Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-07

an. decision was LEFT With the President 10 the case
Of Fort SUMTER Up TO noon to-day he bad not acted.
The Washington correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Prsss writes:
At protracted Cabinet meeting to-day, the Fremont
difficulty very fully discussed Secretary Chase. the
only member OF the Cabinet who opposed fremonts a
pointment at first questioned very seriously the propr
" Of his removal this time IL was finally decided 10
send Judge D wis Of Bloomington, Illinois personal
friend of the President to ST. Louis to examine the 40
counts Of parties who have claims, and euch as ne DE-
clares to be tight and proper will be paid forthwith,
Hon. John Covode had an interview With the President
to-day aud assured him that the removal oil Fremont
would seriously disturb good government In the army
TIE NORTHERN PRESS ON rRrNoSr's REMOVAL.
The removal of General Fremont was believed In Ntw
YORK. at the date Of our latest advlces. We give the
common Of the leading metropolitan press Of the North
o. the suit ect:
From the New York Tribune
Should the Executive fit to supersede him. shall
defer to that act as one clearly within the Presidents o.
fetal discretion The suggestion that the latter Is eal-
Gus Of Gen. Fremont afraid Of his bearing Oh the
aurels of the contest IL utterly contemplate he may
misiuige but Abraham Lincoln will never dIspiace uen
Fremont except upon clear conviction that the success
Of the national arms will thereby be promoted Letthe
officers a. he shall from time TO time deem most condu-
Give to the public good and never fear that he will not
be sustained in doing, even by those whose Judgment
may differ from hs own.
But Gen Fremont Ia yet the commander Of the De-
prmen OF Missouri and such is to be respected and
sustained He is nearly in front Of large rebel army,
flushed with recent triumph oyeraden with the plumber
OF several counties sdvantageously posted aud led by
one of the ables Generals IN the rebel service suen
are the circumstances under which the Herald sees n 70
- .kola ptrvt "a
that General Fremont is about to be stripped OF his oom
maud for reasons which impesch his ability or his ener
vy Can there be doubt that this Is giving aid aud
comfort TO the enemy In shape that renders 1t hardly
| less than treason
fPrOn the New York rmssl
THE REMOVAL OF GENERAL FREMONT.
The confused and cor Aictpg rumors which have been
circulating in rlton TO the commander OF the army OF
| the West this morning assume consistency. The Al
mnistration has determined to deprive General Fremont
Of his command This decision Is not founded upon De
mopstrated uufnpss OF the General for the actual duties
# the soldier His courage Is undputed; bis aoty 10
LEAD an army into battle and to manage so as to sure
victory is untried No one indeed will call In question
the many frank and gallant qualities which have given
romantic interest TO his history and so strongly attract
ed the regard OF large portion Of the people But 70
the General In charge o. large military department
something more than the dash and chivslrous bril-
liancy Of a gay cavalier Us needed. Upon the mere
military leader must be grated great administrative
ability an Acquaintance with the minute details oil
isiues' and the ability TO grasp them al keen
Insight into character ard an iLhexibs aeterm,,
nation to exact honestly, fidelity and economy from all
thoe necessarily entrusted With the conduct Of detail
Ia these qualifications Gen Fremont has been fou1d
licking II L. not the Administration which has condem'
ued him. The Congressional Committee, appointed at
the extra session 10 investigate the character oil tho ar
nv contracts has sat at st. Louis and patiently inves.
patsd the entire method and result Of Gen. Fremonts
administration and has been obliged to condemn aud
dslpprove it, and pronounce his unf,ness for the posi-
ton President Lincoln after such an rqueet aud YER
diet has no alternative but 10 transfer the General 10
come ether theare where his purely military capacity
may have chance to prove Itself and 10 place In bis
stead a cslmer and a more prudent otcer, who shall
bring to the ul6 ment Of bis duties patience, modeIa
ton and practical business talent Gen Hunter, who
probably succeeds Gen. Fremont is uuderstood to be
! :hus QUALIFIED.
From Frsmonts Home Organ
The ST. Louis Democrat Fr,monts especial organ thus
| comments on the report Of his removal;
He hal a brother-then he hadnt-then he had
then he hsdn't-TooDLEs.
Toe dispatches published yesterday morning. taken In
conjunction with private advces from Washington. jus
tiled the conclusion that General Fremont had finally
been removed This morning the Is equally salts
factory that he has not been removed So vibrate
| ~ the mercy Of the magnetic wires.
No official notice Of the removal has been received at
b. aialarIers in this eity In .dlan raaai~s .---
grams pnbhed 10 this issue, pronounce the author
ity Of the correspondent Of the New York Herald du
bious SOURCE be that the story of General Ere
nons removal il eaaard; and that though the mat
ter had received its final discussion In tho Cabine the
whole question had been referred to the decision Of Pres
iient Lincoln. II this be true, the loyal people of the
couury all of whom have confidence in the patriotism
and integrity Of the Chief Magistrate Of the nation will
ne satisfied only let the decision be made at once
Either cor firm General Fremont in his command re-
him. His b'st friends prefer his removal to this
lydAlying persecution that hes bampered his opera
tons so long The best friends Of the Administration
arc also sick Of the shutting hssi;ancy which has char
acter1sd its treatment OF this important case.
TIE FORT LAFAYETTE PRISONERS TAKEN TO
BOSTON
BosToS, Nov. LIST The State Of Msine brought eight
hundred prisoners Including those captured at Hlteras
Abou, sixty are invalds mostly typhoid Colonel
Dimmcck, in command Of Port Warren did not expect
80 large number and quarters we're only In readiness
for two hundred.
A large portion remained on board during the night,
bat will be landed and provided for during the afternoon
TIE YANKEE ARMY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
The GllEpOlis (ohio) Dispatch paper published on
the Western border OF Virginia, does not approve Of
the suggestion which has been made in several quarters
10 Withdraw ths Yankee army from there into Kentucky
It says:
IL the forces IN western virginia are Drawn on al
this time and directed elsewhere will DO the step
that be taken by the Government unless the in
IGNITION to give up Virginia We regard Western Virgin
ia as being in more dangerous condition than for some
months paat Armed bands Of secessonsts spring.
log up 10 all directions and only waiting for the Fed
era troops TO sacken their vigilance, whom their works
of havoc will again commence. They are becoming
more desperate and daring in their movements than ev
.r Ia fact instead OF Withdrawing troops, there 10
greater need Of sending more into Virginia.
RELICS OF COL. JOHN A. WASHINGTON.
The Washington Star says u
There we're found upon the person OF Col. John A
Washington and forwarded to the War Department two
revolvers Colts nsvy9 one pair Of spurs, one opera