Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-26
Gen. Fremont,s NeVvDIvIsion.
(Frou u Lincinnafi Times.l =


OF one thing the President has shown
himself capsble-and that Is, of feetifying
blunders. The fact his highly eredtfable
to him and the country should not be
slow to honor the man Who'is thus master
OF himself. Fremont WAS removed by the
Vaccinations of corrupt politicians, who
succeeded for . time in deceiVing the Pre-.
s:dent, but that official has made amends
for his rashness, by publicly aeknoWledg-
ing it, and doing justice to the persecuted.
The new division of General PremOutis
an important one-embrAciug, as It does,
the Cumberland Gap, Western Virginia,
and North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky and
Tennessee, portion of South Carolina,
and NEARLY all OF Georgia; as it is highly
probable that the 10000 men who, with
wooden guns have been frightening an ar
my of 800, 900 men for half a year on the
banks OF the Potomac, will retire to the
souIh-RestWard, aud come within its
boundaries.
There are in the division, at the present
time, twelve Ohio, eight Indiana, and per-
haps other regiments, provided the CON-
mAnd Of Gen. Banks be not included /;
whether this will be the case or not we are
unable to say, bat it is TO be presumed if
he needs men, they will be given him.
The Department, At present, is in rather
chaotic state. All the forces are scatter
ed about, guarding the couutry and hunt
lug guerrilla bands. Generals Garfield
and Thomas have brigades collected to-
gether in Eastern Kentucky but in West
ern Virginia there is scarcely spot where
more than TWO regiments are stationed.
OF the $4,000 men over whom General
Fremont will assume immediate control, il
is probable that 1000 can be put in the
held as soon as concentrated.
Our late successes have had the effect To
cheek the marauding bands of the border !;
and few examples of severity will quiet
the country as effectually as Gen. HaiIeck
has Pacihed Missouri. Where regiments
| were required last summer to preserve or
der, in the face OF the advancing columns
| Of Floyd and Wise, single company or
squad will nov be effective.
Gen. Fremont will, undoubtedly, per-
ceiTe that the proper place 70 defend Ken.
tucky and Virginia will be in North Caro-.
lima, Georgia aud South Carolina. DriTe
the main body of the rebels away, and
guerrilla bands will disappear almost With
ont an effort for their extinction. ,l.-
The country has had foretaste of what
Gen. Fremont can accomplish. He con-
quered California with less than a thous-
and men; and in 1.-THE Of the time re-
quired to effect "great plans ON the Poto-
mac, he organized out Of 40, 600 men, and
marched them $50 miles ia pursuit of a
flying enemy.
He is first class engineer, aud adds to
this Notwithstanding which does
not always occur-an originality of thought
and readiness to act upon the suggestion
of his mind, regardless of danger. Celer-
ity of movement, aud sudden and bold
strokes are his organized plans of conquer
lug; and in this respect his views are fden-
tical with those OF the Secretary of War.
General Fremont will be in Wheeling in
few days. He will not remain there long,
hOweTeri he is said to possess a longing
desire to visit once more the spot Of his
birth, in South Carolina, and he will not
be tardy in accomplishing his purpose.