, 1875-01-16

in fssusng proclamation freeing tho nlayep,
which Mr.. I.inroln proun.lr tsayowal wns ftl-
loved by still more extraordinary npnltn,,ltntt
in negotiating convention with Prize. .ntcr-
dieting tho formation of partisan cntt,4 null
promising recilroctlly thas MI r,ldirrs on either
si,1o who returned homn riIonld not be mocstcd!
This agreement. az TIN at,thor says, was nil to
tho Advantage OF Price, and was Jus. what wan
hcccssnry to him fnr 1t allowoI hi. snl,crs In
20 safely homo, and romain 11nnoleEtcd Until
they hhonld Ee again ready to take MP arms.
The final result Of all tlieHe things was TINT,
on the 4th Of November, 1sGl, Fremont wns ro-
moved. mud Hunter appointed III HIS place. Ono
OF tito iltHt acts Of lie now Commander was to
d'Harow this strange treaty, Wherein fte nrtfu
alia eagaciona Price had oy.rreaci,ed li1 yrede-
ccssor. Al tic same time that Fremont whs rn.
moved, hts famous "fiuari" vas eulnmar'ly
lnutterca ont OF tha service by grim order vi
tho Secretary Of War
About tho only thing which tonk place In
Mssousi during the tine oi Fremont'A co,n-
intnd, Which gavo any comfort TO tho Union
men, was succeaaful co,nlJat at Frrticricktpwn
sn October. Jeff Thompson, tic ''swanp For d"
fte H'nTrl rte N1rnlsl, was ut this time maEiug
Ilea't a9ntnst Col, Car1 who had command III
tllrtc Enun rcgiment. near F1ttlctlcstown. TO
cut oE the ''Swanp Fox" 4 brigade of 1GtU
1nen whA scnt t1nm CnTc t}iraldcal1. nndar Cal
Ilumncr.$ Arriving at Fre.lericktowl,, lie fonnd
that Thompson had taken position not far Off to
offer hin, batte. Joining his forces to those OF
Carlin, 1lnm1ner. without lnHs Of tins, advanced
boldly 10 tic attack, AMI. nfcr short eta,;ann-
mcnt. comph.t"ly rantnd the enemy killing aud
wount|aug many, anu capturing About 100 pris-
0ners.
In tho description Of the Datt1o Of Es1mont
no frat find tho natne of that General who after
wards becatne 70 tiistlDguirhed, and wlplse
career in tho War stamped him AZ tIe irst SUI
u1er Of the aye. We sill clve iil the woitls of
The author tho Introduction OF the uam5 OF
G"n. Grnnt to his rcadcrn:
The nafne OF Gen, Grant. whe eince thc Il. ut Sap
tetnlcrt commanded at Cairo and at the un,rurtltg
f1IR1u mi EIna jS1 StCAa IL Etx.
Ilhrl1a, EtrHtseEhs, silent. he iad displayed graft
Errsona BRAVERY 1T TIC witt, Mexico. Aftrr hay-
III. War brplr nit he engaged In tho commerce IT
fshss KIT w4"u. s.;I. s1 na1 m t ~, e
who bad received military education as &he
expense of the State, he entered = regiment Of
lIltunt, hs native hta.e, and heca,na Colonel
Iie had that Rori fortune Of arriving to
the hIEFBt positions. hut lie allie exercise at
the beginning nf tbs War commands which were al
must independent. He tdua ahle 10 proht by tic
cxreretce Ut t1ote WIN wrre a. arst lis SUPERIOR,
md. when he reached the nrrt rank s In nIrcadv
nc1are,l rrotound kn9~laese nf raF, Which he had
bft n taallnl upon TO conduct. ttH. =, 4aDt 13)
The author ia led into error in regard 10 tho
statement tlInk Gen. Giant had bocn enabled to
pr1flt by the experiences Of ljn snperiors beloro
hrriving At tie first rank. Thoso "euperors
were fremon. and Ha1eck. md it will hnr,lly b.
consended that Gen. Grant benefited much by
fte1r experience. lie Vas uou,i,inilv nDder tho
Command Of these officers. bl,t lIs comnand was
substantially ibIePcndent Whenever they un-
aeltook 70 1teFIeEo Will! 4ts operations. cuhfu-
sion and injury .sera the only Iessllts Gen.
Grant was the ranking DHgaIicr-Genesal ~ tic
West, aud it cano hboNt il, tins wire: yhs ct.
izesIB Of Illinois. with patriotism md an
energy for which tl'ey l,ayo been always
distinguished, had responded to tho call Of
MI. 1.lncoln for yolnNseers with rnhea1ti.o
alncrity. Dy tue middle OF the summer. thirty
tix regiments were Oh foot, And, calculating forr
regimeHtsSto brigade, nine Drgadier-Generals
ware to be appointed from that State. Il; the
aTtrt 8aHHinh nf fnnTreHE in ,jr1v Mr. In
eent circular II all tue members Of the illinois
delegation III Congress-. Of both Houses. re-
Guestlng them TO suggest to him ninc persons
from the state who. III their Judgment. should
be mnde Drigadier-Gcnerals,a and nut tho narnen
down in \ list in the order III which they wonid
Ike to see them appointed. When tie members
met to act OF this matter. at The house
OF 1ndgo Truuball, iu WASHINGTON, who
that they elotsld express tlieir preferences BY
ballot. Col. Grant, who had already hccoue
faSorab!1 known BY Lis action III Missouri. and
by the activity, energy, and thorough knowirdge
brought forward by the nouber Of Congress
from tho district in Illinois III which hn resided
! aud le received the vutc Of every member OF
| tho delegation. No other person received al
the votes, aud the consequence was, thas dsanss
nanae was ret down at the bead Of lie list.
| Iho nominations Of tho uino Urigndic1-
| Generals vera all sent into tho Senate
/ together; they were all cuuflrma On the sane
| day, and their commissions were all HgEed ut
| tho sane tirne. Sach heng she xtata ct tho
case, q question naturally arose a. to who was
| under the circumstances, tho ranking Drigadicr-
| Genernt. prchtiss. volunteer officer OF real
merit and unqrcstioned gallantry, il understood
10 have claimed tbs rank by vlrtue OF his ecniori-
ty as Colonel 1tinaiiy fell to Sir Lincolu to set
| tie that somewhat delicate question, and having
regard to the very matter he ha1 submitted to the
Congressman, OF having all tie taarncs put down
In list in tile order of their preference he gave
n:..:.,
| ity Of sank, this General soon had tho oppor-
tuuitieB nf displaying thoFe marvellous qualities
which subsequently placed him at the head OF all
the arnlica of tho uhiou. and still increasing his
reputation. and holding his power aud prestige,
until lie struck the last 6nal blow at tle 1lebol-
! lion In the very heart OF that great Common
wealth which Aad given It ita greatest atrcngth.
From Missouri, and from Fremonb And Grant !;
| from HnllecR st St. Louia. who Lad bean saut to
relieve Hunter after lie Lad becn in command Of
the DEPARTMENT OF the West for 4
| few larst-our author car1ies us to Kcu-
| tucky, East Tennessee, and to West Virginia.
| We read here tho familiar names Of tho various
Commanding Generals 90 both siaes,-of Wise
[ aud Cox. Of Floyd and Rosccrats, Of Duckner and
ZollicolFer, and of Wil1iam T. sl.erman. Our
| interest is again awakoned over tho details OF
innunerab!o comtats at Car.liiax Ferry, at
Romney. Scwcll's Mountain, and At Tecklcy OF
| engagements at Gtifandosto aud fli1eboro', and
tile fight at Wildcat Camp. In spcaking Of tho
state OF affairs in Kentucky. where Sherman had
replaced Gen. Robert Anderson. the author al.
ludes to the well-known prediction that the
former made at that lime, that it would take
10000 men to conquer tho CoufeIcrats armies
in tho West. VIC quote:
The penetrating Mind Of this rerftahIs man Of wal
quickly congratulated how much the taEk whi,h had
hail At his isros,tscn and ho refused 10 undertake
little war which could have no redl1ta. lte expressed
hs conviction T s habus1 y ptse,on .a and rh
pnttake. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, having been vent b,