The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-16
The War Of the Politicians.

Before leaving st. Louis, on Monday, the
Secretary of War. by letter, ordered General
Fremont 70 disc ntinuc, a. unnecessary. his
feli works arolnd the city, and that VIII oh no
il erecting at jefferson city to suspend work
on the Barracks he is building near his resi-
demo- for his body guard of 800 cavalry, and
ordered him 10 employ all the money in the
hands Of the disbursing officers to the payment
Of the current expenses u his army ia Missouri,
and TO let all his debts in ST LOUIS, amounting
10 a, SOC, 900, remain unpaid until they can he
properly examined and sent TO Washing
too Tor settlement. lie also ordered
that the dsburSing officers should dis.
burse their funds and not transfer them
% irresponsible agents, persons who do
not hold commissions from the President, and
are no, under bonds; and he further ordered
that hereafter all contracts, necessary to be
made, be made by the regular Disturbing OIL;
Of the army. Gen. L. was also informed that
payment would not DO made TO OIL ,ers appoint.
Cd by him. II is said there are over 200 Of
them whose com missions do not bear the PIes-
dents signature, and that Paymaster Andrews
had bosn verbally instruc' ed not 10 make such
payments. Special exc ption was made in iav u
Of officers of volunteer. The Lumbar Of forts
planned 10y Con. Fremont for the defense Of ST.
Louis is eleven. Final action respecting his
military administration will DO promptly taken
by the cabinet. At present Gen. Fremont has
10000 men at Upton but cannot move for want
Of transportation. Within his entire comm and
there are 20, 600 men.
Tho above dispatch to the Tribune, is under
stood to be uhquestionlbly authentic, and
shows that tho blow long suspended hesitating-
~ over the head OF General Fremont, ha,
fallen As we have often disclaimod the sim
plcity Of giving credit for public virtue to tn
politicians in power, or 10 those out Of power
We need net repeat that We regard this who'll
Fremont business, a. war Of rival a'piran,
and jealous resentmen,s. II seemed, however
a. II fremont's enemies were bound to yiel
him one chance to vindicate himself as gen
eral, before they would dare 10 fall upon hin
To remove him in the face Of a tbroateuin
hostile force, would havo been madnoss aud il
Justice to.h, and he was therefore thought to /
sure Of campaign that would s.,ow his capac
ity OF incapacity conclusively.
But the other side, favored ~ luck and thoi
swn ingenuity, have heeied him Off after all
Tho flight Of PRICE affords them an opportunit,
10 crush him without crushing the Union caus
in Missouri 1T the same moment, at least; Will
the cunning strategy of two or three Icing heAde
Secretaries has hit upon an admirable way
doing II Indirectly without taking the re5pons
biiity Of direct removal, without allowing tn
world ever to know whether Fremont was
general or not and without so much as an IL
vesigation Of the complaints againit him. II
is at once crippled and left powerless toprovid
transportation for his army, by sot of instruc
tions and interferences which at the same tim
degrade him more cruelty than would a rsmoyl
from his command. Io will thu, 10 undoubl
edly gcaded into resignation If not actual
compelled to it by the impossibility OF e1ercis
ing his command under the humiliating cosu
ter-orders Of the Secretary Of War.