The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-27

: ply to Representative Blow, in letter q,
3 ted Corinth, Miss Oct. 10th. AS a spec
: mon of its sharpness, we quote the follow
J ing: aJ l.. - 90 y
fl 1t is singular that should be called OF
/ from this place, and after the events Wiz
. which have been connected during an
precedent to the war, to defend myse
!, | from the charge of disloyalty to the Go'
ernment and the cause of freedom, comm
I from Mr. Blow and those with whom n
ID acts. = - -s- eaf -
r. Mr.. Blow ascribes to me the leadership O
the anti slavery party in Missouri prior t
the war--he even admits that | was presen
at the capture of Campojackson, and gives
me title which imports that | am still
engaged in military capacity in the at
tempt to support the Government and sup
press the rebellion. I cannot truthfully
make any such concessions in behalf of Mr.
Blow have been told that in the outset
of his political career, in s>legislatlve eau
Gus of his Know Nothing political friends
he took occasion to express his dlssatisfaC
ton with Col. Doniphan, the candidate oi
his party, and his determination to support
Gen. Atchison, as more nearly meeting his
views On the slavery question. Everybody
knows what were the views OF Gen. ID. Il.
Atchison on the question of slavery and Sc
cession. If rumor tells the truth as TO Mr..
Blows famous caucus declaration, there
will be no difficulty in fixing Mr.. Blows
status on the "freedom" question of that
date. Mr.. Blow was not at Camp Jackson
when it was captured. He omitted to state
the part played on that occasion, the po-
sition / held, or the motive that took me
there | shall observe the same silence in
regard to the motives that kept him away.
Neithe. has he even taken military service
IN defence of the Government, which he
comedies to be very meritorious in all per-
sons except conservative officers" but, on
the contrary, very soon after the outbreak
Of the war, he left the country in the hour
of its greatest peril, on a mission to Vene-
zuela, and came back to canvass for Con-
gress against tour Tom Fletcher that
gallant fellow who, with some others, not
deemed worthy of mention by Mr.. Blow,
went to fight for the cause on the field OF
battle; and as the district was known to be
very radical" Mr.. Blow found it advan-
tageous to adopt other views than those OF
Gen. Atchison.
Blair on Fremont and the Radicals.
1t will not be forgotten by those who
know anything of Missouri politics, that
the point which marked the separation be-
tween many of my old political associates
and myself was the difficulty which arose
between me and General Fremont, on the
question Of his military capacity. 1t cannot.
be forgotten with what violence was then
assailed by the German press, the Missouri
Democrat, and those of my old political as
sociates who took sides with General Ere
mont, who all now claim that they depart
ed from me because | was not and am not
radical enough on the slavery question.
was stigmatized by all these people when |
was under arrest, and when | was not al
lowed to vindcate myself, and was refused
a hearing, or an explanation in any single
newspaper which had formerly been friend
ly to me, aud all of which had been indebt-
ed to me and my friends for our good Off
GERS General Fremcnt's despotic censor
ship over the press did not permit any de-
fence or explanation to be made for me in
the only paper-the Erentag News-whoSe
proprietor was disposed to do me justice, in
the forlorn condition to which | was re-
duced for daring to doubt the military ca
pacty of that General.
AT home it was known among those whose
esteem was valuable, what motives operated
on the Missouri Democrat, and those who
follow its lead. But elsewhere they could
not understand how it happened that eve
ry newspaper in ST. Louis which had sup
ported me and General Fremont. once the
Republican candidate for President, and
with whom / had formerly such friendly
relations, should now assail me, and as
General Fremont's proclamation order, set
ting free the slaves Of rebels, was issued at
that time, it was assumed and believed that
this was the cause of the difficulty. When,
months later, the letter to the President
which caused my arrest was published, it
was found to contain the declaration that
the act was the "best thing be had done,
and my only regret was that he was too in
capable to put it into execution. But il
was too late; the impression bad been made,
and the newspapers that had given the i'm
preston never made the correction.
Blair on Chase.
Mr Blow says be will have nothing to do
with saving the Union in company with
those who are unwilling to make Missouri
free. Mr.. Blow on this subject is type TO
the Radicals. They all say that slavery is
the cause OF the rebellion, and that slavery
must be put down in order to put down the
re ebelHon. A man must believe that propo
sition, in order TO be Union man; for, say
the radicals, man cannot oppose the re-
bellion and support the cause of the rebel
lion at one and the SAME time This way
Of putting the case is plausible, to say the
least. 1t was invented by specous and
plausible men TO forward their own political
aspirations, regardless of the evil conse
quences it carries without, regardless of the
division and discord it has planted among
the friends of the Union, and the obstacle
it has thrown in the way Of the Govern.
ment in it's efforts to put down the rebel