Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-21
General Fremont

Ab,vt tie tire Gen. Frsmon, Vas 'u'-
rcndsd from hi. command IN the West W
gave our view. at length on the policy and
'u,,ics Of the act. 80 our readers well
lpor. We heartily e.Pou.sd The cause Of 'h'
General. and .ousa, TO uni'cAie his char
ac,sr against the erosl and vindietiVe ~
.aal,. made upon It BY The slave power
S.ncs item We have remained silent, and
waited With patience Cor bis aceu''r' 10
brin. forward their proof TO sustain The
.pe,iscaiious s!ed against him.
Our good Orinion % ten. Fremont d'd
~, .ri., frOm any psr-onal favor, either
directly or indirectly. nor frDm anv eTree-
t.ti,n u favor hereafter At III hands. We
,,sn believed ban an able cOmman1,r. an
hone, man. ani true Iario;. No,S'th'
.i.niir: Ill ,hr.. " have waiiei - - What
h,, enemies couli prove; and At 10 tue
have we b,,a o. much rrjSi'eei IN h..
favor That a. sDuld not chang oar cp'n'on'
rro,,I,l the evidence against bin had war
r,ni-iui.
t. persecution against Ger. Fr,non'
tas SD en- Malicious. ,,,'.n, and nrrvlen,'rs
i,h4. h--r rr.si ou in ,Iudl,u'e, un.
TAR IA ti..r.c.'a' manner TIE entire
,lav- Ilerr. N5r;s .ni >,uth, tA' let iccss
u. { :. of var. AMI not single cur In the
iotsr.., u the slave propaganda. can b.
iouui who IA. Mt yslPci h'ms-lf h.~r-e IN
asus- % the nan. Loyal men 90 the Dor
der S,A,e.. who have hcen driven FROM their
hone. ~ ibs rebels. and whJ have accn en-
,rea,rs ths General Government to save
then aud their property irOm after de-'rue
,,on a; The hand % tie r.,iOr--loya! men
Who kno. that al their susrins. and
misery aris,. directly IRON the accur.ei in.
.utut,5n of slavery In their midst, al have
,olnei hand. in TIE Glamour against General
Fremont. Democrats t-o-calIed) AMIDST
~his,, and conservative Republicans, have
sn pinned in the mob cry % away With hun.
b, b. 10; e. 10 live.
p.rin, al hi. tine Gen Fremont has
.IhihtteI the highe., and NOS, disuitei
trar's Z character. he has shown himset
~ o. Patriot, a philosopher, ant chris
lian AlIboush deprived o. hi' Command.
.Dt nrced BY the stern necessities Of mar.
tia 90 into h'c % military inactivity
40 ~ coriur, pres hA. followed him
sni .su-.t huu like is,on yet not word.
T., syllable VI cuplaiui has come from
b. ,.r. be ha. .gf RI silen;I1-TatienilY
.ratus ~ teyelopr-u, of fact. q ,indi
s.ts L., har3 ,rnei ZANE against DO. hear,
le-. accusrrs Thank God, ihe day has
CON ~hen John c FremJnt .'au.s before
ihe world The rsal hero. be has p.ssei
through the tarnace aAi come oat With %
snsi Of Gre uPon he, garments. The Pres
hs0,. without even consulting the man
sh ss s,.sm,--,sn b. It the sane date as
Yreulubts. aud Who. military rank ,. J4st
the sane. (se meat Ten MeClylIsn.) has
., lac, tODe IN honorable act, iur which he
will receiSe the plaudiis VI mliliop--Pot
Gen Fremont 10 command VI a DIVISION suit
able q bi. rank. All b0nJr % lhs clear
head aud patriotic heart Of Honest Abra-
ham Lincoln GOr {" taking the respOo-'bil.
~ TO 81 az &C, Oi Ju.lIoo - a laO.l abused
man.
Bat We must 20 back little. and take =
ear-ory survey Vi th. grOand travelled
siprs zen. Frs10at was su-psodsd. twill
BE- rrcJllseted. he was taken iron hs CON.
nand when hs sss within thrce DAYS march
Of Gen. Price .a4 hls aTmT. That fact, and
what ia. subsequently, taken place. has De
eOns history, An4 SPsa rs pages 10 written
another last, that lac s0uld within that
time have eapgsrel PT,cs and hi. whole
Army. aud virtually endei the rytslllnn IN
the Soath West. II this - d1sbled. ~
ha,- only carefully 10 study the movement.
Of Geo. H.liees, his successor in COMMAND
Of the Western DIVISION. Who does not
r,mrmpyr the riI,cuie that ~. bsaPsd uF-
On ltgu. frCtLahs l'taHN1 Ac A'ttl asibei ="
bal is,a clad suo5JA'. u 49, upon the
w,slsrn sa,ers against the reisl furs aud
s,eamru9 LIS en,mre- exhausted their
whole vocabulary Of .lADderOGs words, and
denounced the then commanding General OF
the West -. wholesale .pentlhrii' aud a
fool. Receu, Western uetOrie. settle thu.
question bet~een him and has sIanderers.
Ask al, traitor. who f0ushs a. Forts Henry
and b jaDsl.on xha' they think u guabga,-'
The truth i., the political .caSeosen. ~hO
railed a, FrvnOn, Tor inaagura,iug the gun
boat operations u the West. dare not show
their heads in opposition to q measure nO~
unisersAlly aPplaaded.
The recall Of Gen. FremOn, prOlOos-t
the war no, only weeks. DO, mousbs. II
va the uOst disastrous act OF the war in
the West. aud the wonder !. that Price and
NsCGhOeh did not take advantage OF IL. and
drive the Federal tOOps cut Of Missouri,