u j. m g.l. .l .er.s,5
Upon the fall OF Lexington, the prees Of st
Louis, controlled BY Gen. Fremont, undertook
to quiet the public mind by asserting that tht
omission to reinforce Col. Mulligsn would II
the end prove advantageous to the Government
as Gen. Fremont would cut of Prices retreat
surround him at Lexington, and either cut him
to pieces or force him to en- unconditional eur
render. This promise of o speedy annihilatior
Of the rebel general and his command, was her
aided far and near by the corps of newspaper
correspondents who accompany Fremont in bill
march; and, no doubt, succeeded In postponin(
any definite action by the Cabinet ct w ashing
ton on the Generals case. Bat those of oul
Union men who had measured the calibre O
Price and Fremont, entertained no such hope
but confidently predicted that Price would eli
through his hands, and this prediction has beef
fully verified; for Price is on his retreat 70 th,
Southwest, and at least ten days 10 advance o
the Grand Army Of the West. r.oat7
The escape OF Price adds one more blunde
TO the already extended list. Instead Of send
ing bis army forward to Sedalis BY railroad, an
BY forced march Of two days, encampipg q
Warrensburg, Immediately in che rear OF Price
Fremont remained with large portion Of hi
army week at Jefferson City, and anothe
week at Upton, and BY this delay gave Pric
ample time to fall back In the direction of Al
kansas, and escape with his entire army.
THE suMnER CAMPAIGN IN MISSOURI.
. Thus ends the summer campaign In Missouri
| by no means creditable to the Federal arms
and only remarkable for the fact that II indi
Gates conclusively the utter incapacity of Ger
Fremont 10 take charge Of military command
No one doubts his patriotism or loyalty, bu
his unftness for military leader is too apparer
for any cavil, and the sooner he Is supersede
the sooner will rebellion meet It's reward i
Missouri Price Is equal In energy, and far hi
superior in intellect, shrewdness, and the pow
er to command and control large body 0
men. He, moreover, has thorough knovledg
Of the country, and the people who inhsbit Il
while Fremont Il ignorant Of both, and refuse
! TO receive information when rendered TO him
the prominent Union men Of the State.
= GEN. rRrMosr's hKoAL HABITS. ~
Much has been said in the public journal
about his ally attempts 10 ape the habits On
customs Of foreign courts, and while have q
disposition to sllude to them as matters of Q,
rious reproach, yet IL may be useful as indica
ing the metal status Of the man. ~ sees1
AN great men exhibit some peculiar veal
meas Of character, and If Gen. Fremont can
classed In that category, his consists 10 Q feve