The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-20

'nVlcuons, hut admitting tia there was
eNtravsgaIcS in his department, I ask
whether every other department of the
Army has been managed with more care
and less extravagauce Has not the Gov.
ernmeut been imposed on even here, despite
the kccuest watchIumess Of the most eXpo
renced officers, some of whom have had no
military duties to engross or distract thejr
mndsl
General Thomas says in his report that
two or three hundred horses were found
unit for service that they were lame and
ringbonod and spawned. although il is not
proved that Fremont hal seen a single one
of their. WE'LL SIR when came to Wash.
mgtvn at the beginning of the present scs.
sion, upon looking into the Star, | not 'ced
the sale Of fourteen hundred condemned
Government horses, of the Army of the
Potomac, which brought prices ranging from
twenty-five cents to Nty dollars. Yet my
friend had no detunciations against the
management of this department. lu time
OF war, III conducting operations on SO ex.
tensivc scale, the experience of England
in the Crimean war and of all other nations
at such times unfortunately prove that it is
not to be expected that everything would
be precisely right that all articles shall be
suddenly bought OF the best quality, and al
the lowest prices. noticed, also, that the
exhibits attached to General Thomas re-
ports contained two singular complaints
against General Fremont. One was com
plant by General Hunter, that Fremont had
ordered him into the field and that he had
forty wagons and only forty one mules
Aud the very next of the exhibits was q
complaint by Quartermaster Turnkey, within
few days of the date of General Hunters
letter, complaining that Fremont had ordered
him to push on the inspection of mules as
rapidly rs possible. | think these two
complaints exactly answer each other. Blu,
how could fremont have fully satisfied such
critics?
My friend from Missouri vindcates the
character of the city of st. Louis. | wish
| could believe all about the loyalty of that
city, for think it is very pleasant city
| have spent many pleasant days there /;
have enjoyed not only the hospitality of my
friend from Missouri, representing the ST
Louis district, but Of many other friends o
that city. ] believe with him that the grca
body of the working men Of that city al,
loyal, but that q majority Of the men of
wealth and high social position there arc
disloyal.
Here debate of some len t. took place
between Mr.. Colfax and Mr. Blair, the latter
de y.ng and the former affirming that acer
tain member of the st. Louis Mercantile Lii
brary Association---fricnd of MIR, b - was
voted for and elected by those i'll sympoth,
with rebellion. ED.
Mr.. Chairman, know that the mass of Ia,
people of the city Of st. Louis, the WORKING
hn,nl,, nc | SniI ,,,ANi,,,l,, r..
sir, when this Same General Fremont cam,
back to that ci after hs removal -
when he came with no lavors to confer, bu
deg'"ded, iishono4od, dapased from Iii
command, the loyal people of that city, VIII,
had heard tlc charges of their Representa-
tive against hun, but who still cOntided il
HIM, Hooked by thousands and tens of thOus
ands, with banners and torchlights and mu
sc aud shOutnSs. 10 welcome him US ut
uian was over 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 GEN. LYON
My trscnd from st. Louis has quoted doc
unents and presented arguments to prove
that General Fremont had it III his power
to reinforce General Lyon before the battle
OF Springfield, and that his failure to per
form that duty was the cause of Genera
Lyons death, and these | desire now to cx
anime. Sir the death of General Lyon oc.
Cured on the 10th OF August, and yet the
friendship of the gentleman from Missour
Tor General Fremont continued undimin
iShed for weeks after. lie continued to bC
the friend Of the man whom he now ar
raigns as a guilty criminal for, if the
charges he makes are proved, General Ere
mont, III wiIlully suffering the death of tia
gallant olhccr, Is guilty Oi no less crimt
than murder. | think ] can show to thii
committee that, twenty days after the deatl
OF General Lyon, my friend from Missour
did not charge General Fremont with Grim,
i'll failirg to send reintorcements. | vii
read the dispatch of Captain Srhufeld, now
General Schoiield, whom my friend knows
because he was, | believe, connected with hi,
regiment at st. Louis, when | was there.
want to show the reasons why General Ly
on was not reinforced, and W II show it in
a way my friend from NJ ssourI can not de
ny, unless he denies the documents them
selves. In his dispatch, as Adjutant-Gene
raj of General Lyon, dated Springfield, july
10, he says:
"Govcrnor Jackson is concenI at'ng his forces il
the south western part of the State and is reccv
ing large rcinturcUments from Arkansas, Tenne S.
see Louisiana, and Texas Ills effective force viii
soon be certainly not less Than tnrty thousand men
probably much larger. Al idea Of anu adr1nc,
nouenlent " of eucn aintaui,g our present position
must soon be abandoned unless he Gorc,,n.nt fLrniJ
us promptly aiM large reisforccmunfs and supplies
Our troops are badly clothed, poorly fed, and i'm
perfectly supplied with tets none OF them have
evo Looa "nu U y, ,,On'm ~
very few of them are willing 40 renew heir enist.
ment The blank pay-rolls are not here, and the
long time required 10 get them here, fill them up,