New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-19
GEMS. FREMONT AND sIGEL.
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NEw.YoRK. Jono l6. 1863.
To rHH PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES In the present.
emergency will you allow MsorGens Fremont and Sge to
call for volunteers march at to the defense OF
npsylvania and the nation.
FREDERICK KAPP.
SIGIsMUND KAUFMAN.
CHARLES KESSMAN.
ANSWER.
WASHINGTON. Juno lo 1863.
To FsHprsIcu KApp AND OTHERS: The Governor Of New
York proposes to send US troops and he wishes the assist.
ance Of Gen. Fremont and Gen. Sgel both he can
have IT, If be does not wish them would but breed con-
fusion for us to oct them work Independently Of him.
A. LINCOLN.
There is, we suppose, no harm in On express
sion of regret that the President should have
thought proper to decline the request OF Mc'srs
Kapp, Kaufman, and Kessman, or, more prop
erly speaking, to refer matter of so much
moment to the Governor of this State. The
three gentlemen who made the suggestion are
among our most respectable citizens, very
earnest and devoted in their loyalty
to their adopted country, and who, as
Germans, are in a position to know tho feel
alacrity with which they would rally to the
standards of Fremont and Sigel to resist in
yasion. 1t Is to be presumed that the emer-
gency of the moment ia such as the justify the
Government in calling upon several of the
Northern States to contribute a large force Of
militia to hurry toward The seat ofwar, and what
ever may be the inconvenience and sacrifice which
these men are compelled to undergo, there
has been no hesitation on their part in rendtr-
ing prompt obedience to the call. Ii tbere are
tens Of thousands more who staad ready ia
render voluntary service if the authority is
given to Generals whom they honor aud trust
to lead them, We can conceive of no good
reason why the authority should not be given,
and these volunteers led to the field under the
influence of double enthusiasm.
We all very well know. for the country has
been assured Of it again and again, that Gems.
Fremont and Sieel, as well as Gen. Butler,
have not been ordered to actiye command.
long ago simply because the President saw
nothing for them to do. But that the present
crisis calls for much larger force than is at
tie immediate command OF the Govern.
ment We have the Governments own
Assurance in its demand for force %
lar,e that there must be some incVitabl-
delay in raising il. II then the force is needed.
and Generals standing idle can did in bringing
il into the field, there are, it seems 10 u,, two
unfortunate difficulties Of once disposed Of
the raising of troops is expedited IN, possibly
q dire necessity. aud work at once IS found ior
! two Generals who have been Involuntary out
Of service, because the President bad no ser
vice for them. IL ID q confederation Of cir.
cums.ances OF which. ono would think. the
Government would promptly aud gladly avail
ilself
That the Government, needs troops We take
its own word for. Possibly It know,
no more than we do precisely whA, Leo means
to do with his Rebel army Of ninety or hun.
dred thousand men, bu, We may safely assume
/ that be means mischief How s,ns7y men
| Hooker may have to check him we aha. not
say, even 30 far as wo kaow, bat We do no;
doubt that the spirits Of Ms ARMY wosld b.
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fight they will eight the better could they hear
That tho enthusiastic men vino would follow
Fremont aad Sgel-for tho tons Of taou.
sands who ieOpd follow them would be-
animated by that personal enthusiasm
and intense loyalty which make tho best and
brayest soders-aro ralying all oyer the
North TO bring them swift. and sure assistance.
And equally certain are We that Leo and hi.
confident army would be looking for the back.
ward road when they should hear tina. such
force would presently await them in front
Armies, of least our armies, are not more ma.
terial bodies, but thinking men. Tho past his-
tory of that Of the Potomac is not suoh as 10
inspire il with hopefulness, and possibly little
encouragement OF this sort IN the present cam
pngn would not come amiss.
| Nor do We see the necessity Of deicrring the
question Of the employ ment OF Generals Sigel
and Fremont to Gov. Seymour. II it were
paciicntors who were proposed there might be
an evident propric,y in such reference. for it
is men who will make peace aud not men who
will make war that Gov. Seymour is most
anxious to bring into active service. 1t might,
indeed, "breed confusion" in bis Excel.
ency's mind were ho to hear that
Fremont, Sigel and Victory was shouted as
the rarying cry all over tho North
for tho thousands who would spring
10 arms when their banners were given to the
winds, but we doubt if there would be con-
fusion al! where e'e. As tho war, moreover
is not one exclusively concerning this State
and as 1t was not suggested that tbeso Cen