The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-09
WIN, Frcmopts, Friend. Now sny.

| We have been slow 10 rcnOuncc our faith in
FREMoNr but it is likely to'yicld to the cvi-
| dence accumulatng against him, aud 10 the in
judicious not to say wicked efforts of largo
portion of his friends, principally army contrdc-
tors and camp f,yortcs, who mo and have been
cncrgctically at work for the creation of such
sympathy in his favor as they have fondly hoped
would sweep away all opposition, and place their
hero not alone in the Presidential chair, but
first in the hearts of his countrymen. The jour
u,ls of the North and West, in common with
large portion of the best informed Of the popu-
lition Of these sections, have sustained
IHrMoNT, under every contingency, rs a
Patriot, ever anxious TO do his country
service, and as clear-sightcd statesman, whom
it would be impossible to hoodwink or lead into
corruption But the results question his pa
triotism, in allowing the present period Of his
countrys need to be the period of her plumber,
aud his craftsmanship is alike questioned, If it
he urged that the plumber has been unknown to
him. But the Press, which cannot lie deceived
ms to the great principles of right and wrong,
| however it may futtcr for a period towards
either point eff the compass, before its Judgment
|
cilcssly showing up the injudicious efforts Of his
friends as also in setting forth the public plum
| der in which they have participated
Regarding the sensation dispatches recently
| received from the camp in Missouri it is urged
| that tie order removing Fremont is known to
have been in his possession on the 1st inst, but
| he did not see fit to make ii known to his army
until the "a inst. which gave time 10 have all
| the subsequent scenes" rehcarscd. Where
| the Brigadicr Generals came from who implored
him to remain one moro night in the army is "A
m 'stcry, US SIGELwas with the advance guard,
| PuTE and MCKINsrRN had not yet arrived, and
IluNTEH was on the hanks Of the Usage, wait
ing for ratOns. Then the imminoncc Of bat
tie has taken every one by surprise. Gen.
FRTMoNT's reports to the Government immedi-
| ately before his recall were to the effect that
Pace would not face him, and this view was
| corroboiatcd by the newspaper accounts. PmcE
was known to be at Ncosho, nearly so mile,
from Springfield on the first Of the month, and
we have no reports tn warrant the belief that he
had rciraccd his steps until these questionable
dispatches commenced coming oTer the wres.-
| The Government at Washington had assurances
from Gen. FREMoNT himself, that Pace wa
in no way disposed to begin hattie, and thi
was equally true six days after hc received no
tice that he was superseded.
Among the prominent journals which hay
| espouscd his cause none has made greater eNor
b tons to investigate the charges against Far
MOST than the Chicago Tribune. II has bee
G his warm, earnest, unhinching friend aud ad
mircr, from the moment he was appointed to tn
g command Of the Department of the West, an
l. indeed long anterior to that time. Desiring
defend him from the charges that were iloatin
y around respecting him, it dispatched first on
| and then another of It's editorial corps to s
D Louis and other points, each Of the four goin
! with a strong prejudice in Gen. Fremont
layor. The one who first went wrote home sue
unfayorable accounts respecting the state I
! affairs, that his con- ises supposed he must hay
, | been imposed upon by enemies Of the genera
and another was sent TO correct his imagine
errors. The second and the third, however, onl
= confirmed the representations Of the first, an
the editorial proprietor himself went thither {
set the three right, but the evidence Of gro'
> and wicked Encouragement Was so oyerwheln
ing that he too was compelled to believe 1t, an
l their joint conclusion 10 thus summed up