The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-25

40 this, although ne doubtless knew at
the time that in taking such action he
would subject himself TO Wholesale
denunciatlon from the moro 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, It is plain
thnt Lincoln was right Fremont clear
ly oyerstepped his authority and took
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 disapprove Ere
monts 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.
Fremonts refusal to correct his OBJ
yious mistake in this instance placed
Lincoln in an unfair and embarrassing
position, but the president evinced his
courage by meeting It promptly in the
only way 1t 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 1900
men. Governor Gamble had been
elected by the convention TO serve ten.
porarily until the election I'm Noyem
Der. At that election, by the way. he
was chosen for the full term and re.
malned governor till his death in 1864
Governor Gamble was born IN Virginia
In 170S, 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 ana
served as chief justice of the Missouri
supreme court There were few more
difficult positions TO hold than that of
governor Of 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. 2G saw few
actions or other events worthy Of
a.. Haa.s n
Daniel E. Sickles was authorized to
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 in 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 Mt
Sulnmersville, about twenty-five miles
from Gauley, on the 2Gth. Here the
Seventh Ohio, under the command Of
Colonel Tyler, was surprised while at
breakfast and attacked on both fanks
and in front by force reported as
twice it's own number. 1t was a des-
perate situation but the Ohio troops
finally managed to cut their way out
with considerable loss, inhicting more
damage than they suffered, however
The Federal loss was reported at
fifteen killed and about fifty wounded