Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-02-28
Washington Correspondence Of the Journal.
Letter from washington.

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Ma. EDIToR.-1Tho victories which one after
another crowd the page of our passing history
are not the work Of blind chance, nor are they
any part or parcel of "great plan" which has
been beralded SO much in certain papers,
They are the results of mature delberation and
have their origin in the War Department. Our
new Secretary Of War was only installed about
one week, when he remarked one day to friend
that he was determined in twenty days from
that time "to have either fight or a foot race. I"
We have had the fights and the results are
known. These are only the beginning Of the
chapter Our fights will not stop here; they
will go on just as rapidly as our men can be
brought into them. a ~ x
Our Secretary is not fighting to sustain sla-
very nor to put il down. He is fighting to put
a sudden stop to this rebellion. If slavery is in
the way, he will give it no more quarters than he
will give the rebels. The welfare of the coun-
try is his care; slavery must take care of itself
These victorious reports which we hear Of
from day to day coming up as they do through
The mud and bad weather, lead inquisitive peo.
pie in this city to ask very many questions
which two weeks ago would have been consid-
cred i'll timed, impertinent and almost treasona-
Bile. 1t is now asked in all quarters "ifour men
are able to do such things in Kentucky and
Tennessee, why are they not able to do so in
Virginia?" r a salaH1 a
Some persons are going so far as to ask, sis
our General-in- Chief competent" The New
York Herald and the Evening Star of this City,
say he is. ValIandigham and Cox of Ohio say
he is therefore he must bel His competency be-
ing thus irrefutably settled, we are left to grope
our way to the conclusion that either his cour-
age or loyalty is at fault, else people have ne
right to ask questions.
That our soldiers here are willing no on,
doubts; that Congress is also willing we have n,
room to doubt, because yesterday, by join
resolution, the thanks of Congress were votet
to the commanders and men who participated
in the late glorious victories of both army anC
navy, and to show its still increasing pleasure
it authorized the Commissioner of Public Bull
dings TO illuminate the Capitol Saturday even.
ing, 22d, in commemoration of our victories.
1t is not generally known that Gen. Fremont
out-ranks Gen. Mcclellan. The way in which
that comes about is this; Both Generals receiv.
ed their commissions as Majors General of the
regular army on the same day. When this i,
the case, the man who formerly held the high.
est military rank is the highest officer of tho
same commission. This is the military law
hence, then, Gen. Fremont should have comman
ded Mcclellan instead of Mcclellan command
ing him. Had Gen. Fremont been West Poin
graduate, he would have had command of Nc
Clellan without the least doubt because no mel
are so tenacious of military rule as the Yves
Pointers. sd 3di.rl go ,gHa ~ 5000 \
In Gen. Fremont's case one thing is perfect
incomprehensible; that is, why in six week
time from the time he assumed command h
should have had Committee after him in tn
field to investigate his competency, when Gen
Mcclellan should have run more than six months
doing nothing, and have no one sent after hin
to investigate his competency. The only plaus
able way to account for this, is on the suppos
ton that it took very sharp Committee to fine
out the incompetency of Gen. Fremont, but tha
the incompetency of Gen. Mcclellan was left I,
show ITSELF if there was any in question.
There is some talk among members of Con
gress of presenting sword TO the man VIII,
shall soonest show himself worthy of it, and tn
best fighters are the men who will be place
over our troops--newspaper generalship to tn
contrary notwithstanding. " if 4A
Andy johnson was heard to remark to frien
the day on which we obtained the news Of car
turing Fort Donelson, that she felt like littl
boy who had just got his first suit of clothes
he could not keep from running around"
SIRIUS.