The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22
GEN. FREmoNr,s REMOVAL.
How the Order was Served and How
Received. lfA WI
STATEMENT FROM HIGH AUTHORITY.


. STATEMENT FROM HIGH AUTHORITY
The following letter is from a gen leman
occupying responsible position in the Illinois
volunteers, well known to the people of our
State, and for whose opportunity to know the
facts and entire responsibility in the statement
of them, we will vOuch.-E Eds. CHICAGO TRIB.1
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 7, 1861.
Fremont is removed am able to tell
you how it was done, and although the
Tribune will be (at presently 1.-THE only pa
per that has the news" it is nevertheless
true.
1t has been known for some days past
that an order for removing General Ere.
mont was in this city, and that it's delivery
to him had some conditions attached to it.
For the last five days it has been believed
by the agents OF the United States that
Fremont had determined, if possible, to
make the party having in charge the order
for his removal believe that battle was
imminent at any hour, and measures were
accordingly taken to ascertain if such were
really the fact. But this proved to be no
easy matter. All sources of communica>
tiOn were in FremOnt's hands, and the ex~
act truth could only be known by means of a
special messenger. 1t was found, however,
that no such messenger could get through
FremOnts lines and the conclusion forced
itself upon the agents of the Government
that Fremont had determined not to be re.
moved. Ia this emergency the following
plan was adopted:
The party who brough the order for
Fremont's removal, from Washington, hav.
ing become known to the Generals sup
pOrters, passed onward towards Fremont,
and suffered himself to be arrested from
further progress by the Gordon of watchful
guards between here and Fremont's camp,
while two other parties, with copies of the
order, undertook to work their way through
all obstacles, and to deliver the order for
Fremont's removal to himself and General
Hunter. One of these, disguised as Mis-.
souri, farmer, succeeded, after much difficult
ty, in reaching Fremont's headquarters.
He applied to an Aid for permission to
communicate important news to the Gen
eral, and was refused, but urged to make
it known to the Aid. This be absolutely
declined, and finally got personal inter-
view with Fremont himself. He imme-
diately read the order to him aloud. " How
did you pass my lines, Sir ?" demanded
Fremont. "With much difficulty" re.
piled the disguised soldier, but did It,"
"Does Gen. Hunter know of this order?"
pursued Fremont. Yes, he has copy of
it," was the reply; "and here is copy of
the Presidents order to General Hunter"
continued the messenger, handing the copy
to Gen. Fremont. While Fremont was
reading the latter order, the soldier with
drew and communicated the news of Free
mont's removal, outside. He was soon fol-
lowed, and urged, "for certain important
reasons" not to communicate the facts of
Fremonts removal. But it was too late.
have this moment read letter from an
officer of the Government who was at Ere.
mont's camp when bis removal became
known. He says there was little or no ex-
citemen;; aud describes the events which
followed the announcement of Fremont's
removal in such a way as to leave no doubt
that all the stories of excitement among the
troops are falseh0ods, manufactured to order.
Moreover, this writer says there is no army,
and no considerable body of rebels within
forty miles of Springfield; all stories to the
contrary are manufactured for the occa-
sion
Tonight the Government has taken from
Fremont's agents the possession of the tee-
graph in this city and State. The Office
here was found full of bogus dispatches,
pretending to describe disorganization and
mutiny in Fremont's army, in consequence
of his removal. The dispatches are false,
and most of them are found to have origin.
ated here! But just across the river is
telegraph Office which the Government
does not control; and I presume that the
Tribune and other papers, will Tomorrow
morning contain batch of exciting news
from Fremont's camp, which the agents of
the United States Government have every
reason to believe are false.
But the deed is done: let future investi-
cation do justice to Fremont. The writer
of this letter has been his fast and firm sup
porter and feels like saying with Caesar in
the Capitol" Et tn, Brute!"