, 1861-09-20
whn II. 1~>nle B&puh11cAA - khs W1AGR
and RfetauAt 8ak&eT.
rFruu the Rspuh34esp, 18th.I

VA: unzssstand thst thu dlfrsrsaaes drst
aznss 1Hsat1's AtSa4Apts to CONTROL eo0kxach /
aea s01olAsanents, eaalmfaE that hs asd 10
tho1atJ hnm masmngtoa 70 keep supsfn
tpa1tsrs md things generally. Col Bsalr alao |
dtsfrra 10 BE- Nsios General Of the state forces,
ia pressed Gen. Fremont for his recomn ~ |
dst11n 70 Gov. Gambia for thst ofaca. Nos |
succsedSpx SO xsn 81 be wfahed l.. ms1sp1-
i.t,rg Gen. Fremont, the Colonel undertook to
break tlm down BY ~ritiEg 10: tefs to Wasatos-
ten City, - stated By tae Democrat The
whole mat1er is the result OF tna+ lnorain.se
i4ellr ct imp ~rtancs On the part Of Colonel
| Blair which hss led him to Assume to con
n,and. by himself and through soma clique or
co,er,a nl his ffiends, al thugs aud all uaen in
Lii souri, snd in the Western Departments.
| Du11rg the Whola progress of th1s Wat
ths.e hss been altogether too great dispost~
| itattzehip in ths affairs Of the country. Belt
| VII. d, ambitious and s'ngulazy sa'a, be has
ntyer icet an opportunity to push h:ms=n f1r~
ward. with the view Of directing snd consrou~
ing pui lie sentiment, and to advance his oWa
Political interests Tne conplsints cga'nst
GET Fremont arc the otf:psirg OF Ills ABSORB
We sere 11ti the Dsa1ocrat that Col Blair,
Is su6erdinate officer, had no r1gat To make
these ccmr1-inte. We 20 farther, and aay
question whether they were not ur1o6t- There
| il no excuse for Col. B. to thrust forward.
ruidst The perils by WHICH the couatsy u en-
yiroued, any personal controversies tending
Ip the Temottst dfgree to Interfere with tae
harmonious sfraugtmsDE5 tGat EaTe been III
preertgs for tce ATTAINMENT OF the oojec:s IT
RE;cn G+n, Fremont placed ia cou,maud
Of this Depu tment. The eHlrt to secure the
reuova. Il the 60 lant Pathfinder nast hare
| proceeded wholly from priVsta motives. for Il
l. . TACT Of yhich Col Biair cannot De igno-
rs.t, that Gep. fremont POSSESSES and nzs sill
auEg poszesetd tie most nnoounded nj
deIc- Ut the great maas Ct Union men, not
onls in this State but throughout The cam
:" tly. This confidence is ins ptftd no less by shs
: kLcw1. iucsmelt aud e1pertence Ut the M ,jol
: y!s::aut scsivi'y ever sinc7 he assumed tat
j. dl.;es Ut bis command Hs csme here aad
found the Deus, tmeut in alnno4t ele1nenta
sosux1sn The ,hs hsgael1s Ct ta si@Sf 5a
4 les Of lrorpg to tha Souta#est, unpsepared
J. in g1eat nessuse. fer 10 important I.
5 expedition, snd spff5risg from tic van
y | OF proper organization. The term Ct en-
r / lIttu.ent ct very m:ny was about expiring
j. Ttst azza:geMer:s we're going On In .ae Goa
r feGe7ate camp fer tie lG'1sicn of the State
& 1t really seemed st thai :.me tint the Capita
:, vas in Ca, GER, AID kume even anFrsteadet
I azarG to S. Louis Gep. Fremont Was aliv
\. to al these circnmstsncFs. aud went to wort
I: with rsstln;e determination, irst TO avsr
II iuEediate peril, AID Then. BY toe collection
L. OF 81 ii5 rtsuUFc:s, to saya Miss to III
il peotlr of the State ard to 1he Union. No N n
D. cculc Rave lahored harder ia this rigatsoa
u carse soldiers, Mt his esl1, poured n fr>a
O. llliuGit, Iowa, karsas.' Iud:Ans ard Oh'l
= Arms and munitions OF war came forw ard il
e Z. e.t qdantites, and With al. possible DIS
Q, ps' cb- Expenditures, necessarily lag, @1r
> fret}y laid cut in htt1pg up suitable d .:r:er
70 abd depcts. Telegraph lines we're essatl .ae
p. to ilertaee the msa1s Of t-ansacsisg tbs bus
b. PITS of the Department. d branch reilsoa
i'd was bu5lt, cennscti' E two important lines {
as tr=vsl, for the purpose Of facilitating tbs tran
ill | pcrtation OF troops bet seep points th
r. Light be mtnaced. Rigid discipline WAS II
u aTgETa:cd rs the OILY -esort 10 en;crct
er proper snberdinatiou and efficiency Of tt
81 Union forces. The people have not been Il.
s. o}st1yant while tleae hercnlean laoors ha'
g. been going Cd, sud loyal men could not r
y frsir tIcm approving ard epp!auding, Til
ID Was NO time, We repeat, for ca7iiings acd js
En- ouby. Especially was it 70 time to display r
s. ti=1apce to the M asurea that the condition
II, cur State a1d of the country Eeemea to r
II 1ti.e, and mcst especially Was It no time Il
IL. 81 noy, end perhaps to overturn the nrrang
III meIts Of superior who had studIed al t.
he disadvantages, all the obstacle OF tce stu
on | ton.
,ht But re will not dilate upon this point. II
probabilities and possibilities Of q removal
.er | G.D. Fremont We hear talked about and I
IN | yclFed in various quarters. Tuere is bot o.
III. voice ss fal Is Te are able to ascertain arno
he tbe Unicn people upon this suhjsct and tn
tho if, proceeding Of this kiud on the part Of &
hs Administration, It, indeei, it has b.en III &C
nd tempIatiop, would he matter OF sincere
AZ gret snd SORROW. While we hold ourselves
I'd, rtas iress to renGer an esrnest supper to q
,of ccmmander who undertakes to pm: do IVA t
tae iuismoI6 rebellion against tie sovereignty
Of M'ss. mi and tb1on9h b it the integrity Of t
,on | GEicu, We think that no chargels Is required
got vculd he ees:rah1e IN tue management of Il
DOT DEPARTMENT. It would be tco gr,at sscrif
III | IN fteEset 10 what has already been do1e a
'pg would prob5blg involve alterations, mot1h
r ! ;i.Is ard variatioIs ct p7egramma that gl:g
tue | seriously iulerfefe with operations noT
orc | PIT g1ess.