New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-14
revere of that. was not there, and therefore 90
not know.
Mr.. BLAIR OF Missouri-These are the facts OF the

Mr.. BLAIR Of Missouri-These are the facts Of the
case.
Mr. ColrAx-I wish my friend to understand
that do not arrsign the Home GUARDS a. a.i
Ieense. and stating the facts from history anu
from, official documents, which can be READ ~ .ne
nVn .n,ntry, 1 only made the passing remark
,bot MulIig.n did not regard the Home 1uarGs q,
auxliares in bis deense, though my Ir,ena
c;'ss ,ber n;,mber in various towhs ID part Vi
Fremonts effective force the 18th Of Sep
When arrived at St. LOUIS, on t IL told me- that
TENDER, saw Lieut.. Gov. han a. "a Missouri,
Price was marching through the center o. thai
nm reward Lexip gton, with l5,CoV men, anu 20
fremont ought TO send out force 1or 'he 80
Intervening and capturing them; "sh1I I'D he
many men had Fremont IN 81 LOUIE Hc
bad 30 O00 men, and spoke with great FosieiV
70 rho number. thought il that was correct, 'n'.o
49, M excuse for not sending them, and wen. ~
r.n1noarters at orce to see Gen. Fremont. toiu
l ras renreeened that he had 2O,O0O men IN ol'
Ions. tat Price wac marching Oh Lexington W. hr,
large force, ad urged that force 0e sen' GU
70, 60 cnt Linn off, He replied: MIR. Coii,A,
i,sl Won. confdentiay, how many men we nave
{, s., I onis. tbouch would not have II puoisued
On ,he s,reeis for nv ite The opinion IN the city Is
hat we have 10000 men here, and this gives US
strenotb. Ii il were known here What was tDe sc'
tnal number, our enemies would oe promptly IN
formed. But will ,bow you how many there are.
I
muster'rolls of the morning. read them, aud mere
were IA tie city and for circuit OF seven niii1s
r,nnd lea. than g, 00O men, Home Guards and ali.
There were actually but two fell regiu ents and me
remainder Of the force was made up OF
and undscplned regiments Of $50, 400, ana tOV neu
II was beggarly array of an army In proportion 10
wIat WAS needed at that time for the deIense VI .,
civ against enemies without or witbip, anu ""
him SO. But said I, "cant you spare some OF
these men" The tears stood Ia his .; nS
/ 81 ~. diam ms receiver
by him which read then with PAIN ana saobess,
and will LAD now. and the House can Judge now
tey aided hi =, in bis plans for the reinforcement VI
Mallisun, or the capture Of Price ARM 1851
on y,,,on With the President and head OF Depart;
It Was dee ui"ed 20 tal upon yon ~, moment.
d,sy Give them day cooked ra,ion' This di iou'
xoui replaced oy y'u from the states % noi,
lows Knnas A. bow many men have yoa unaef arms IN
jour dAtrctl Fes.e answer f.iy spS iam. airy, W.
| wAsnlSsros. September, u. 1851
p,scb 6yg hou..pd Infantry frcm your department, 20
coe ere thou, delay Md port The humber OF the troops
thar vii be Tue rs'i WaS fifi:1 scorr
I have shown you before that there were regi-
neuts there waiting without guns, and ye', wren
under these desperate circumstance Gen. Fremont
hongl guns The beet be could get, lie wac denounced
because tney not Springfield musses or En-
feld rifies or tie best arms known 10 the service
lie Was moi allowed 90 send unsrmed regiments, 20
be armed after they reached Washrg'op or on the
road From thee lie could have filed the order
easily. But they must be 'well-a med infantry"
And be had beeu begging for EARNS, arms Of any
Kind" the whole fifty days lie bad then been IN
command in The West, but mostly in vain. And
now. Five thousand well-arned infantry" were
needed 10 swell the forces ~ the army Of tho Poto
mae DO not allude 70 this 10 crtic:se. Like IRE
mont believe he cspitsl Of Tue country was, fret
of All, to he defended and II he was ioiled 10 bis
,,ans By demands Ike these, at such critical mo-
nent. impartial ListoIy hereafter wil chow that 1t
wa. Bis u.isiortrne, not tls fault.
Mr.. prsGHAM-What il the date OF these dis
Vr CoLr.x-Saturdsy, the 18th Of September;
the cry day was there--iGst SIX days before the
sslI q, foyiocton-for with the House to remember
that Mu.i an surrendered Friday, September "a.
s,ked bir bat he would do ent my heed sank al
| asked. Here were the best Of his forces ordered
AWAY 'o ,ashiugton l told him wonld, II IN hls
III. slegrnrb 10 Mr.. Lincoln that be had lot tie
~ ,m,.enl SOLDIERS IN his depsi nent shat rumo'
,ti.ca be had; that Missouri wonld be lost Il the
.t-.9.s were taken away. NO" sad be, THAT
q.l he usub0Tdi1rtion, with " lieb have ALREADY
.sa unjustly charged. The capital must be again
F.. l.,qer. and Ilnst be saved, even il Missouri al
Attertl,t interview, after the noble and patriotic
.crtip eut thai TELL from bis rs should have beer
fslse 10 my convictions Of night and justice II hac
not rtood M l.re to-day aud defended the man whC
CADital OF TIE nation.
Mr. BI.IR IissouiD-The gentleman SAYS Gen
Fremont on that Gay took out tho museI-Tolls AID
showed hiIh how many troops there were at 81.
iouis.
Mr. CorrAx-Yes, Sir; less than eight thousand.
Nj BLAIR Missouri it SO happens that on that
same day--the lirh OF Septemler-Gen. Fremont re-
tnllcd " Simon Cameron Secretary Of War, tie
follow statement ;ho force under biz command
St Louis ,iBcludins Home Guzrdl........s tsso
UnJof Big Ten. Pope tuoiucins Tome G-ell. a-.3
loxicst t,ocuGiIs Nol- Guar l............. .t0
Jeter,on City tone garter bouo OeaTd...... st.T
Nglh J. -
d'sI
Gao trafctau. ~
BUDS POiuS and y oT'oik..........- 10
Cslfo Including McC eTotnG's brssde)......... 4h.5
Font Hot opposite Cairo Ae1tIcEy sLsie...... 3JsS
Ieculeh ttJI
Under Gen. ~
Mound City, ne. Cairo........................ 30
!
Thus YOU VIII see that there were some twenty
thousand men at and about Cairo; aut you viii luz
Il.