The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-12
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Removal Of Fremont.


dignation, and condemned as not only I'M
timely and njudicious, but as most ap
parent and unjustiable act OF persecu-
ton. Unless there is better grounds for
removing Gen. Fremont than those Civ
en- by FRANK BLAIR and Gen. THOMAS, it
will be very hard to satisfy the people of
the Northwest that the act was one
prompted by the best interests Of the ma
tional cause. And why, unless these
charges are all, do we not hear OF Others ?
We have right to believe that when
men so evidently prejudiced, so evident
ly acting through personal feeling have
attempted a specification of charges
against another, that they have detailed
the worst of which he can be accused
And the people cannot but believe, that If
there was anything more culpable in the
course Of Gen. Fremont than that which
Messrs. BLAIR and THOMAS have given
to the public, they would have sought it
out and published it with their respec-
tive statements. They feel, therefore,
that they have right to look upon these
charges as the sole excuse for his remov-
al, and they fully believe that the causes
assigned are in many instances frivolous,
the charges mostly unjust, and the whole
movement contemplate and scandalous
Gen. Tn MASS statements, IN some in.
stances, offset themselves, when, for in
stance, as in one place, he charges Gen
FREMONT with purchasing an unnecessa-
~ number of mules, and then blames
him for taking the field without proper
means OF transportation. His statements
as to the quality Of the arms purchased
by Gen. Fremont are also fully disprov-
EN-, and specification about some blank
cts, upon which he lays great stress, has
been explained to erybody's entire sat
isfaction by Qlartermaster DAVIS, who
made the purchase in his official capaci-
". and proved the blankets worth all
they cost, and Gen. Fremont not at all
responsible. As to the defeat of LYON
and MULLIGAN, the people are convers.
ant with the facts, and have long since
exonerated FREMONT, or at least have
held him no more responsible than other
Generals for reyerses. And as to the
charge of incapacity, freely made against
him by both THOMAS and BLAIR, they
look in vain for such evidences of ener.
gy displayed in any other military de-
partment of the army, as has been dis
played in Missouri. Gen. THOMAS LAYS
much stress upon what he calls the "re.
luctant opinion Of Gen. HUNTER that
Fremont is incompetent for his extensive
command. AMI yet the Chicago Jour
al says that the fact is notorious that
Gen. HUNTER, while in Chicago, before
he went to Missouri, AMI before he knew
anything Of G,n. FRGMoNr's operations,
sneered AT The Palhinlers military abil-
lly. The real gist of the matter seems
to be that Gen. Fremont has been crush
Ell between the aspirations Of ambitious
Politicians, and the jealousy of our army
arlstocrary. which claims monopoly of
lea lership in this contest.
The confidence. tie love, the enthusi
assn, which Cen. FREMoNr has excited
in his troops. proved him possessed Of
one OF the first requisites of leadership.
That enthusiasm was worth everything
10 the army and to the Cause. 1t would
have Carried the army over difficulties
which il would otherwise shrink from,
AMI woul have given il victory where
victory VAS a. all possible. That enthu.
siasm the enames Of FREM oSr have
Iaenrhei, and have thereby added thou |
sand. 10 the force of the enemy. They
have likewise struck great blow at the |
roDG lepce Of the people in the integrity
AL Jui5htbt ys kHetF fuiefs, which Will i
b. severely felt, we fear, iD future enlist
ments.
A noblcY, more elevated patriotism
than that manifested by FREMONT in Law
in. down his command. cannot anywhere
be produced Mercilessly abused and
bounded rs he had been, by his enemies,
and on the very eve Of accomplishing the |
object for which he had so desperately
S sjven-a conflict with the enemy-with
AN army whose affection for him gave
him almost nD'imited power over it, he
yet cheerfuily, uacomPiainiDsly, bows 10
what he feels TO be the greatest mi ustice,
obays the o'der of supercedure without
A murmur, and sooths his men 10 duty By
asking them 10 continue as they had be-