Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-08-22

do this, although he doubtless knew at
the time that In taking such action he
would subject himself to wholesale
denunciation from the more radical OF
his own followers. In this he was not
mistaken, Perhaps no act of his first
year in the White House aroused more
indignant protest. Yet. looked at from
the distance Of fifty years. 1t Is plain
that Lincoln was right. Fremont clear
upon himself powers which belonged
only to congress. Aside from any
question Of policy as to the border
states, the plain letter Of the law COM
PEELED the president to disapDrove Ere
mont's action. Moreover. in writing to
Fremont Mr.. Lincoln showed that he
was trying to save the face of the
general. giving him every opportunity
to correct his own blunder and to do
it as though the correction were made
of his own motion. Lincoln showed
the same tenderness for Fremont in
subsequent dealings between the two.
Fremont's refusal to correct his OBJ
vious mistake in this instance placed
Lincoln in an unfair and embarrassing
position, but the president evinced his
courage by meeting 1t promptly in the
only way it could be met.
Missouri's War Governor.
Prior to this Hamilton r. Gamble.
the new governor of Missouri. had is
sued a proclamation calling for $4,000
men, Governor Gamble had been
elected by the CONVEX ton to serve tenn
porariIy until the election in Novem.
Der. At that election by the way be
was chosen for the full term and re-
manned governor till his death in 1864.
Governor Gamble was born in Virginia
in 1913. was admitted to the bar at
the age Of eighteen and had lived in
Missouri since he was twenty. or more
than forty years. He became one of
the foremost lawyers in the west and
served as chief justice Of the Missouri
supreme court. There were few more
difficult positions to hold than that of
governor of a border state during the
war. but by his practical wisdom and
ability Governor Gamble won golden
opinions during his incumbency both
from the authorities at Washington
and the people of his own state.
The week ending aug. &c saw few
actions or other events worthy of
special note On the 22d General
oil bnIsi1oH tn
raise an artillery regiment and regi-
ment of cavalry. At about this time
General Butler was relieved of com
mand at Fortress Monroe and was
assigned to an expedition forming to
reduce the forts at Hatteras inlet,
North Carolina, General Wool succeed
ing to the command at Fortress Mon
roe. On Aug. "a Mayor Berrett of
Washington reached New York in the
custody of Federal detectives. Mr..
Berrett was charged with disloyalty to
the government He claimed to be
a Union man, but had refused to take
the oath of allegiance and to this fact
assigned his arrest.
Skirmishes In Virginia.
Two skirmishes of some Importance
occurred near Gauley bridge, western
Virginia, during the week. This
was the bridge destroyed by General
Wise i'll escaping from the Kanawha
valley a few weeks earlier On Aug.
20, at a point in the valley near eau
ley, called Hawks Nest, the Eleventh
Ohio had an action with a superior
force of Confederates estimated at
1000, in which the Federals had all
the best of it, losing only three men,
while it was reported at the time that
the Confederates lost fifty killed and
a number taken prisoners.
A more notable affair occurred at
Su1nmersville, about twenty-five miles
from Gauley, on the 26th. Here the
Seventh Ohio, under the command Of
Colonel Tyler, was surprised while at
breakfast and attacked on both tanks
and in front by force reported as
twice its own number. 1t was des-
perate situation, but the Ohio troops
finally managed to cut their way out
with considerable loss. intiicting more
damage than they suffered, however.
The Federal loss was reported at
fifteen killed and about fifty wounded