Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-27

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A STARTLING EXPOSITION
Tho yhicpr1 Tribune. hcrclof iro nmong
tho uoaiGst aud wuyst luends oI Non,
Fremont dpvolos 1--we columns To nn oN-
position of military affairs ln Missouri
making disclosures ur more damaging 10
the "Pnlh Finder" than anything diyulg'
cd thro' the agency of ADJ, Gen. Ibomas
or tho Congressional committee lately sit
ting at 81. Louis. We make the follow
ing extracts:
Early In the campaign, Mr.. Boss, Of
our editorial corps, went 10 81. LOWs, lr-
onton, Cape Giurdeau, Curo ard Pudu.
cah. lie returned with report Of the
goings on that was doubtful and uusa's-
factory. Later, and about the time the
army moved west, after the needless
sacrifice of Muligau and his command,
.MrMcdill went from ST. Louis to Jefferson
City, and along the route to Sedalia and
Georgetown. lie left home an ardent
.admirer OF Gen Fremontund djsbelicver
in the reports prejudlcial TO his fitness for
his place His letters, which excited no
little oommotion among our rcaders, give
the sincerity Of his conversion 10 the ops
posite opinion. When the congressional
committe charged with the duty Of exam,
ing into army ahd navy contracts went to
st. Louis, d., Ray went down to endeayor
to get at some Of .he facts developed
Ills private letters contained matters Of
such moment ard so prejudicial to the
management OF the Department, that Mr.
SCTipps, fearing that he had been uisled
by Interested parties. deemed it his duty
to see himse' # what foundation there was
for the charges, and he went down. Thus
the editorial prOIrietors Of the Tribune,
who are 10 suffer by q mistake in this grave
matter, have one after another been on
the ground, personal observers Of the state
of the Department. All had been the
fast friends oc the General all of us had
supported him for the Presidency IN 1856;
all were in favor of his appointment to the
Army of the West; all are willing to live
or die by the doctrines of the proclamation
that have gone so straight to the hearts Of
the people.
Collectively AT an eailier stage in the
they had been complimented
by the General for their earnest support
Of his policy, and warmly thanked them
for their generous devotion to him. -
The result is what would have happened
10 any four earnest men who desire a
quick termination of the war and an
acknowledged triumph OF the holy cause
Profound conviction of the incompetency
Of the General, disgust with the character
Df the men by whom lie is surrounded and
in whom he puts his trust, and an assurance
not 10 be shaken that unless Gen Fremont
is removed, and the affairs Of the Depart
ment are put into new hands, Missouri, and
finally Kentucky and Tennessee, are
lost.
In relation to the sacrifice orGen. Lyon,
the editor makes the following statement.
He say:
1--WE have the word Of a brave and truth.
full man, who was with Gen Lyon the day
before the fight, THE battle was on Satur-
day. that, with high Indignation, In the
presence of most Of the members of his
staff, he declared his belief thalthere was a
deliberate purpose TO cut him of and
destroy his force We urge no charge
against Gen. Fremont that be had sucL
purpose; but there were those about him
who are not exempt from suspicion OF this
crime.
And of the surrender of Colonel Null.
gan
1--WE add, on the authority of Hon. J.A.
Gurley, member of Congress from Cincin-
natl, at that time member of Gen. Ere.
mont's staff, that messenger from Col.
Mulligan, with his loud cry for reinforce>
ments cooled his heels two days among
the thieves in Fremont's ante-room, una
ble to put down the court etiquette there
enforced by the sharp sabres OF the body
guard. and at last by the aid of LieutG Gen.
Hall, got in only to hear that the General
would see about it,"
Then follows more about the "ante-
room thieves" Of whom it is remarked
"To see the Commander of the Depart
ment, save in cases which make the ex-
ceptiOn TO the rule, has at any time with
in the last two months, been a matter cf
greater difficulty than to get an audience
10 the Emperor OF France, the head of an
empire, and an army OF 100000 men. It'll
was for the interests OF Calitornians and
their coniedCrates that this should be so,
because while all the others were exclud-
ed, they had free access by the hack
stairs"
Among other specifications in regard to
the character of these retainers. il is
charged that zone of the Government In
speciors of horses at ST. Louis, is a gradu-
ate OF the Kentucky State prison." The
above will do as a specimen of this shock
ing expose. The editor says in conclu-
sion:
ave are informed upon sufficient au>
thority, that when the Investigating Com
mittee concluded their labors at St. Louis
they sent dispatch to Washington, 10y
mail to Springfield, so that it might not
be stopped,) telling the President the
true and exact condition of affairs in Mis-.
souri,, and urging upon hin the instant
removal Of Fremont, upon the ground
that in his hands the war could not be
continued year, for reason of want of
funds to supply the waste and profigacy
in his Department"