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OBNEHAL FEEHONT’B CBBENOE.
BEW.T TO CHARGES—THE ADMINISTRATION Of
THE WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Tbestatement of General John C. Fremont,
in reply to the charges against him, has just
been published, accompanied by voluminous
documentary evidence. It is addressed to the
Joint Committee of the Senate and House of
Representatives on the Conduct of the War,
and covers the whole period from Fremont’s
assumption of command in the Western De
partment until his removal.
The Genera) states that whon ha was as
signed to the command' of the Western De
partment, in July last, no special object was
indicated, nor was'he furnished with any par
ticular plan of a campaign. There was aim-.
ply a general understanding that the descent
of the Mississippi river was to be undertaken?
end fer this purpose be was to raise and or
ganize an army, informing the'Presidcnt of the
completion of the arrangement. After the de
parture of this expedition Fremont’s: authority
was to have extended over Kentucky and down
the left bank of the Mississippi; at the begin
ning, his command was restricted to Illinois
and the states and territories west of the Mis
sissippi to the Rocky Mountains, including
New Mexico. On essuming his command, he
was invested with full discretionary powers;
no written instructions having been furnished
him.
Having given this general statement, Fre
mont proceeds to show that at the time of hie
arrival in St. Louis the rebellion in the West
was daily assuming a move threatening aspect,
Missouri was thoroughly demoralized, and the
federal forces were neither armed nor adequate
ly equipped. Sf.*ven thousand of the Illinois
contingent were destitute of armS ; the cavalry
was without horses or sabres, the artillery
had hardly any guns. JJo remedy these defi
ciencies, in part. Fremont ordered seven thou
sand stand of arms, but afterwards found that
the order had been countermanded. He made
Oomphiintat Washington.and finally succeeded
in procuring and forwarding to St. Louis arms
and equipments sufficient for an army corps of
twenty-three thousand men. '• Want of arms
and want of money," says the General, “ were
the chief difficulties to he met, while the ne
cessity to meet the enemy on three sides at
once was urgent and imminent. There was
no lack of men. The loyal population of the
West, and among them the Germans, with a
noble unanimity, were willing to come in mass
to the standiird of the Onion.’*
In order to retain the services of the Home
Guard regiments and the three months volun
teers, whose terms of service were just expir
ing. Fremont, on the 30th of July, addressed
a letter to the President, to announce that he
had appropriated .$300,000 of tbd public mon
eys which were in possession of the Suts-Treu
surer at St. Louis. To this letter
directs the special attention of the Investiga
ting Committee, for the reason that the act has
been mnde.the basis of a serious charge against
him for the exercise of 11 arbitrary and illegal”
authority. The concluding part of the letter
is as follows:
i-
“ Our troops have paid, and some
regiments are in a state of mutiny, and the
men whose;term of service is expired generally
refuse to enlist. I lost a .fine'regiment last
night from inability to pay them a portion of
the money due. . This regiment had been in
tended to move on a critical post last night.
The Treasurer of the United Stales has here
$300,000 entirely unappropriated. I applied
to him yeeterday for $lOO,OOO for. ray Paymas
ter-General Andrews, but. was refused. We
have not an hour for delay. There are three
courses open to me. One, to let ;the enemy
possess himself of some of the strongest points
in the state, and threaten St. Louis, which i«
insurrectionary. Second: to force & loan from
secession banks here. Thirdto nse the
money belonging to the government, which is
in the treasury here. Of course I will neither,
lose the state nor permit the enemy a' foot of
■ advantage. I have infused energy and «eetiv.
ity into the department, and there is a thor
ough-good spirit in officers and men.' This
morning I will order the treasurer to deliver
the-money in bis possession to General An
drews, and will send a force to the Treasury
to take the. money, and. will direct soeh pay
ments as the exigency requires. I will,hazard
everything for the defence of "the department
you have confided to mo, and I trust' to you
for support.” *■'
.. General Frcmontstates that although n ore
ply was made to tliia letter no objection to the
act was offered., . He then goes into ah efabo
irate discussion, of the military .situation in
.Missouri; shows that Cairo was the point
which first demanded; attention, and. tbat his
despatch of a reinforcement of 3,000 men to
that place, five days after his arrival ,in ; St.
waaa precautionary measure absolutely
'essential to the safety of;St. £oois itself and
tbs entire porthwast j. aa§ foptegds tfcftt the
EV E N I NO,
defeat of. tyon, at Sprinfield, wn* not a disas
ter belonging to his . administration, On this
latter point the General’ says; 41 Causes
wholly ootlof ray jurisdiction had already pre
paredl the defeat of General Xyun, 'before my
Arrival at St, Louis."
THI CffKTSACTS ANA HCBEST PITECHivES.
Fremont ■ then passes to a consideration of
the charges concerning contracts; claims that
the Austrian guns were, purchased In a press
ing eyigencyrthat the fortifications ofSt. L 'uis
were essential, in his own judgment,;Bs well ns
.that of competent 'officers ; and that the con-
tracts with the. Californian, Beard, were made
because bej was a man of unusual energy and
capacity, accustomed to the management of
men on large works. Asto Beard's .charges
fur constructing the fortifications, Fremont says:
“When the prices for his work wore under dis
cussion, and were referred to me liy General
McKinstryL I directed this officer itti reduce
them to what was just and reasonable to both
parties, having reference to the circumstances
under which the work was done and! the extra
prices that had been paid, so ns to leave the
contractor, what might be strictly a fair profit
on his labor, and his decision, whatever it was,
was approi-ed by me,”
In reference to the purchase of muskets at
$22 each, Fremont says :
“ Taking into consideration the advance in
price of arms, causedfby the war,T submit that
the purchase is not deserving of special cen
sure. . I have digressed from the rule laid down
at the outset in this paper, but the passage of
the resolution, which issoon'tobe before the
House, would be a vote of censure, and as the
report itself,.together with the official accusa
tions, have been broadly spread over the coun
try, I respictfully ask that the committee will
causa this-' statement, together with the accom
panying documents, to have equal and imme-
dinto publicity given to them, in order thiU
Congress may act ■ and the
.censure forgo where it properly belongs.”
FLAK or Tit SOVTHERK, CAMPAIGN,
inber Fremont was completing his
its for the descent of the Mississippi,
Btb of that month he addressed the
itter to the President; setting forth
I plan of a campaign which has
fulfilled, in part, by’our troops;
[Private.] j ■
AariEs 'Western Departuitn, 1
September 8,1861. j
” To the President: ,'
My Dear Sir; I send by another hand what
I ask you In consider in respect to the subject
of the note by your special messenger.
rRKMOSt’j
In Septe
srrangeme
and on the
following Ii
the genera
since been
“Usaiw
'*• In this I desire to ask ybu attention to the
position of affairs in Kentucky. As the rebel
troops, driven out fnmi Missouri, had! invaded
Kentucky in considerable force, and by occu
pying Do ton City, Hickman and Columbus,
were preparing to seize Paducah and attack
Curio, I judged it impossible, without losing
important advantages, to defer any Jonger a
forward movement. For thin purpose; I have
drawn from, the Missouri side :r pan of.the force
which had been stationed at Bird’s Poijnt, Cairo
and Cape Giradeau, to Port Holt and Paducah,
of which places we have taken possession. As
the rebel forces outnumber ours, and'tilie coun
ties of Kentucky between the Mississippi -and
Tennessee rivers, ns well as those'along the
latter and the Cumberland, are strongly seces
sionists, it becomes imperatively necessary to
have the co operation of the loyal Union forces
under Generals Anderson and'-Nelstav, ns Well
as of those tlready.encamped opposite Louis-
ville under Colonel.-RoUsseau.
forced, yeslard iy, Paducah with two regiments,
and will continue to-strengthen the position
with men a ukjittillery. As soon as'General
Smith, who commands there, is re-infurced
ficiently for him to-spread. hiK forces, he will
have to tak > and holu .May field and Lovclitce
ville, to be in the tear and flunk of Columbus,
and to occu r>y Smilhland, controlling in thifs
way the mouths of both the Tennessee, and thfe
Qumberlaml rivers. At the same tithe. Cot.
Rousseau.should bring his force, increased, if
possible, by two Ohio regiments, in hunts | to
Henderson and Nashville Railroad,' oel-dpy
Hopkinsvil e, while General Nelson should : go
with a form of five'thousand by railroad ! to
Louisville, !ind from there to' Bowling Green.
As the population in all the counties |tfarrajgh
which the 8 hove railroads pass, are loyal, this
movement could he made without delay nr mo
lestation to the troops. - Meanwhile, 1 General
Grant wool 1 take pds-ession of the entire Cairo
and Fulton Railroad, Piketoh f New Madrid and
tbie shore, of the Mississippi opposite flick man
and Columbus. The foregoing disposition hav
ing bpen effected, ft combined attack -will be
made upon Columbus, and if successful in that,'
upon Hickman, while Rossesu and Nelson will
move irr concert, by Rail Road, to Nashville,
Tennessee; Jbccupying the State . Capital; and
with an adequate force, New Providence; - The
conclusion of this movement would he; a com
bined advance towards Memphis, on the Miss
issippi, as Well as the Memphis and Ohio Rail
Railroad, and 1 trust the re«ult“would be ft
glorious one to the country. In reply w a-let
ter from General Sherman, by'the-hand i of
Judge Williams, in relation to the vast impor
tance of securing possession in advance of the
country lying-between the Ohio. Tennessee and
Mississippi; I have- to-day suggested the first
part of the proceeding plan. Byextending ray
command to Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky,
you will enable me to attempt the accomplish
dent of thi|< all-important result; and!in order
to secure the secrecy necessary to its success,-I
shall not extend the communication 'which I
bavemade ltd General Sherman, or repeat it to
any one else.
“With high respect and regard,
. ' “I am, very truly yours,
: 0.-Furat.”
THE ADVANCE UPON PEICfc.
J)d the l4th, of September, in the midst if
pressing demands fur troops from all points in ‘
hi> department, Fremont'was ordered, by the
Secretary of War and General Scott, to “send
thousand well-armed isfaritry to Washing
ton without a Gaonteot’e delay,” The men weie
sent, bat the reduction of'bis fores' seriously.
impeded-i'rewoot's opeiSßJopf, S*s*niw*n«,‘
lie advanced to meet .Price fit the Osage. In
regard to this movement, he nays
“Except the victory, little advantage resulted
to Price from the capture of Lexington' exposed
tind resting upon a broad! river which there was
no chance for a large' army to ernes in case of
defeat. As a military position its occupation
had no,value fur him. On the contrary, had I
possessed the means of transportation to move
forward my troops rapidly! I should have Jjeen
well content to give up Lexington for the cer
tainty of bejng able to compel Price to give me
battle on the north side; of the Osage, as he
cliuld not cross the Missouri without exposing
himself to certain defeat, no other course Would
have remained open to him. ' In' fact, when I
did go forward, the nppwtrance of my advance
ap Sedalia was the signal, for his precipitate re
treat." ... s, -
At the-end of October, when the nrtay of the
west was at last organized and equipped, "Wo
were," says Fremont,- “everywhere and mu
firmly along our. lines; successful against the
enemy." ‘ •;
“The state of Missouri," lie adds, “was in
reality reclaimed, and in a Condition to leave,
the army, free for the special object of descend
ing the Mississippi. The rebels already lac
knowledge the inutility df resistance to the fed
eral authority ; the doubtful Caine .to the side,
of power, and the -loyal, who had borne the
brunt of war—when to standby tbe CJaionjn
vulved danger and losses—were everywhere en
couraged to new efforts, and rewarded for. their
past aid." . .; i .
TBE DISMISSAL
The defence concludes as follows
; “These w.re the ciivurbstarjcea under which. ■ thllt the > *V] ««K ff " m ‘ «»]*terta «f expediency,
without reason assigned, I vraia relieved of my i nr rom collisions of political dogmas orprinci
command* j plen # or . from the rivalries of parlizan lea
;**lt is not grateful to me to have been - my* I is-only to skim the tjurfuce, and to reach
self compelled to sec out the merits of nay nd* * l^e spring that lies beneath* ily
ministration ; but it was riecem'ary in order to’! countrymen, before Earth and Heaven there is
call attention to points which .otherwise mighty hut one cause for this hideous rebellion, and
not have been, presented, and which are necea-J cause j lhat is the keyto
sory to a clear understanding of the subjects Southern unanmity in its demands for power
inquired into. Many acts which have been r tbfi minority, the origin of that spirit of
censured, were, 1 think, for the public good domination which would have all or destroy all^.
I know they were with that intention, Ido 1 “ n ® *°^ e impelling which precipitated
nut feel that in any case I overstepped the au-, South agniiisfc the btiljwarksof the ConstitQ
tbority intended to be confided to-iue, | H un » and fills "the land th|a day with coufasioo,
i‘ Myself and the officers and men acting with ; and deaths ,
mi. were actuated solely by a desire to serve I Do ™ tl,e ln J u^'p e . *>7 Stands to
the count™, and I feel assured- that this is real'- ' that . l "Just speak in any spirit of fa,
ized by theipeeple of the Wait, among whom " aUc,Bm a ? alnBt watftotion of slavery, or
we wore acting Respectfully, - ■ [ ro,a a "7 «"■«?" of sentiment w.th those who
I ‘‘J' 6 Feemoxt " ave R 0 on S disturbed the country with de*
“Major General, C. a A." manda fur itB abolition. 'The views I have en
- 1 ___ tertained for thirty years; on that subject re*
main unchanged. But this tear against thf
constitution of my country has driven me to the:
conclusions I hate expressed, as it has tens of
thousands of others, wbh, like myself, were
never associated with any party which avowed
antiisionu-m to slavery as kn article of its polit
cal faitli. 1 have atteredj the deliberate con
victions of my on a subject which
could mrt be thrust aside in any discussion of.
the present aspect of our national affairs ; and
I should huve : held myself faithless to the sol
emn requirements of this lluiur if I had. fsiled
to speak what I believe tt| be the truth, lest,
perchance. it sot sßme teeth on edge, or bring
do«n iihpreciti(ins oi\ my head,..
: * * * .“ But let itj ever he manifested
that that.rebellion c.anmtt be. otherwise sub
dued, and that we are shot up to choose be
tween cur noble countrywith its priceless con
stitution,.and shivery, then, with every fibre of
my heart and every energy of my nature, I will
pass along the. uhivesal |cry of nil patriots— --
'Down Kith slavery forever ! I would then na
more hesitate which to choose, than in view of
death, I would balance j between eternal .life
and eternal perdition. l.But, manifestly the
time is not yet !when (ho American people
must.make that choice. (They Have but just
got ready'to strike’the rebellion, and already
the inonster recoils and Staggers under stun- ’
nirig blows. The power of this stalwart nation ■
is hut beginning to be felt. The hundred days,
which began at Fort Hfinjy and bare already ■
recorded the glory of Fort Donelaoti, and, with :
God’s help, will’be vivid .with an unbroken- se- '
rb a of like achievements, fnay suffice to strike
off.the hydra’s hundred ! heads; but, whether •
at their end or after, the nation wilt come forth
from'the conflict, * fair as the- moon, clear na
the stjfh, and terrible ns an! army with banners.’ " '
I LETTEB FHOM A. TIOOA' EOT.
iutracta from a Private Letter.
j Head Quarters or tbs 9th 111. Hegt. )
I Cahp Kook, Feb; 18, 18<i2- J
Drab Sister.—l tuku this, the earliest oppor-
let you know that 1 am entirely sound
and well.
You observe by the heading of this, that we :
have again changed our position from Fort Hen
ry Ito Port Donelson, though the exchange
was nut made without considerable sacrifice of
life; and comfort by our Regiment. We moved
entirely without transportation, and our bag
gage, necessarily,.-was quite limited—only, a
• blanket or two—aiid hithe rigor of winter. At
first the weather was mild- and fair, 'but'’on ar
riving bef .re this place, we found it defended
by lover 20,000 rebels, Willi very strong; fortifi
cations. so wo bivouac -and uiadf-ready for the
encounter. One night’it began to ram as we
lay down, and after we got to sleep it turned to
snow and sleet, —in the night tya .were roused
by a report of firearms, and hail to get up and .
“fall iii,” The weather was intensely cold and
we were nut allowed »' fire—you may imagine
our sufferings, :Wa moved about one-halt 6r
three-fourths cf a.wile, and again attempted to
sleep amid ice and snow, as- the.finng had
ceaked ; but the terrible night passed as others
hud, atid fair morning, once iiiora dawned up
on bs. ’ Several Union men had been killedfhe
day before on the spot where we encamped.— |
Their.ghastly remains lay covered with snow,;
and were unceremoniously hurried into ihauold
earth, with no warm tear of affection to moisten j
their last fe.-ting place, and none: to mourn
their untifhefy end.-
I have re-in-
led me within range of the'
rebels, lot 1 pit shot «t three or four
luctily the balls failed io'du their mission, but i
1 heard them bum. us close to tiiy ears as I cured I
about. We were moved to-Jny to the extieme '
right, and here we again" passed another night
of intense suffering. ’ A-> morning once more
dawned,iberebefs were upon us in overwhelm- -
lug-numbers. l-teJlyuu,sho balls fluty about,
out; heads bite hail, ahd tio mistake, causing
many a poor fellow to close lm eyes in death,
never mure to grapple with, the fiery elements
of war, or taste its privations and sufferings. '
Our regiment fought like'tigers for about*
two and a halt hours, but our ammunition giv- i
ing out, we had to retreat, but we went slowly
and deliberately, firing -by the way, and keeps
ing our,foes at bay, until we got entirely out of
the way ; but our weary foes, retreated,
the same time we Hid, Our logs in killed, is
near‘so, and wounded 160 i and that, too,"out of
dlfluien; go you may know the desperatioifoif
the fight. Our shattered regiment marched,
some distance, and stopped, within range of the
enemy’s bullets, where,-as I was on horse-back,
1 was again shot at three or four times, the balls
whistling pretty close every time, but I'was not
bit. We soon marched to our camps for the j
night, nearly froien. I forgot to mention jbat
half of the time we. had nothing to eat, and the '
day, we bad the fight, niijat of the men had been,
destitute of anything ficto ear, fur from- iweuf
ty-four to thirty-sis hours—but few murmurs- 1
were heard. Morning again; and.our regi
ment is formed in line of battle and ordered to ,
advance- Oh tbe.enemy’s breastwork; but we
Sea the white flag 'fluttering in the breeie,, ahd
bait—the rebels are given one’bour to deli bar
stein—the hour has expired, and the enemy
htU unconditionally siirrendered, andour boys
arb* exceedingly jubilant, aa- they unfurl . the {
Starry'banner to.tbe breete and to the tune of i
“Yankee Doodle”, and “Dixie,’’ combined, we.
triumphantly enter the fort. Oat trophies were'
12,600 prisoners, among which' are several Oen«
( train, e»J«wt ttWawnd of hot --
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Eloquent Words trotn as Old Democrat. ..
.' The orator of the day ati St. Louis, <m the-an*
hiversary of WasbingtuD'sj Birthday, wag Mr.
j Charles D. Drake, lung a prominent pro-slavery
democrat in Missouri, who spoke strongly- bn
this occasion in support of the government and
in denunciation of the rebellion.
After a severe denunoi ition of the Rebels
' for selecting the anniversary of Washington’s
birthday for the inaugural ion of Jeff. Davis, he
- reviewed the alleged grievances of the South,
pronouncing them frivolous, and not the true
causes of the rebellion, ha spoke of the differ
, ence. between the North aid South as follows t
,j “ How js it that one proclaims and defends
the right of and the other denies itt
Why should mid he ready| to fly to arms in re*.
. bellion und the touch nut a weapon until
, war is driven into its very teeth ? For such
- radical differences between two parties of the
same nation,leading to such fatal issues, surely
no light or trancient cause suffices. To say
The Old Man a.nd uis These Sons I —A
wealthy English Biron, whn had extonsive
possession* in-England and Wale*, had -three
‘sons'.' Wtieh.lyin*; un his death-bed, ha called
them to him .and said: !
r “ If you vvefecompefTed to becomo birds, toll
me wuiit birds each of you- would choose to
resemble?" . 1 *
The eldest said—" I would be a hawk, be*
cause it is a noble bird, and lives by rapine,”
;■ 'The'second said—“l; would be a starling,
because! it is a social bird, and flies in coveys.’*
The youngest said —“And I would bed swan,
because it has a long,neck, so that if I had any*
thing in my .heart to say,l sboujd,have plenty
of time foe/reflection before it came to my
mouth.” , " ' ' - • ,
W lien the father bad beard them, he said to
the-first—" Thou, ray son, as I perceive, desir*
est to live by rapine; I give; thee my posses*
Snms in England, because it is a land pf peace
and justice, and thou oanst not rub id it. with
impunity." : . . 1
To tde.second he said--‘‘Bea»o»9 thou Invert
society, to theft I give my possessions in Wales,
whioh is a land of discord 1 and war.jn <pd«r/
that thy courtpsy may soften down the mallei '
of the natives.” ’
Andtn the . youngest— "To thee I give nor/
laud, because thou art wise, and wilt giin en* /
o'ugh by tby-wiadum.” - i - T • //*
And as he foretold, the youngestson profltocl *
by his wisdotn. and become Chief; jJastica of- *
England, which in those times, wits/the* ne*k .
highest position to the Krng,**-Wriyi<’s <Sup6j>.,
atiiionsof the
Two men, conversing about the'.iU huipor of/
their wives. “Ah," said one, with .
exprwn>iun,, “(nine is a Tartar!” ’‘Vfell, .Jfte.,
pi.ed »he,uiher, > “m!no Ui worse tfcM Sfl that-. '
of f'** 7 *" . ... *
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