New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-22

IN eQ30 900. The payment of money on tu, u
=. ,yyreirle would bankrupt any nation. II The
f,iefds OF Gen. Fremont want him 10 lie under in-
nniHtiou they nislahe their duty. IL the Jury Ind
tha, the money was properly drawn, they would 70
6ud. If the money was doe 10 the Governs ent,
Congress would be derehet duty If 1t did not take
measures 10 secure il. Owing 10 Gen. Fremoptt
hold upon the people, other man could have made
such drafts and escaped.
Mr.. COLFAX (Rep., Ind.) said the gentlrman's 8
persistent maGgDity was worthy Of better caose.
Why did the gentleman allow his thunders against
Gen. Fremont to sleep for the five m0oths that Con-
gress has been In session, till he is again IN com.
mand1
Mr.. OWEN explained that he introduced his
resolution the very day he read the report, and was
watching for il to come up for action ever since.
Mr.. C0LFAX replied that the gentleman had had
frequent opportunities meanwhile make his speech
WY wait till Fremont was in front Of the enemy,
and then hurl from tls legislative council At
lis back. Common u-iice would demand that he
should be let alone until the eud Of the war, when
e. e gentleman's malgniy could be sated to it's iu
extent. The gentleman informed him lColfax), be-
fore the evidence WIS officially published, that e
was opposed to and had lost confidence III him. pred
eating bis opinions only Oh newspaper statements.
Mr. OWEN had no recollection of such converta-
ton. -
tel, before the meeting of Congress. Why was not
this movement made against Gen. Fremont when be
WAS not in active command Why row GEEK TO de-
priye bin of bis influence with bis officers aud men,
ard brug him into a Criminal Court
Mr. OWEN eaid be did not purpose bringing him
into a Criminal Court, but 10 a suit at law.
Mr.. COLFAX replied that it was virtually
making him sriminal lie believed the expcndi-
tnres connected with the fortifcaioDs at NJ. Lonis
were ext4avagaDt, bat no mentioned the circuh-
stances which exteuuated the expenditures, tbst
Gen. Fremont was Just leaving ~. Louis TO attack
~ Die nd thafu enough
in the smsller number OF men requisite 10 defend
81. Louis.
MIR. MALLORY Un.. Ky.) suggested that the
friends OF Fremont should desire investigation III o.
der TO relieve him Of the pending cnsrger'
Mr.. COLFAX continued, saying the restoration oi
Gen. Fremont 20 a command by The Precedent was III
tLe natore of n vinCicstiOn OF his Character.
Mr.. OWEN discaimed malice toward Gen. IRE
mont who was a stranger to him.
Mr, LOyEJOY Qiep, ILL., essayed to illustrate
tho no,ition of the gentleman from New-YOrk.
Mr.. OWEN could not see the Application
Mr. LOVEJOY read Virgil
Mr.. DIVEN-It is 100 late for me TO commence
Mr. IOVEJOY said, whio Fremon; WAS in the
presence Of the enemy 1t looked IKE malice preptnse
thus TO srraign hiu
Mr.. COLFAN repeated that he did not approve Of
the ST. Louis iorthcalious 9nd contracts, but other
Generals bad made far wore mistakes, and be
Instanced the lack OF transportation at Bah Bui
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for all he knew no man was perfect. After further
r.marks m yindicaiiOn of Gen. Fremont lie sand:
Give this man a chance TO be heard before be Is
stricken down by >r pdTte Committees, who pub
lshed evidence taken in bis absencc as conclusive
without giving him All opportunity To cIo-s-eNamlne
them. But II 10 well known that the Committee on
The Conduct Of the War believe them exonerated.
Mr.. BLAIR (Rep., Mo-, during the debate, said
tina Pre.ident may, in consideration Of political
influence, have reinttaied Fremont IL command, TO
prevent q divisiun Of Northern sentiment placing
him in the Mouu'ain Department, where be could
DO no harm and 10 good. The people Of Missouri
were made 10 suier by Fremonrs bringing his
California friends into that State, and Obliged
10 wall ior siX OF eight months for their money.
Mr. COLFAX inquired bow j. G. Woods came 10
be placed on Fremonts staii!
MIR. BLAIR MOI sad that Woods came with u
PASS from Gen. Beaureg gard, abd Was enployed 10y
lis ilairr brother IA spy TO get the mails through
Baltimore, NJ man of capacity, skill and courage.
Woods came here with q gang OF Caliiornlins con-
sdered the bascst earth, and II seLs there Wa "A
natural eli niiv between them and Fremont.
Mr. COLtAN Understood that Fremont wns
placed in command through the influence OF the
Blair family.
Mr.. BLAIR ACKNOWLEDGED this lad deeply re-
pented IL; and II pErdoned, fiemon' would never
GET INTO another command vi hIs help. IA the
gentleman from Indiana had picked mp tins oast-oh,
he would eoon get fick OF hin.
Mr. COLFAN said be had not picked up the east.
off If any body. lic hld started IN company with
tie gentleman Of Missouri, AID had kept on, while
the gentleman had swi ched OIL
Mr. BLAIR replied thht il was time to switch of
when Fremont made contracts with Beard giving
four times az much 10 the work whs worth. ST.
Louis never war ia danger. eIceptlngfrom Fremont,
aud now the latter il in Wertern Virginia. The
COM nsugurated in Missouri are resumed, and
letters are writtsn, IA usual sssang the Govern
neut for not Furnishing more troop.
a running debate between COLFAS and BLAIR
occurred, concerning points in the military conduct
OF Fremont.
MIR. PHELPS I'm, Call without declaring him
self friend oil Fremont, believed he wa, entitled o.
iair hearing lie knew Beard was lere, asking for
/ u survey VI the works. AZ for Wood he was per-
sonally acquainted with him. II fr,mon. selected
Woods for his business manager he could not have
made y better selection. The gentleman from Mls.
souri seemed to baye siigmatzed returned Caliior-
nians. In response 10 tins, he Phelps had only 10
say that If you strip the army Of returned Calior-
ni.ns, YOU will have but few competent leaders.
| Mr.. STEVENS said IN Revolutionary times there
was q caba against Washington, and there seemed
To be u cabal now. The only difference was in the
kind OF men OF which they were composed. Tie
means selected to destroy the latter were in
iamou. tban those resorted TO with the view Of de-
rtrOyng Washington. The motive attributed by tie
gentleman from Missouri 10 the President IN rein
stating Fremont WAS not vlndcatiOn OF All injured
from the trsfh and slander heaped upon hun.
Ii there ever was worse charge nude again4l
any man in Office than that sgsinst the mo-
tiyes Of the President, he had yet to learn
it. The gentleman had made none Ms bad
agaL-t Fremont, though ho has condemned Fremont
IA plunderer. He alluded 10 what be terms scrap,
OF Islander against Fremont, aud Of persons being
put on bis scent by those who had been his friends
but became bis enemies, TO destroy HIM. There wse
no preense that be bad received any money which
he was not entitled. II i, were in order, he would
move 10 discharge the scRndsl-hunting Committee
from any further service. They hid committed more
fraud than they bad detected.
Mr. BLAIR kep, Mo-, in explanstion, said If
Fremont dd not BRING these Caliioruian- here, ho
received them with opeu arms. and filled their hands
with contracis OF tho innaL uniorinua chnrncinr.