New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11

NEXT, was the Congressional Committee, with
their ex.parte evidence oil taken while he was
in full pursuit Of the Rebel enemy-evideuce
never submitted TO him even to this date, nor
cross-examined by any Of bis friends. Aud
this in marked contrast with the course Of
John Sherman's Naval Investigating Committee
which furnished Secretary TOucey regularly
with every iota of evidence affecting him, or
John Covodes Committee, which promptly and
unasked, laid before Buchanan and his Cabinet
copies Of all evidence against them, to DO e1'
planned or traversed before their report, il they
saw proper. And the third is this Report Of
Mr. Hollis, the evidence upon which it 10 based
being still withheld, while the Report itself 10
sent out in advance. We do not say that tue
object is to poison the public mind against an
officer again placed in the field BY tho PreSi'
dent in front of the enemy. But the fact Is
that the report, though dated March ~
was not submitted to Congress TILL alter Gen.
Freraonts reinstatement in an active CON-
nand.
We cannot attempt in single new paper
article to review all the points made BY Mr.
Holt and the denuDcations in which he M
dulOes with 20 much zest. But We will allude
to few of them.
lie says, of S6i1, SOL, bills for arms and mu.
nitoas of war ordered by Fremont, latter ex-
:. animation there has been deducted, for ex-
"cess Of price, an aggregate Of S4O,i71."
80. 10. cir
stances ho had to purchase arms, &C., when
be found It impossible TO get them from Wash
ireton for his unarmed regiments. And the
Commission have cut down the bills six per
cent. Mr.. Holt is now on another Commission
for examining contracts for arms made al
Washington, and on one contract involving two
and half millions Of dollars, approved, it is
said, both by toe President and Secretary OF
War, he has raced tho amount one mil
lion Of dollars, being more than all the alleged
e1trsyagaDces in the entire Department OF the
West. Yet there can be allowances made for
errors in every ones favor but Tremont's, and
he argues in his report as if there could be no
parallel to ST. Louis.
The Paduoah Pontoon Bridge is severely
condemned, when if Fremont had been given
the opportunity, which the yeresi felon can
obtain in Court Of Justice. Of making his
defense before his triers, they would have
learned that that pontOon was intended for al
expedition which was frustrated-we will not
say where. bat if Mr. Holt will read Fremonts
letter Of Sept. s, Io61, giving be plan for Che
campaign 10 Kentucky and Tennessee, be can
guess-and was sent TO Psducah because It
could not be used where Fremont originally
intended it should be. And despite tine cost,
and Mr.. Holts remark about Ga sneer or
" sigh at that greatest OF the military iollies in
Z" the West-tbe Paducah pontoon bridge
hundreds Of thousands throughout ti'. land
would have rcjoicod II, before Balls Bun
Gen. Stone had, at any cost. provided on the
Potomac military folly equal to fremonts.
There would bs fewer WIDOWS and orphans in
tine Republic to-day.
Mr.. Holt condemns d contract made b.
Fremont for the mortar bosis tbat have been
IN such good service at Island No.
10. lie says, and the aLuson is I'll obvious
one that they we're made "by one Theodore
:" Adams reiHrnsd Californian" Mr. Adams,
We have heard, returned from California in
1864. eight years ago. II Mr. Holt was in
Europe in 1854, it would be rather antique u
call him returned European now. But, to-
come to the point, il he had stepped into the
Office Of Gen. ". c. Meies the Quarterma'ter-
General Of the Army. no would have learned
flat when his report says " There Was no
:, advertisement" he errs Go reply to him with
a uilduess which VIII contrast with hia sweep
ing assertious)-.hat Gen. Meigs did advertise
for bidders 70 submit tier own plans and
prices for gunboais-ibat Mr.. Adams, under
this advertisement, submitted h. him plan for
mortar boats, as being q most efficient species
of gunboats. as the result las proved-that
with this plan, be submitted estimates in detal
of tho cost-that Gen. Meigs did Not object to
the price, but referred him to Gen. Fremont
and that Gen. Iremont made the contract with
him for them. al tie rery figures 1dams had a'a
Be)ors Gen. Me.gs Mr Holt adds, " There
- are probably many more OF them than hre
- needed, aud while il Is sincerely hoped that
- tiey NAY, il a by no means certain that
q they will. prove efficient 10 the warfare for
e winch they are designed AZ Commodore
Foove found them quito useful, when 1t was
80 difficult Mt Island no. 10 for his gnn5oats
to 6sbt, headed down stream, Nc need not
comment on Mr. Hot's doubts ~ TO their
usefulness. They would doubtless have met
with more favor in many persons eyes had they
not been contracted for by Fremont.
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