Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-03-27


t'nds to the business of his Depart nent.
"a would not have time to look after the
tetails of all the contracts that are made
COR the vast service Of that Department.
He fegAfds the heads OF burrars as his le-
gal lsisers in the matter. Gen. Fremont
di4yt5 same thing with tho heads Of his
As gangineer department. quartermaster.
&C.; DC All over the country. Gen.
Fre<nolt has been held responsible for
what Gen. McKinstry had done. Henev-
81 appointed Gen. McKiastry. nor conld
lafemove lam. McKinstry was appointed
t,yshs last Administrator. and continued
<s.shat pat BY the present one. He was
psartermaster general OF that post. just Is
Gen. Meigs Is Qaartermaster Gen. of the
uaitsi States. lie Their sfore had the au-
thority to do this thing
Mr. SETvExs. understand that Me-
Kinstry is good officer. and was appoint
Oh On recommendations Of an Influential
firm doing business partly in this city and
partly in ST. Louis.
Mr.. CorFAx. As | said b ,fore, Mr.
Chairman, / have not attempted to ar
yaisn anybody. have not arraignei the
dosamsniing general of the army of the Po-
somac.- or any Cabinet officer. OF the Pres
iisnt. or anybody else. have only gath
cred together the facts of history. collec-
ted these official documents that every one
can read. aud laid them before the House;
and with few remarks in conclusion. /
viii relieve my fellow members from lis
tensng further. M ~
The CHAIRMAN The gentleman has
la 1 consent to proceed without limitation
6sto. time.
Mr.. CoipAx I will not take advan-
t4geof the good nature of the House.
When Fremont was superseded what was
the condition Of affairs in Missouri? II
has gone into history. and will live there
during all TIM. his proudest and noblest
~indication The whole State. thanks to
his energy. was more tranquil on that day
than was Western Virginia or Kentucky
at that peri ,d-ali except a little corner
down by Arkansas, and an United States
ofifeer in uniform could ride alone from
Springfield, near the Arkansas line. TO
st. Louis unmolested and unframed; that
was certainly one thing not to his discred-
10. nc
III tac bctOuu ptoCt, tsc amy nufSu HS
vas healing was further Soath than any
other army Of the Union on that day
That was another good sign
in the third place. it was headed IN the
right direction after the enc.
my. That was another good sign He
may be very incompeten, general as my
friend insists: bns it took three months after
lis snperseiure to get things back to Just
the point where be left them. saying moth
ing Of the rebel outrages during tho in
terim.
Ia the fourth place. the men under his
command were fillei with LOYALTY aud en-
thusiasn for him. II be had been this i'm
beetle. this corrupt man. this timid man.
this incompetent general. they would have
scorned and despisei him. and wonld have
resolted against him. The brave life guard
commanded by Zagonyi-who. my friend
says. won no victory at Springfeld-per-
formed the most brilliant achievement Of
The war M to that time. and lighted up the
horizon, after long months Of inaction and
reverse, with the glorious illumination Of
that act--she prssase of future triumphs
Tor our arms. But that charge upon the
enemy with the war CRY Of "fremont and
tho, Union" cost them dearly. When
the life guard came back to Sc. Lou
IS. they were dismissed from service ''for
words spoken at Springfield" They were
refused rations for themselves: they were
refused forage for their horses; they were
treated with 1disapproval and almost con
tempt "for words spoken at Springfield"
Thev were mustered ont OF service; and
Zagonyi. who would gladly give his life
10 make another such charge on the rebel
host. finds no place open for him in the
armies of the Union They had dared to
charge upon the enemy. shouting the name
Of their chief. whom. perhaps. they
-. Loved. not wisely but too sre1. :"
But l 40 insist, however we may differ as
20 Fremont, that noble band who hurled
themselves or ten times their number.
,lroye them before them by their impetuous
charge, and planted the starry banner OF
the. Union. on the court House spire at
Egyinafeld should be spoken of on this
floor with admiration OF their heroisu. and
got By .eudeavoring to underrate their brave
s7dssyor siss. ..f.a..
In the fifth place. Fremon. had marched
his army rapidly after the enemy not
Fishsanding the Adiutant General Of the
Uaitei States. who had seen him on the
faa,l, sail be could not move it for Jack
Of transportation. Mr.. Thurlow Weed.
In his letter, which was thrown in the
scelo against Fremont. at the trying heur
when bis supersedure Was pending. and he
himself was ia the field. said the same
fhing-that Fremont had got to the Usage
but that he could moi progress beyond IT.
and that it was we'll understood at War
saw, he did not not intenil to. But. sir.
Ie. man who scaled the Rocky mountains
Is not the man who stands idle "for lael
Of transpogtation-'' He threw bridg'
across the Usage river in thirty-six work
ing. .hoars. infusing into the troops the
same energy that has characterized III
whole life. Tho army crossed. and pro
seeded with forced marches on after thu
enemy in the right direction. But the mo
snsnt came that he was to be superseded
md then be fell.y s.bs
TIA the sixth place. whatever charge
hare been made that he unwisely reposes
>~.c1.s..o IN corts;n confracfors not eyel