The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-09
BY PONY EXPRESS.
Atlantic Correspondence.
THREE RIVERS, Michigan,
October 18th, 1861.

ut IuU-d uuU-uuD OF lDe ufuiu auu tuC SuiIIl
notes of the fife are the order of things here
abouts. Have spent the past few days at
White Pigeon, the headquarters of the regi-
nient known as Col. Mays Independent Regi-
ment. Some 1900 men are now quartered
there, and it is expected that the regiment viii
be ready for marching orders in about three
weeks. What an abundance of blue cloth,
gold lace, full chests and hoarse voices Of CON-
mand, the pomp and circumstances of war >
produces. Every little hamlet of the State,
has its company or regiment, and, go where
you will, you are sure to find men in uniform,
and squads Of raw regiments on drill The bar
rooms are filed with fierce warriors, " bearded
Ike the bard" and talking gently as 1" the
army in Flanders" Companies, battalions,
and regiments whizz by you on the cars, with
a speed that renders their tiger" which fol-
lows their cheers, indistinct in the distance
| Within the next four weeks, Michigan will
have not less than 10000 troops in the field
The Independent Regiment mentioned above,
will be composed of 1000 infantry, one battery
of artillery, and q company of cavalry, making
pretty effective little army of l,200 men.
The plains of White Pigeon resound with
" Eyes-right y" Right-dress !"-" Shou-
der-arms !" etc, etc. The principal charges
yet made by the regiment has been upon The
eating house and the bar>room but they are
confident of being able to clean out rebel
battery, when called into action.
Our neighboring States Of Indiana and Hi
nois are much more active than Michigan, in
throwing troops into the feld-these States
having furnished not less than 10000 men,
Innunerable troops have been ordered TO
Washington within the past few weeks, the
general supposition being that, coast expedi-
tions, similar to the Hatteras affair." are in
contemplation. 1t is not thought that an ad
vance is contemplated by McCleans COM
mand for some time 1t is thought that coast
expeditions will be more effective than an ad-
vance OF the main army upon the intrenchments
Of the rebels. Should they become desperate
and attack Washington, no fears are entertain
ed of their success. But little is known where
the next blow will be struck, as the movements
of the War Department are now with the ut
most secrecy possible.
In Missouri, under the generalship of Gen
John Charles Fremont, a deporabIe state of
affairs exist, and is still doubtful whether the
rebels do not obtain a footing in that unforu-
nate State. The appointment of Fremont as
Major Gendral was an unfortunate one. 1t
gave that son-naw Of great man an oppor-
tunty to reimburse some of his California
friends for their former assistance of himself,
and since his advent in ST. Louis, be has been
busted bestowing contracts upon such men as
|. G. Woods, J. G. Palmer, J. H. Robinson
and others, and permitting the rebels to over
run the State. Hence the defeat and death of
Gen. Lyon. at Springfield, the interruption of
the mail route through ST. Joseph, the defeat
and capture of Muligans command at Lex
ington, and other disasters to the Union cause
in Missouri. Having surrounded himself with
bis California operators, access to his presence
was denied to other persons, and everything
has gone on swimmingly with Fremont and
the rebels in AIissouri-the formers friends
realizing fortunes from the Government con~
tracts, and the rebels re-capturing the State
This blissful state Of things was not destined
to continue without interruption. Cameron
being in the Cabinet, is not disposed TO tOle>
rate men in a subordinate department of the
Government who can steal more than he can
and he has the sense to know that, as a men,
Der of the Cabinet, and the Head of the War
Department. his winnings will fail far short of
those of Fremont and bis California sharpers
in Missouri. Hence Mr. Fremont will be forced
to resign or be removed. Had he been content
to win less than Cameron by this unfortunate
war, it is probable that he would have been
left to dispense fat contracts to his California
associates until the rebels had driven him from
the boundaries of his command.
Fremont's vain glorious proclamation, free
ing the slaves Of rebel masters, is having a
good effect here-as it is destroying the Re
publican organization. The rabid Abolition
sentiment Of the country sustains Fremont,
while the overwhelming majority of the people
sanction the order of President Lincoln. COM
pelling him to change it so as to accord with
the law of Congress on that subject This will
leave a Constitutional Union party, and an
Abolition party in the North. Opportunity
has been given Fremont to redeem himself,
and he has departed from St. Louis with about
10000 troops to re-capture Lexington aud
drive Price from Missouri No such opportu-
tunity would have been extended to any other
man, guilty of bis shortcomings. But his IA
nous proclamation has made him hosts OF
friends among the Abclitonsts Of the North,
and they created such furore in his favor, as
to make the Government pause in his removal,
although it placed the Government in deli
cate position. The Administration was en-
deavoring to prove to the Union men of the
South that the Administration was not an
Abolition one, and Fremont's proclamation