, 1861-09-18

Blair, Jr., is taken with bettsr humor than
nie ht have been expected. II is regarded as
ctcssly alied to the rumors cf Fremont's re-
novaf. The order of arrest reads % folio rs:
HEADQuARTEEs WEsTEnN DErABTHEsT,
ST Loc1s, Sept. II, 1851.
Col. Francis p Blair, Jr-. Of the First Missouri
Light Artillery, ls hereby placed under arrest
be limite Of <oL; Bair's arrest will be the limits
Of 'As lily Of ST. 101if; B. By eEder Of r
&c. KE17os, Adj1taat. -
The charges against the accused have not
been muds pubic Neither hss Col Blair
hlmeelt been Informed what they are. To-
day he is s1ugly easconced at the residence of
the enb Treasurer, Benz snin G. FArran, aud
tHGalrg his cigar as quietly a. if nothing had
haIpensd- Of courte therewill be'a eontroyer-
~ and with powerful frlende il Washington,
FIaLI Blair Tll prove no ordi1ary Antagonist
Tte1e l. oae phase Of this difficulty that it Is
righ' the pnolic should understand Col
Blair is 81 enthusiastic endorser Of Gen. Fra-
mont's proclamation, and indignantly repudf.
ates the elander which has been circui sted that
be as cencupced Gen. Fremont for that. So
fur frum differing with Fremont, and on that
poiEt, Gel Blair asserts positively that he be-
}ieVes it wou1d have been right move if the
tame proclamation had been Issued month
easlier.
The impending controversy will probably
tn1n ont very rich before it is concludaa.
There are charges aud counter charges. This
moinlrg the tamor is circulated tnht Fremont
hss given contract to eome California friends
10 cast shot aid ehen at 5 cents per pound,
snd thnt the contract has been snbIet at *
cents ptr pound, and that it has eix morthss
10 run. On the other hand it has been
stated Cn the the street, 1hat one da7 last
Wtek E'raLk Blair endeayc-ed to per-
snade Fremont 10 give ont contract to
Bis tElelds 1or certain supplies At his own
price, and upon Fremont's refusal, Bla:t left
'ThESQ Ar1 oHyfH ef hh
stat. n nte made On both sides. T. il impos-
6tble 10 arrive at any conclusion In regard 10
1heiI trutlfulness or fa}sisy. Upon th: slight
est qae&tle1iig, however, Of those who Ten-
ture 10 breathe an accusation against Gen.
Fremont, 1t is invariably found that the CON-
plants terminate In the old charge Of ''exclu-
tlEertes," and st Hungarian body guard hum.
tuf, etc While it is true that formerly there
we're serious grounds for these complaints,
the same grounds do noe exist now. Ere
mon1'e headquarters are still asppproachable
1or those = no have 70 business to 1ransaee,
but TO there who really fave right to see the
commanding General, the approach is con-
Ea1atjrt}y easy. There nay indeed be ROOM
for luther reform in this matter, but any body
Wto vii IT feet must come to the conclusion
that it is more the fault Of understrappers than
CT Ger. FIemeut that ACCESS to him mas been
Denied to many worthy people in times psst.
hany worthy citizens whose NJ mes have baen
jdt1tif.d with the Union Cause from It's in-
ception, have been led into the errors of rs
sailing Fre1non. for this ressen. This is to
be regretted, but It is childish to call for h;s
absolute removal upon tuch grounds. TIE
Fhole business Is unfortunate, and tends to
| weaken the cause IN this city.
President Lincoln's 5 modification Of General
fTtmonIs proclamation is understood 10 be
| sop to the IrosIavery Unfonists of Ken.
| tneky: Wtat Oh Garth Kentuckians had to
complain Of in matter belonging exclusively
to Missouri, Ia not explained. Various opin-
! 1o1e are entertained in relation to the uodi5
| cation. Il is plain that Fremont himself re,
| fused to make the amendment, but told the
| President that if he chose to do it, he could
do so, and the President accordingly did 1t.
| PraeticAijy. the proclamation was o. small
Importance originally, because there was no
| power to en1orce its provisions in regard to
tie slaves Of Missouri rebels; and hence The
modification makes very little practical dit.
tercnce- In future operations the Voice oi
the people will ultimately demand that all
| slavss belonging to Brmed rebels shaU be
emancipated, as the i.ea il hot to be tole
rated for an instant that the Government can
oRn human being, or sell ona to slavery
| again.
The fclt:fcatioDs around the city are pro.
| greEsiug rapidly toward completion. a large
force OF labcrere are engaged upon them nj; ii
and day, and through Sundays as we'll IS othe1
days. The object Of fastening theea11y con-
Pletlon Of these defeRces appears to look tc
the Withdrawal Of the large bodies Of troops
required 70: the defence Of the city without
the Notifications. The guns for these wockt
are already en- the ground, and the point is al
! readJ gained that no rebsI battery can nov
approach 1t Louis near enough to Ehel th,
CITY without being met with stout resist
spce.
! Msjor, or rather B1igadier. General, McKin
stry's office is still besieged By applicants 70
passes to leave the city The scsne in from
Of his cfice, corner Of Washington Avenue ant
Fourth street, Is instructive IS well as amua
Ing 1t calls to mind the ideal Of q count,
tar or Of election day in country town, an
OF the appearance Of the exterior Of the prin
places. The street is crowded Wit
Vehicles and horses aud every ms,
hetuan from Illinois is required to psc
cure rses, and before pass caa be rsad The
cath Of allegiance must be subscribed. Still
there is no doubt that many secessionists d
mems Of reaching the interior, where the
may communicate with secessia. It has evel
been inlimated that an extensive systsm g
correspondence between Northern eece%sio
spies and the JEFF Davis authorities is ktt
~ through Missouri, and yia Fayetteville an
Little Rock, Arkansas, to Memphis, Tenne'
zee.
The number OF horses now on baud In th
city and county is immense They mus
number nsuy thousands, A. soon as th
caEalIy regiments now forming are au equi1
ped, aud ready for service, there will be nor
caValry in this Department than in any othe
The horses as general thing are fine an
mails Il is doubted Ii the horses used bY Ger
Fremont's body guard can be excelled BY an
stock in the country.
Hen. Montgomery Blair and Quartermaste
Gene1al Meigs left the city this morning o
their retntn to Washington. The otject
their mission is not known. It is reporte
. that . spicy discussion took place betwee
, | the Postmaster General and Jessts last nig1
,, on the subject Of recently talked Of 'sfoIwal
moysmeLt-." The Cabinet officer is Ea}d
| have been bi1enced. Nous terroaa.
1t is currently reported that the property
, the late Lieut~ Gov. Thcs- c. Reynolds, wi
, has been aiding the rebels, wil ba couascat<
this week. He is one OF the few rebels vt
had ecme property to cGndscate in st. Loui
4 mail came through from st. Joseph {
Sunday with dates 10 the 10Th ilss, ana it
; bt1iCytd that Msjor SturEes and Gen Pope a:
By ills time safe in that city. The Ha1ulb
aud St. Jossph railroad may be considered
, | open.
4 petition il circulating asking the Provo
, MIrebal tc shu. up Wood, Eddy t. Co.
! Lottery shops here. The principal owner
, Ben, Wood Of NcT York. G.,