New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-13


only them for defense of st Louis aud 10 case Of ALSO
O. u. MCCLELLAN.
Msjor General United Ststes Army.
| He could not allow reepforcemeuts TO go TO inc
support of Gen. Lyon in the SOnth-Wtst. Ihere
was more imminent dsnger felt near 10y; aud ne
pointed to Cairo OF the threatened pone, hho
ST. Louis as smother. He will " direct two refl-
use them for defense OF ST. Louis, and i'll case o' NO
solute pece.si'y." Here is dig, stcb OF ten.
Mcclellan, FIVE DAYS alter Lyons appeal for troops
through his Assistant Ad General ana FIX DAYS
befor, Gen. Fremont arrived at s.. Louis, declining
to ,end requirements to Gen. Lyon. Aud now
want Gen. Lyon To speak from his grave, and answer
whether he considers Gen. Fremont Responsible Tor
bis death.
read, first. letter from Lyon himself to Assist
ant AdJutsnt.General Harding, at 1t. Lonis:
srKIsGrixIp No. July IL, 1861.
Sin: ipclose YOU . copy Of letter Col Townsend o.
the subject Of order from Gen. scott which CATS 10, hVe
pauts Of The % nao'r to DO Withdraw iren he
Id sent to sshlgon. previous order ~ihds"s I"o
mounted troops informed sod were not That sou
Of them route TO t. place they would now be IN
Washington. This carried out would rot now leave Of
tor Lesv"hwoith single con pany have toinPanies
aud "a in,uy under oross Tor AL son ene %,
these troop ieAve me can do nothDs and must eife ~ zoe
sberee Of o,hrr troops to supply their races In f' sn
badly of at the best aud must utterly sh e9., ' so
Al Waslrgtos, troops om ell tbs No tbsta Middle go
Ess.ern syssble fo tie support Of the an Ia VIZ
srs apa more Understood to be already there titan are
wanted and strange that ,ny tooP, ruf 20 on
from the West strip Of tie means Of dsisaso, bat II
| IA the intention 70 give up the Wet lei u De 40
| | omit severe sllusion to Gen. Scott, because
do not wish, by reproducing 1t here, even 10 give
currency feeling thai Gen. LYON, 10 lis great anA
! iety, did bin injustice. The letter concludes:
Cannot you up this matter and relief See
Fremont Il lie has arrived. The want OF supplies has c'lp
Everything to combine sins me at this point
CT" W D'H H. lyon. Commanding.
Col HARDING st. Louis Ar,ensl. Missouri
would not allode 10 my friends brother at all II
it had not been that he himself alluded to bin IN is
speech and the only slusion shall have occasion 10
make to him is tie one | anu now about TO make.
" ant to use bis evidence 10 show why GeDerM Lyon
was not reinforced. On the 2bth OF July lhst,
Montgomery Blair wrote to General Fremont as fol-
| W4.HrKGros, July 26 1861.
DgAH GkS.RAL: have two telegram from yon but hud
il apos.be now 70 get an, atsuios to Missouri Western
matters from tho suhorites here. You will have 70 do
the bss YOU can .ua take ell ueedu responsibility 70 defend
and protec: the people over whom yoo ae Pt'iny set
your, .ru,v and in haste. NJ. BLAIR.
That was fye DAYS after the battle Of Bull Run,
and when this city was supposed TO be IN imminent
danger; aud doubt not that fact explains WIZ the
West was comparatively neglected. shall assume
that and blsmo DO one for ny object aud resolution
is 70 attack DO Que today but TO simply give my
reaso Iir for the faith that is ia
! sLal read now some more extracts from Gen,
LYONS correspondence, because the one rave req
wac not the only protest he mads. The next IL from
letter from Gen. Lyon. written TO Oh iiafoiug on
the day after Fremont got TO II. LOUIS and tea d.
after tho previous letter. lie says, under date Of
july II:
1.-THE Government cannot give due attention TO the West
her interests mus, have cone pondpy d'f-sseneHt
And in Memorandum from Gen. Lyon, sent 10y
Col. Phelps TO Gen. Fremont dated Springfield
,July n he rAys:
IN. ,ce.v o. Stat. IL h.lud.d order, f,ou Gen s. o
strip the so Ms.; o regular fosee' ant nere" the chances
Bat | want now 70 read tie statement OF his As-
.ls's.' Hu 49,. 49, r I'd Inc lyiny
out IL Uoff J"as'ee W ''e "e.'' ~ "' - '''Hb
beneiai' Aho u 70 wiz" ~ "a. 80,
General, who, IRON fs conldthtiai FrlsNohs WIN
In. ctiei knew Lie thoughts best oil al men now
liyinp.
"'"h
L,otur then 10 the poon Of afe-s Ia TIL. State 90 the
2f.h Jay. ittl II viii b. found ts ten iyoa ~'' "a Ne
Sosih necd o. sl3fcsmsru ihef' Wa trouble 10
bs Sof;hw e.. requiring sofs u,s' u =, ss
10 %. form the s.t .os,si ,hon wt. 10 the south sra
south East there Rebel army Of ,ge. 70
Ia no s.sag.s pr,psrstlon VA. I'D. 10 u 81 IL
Cen rreaoD, scot "a sih Mc'oari to o.p. oisle.so
sid he On nltsd s's1's 49, ~ ,s,c. zi,s a,
49, .ors II Cen Pore. fore fioa hiu add,d
t. tNo ba,Gors = tie s and "a lLusd stses Reserve
Corps WHOSE term 81 service snt 70 etp. on IT. '' a.
gu'il equ,p'a 49, = w., lii ~. ,eon, tbg, collected
beirs .oaehius $40 aud beiss also al tho
aystte uoop' T. this region .rPtcAg'o ma 81 enemy no"
lee. thtn xeS .dons d tia, N. Re.l fore. va. not
,s,.d and uoiiaf bat tne 70 euoiceuelts seat to the
points above named sni to erP,daoa down ths r'er pre-
,sr,,d ia sdyanes upon them i,o ,spo ~ nag
nincd ness ,S, 'd 20 n. g-hsl ls,d.,, al,
T',s1t had moved .om. il 10 iroop,
eat bl. 10 fe. be ed not have o'of $50 70 move ADD
enough any pO0' to '.' tie held md Commence
OF. hsi,e 9pers.Shs t.,,,,. n H. o,,io, q, Ci.r
nd vent 20 IA. a. 70 remove .Es CARLSON Of
| Bsso1.,ilis IN order to send HIN aid"
| But my freud IRON HtsouIi saye tbst there were
quantities OF troops coming into St Louis who could
have been detailed to re-enioroo Gen Lyon. 20
there were; but hear what Col. Harding says;
During th. fret day. Of August. troops arrived 10 the city
In large rsmbsr Nearly all u them we're un.in,ai a.
were WITHOUT Heh'Posi0n' nesH'n' 80 '~,"s ny