The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-09
Congresslonal rnvcstigation.

By the perusal Of the report, published on the
frst page, Il will he seen that the House Committee
state the mode Of their invesiigntion and their es-
innate Of the fraudulent and dshoncst contracts,
asserting that the Frequency Of these tronsacions,
instead Of eStenuating the ofttrse dcnandsa more
prompt and public condemnaiion." We opnc the
thing most needed, to BE- poisto,,r'. Let Congress
20 to work anil pass law m1king fraud on the
government penal ofenso, punish the thieves by
h1a, imprisonment. or hanging, if necessary; the
evil viii then soon nblto. Whils, We condemn
and woull in0ict the scvcrcst penalties on those
guilty OF the oicucoS alleigcd. yet feel Il is due
70 SOM, who have long, faithfully, and honorably
served our country, that we should afford them the
chance Of reply, ere we permit the numerous, silly
and improbable tales in circulation to influence our
judgement. In relation to Gen. Fremont, we must
nj forget, that in the past ho has served his coun
try, faithfully earnestly, and successfully. That
as a min Of honor and virtue his character has
been hitherto unspoit,d. That all tho motives
which can influence man to dcsrc and maintain,
such reputation, certainly possessed by him.
No man amongst us has been more honorcd or con-
iidcd in, and we do not conceive the mere circun-
stance Of military authority, has caused him 10 do
violence to public confidence, or tarnished his own
reputation. The following extract from the Chris
ran Adrocoic and Joprna, so fully expresses our
Views on this subject that we publish il for the con-
sdcration Of our readers
alt Is. however, quite obvious thn! Gen. Fremont
was the object of IN At violent persecution, de-
signed to break him down in his official position
nud so 10 render his removal necessary and this
has succeeded. As 10 his ftucss for his position
We have nothing to say that is mn affair Of the
goycrnm mt by which hc was placed there, and in
which catcl thc authority to remove him at pleas
urc. But the trucucn' spirit with which he has
been nssalcl, AMI the unusual severity with which
his official acts have becD critised, and every
favorable event constru Il into crime, while vast
" greater disasters and moro hagrant cases of OK
travaghnt expenditures in other cases have been
passed over in silence monstrato beyond rational
doub, that the oRiDiVs of the whole movement was
personal hostility TO the assailcd. The channels
through which those assaults came, also leave but
little doubt that their source was influential with
the national government. All this Is undcrstoodb by
the loyal people Of the country, who will at once
sustain the administration in the present cmergcn-
cy, and also reserve this subject for future adiud
cation, when the whole truth shall be accessible,
aud the absence of public danger shall render such
examination proper.
The conduct Of Fremont in the peculiarly trying
position in which he has been placed since his re-
moval has been truly admirable. In surrendering
his authority TO the inferior officer who direct
ell Ia sup ,rsudc lin at the head Of an army enthu
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sight of the enemy whom he had pursued across
the state nu appeared On the very eve of engag-
ing with all the presage Of victory, he acted with
tru, soldicrly obedience, apparently forgetting him
srlfin his devotion TO his country In all that Of
course he only did his duty but the temptation to
do otherwise was very great and the apology, had
he fnllcn into the temptation, would have been gen
eral.y recognized II is very difficult, when man
feels that he is unfairly dealt by, and finds himself
surrounded by indscrcct friends who sympathize
with him. to wholly avoid some fellowship with
their ndiscretion. We have accordingly looked on
with trembling whilc the friends of Gen. Fremont
have been plying him with their attentions, fearing
that he might be betrayed into some net or express
sion unworthy of himself and unbccoming his Off
cial position, and we have with steadily growing
admiration observed the prudent reserve Of his CON
duet. All that is MS il should be, and the modest
FIRST Of all the government must be sustained per
sonnl matters must abide their time, and Gen. Ere
mont can afford to wait"