The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-08
GREEN MOUNTAIN FRIEDMAN MAG2CH s. 1851

to carry out the great object Of our campaign
| under Tie musJ favorable auspices. with le"el
hardShlps from exposure and lmpedlmahls from
transportation than ut any other season lie
spirit OF the army was nigh. II was manly
CON posed Oh Western men, whose lnterest as we'll
as whose patriotism WIS Involved liz he operinE
OF the MissIs>ippl River, ior the preparations 10
which they had contributed every possible
effort, and we Dad every reason to believe ln&t
til cAmpalgn Would open with = signal victory
III tho defeat OK dispersion Of he rebel army
VITA move on Memphis Us the immediate
result
Lhe.e were the circumstances under which,
without reason assigned, | WAS relieved Oh my
command.
Ii Is not grAtoiui to NE to have been mySeIi
compelled 10 set out the merits OF my
administration uut il was necessary in Order
10 call aJIen.ion to points which otherwise
l4lSh1 nos have been presented, aud which are
necessary 10 d clear understanding OF the
subjects inquired into. Many acts which have
been censurcd were, think, Tor the pNDI!c
good. knew they were with that intention.
90 nos feel that in any case [ oyerstepped The
authority intended to be cJItided 10 me-
Myself, and the officers and men acting with
me, Were actuated solely by desire to serve the
country, and feel assured that this is realized
by the people Of the West, among whom We
were acuns.
Respectfully, j. q. Fremont,
Nal. General u. s. a. .
Among the documentary evidence subm itted,
is the correspondence between Fremont and the
PRESIDENT, relating to Fremou5s famous procia-
nation. In his letter to Fremont, the President
says:
~ think there is great danger that the clos
ing PARAGRAPH, IN relation to The contscutlon of
property, and tic loeratlng slaves OF traltorous
owners, Will alarm our Southern Union friends,
and turn them against us-perhaps ruin our
rather tar prospect for kentucky.'
1t Is little Singular that there should be no
hn' given III this paragraph and If is the only
reason the President urges against chat part of
the proclamation, --,haJ the contscation clause
OF that proclamation was either illegal or un.
Constitutional, more especially Us the public
have been led 10 believe that these wers the real
objections. The Presidents only argument Was
The danger CT alternating and alarming "uur
Southern Union friends, and it is not singular
that Fremont should have differed from him on
this question Of policy, simply.
The papers submitted by Fremont to che Com
mittee, and from which we have condensed the
foregoing, did not make any defence to the at
tacks which were only personal, but was
directed to refuVlng the charges of his mis-
and prodigallty in the conduct Of
his department, and only the leading points Of
those charges. La respect to the details of the
and all matters personal 80 himself,
he reserved the privilege Of calling witnesses.-
Tho defence is com pleto at all points, and shows,
what the public have all along been quite ready
to believe, that Fremont was actuated by the
single desire to do what he could for his country,
and that, with the materials at his command it
is wonderful that ne accom- pllshed SO much as
be did.
The malicious falsehoods of his personal and
political enemies, having thus been shown 10
their true character, and the ISLANDERS 50 indus
triously circulated respecting him having been
SO completely roiuted, the Government could
not 90 the people greater pleasure than to
give Major Gea. Fremont again an important