Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-01-17

why did they not heIp MN from tHe'o'
Simply because they feared Washington
might be destroyed. And Fremont had
but handful Of men in ST. Louis at that
time, and ST. Louis threatened. He did,
however, send two regiments to Rolla,
the terminus of the railroad, to protect
that point, preparatory to sending more
troops to Springfield. He is blamed for
not sending those two regiments to
Springfield; but that point and the entire
road were exposed to the enemy-with-
out guarding that it would be impossible
to get an army to Springfield short OF
marching it the entire distance by land,
distance of two hundred miles. ] think
government alone is responsible for Ly-
on's death. Well, he is blamed because
he did not interrupt Prices flight from
Lexington. All have to say is, Price
had an army Of mounted men. Ere
mont's were mostly infantry. Prices
men knew every inch Of the ground and
were among friends. Fremont was a
stranger in an enemy's country, and
could do no other way than go softly.
He would have been foolhardy to have
rushed headong after Price without any
provocation, and would doubtless have
been cut oil by some ambush had he at
tempted it. Then he would have de-
served censure. Everything for himself
and Missouri depended on his success.
Bat be did drive the enemy to the very
border Of Missouri. He did retake
Springfield. He did restore peace to
almost the entire State of Missouri, and
such a peace as we had not had since
May until then and have not had since
his removal. And, too, he was removed
in the very face of the enemy when he
would have engaged him in very short
time or driven him from the State. No
man in the United States had done so
much for the success of the war after
Fremont's appointment up to the time Of
his removal AS he and none were blamed
so much. At every step he took he was
found fault with, and | say out Of jeal-
ousy-nothng else. There were only
two causes Of complaint that in my mind
amounted to anything like charges against
him. One wac his making more officers
than the law allowed; the other not hay-
ing communication enough with his off
GERS, but the last fault | like. Since this
war hroks out the great fault has been
the enemy knew all our Generals plans
before they were attempted to be execu-
ted but they did not know Fremon's,
and situated as lie was in an encmy's
country, think that secrecy was com
meudaJle. And as to the extra officers,
they were confined chiefly to his body
/ guard, and don't think it very crimi-
nal fault. At all events, the battle Of
Springfield proved that he made an ex-
celent selection. | suppose the world
hardly furnishes a parallel to that case
where 500 men attacked 2200 located on
their own ground and entirely overcome
and routed them, and took prisoners,
camps, guns, and munitions of war. The
yalor Of that little handful Of men will
90 down to posterity without parallel
when we consider the enemy their equals
in everything but dauntless courage.
You must pardon US here upon the
border for feeling deep interest in Ere
mont, for from the time the war broke
out up to the time Fremont took the field,
we were continually menaced with dep
relations from Missouri. Armed bands
were continually threatening US, and we
slept upon our arms many times, expect
ing an attack before morning. After he
took the field all was quiet. A seces-
sonist that was not in Prices army dare
not peep. His name struck terror to
his foes. Immediately on his removal
our old alarms returned upon US with re-
doubled fury. North Missouri was then
free from marauding bands, now it is full
again.
Now government must have seen and
known all that have written; then acLy
remove Fremont? / think, simply be-
cause he was too fast Oh the slavery ques-
tion-noihng else, unless it was personal
Jealousy, but the country will remember
/ Fremont"
! HEAVEN OUR HoME.-Heaven is not,
then, a great bleak shore to which you
are driven by the storm, and where you
are cast among savage inhabitants. Heav-
en- is a blessed place of rest. 1t is your
home. You have friends there, the best
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