Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-11
General Fremont.

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I In war times. the reputation Of every
military commander i' suspended on q
/ breath. a. breath can make ,hem and q
breath destroy. To day the multitude
are shouting hosannao to their chieftain. to.
morrow. every tongue is abusing him. Sue
css make. grca, men on, OF email once
defeat makes small men out Of great ones.
In military matters, n man i' tossed M and
thrown down. like q FOO, ball. Mere 'u,-
picion travel. round q continent like race
horse. and run. down every man tha, IL
purucs. Every JEALOUSY aud rivalry per-
wade whole communities like atmosphere.
All history abound' IN facts. proving these
assertions zen. Schuyler o, the ReVoln.
ton was better general. a man Of noble
impulses aud better ,er.cd In military
science. than Gen. Gates; yet. Gates gocs
down to po,tcri,y the hero Of Saratoga,
while 10 j. scarcely knovp tina, Schuyler
lived at all. The oppdrrni reverse. that AZ.
tended the army operations Of Gen. Schuyler
laid the train that ended in the capture Of
Bareornc; for doing this Schuyler vas dis
graeci and the command Of the Northern
army, when a, tho roin, Of victory, taken
from him and given TO Gen. Cate. Gen.
Wool really fought the hath, Of Busna
vl.,a,-ior he had been engaged 10 the h,h,
more than two hour.. when Zen. Taylor
came upon the Geld; ysi, comparatively
lev people .ccm q know that Gen. Wool
VA. there at all while the victory made
Gen. Taylor President.
II Osnsral Mcdowell hai achieved We.
tory n, Bali Ron. BE- would noe b. in eom.
nAnd Of a., army of ths Potomac. and n
Mcclellan hal hssn unsuccessful m We
tern Virginia. instead Of hcing uron tie
tongue Of every body. few wOali sc'm O.
kno- that such . man lived We coai
collect ,olam- II facts AMI inciieni. rrJS.
IN: III, pnin. her. ri,-ei. bat enough
We have ben lei into ih. train q -.
lection. Nv a sarciol r.ras'l Of What has
appeared in the public pres. for lew LAY.
Ia.t. relative - ten. Fremont and DO. cour.r
OF conduct . counani,ns general Of thc
West That John &. Fremont has bal
strong bold upon the affection. Of the Amer.
iean PEOPLE. !. a fact easily demon.uaid.
by reference to the vote be received Tor
tic Presidency in 1886. Since thu, time
until within few weeks. nothing has oc-
eurr-d 10 d,iraei IN the lea-, iron b.. vide
spread popularity.
When 10 Ma. selected by ,hs prs.idsn,
Cor hi. presen, position, every body ."id
,ha, he was ju., the man 'or the place.
Within tho las, month rnnOr has been max
ing savage work OF BIZ. good name. VIII
many he ha. been summary condemned
without, notice or hearing. The Press ha.
caught the infection and spread far and
vide the inlscii,e maleria that IL poisoning
every thing within the circle of its influence.
The gallan, Lyon died upon the field of bat.
tie, hi. faithful band OF soldiers lighting
against fearless odds; and Fremont is charged
a, his murderer. The brave Mul!ican fights
with terrific fury AMI with hi. starved nut
garrison 'urrender' Lexington. and Ere
mon, Is Immediately charged as the mau IN
fault. The accurscd Get OF teaches who
hang around the army like locu.,s, for fDi
contracts. sc, upa hue and cry. tina, Ere
mont is ruinou.ly eIira,agani aud the whole
pack Join in crying him down. Frank
Blair get. up al issue with hi. commanding
general. aud tho eroakers all cry out Fro.
mont is despot-a ,yrant.
And 80 il has been, one thing after anoth. |
err. causb, up and zen, over the country on
the telegraph wires. and in the press related
aud spread from mouth to mouth, oil di.
rec,ly tending to ruin the hard earned repu.
ta,iOp OF distinguished man, now in tie
field fighting the battles OF bis country.
Where is the data upon which these sweep
ing charges are madc' Who knows whe.h.