The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-05-13
Gen. Fremont and his Depar.me enf.
From the Wheeling <va) Intelligencer.

From the Wheeling <Va) Intelrgencer.
Gen. Fremont leaves the city to-day
for the interior of Western Virginia.
What point he Will start for, or what
route he will take, and where his main
operations will commence, remain, of
course, secret, as yet. His depart
ment is large one, and altogether diff
ierent from any of the others His
troops will have different kind Of work
to do from other troops Skrmishing,
and putting down guerri!las, restoring
local law and order, and reassurinr
Union people over large tract Of coun
Try, seems to be chiefly the work OF lis
command. He has great field before
him in Southwestern Virginia. section
IS yet held in undisputaI sway by the
rebels. He will, no doubt, make haste
to remove from our people there the iron
yoke Of the rebels. We may depend
upon il that the May days will witness a
complete RIDING cut of tie rebels from
all parts oil Western Virginia.
In the meantime, we presume, prep.
arati1ns are going on to relieve tie
East Tennessee people. All he country
east Of line drawn North and South
through Knoxville is within General
Fremonts Department. We know
that it is his special desire and am
billion to go as speedily as possible 10
The rescue Of the noble patriots who have
suffered SO much and so long, at tile
hands Of the rebels. Parson Brownlow
has told us that General Fremoa. is a
fayorite there, and he and all his fellow
sufferers in that section will enlhusiasti.
cally rally round the Generals banner.
General Fremont's stay in Wheeling
has been longer than he expected. The
reason has been that lie had 10 organize
his whole Department. In thousand
particulars lie lacked facilities for carry
iag oui the work before him. lie has
been laborlously engaged ever since he
reached the city. No man could show
more untiring devotion to his business
What he has achieved in tho work of
military organization, and in the further
ance OF civil law in West Virginia. viii
never be known until the official record
comes 10 be made up. A specimen Of il
was published yesterday in the findings
OF his court martial. and in sentencin.
three murderous bushwhackers 10 death.
These tesperadoes are finding ou, that
there is Government, and that their
game is dangerous one. 1t is Gen.
Fremont's intention to put them down or
cxterminate them. Very few OF them
will trouble The Court officers from this
timso The I" swear and let-go prac.
tice has been entirely abandoned. Trial
by court martial and death bv hanging
are 10 be the order Of the day. The
guerrilas may as we'll make up their
minds at once TO this, FOR stern will is
after them.
When Gen Fremont came to Wheel.
ing he had more prejudice to encounter,
We suppose. than any man who ever
came here. We hear Of no instance in
which personal or official intercourse has
not broken down that prejudice. 1t is
only those who read. hear or see but one
side that retain it. His quiet unassum
ing manner and his devotion 10 his work
have Impressed everybody who has had
anything TO do with him. An the fool
ish talk about his inaceessibility has been
found untrue. No man could be more
accessible who has The same business to
do.
He has no time. and never did have.
10 waste on people. bat he has limo for
all persons who have business with him,
and the good use he makes OF his later
course with every individual, has been
many times remarked He stuliousy
CLEANS every particle OF information that
concerns his Department from every
ono who has II TO give. and on all ocea.
slons has shown himself only too glad TO
consult the wishes OF our Western Vir.
Snlsns in the matters thai concerned
them inleed. for orc who has tie