The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-11
Fremont ~ Missouri.


The Journal of yesterday contains an
elaborate article of two columns upon q lit
tie controversy that has arisen here In re-
lation to Fremont's generalshipin Missouri.
We quote few sentences from the begin
ming Of the article, which shows the ques-
tlons at issue:
A lecturer in this city recently stated that
Fremont had 10000 men under his command
at st. Louis at the time of the fall of Lexing-
ton, by which statement he created the impress
sion in the minds of those who heard him, who
were conversant with the facts, that he was not
in Missouri during the battle he pretended to
describe. Mr.. Sargent, in his speech here sta
ted in passing, that the lecturer was in error
that Fremont had not more than $4,000 (incor-
rectly reported 10000 troops at st. Louis at
that time The Democrat takes issue, land says
Fremont few days after arrived with 10000
troops. The latter statement can be at once
corrected by the simple showing that no move
ment in force was made within forty days after
the fall of Lexington, which was on the 10th Of
September.
The writer proceeds to quote from q
speech made by Mr.. COlfax 10 the House Of
Representatives, to the effect that Fremont
had but 5000 at st. Louis at the time Null
ligan surrendered; gives an exaggerated
account of the difficulties surrounding tre'
mont, and attempts to show that be used
every exertion to relieve Mulligan. We
have no official documents showing the
number of troops that we're at st. Louis at
the time Lexington was captured; but from
the fact that Fremont took field few days
after at the head of 10000 men, we inferred
that be must have had more than stated by
Mr.. Sargent The writer, however, cor
rects our statement 10 very off hand man
ner, by asserting that "nO movement in
force was made within forty days after the
fall of Lexington" This statement would
naturally create the impression in the
minds of those "conversant with The facts"
that The writer is deplorably ignorant Of
the "facts" be is endeavoring to elucidate.
The record of the times shows that large
bodies of troops were pouring into Jeffer-
son City, from st. Louis, on the 25th of
September, only five days after the fall of
Lexington; Fremont arrived there with bis
staff on the 2Sth, and day or two after he
was on the march southwark with we'll
appointed army, of infantry, artillery and
cavalry, numbering about 40 600 men. lie
reached Springfield on the 9th Of October,
having marched about two hundred miles,
and on the I'd Of November, only forty-two
days after the fall of Lexington, the order
arrived from the President removing him
from bis command.
If Fremont's troops we're 10 the condition
represented, at the time Lexington surren-
dered, be must have done more in the way
OF organizing his army in the succeeding
ten days than be had done in the two pre-.
ceding months. II is possible Capt. Muir.
ply may have been in error as TO the mum.
ber of troops there were ia st. Louis at the
time alluded to, but we have no doubt that
Fremont had as many as 10000 10 bis de.
partment, and the rivers aud railroads be.
Ing at bis command, and having every
means of transportation, very ordinary
generalship would have placed a sufficient
force in position to oppose the northward
march Of the main body of the enemy.
THE Marysville Appeal complains that
the Nevada county Dapers are not received