New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-25
ysIg CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND FIRE.
WONT.

In one or TWO recent u'ticIcs w lho Aie'
mont campaign in Southwestern Missouri, we
spoke incidentally misled by the careless state
lnrnt of another, Of two or three towns IN
that region as being connected by RAJ! "heIe
there are none but common country roads
Tine statement was in no degree essential TO
the general drift Of tho articles referred TO-
and might be correct or incorrect without
affecting their force and truth in tho slightest
degree. But unnportaDt as it is. it "a taken
hold of by Ire Chicago 1ribpRe, that it may
di.credit toe character Of the articles, mud IN
the hope tina; it may thus be sbe still longer
tc cover up the truth in regard to that bril-
liant campaign. and to keep alive popular
prciudic. sgninst man who, four months ngo,
wns rapidly bringing affairs at tue West to
precisely the brilliant conclusion they have
now rescLed through the eiors AID 10 the de-
served credit of otherl.
Why is this Simply because Tie Chicago
T,,bp~, is slauder-r Who for 1t. own credit
i compelled TO stick to its original minsiate-
meut,. That paper has the reputation Of be.
lorging To the Republican party; it was sup
posed aid protested TO be friendly to Gen.
Fremont, a. it had supported him through the
canvass for the Presidency; and il was for
listened TO, and its words have woigbty irfu.
ence should it turn against him. 1t did turn
against him. At q time when public opinion
was hrld in suspepse when the Government,
perhaps waiting for II public verdict before il
pronounced sentence, seemed 10 waver; ut the
very moment when a strong word might turn
The scale, aud not merely crying injustice be
done, but even the success # our arms ~ the
West bs rished, then il MAS that Tie Chicago
1,i5pa, threw It's make-Resht in,o the
scales. Il Wa. not much. may haze made
no dllerence IN the result aud pro5s-
by aid not except so fur rs 20 in.
fueuce some few weak minds, ooniusrd BY
cianlor and blinded by tho dust y raised
bgt 1t W0s all The Ci,,ago Tribune could do,
and i saupted, and must defend IT Elf accord
lrgly. Its editors gathered together oil ;lc
lies and scandal that had been invented. all
the ilcts that had been added TO or nbstracted
from TIL they became noiscts, stuffed them.
selye. with all the foul matter that cemenied
together the conspiracy against Fremont, aud
then brought out three or four column state.
meat in that paper. Whether it was stolen
from ihouas'a report, or Thomass WIS stolen
from IL, VA do not remember, mud do not
think It OF Consequence enough now to turn
back TO see. Ii ~ enough that they showed
tho sane eprit and that the strong condcmna.
iioD--to become stlll stronger when the report
If the Military Committee of Congress shall be
made public-whch was visited upon the
Official report OF the A1jutant- sneral, attended
also Tie Chicago Irib,He's statement 50 far M
It wac nade known.
But there IL no action without an motive.
What was it that moved that paper to this
bitter aud unexpected hostIli,y--its unexpect.
edbess giving it ita only FORGET That, OF
course, can only be corjecturtd, and will not
DO confessed; but there ~ little circumstance
that sheds some light upon IT,
The earliest charge against General Fremont.
The ono that iorcshadowcd, and was, pcrhaps.
the cause, 10 certain degree, Of others, was
hi, Unnecessarily. There came first whispered
apprehension, which reached us even u TN.
distance, and then complaints, loud and bitter,
that he Was lnnppfoachablc. SO far as it was
true that Fremont shut himself up from the
public, we do not doubt, nnd have never
doubted. thu, he acted most wisely. lie closed
his doors upon bores, aud rogues, nnd busy.
bodies, and went TO work. And the work he
I'D SHOWS that he acted wisely. But The
Chicago Tribune, to Que who knew the facts,
let out It's grievance in tho very outset of it.
statement. Ia TIRES editors, Que after the