Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-13

The Convention that nominated John e.
Fremont for President was one Of the most
astonishing bodies of men that ever assem-
bled together in the United States of America
to perform so wonderful an act. II was en-
tirely selfappointed institution-every man
attending it as delegate appearing without
any authority to act from constituency and
without credential in his pocket. 1t was
composed of body of sOre-headed individu-
ais, who ever since President Lincoln's inau-
guration have been laundering at the doors
of the White House, importuning the Presi-
dent for fat offices, shoddv contracts, and po-
sitions in the army and navy; failing to get
which, they became soured, disappointed
politicians, and, to get even on the President,
have pursued the course of nominating man
of their own Z" ilk and kidney" in opposition
to him, hoping thereby to drive the Presi-
dent into appointing them and their friends
20 positions Of honor, trust and profit, or IN
default permit the reins of Government to
pass into the hands OF some filthy, traitorous
Comprehend, or, what would be equally as
bad, into their own vile hands.
The man these sorehcads have chosen as
their leading standard-bearer is fitting tool
to perform their filthy work. At the COM
mcncement of the war he was made Major
General by the very Administration which
he is now endeavoring to break down, and
placed in command of the Western Depart
ment Of the military organization of the
Government, his headquarters being at St.
Louis, Missouri His administration Of
affairs as chief Of that department was SO
badly managed, that the Government was
forced BY the weight Of public opinion to re-
lieve him of his command, and assign him to
another position. 1t was during his admin
iStration of affairs in Missouri that General
Lyon lost his life, and the armies Of the
West met so many disasters. But for his
timely removal, it is more than probable that
Missouri would have been lost TO the Union
forever. While in command of the Western
Department, he spent millions upon millions
belonging to the Government foollShly, and
did L thousand acts calculated to bring the
Government and the President into contempt,
Even Frank Blair, who had been Fremont's
right-hand supporter, became so dissatisfied
and so exaSperated at the conduct OF the
mule-eater" that ne was forced TO bring
charges against him at the War Department
Of Incompetence and malfeaSance, in order
to have him removed from position which
he diSgraced. The only gallant act perform
ed under Fremont, while in command of the
Western Department, was the celebrated
cavalry fight of his body-guard, under the
command of Major Zagonyi, numbering one
hundred and sixty men, aided by one hun
dred and forty Of Major Whites Prairie
Scouts making in all three hundred men, who
attacked, defeated and routed rebel force Of
two thousand men, at Springfield, Missouri.
This was gallant attack, and won imper-
ishable honor TO the brave Zagonyi and his
fearless men but Fremont had no more to
do with it than the man in the moon. The
whole attack was planned and executed by
Zasonyi without any consultation with his
chief erddG GGrette.