The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-21
Thurlovy Weed On Fremont.
While Erc,nonts case was under con

Weed, Il man Of national rcpNtalioii,
once a particular friend Fremont
aud edit n Of the ilbn"y q. W Eren'
ing Journal, writes to his paper from
w ashin.,on rs follows:
We publish i, and other matters
not for the sake Of cnnl,a,o,iny to in,
lure Fremont hut to show many NH"
have n,rcaran,ly wor.hiped him and
still 10th TO give him mp, that there was
ample causn fr his removal, and that
The Administration wa. RICH, IN d"'n.
it.
.Sincc l. cannot be concealed rr dcnied
that Gen. FIR mont's conduct in Mis-
souri, has been the subject Of official IN
qniry, anil is now the occasion ct Exc
cuti>e lclihera,i"n. and 1T popnls soil
ci,ulr. | have made it my hn~inr>. T.
obtain. fr III various hut reliable so".
ccS. infn,ma,i n from which the People
as Jurors, may safely rcndcra verdict.
In coming AS I have, to \ conclusion
unfavorallc toGru Fremont. II Is scarce
IL n.cdfnl to say ,ha, | had. in doing
50. 10 "conqnrr' many ''prcjn''icc>
Nv relations with Gen. Frem"n, have
been intimate and pleasant. believed
him ,mincn'lv npri .ht and patriotic. !
thought him wed fitted f,r the high
command with which he was invested:
aud he went forth with my hear { |,
asnira,inns that he would render good
service to oar country and win glory
for himself.
Pa>sin. much that might be said,
inpuynin. the sense and taste 1T Gen.
Fremont, aud confnin. myself In as
cus:.,inns incidentally trne, submit %
The readers Of the Journal some facts
| which will show them how lamcntailr
favored General disapvoints the p"rn
lar expectation
When Gen Frcnon, reached ST.
Louis he took rs his Head Quarters. n
house t,r which the Government is
paving $4,000 a year.
lie surrounded himself with nn,ner.
uns Staff. none ot whom were residents
| If Missouri organizing. simultaneously.
Il IL dv Guard consisting # nearly hire
hunl ell lI.r>cne,l. thr.ai1h which -
cess ~ The Chief is rs diff nj rs ID.
approach /. Il Monarch in the harses.
ages at Despo'ism.
IL has appointed and commissioned.
wi;lnn, The shadow "f Authority. more
,han Fifty Officers. with the rank It
C"l,nel, Lieut. C.lnnc' u ir. Captain
g.. g.. CD. Andrews. ,lr United
States Pay Master, WAS required ia pay
| these officers, aud upon his refusal 20 10
=, VAS threatened with lml,rs"nmcnf
ne was also directed - ,aakcan Illegal
transfer of 800 600.
The officers belonging to Gen. Fro
mon's Staff are interested in Army
Contracts Capt. Ilaskai,. al aid. is !,
! partner Of Col. Dcgraf i'll Mule, Ia.
| and other Contracts.
Captain Tu,nley l'ni,el States
| C"mmlssary. was ordered To receive
and pay cxorbitant prices for inferior
Mules from Capt. IIa>kall. and rp u
| protesting again>; This wrong, was or
d red away from the Post by General
| Fremont
Capt. T. NJ. Davis If Gen. Fremont :
| Staff, received n contract far Blankets,
! which, on delivery. proved rotten and
! worthless, and though condemned. were
paid f.. and s.nt 10 the Hospitals
Tho m..sketa purchased i,y Gen Ere
| mont. Ia FraHnn. asr worthless.
..fcr Gnn. M,ig. limi'c.l til" price
t. he phil fsr Outs n, 80 cents. corn IT
! %. and hav nj $3.50 il cnn.sac, w.
made with Birl and Palmer N'Hlmer
Cook Il Cu. nf Culifnrni, nntoriefy) AZ
81 cents FIR oats. 30 Cor corn and $40
Cor hav. amounting in the a 'grcgatc TO
| $1,000 600
Gen. Fremont on his arrival ut St.
I.oa,is. was me, hy The ALL IF General
Lvnn. accompanied hv Mi Phelps.
NJ. c.. asking Tor fointrcements, which
wprc not sent.
The indebtedness ~ the tlnawcrmsa
tcr's Department. for Gen Fremont :
Command, is over far millions aud Il
half!
This disas.ron4 uondifioa "f things.
is attributable to the s'maliign Influences
of Calif,rnians with whom Zen Fra
mon, BECOME unfortunately CONNECTED
in Mining operations. and who buried
, from tn. Pacific nn learning that h"
was entrusted with hi.h Military CON.
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