Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-30

lFrOm TIE Nissouri DsnOsrat' Sept. 2s.l
arn. FREnoNT ANp THE REINFORCEMENT Eon
MuLLIaAN.

a Hs1ence 81 Cen hfeMoets
fFrom TIE AIiaourl Dem0sEat, Sept. 2sl
eru. TREHoNT Axp THE REfnToRcENEzTs Eoh
NULLIsAS.
A Gensrai operating against country N
state of iusurrection Is 70 sdoPt oiherent
taCiics from ens who bas 70 operate against
~, oneo enemy IN tire fell. In the onscase
'sDsr5Is1 appecr suddenly and unexpectedly
a. ,os.,io.! ,-h;rb were considered tranquil,
- n he other case the esemy is always
haso,s biu, 40 that. II be have only force
.Dough AZ his command, be can ofer battle
or surrcund and take him, thus exiinguisn-
ing the war.
In The case Of insurrectiOn, Il is aosoints,
" necessary 10 scatter the lorcss In small
numbsrs over the couatry, 50 a. 70 shord
protection 70 the loyal and suppress inciplent
outbreaks Of the disa6scted. Under this con-
dition vast masses Of thtSe guerilla oAnos
may suddenly concentrate and surprise an
ISOLATED posi- before il is possible 70 collect
sufficient forcs at the threatened point 70 rePei
an attack or protect the ssSaiied IN TINS
manner MuIligan was surrounded sno tAAeni
but not, Is has been misrepresented, Witnou1
superhumau efforts being made to reinforce
him. Looking at the msp Of Missouri And
/ folIowinR the course Of the river, We md
thstit describes an src Of circle, extending
from jefferson City TO Kansas. Warsaw, In
BENTON county, would form the center Of
this circle; 90 that an enemy at this point
advancing from the south, could as easily iAi,
mon Jefferson City, Boouville, or, in fact
anv of the important towns along the riVer
as on Lexington.
So soon as it was apparently the intention
ofPrice 10 attack Lexington, every effort
that could have been maze 10 reinforce II
vas made, and Sturgis army arrived IN time
70 Az 40 and would have succeeded could
tbev have crossed the river; but the Terry
boata collected there under the guns OF the
fort for the purpose Of crossing Sturgis army
four thousand strong, had fallen into the
} hauds of the enemy, and left them idle spec
tstors on the opposite bank OF the river
Lane. with force Of over eight thousand
men. pressed on with all the Vlgor possible
from the southwest Smith, with 3 force o.
E one thousand, hurried down from st. Joseph
E and JEFF Davis had orders TO break through
the enemys lines, and hurry on TO George
towu without transportation, with force O.
over seven thousand men Besides these
I two boats with guns and over thousand
. men, went up the river in order TO destroy
{ the masked batteries which lined Us banks
e In fact such Is the disposition of the Fece
/ raj troops ct this moment They have 3
g bemmed in Pnce that be viii be Obliged Z
e give battle or surrender. In any event hi
: fate is sealed, as it is the FIRST time since th
u war begun in Missouri that the United State
8 forces could meet the enemy in anything hk
: approaching to equal numbers
o Two months ago the country was PROSTATE
l Bull Run bad been fought and lost. Wash
: ington was within the enemy's grasp. In
e surrection existed within every county IN thi
;, state, and even in this city it merely neede
e the tsrch of insurrection 70 kindle il into
oi blaze. We were defended sy B Feeble dom
d Guard, whose term Of servi-e had expired
IS Unconquerable Lyon, with his Spartan nan'
81 held at bay the rebel hOrdss who threstene
r. us from The Southwest. He was cot on oy
q distance Of over two hundred miles from IN
st civ. and surrounded by thirty thousand {
lie the enemy, Pillow and Hardee with 40 in
mease force was within tWenty-four hour
ie sail of st. Louis. Cairo and Bird PoiT
y were ieebly garrisoned, and could have IA
ID len an easy prey 70 the enemy.
5 Uuder these circumstances appeared anon
d n Major General Fremont By his cOnsuu
be nsts skiIl as e soldier be so defended The Al
a breaches TO This city by the Southeast that Z
d. suack in that quarter WIS impossible, and Il
o. rnenaciug attitude which he assumed 50 II
up tiuidated Hardee and Pillow that they 7
y treated without striking q blow. Havir
collected an army TO reinforce Lyon, it u
d. fortunately was diverted TO Washington, az
the time was too short before the battle
rious foe he has now collected, equipped a.
ne pretty well drilled an army Ofover dtly tho
Ia sand men.
ri, For the first time within his short teri
.ss two mohths) be Is in q position to assun
the offensive, and we must not be conside
" ed enthusiastic if we say that within three
four weeks there viii NOS be an open enen
be in Missouri.
Three classes Of men have harrassed and
many instances succeeded, in thwarfing b
y operations. The FIRST class, the politician
py jealous Of bis growing power and populArit
Cd have crippled bis resources at Washingio
a. and by that means endeaVored TO crush hi
By Frustrating his designA
u The second class, the contractors, vii
I'd whom be interlered in their onslaught on Il
public property, have spared no base insii
5e uation in order 70 lessen him in public est
nation, and thus remove him out Of the
'e way.
The third class, q lot Of unthinking me-
who merely re-echo the opinions of the otl
er two parties, without themselves mesDin
harm, sre no: responsible for what they aa1
P But the vast masses Of the people who est
;" mate man BY what be ia worth, stand
" Fremont The army who are capable Of III
derstauding his consummate movements, q
stand by Fremont and in iRct, all men VII
Al have nothing but the good Of their eountr
J at heart, stand BY him; so that now bis tim
J. having arrived, notwithstanding his hear
burnings, disappointments and thEartingI
i be viii descend like an avalanche, and swee
% the enemy before him. R.
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