New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03
FREMONT AND sEGEE.

Our ~. Louis correspondent, in bis letter
published on Saturday, referred 10 certain tele-
graphic dispatches which had been sent to the
East with the purpose of misleading the public
mind in relation to the resignation Of Gen.
Siscl. A dispatch Of this Sort aud doubtless
one Of those referred TO by our correspondent,
was published in The Herdid and The Times OF
Friday. purportng to be the statement Of
" reliable gentleman the same without doubt,
who has been constantly coming within our
lines on the Potomac, with "reab'e' intor-
nation. all Summer aud Winter-recenny from
Missouri. The osteDsble purpose Of his COM
muuicet.on il to show reason for the recent
resignation of Gen. Sige, and to ante-date It's
cause, that the odium likely 10 attend II may
be shifted from tho shoulders where 1t now
rests to others. IL is owing, 1t 10 said, to
some trifng incidents of six or seven months
ago, when Gen. Fremont first took command
in Missouri. But the real purpose OF the state
ment seems To be- first, 10 iDJure Sgel by
attrbutiDg - him motives Of conduct 60 puerIe
and unworthy that, if believed, would very
properly deprive bin Of the public respect;
and. secondly, 10 arouse a new prejudice against
Gen. Fremont, especially among The Germans
by laying at bis door tie origin OF persecu-
ton Of Sisel. Without taking the trouble
10 inquire, or wasting the time to conjecture,
tie source of these evidently distorted state
ments, and without caring 10 seek for the mo-
tive that suggested them, there are fortunately
certain public aud notorious facts that tel! Us
all we need know in regard 10 the relations Of
tho two Generals. So far from there having
been any want of cordiality between them, it
il "A fact that General Sige was called more
and more to posts OF responsibility by his
Commanding General from the time that Ere
mont entered Missouri. and when at last he bad
driven Price into Il corner, and held him where
in one day more the complete eStirpation OF
almost absolutely certain, Sigel was his second
in command, aud led the advanced guard of
lie army. And when the question arose
whether, IN ease Hunter should not arrive i'm
rnediately 10 take lie place at tie head of the
army Fremont should not retain command and
advance to assured victory, among the generals
most eager and urgent in favor of such q
course was Sigel. All these are public facts.
Nor probably will it be forgotten that under
the lew command difficulties at once waited
upon Sigel With the advanced guard OF that
splendid army, whose Impotence for battle
could hardly be restrained, he and Asboih
pressed forward, by Hunters command, upon
Price. But il was now only as TENT, to
cover the retreat Of the main army, and not
to lead forward that army hopeful and tri-
umphant to the overthrow of the rebel General.
This done, they also fell back slowly to Rola,
and Sige from being the chosen counselor
and second Of the General Commanding, fell
into neglect, waited for days for orders, ard
was compelled at last to 90 to ST. Louis for
directions for the future. What that future
has brought forth for him We have been al
ready informed, and the resul! is loss to the
Union arms of the services of soldier to
whose military genius both hemispheres bear
witness. But during all the time that these
events have been developing themselves, the
cordiality aud confidence as by mere chance
we learn, between Sigel aud Fremont have re-
NAMED and still femain unchanged.