Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-04-03

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souri. are sgs'n inau'tr'oaa = 3o.k'
re'vanp'ng the Qua ''o,.s /" h's M
iesPaeity. exirasssanee' o'anonss.y' ee'
As he rs placed m command Oh TINS De-
partment. We Ieei u duty We owe our
readers 70 make 'aH statement OF tne
facts II ofoef 70 snow now unfairly Q
brave patrfotie oiheer has been treated.
merely 70 gratify The maiies or envy OF
bad, unprincipsed men.
Hn not ~ Al unlikely that portion
o. tne measy spen. N fremoass oe-
partnsns went INTO the Pooke's OF nef-
oenary Villains. This n tne case every
where, and u Inc iAen eouio % kno"h
dehniteiy, hse dollars hase oeen s'o'en
or squandered lot ever! n'e ieg'ama'e-
~ expended not Only lhere oo' IN sii
the other diVsions. 4
II is out OF the question for q com
manding officer to know OF every Pecu-
lstion and scheme Of plnndenng' which
| fogues are carrying on II nsy % unoer
MS very eyes ou' "sy 7ensrgs 'A's'
upon oen' fremon'' any "ore 'hsA on
halieck or AcLeiian' were .ne'f e1
Penoitures 'ess 'nan1 nn JOE .ns same
ume' ano unoer inc same enou"s'an
ees! Let US examine 'nese lac's' u
VIII oe ooine 10 m'no 'na' oen' f'e-
moo's mlh'ary commano EXTENDED
over . mucn greater scope OF terr''ory
tnan any o'ner commander Inat ne
TOOK eharge oi II aiter tne Dull nun
disaster "nen the traitors were eia'eo
ana nushed win success ana mat 10
Missouri they had complete sway and
control oil every thing with a torce o'
not lees than 6o'o0o men. 1t VIII also
be remembered that at that time wash
ington was in hourly expectation OF at
tack. and even calling for forces from
every quarter.
Fremont had every thing to accom-.
:. plish-traitors within and all around,
without an army or means to construct
one. The one hundred days of Napo-
leon are amongst the most eventful oil
his life, yet not more was effected than
was done by Fremont, during the one
hundred days be was in command
He put down insurrection in st. Louis,
rebuilt railroads, bridges. gunboais,
telegraph lines, Notifications, batteries
protected the citizens, set the mails tc
r running, established order in the com.
, munity, and in person took the field,
> and pressed Price into corner. whence
be could not have extricated himself
, without great loss, and which il FIRE.
mont had been suffered to 60 on, nigh
have 1--ea --;'l;.-- &c --.n-Ay and many
valuable lives in having 1t all to dc
over agsin'
3 The whole cost according to the COM
mittee's report, is about $4,000. 600
and the time, over one hundred days. II
the expenses of this war be two mill
! lions per day, then for 100 days it cost
US $500, ,oO0, 900. If Fremont with
the greatest extent Of territory under
his command, and the least available
: means to control it, spent during those
100 days el4,oOo,oOO, 1t would leave
the magnificent sum OF SiS6'ooo'ooo'
to be expended in the same time along
the rest Of the lines. Again Frenont'
army numbered when raised by his su'
perbuman exertions about 5000 men,
, or about one-tenth OF the whole federal
: army. Now il it require $500, 600, ,000
for soc. 900 men 100 days. the share ol
expenses for 1000 would be $50. .0oo.'
600, or Just IS, ,OO0, 900 more than FIRE.
mont expended in organizing his army
building gunboats. and making all those
immense preparations, for effecting the
! results Of the past few weeks. What il
has taken months since TO bring about