Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-09-09
Correspondence.
General Fremont.

General Fremont.
Tn the last number but one, Of the
american | OBJ served favorable notice
of Gen. Fremont, which has my hearty
approval.
No intelligent man doubts. but that
Fremont has military talent in very
high degree. Our contest with the rc5-
els, no doubt, has suffered on our part, by
Gen. Fremont being deprived OF command.
That he has military ability i. fully
demonstrated by him while in command
in the Missouri dcpartm mt. IL hal
cleared the State Of .l.<-had div
en- the rebel army under Price into the
sou,hwc.t corner Of VI souri,. aud wa>
about to follow him into Arkansas, whCH
h. was removed. Removed at the III
stance tt is sail9 OF the Biairs, Thut,o~
Wood and .ldjutant Gen. Thomas. Pc
vous to this. his body guard Vas di,5tna-
ed His body guard Of three hanired
men was somewhat necessary for tue pro
lection of the pc.son OF Gen. Fremont
ben, then in a barbarous region, fal ef
seccssionists. assassins and guerrlias.-
Bat this body guard WAS IN reality vet
eran body Of ready men for any Cash
service that it could perform. 1t had
done on many occasions, signal service T.
the Union cause. 1t was di>banled by
order of Mr.. Lincoln by the importantly
Of the Blairs, Thuriow Weed an! other
coppcrheads, as detailed in John s. G..
Abbotts History OF Civil War IN
America" from page 25S to 295 inclus-
i've. Why was Gen. Fremont removed =?
Mr.. Abbott pcrtincntly asks and says.
"Not until the secret political history Of
the rebellion, which unmasks hearts AMI
exhibits motives, shall be written, can
this question be fully answered. : In
page 294 of the above tanned work we
find the following. No Gen. Ere.
,aont's removal was owing neither to f.
hsncial, nor military mismanagement on
his part. Two causes conspired to pro-
duce it-political jealousies and pro-slav-
cry partizanship. Gen. Fremont had
been popular presidential candidate.-
The West admired the man, the East his
principles. A successful military career
would make him dangerous rival in the
future. lie was constantly rising in
popular esteem Men who Lowell Office
morc than country, sought to be rid OF
him. They feared not that he would de-
ieated, but that he would be Victorious
And they set ic motion every possible
political machination to secure his over
throw" See J. &. Abbott's Hist. civ.
war page 2o4.
Now in what position does tho above
plase Mr.. Lincoln ? Either that he does
not know how TO read men aud penetrate
their desisas,--er that he is deficient in
percepti9e faculties lin fact I do not
think that he possesses an exahcrancc 81
sntelect} or that he is to be regal ded as
chief Of the conspirators against Fremont.
His whole course since the day of his in-
sugaratien, to ue prores this First and
foremost, Fremont must be thrown into
tho shade from before the American pco-
pie. To that end Fremont was supersea-
Cd by Pope. which event Induced him to
surrender his command in that depart.
ment, since which Mr.. Lincoln has per.
sistcntly refused to give him any COM
anand whatever. while that be was 6lline
up the army with imbeclss wasting opl
men and the 6nances-every pro-sayer5
wretch possible. Had the President been
really patriotic, he could have duly ap
preciated the zeal and sef-sacricing pa
triotism of Gen. Fremont. and sustained
him in his course Of action, which had hi
done. the rebellion would have been pu
down long ago--at least in that depart
ment. But he has. on the contrary, at
tached himself to the conservative wing o
Missouri democrats. Border rufian'
that used to visit Kansas, have three time