Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-03-20


members of the Chamber Of Commerce,
who elected their secession candidate. voted
for him openly as snch in face Of the Uni
ted States military authorities in the city.
They made no professions of Jealous 10y
atty, as many secessionists have done in
face of an armed force. Their conduct
was so open and undisguisod that General
Halleck ordered every one of tho officers
elect to come up and take the oath Of
allegiance; being, l believe. the first
civilians he imposed this upon. though he
has required it since more extensively still.
Mr. BLAIR. Of Missouri. The gentleman
will allow me TO say
Mr.. CoLFAx. / cannot yield further
did not interrupt my friend the whole
time he was speaking
Mr.. BLAIR, OF Missouri. The gentleman
says they were openly secession
The CHAIRMAN The gentleman from
Missouri is out of order The gentleman
from Indiana declines TO yield.
Mr. BLAIR, of Missouri. am little
sensitive upon this point.
| Mr.. ColFAx. Then | viii yield. Of
course.
! Mr.. BLAIR, OF Missouri / merely de-
sire to say that these men did not vote
for what was called secession candidate,
bnt for man known to be Union man.
; and who refused to hold the Office after he
; had been elected.
|, Mr. CoIrAx Still, the statement re-
mains uncontradicted that he was voted for
as secession candidate by those who SYM
pathized with the men who are in arms
against the Government, and was elected
: as such.
NJ. Chairman. know that the mass of
the people of St. Louis. the working
: people, as l said previously. are loyal, for.
sir. when this same General. Fremont came
back to that city after his removal; when
he came with no favors to confer, but de-
! graded, dishonored, deposed from his COM
mand, the loyal people Of that city. who
had heard all the charges of their Repre-
} sentative against him. but who still confid-
ed in him, focked by thousands. and tens
of thousands, with banners and torch
: lights and music and sholtings, to wei
come him as no man WAS ever welcomed
there before. Oh. yes. sir. the heart OF the
people of St. Louis is loyal; they have
proved it so.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEATH OF GENERAL
LYON.
Ny friend from ST. Louis has quoted doc
, uments and presented arguments to prove
[ that General Fremont had it in his power
to reinforce General Lyon before the bat
: tile of Springfield, and that his failurc to
perform that duty was the cause of Gen
: eral Lyons death. and these desire now
? to examine Sir, the death of General
Lyon occurred on the 10Th of August, and
yet the friendship of the gentleman from
? Missouri for General Fremont continued
, undiminished for weeks after. He contin-
: ued to to be the friend OF the man whom
: he now arraigns as a guilty criminal; for il
S the charges he makes arc proved General
t Fremont. in willfully suffering the death
I of that gallant officer. was guilty of a nc
: less crime than murder. l think l car
4 show the committee that twenty days af.
ter the death Of General Lyon my friend
from Missouri did not charge General Ere
a mont with crime in failing to send rein
S forcements. / will read the dispatch o.
: Captain Schofeld. now General Scho6eld
& whom my friend knows. because he Vas
h ST. Louis when / was there. l want tc
: show the reasons why Gen. Lyon was no
reinforced. and shall show it in a way
e my friend from Missouri cannot deny. un
h less he denies the documents themselves
: In his dispatch. as adintant general o.
: General Lyon, dated Springfield, July 10
e he says:
!, Governor Jackson is concentrating hi.
4 forces in the southwestern part Of the state
e and is receiving large reinforcements from
: Arkansas, Tennessee. Louisiana, and Texas
i His effective force will soon be certainly no.
/ less than thirty thousand men, probably
much larger. al idea Of any further adj
n ranoe rovement, or Of eren maintaining ou
lPressM position. must soon be abandoned
y uniess The Governmem furnish as prompt.
IS aciM large ,einJorcements and supplies =
i Oar troops are badly clothed. poorly fed
: and impeifeetly supplied with tents; non'
! ofthem have yet been paid. and the three
/. months volunteers have become disheart
j. ened to such an extent that very few Of then
are willing to reiex their enlistment. Th,
t blank pay-rolls are not here. and the lonl
' time required to get them here. fill them up
!. send them to Washington. have the pay
o ment ordered. and the paymaster reach us
!. leaves us no hope that our troops can b
: paid for five or six weeks to come. Undcl
: these circumstances there remains no othe
4 course but tourgently press upon the atten-
!. ton OF the Government the absolute neces
u