New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-25
Cen Kearny and Col. Fremont.

The Glowing Card from Col. Benton appears in
! he St. Louis Union of May 18th:
AckRD-The public mind has been misled in rela
ION TO Gen Ksarny and Col Fremont, In California
and setor written washington assuming TO speak semi
sseiay and from knowledge of the corents of unpub
hed dispatches imputes the supposed difference TO an
/, intrigue Of mine to place Col Fremont in command over
Gen Kenny, and OF which Gen kearny had got wind
lie ssys supposed that Gen KeGray has reason 10
kSss at through ne influence Of Col Benton Col Ere
ssseo be or kas been, put IN command oug hon..
putsn endt the anxiety of the friends OF the two
lbseni officers ON account of such reports, VIII mere
pgbl,h An extract from private letter from Gen,
gsry to myself dated CiUddd de los Anseos, Jan a.
l7 end brought in by the same messenger VINO Drought
hs Official dispatches. OF course, limit myseu IN the
txhsc, 10 what concerns Col. Fremont and myself
Gen Kesrny says ThdUe not icrea ttHe 70 you Jor
a months because no opportunity presented useD 81 seHd
aga litter you one is ROao offered bg "Gy o. ramona
ed seize fao moments, and must loTue u0aSh hnrTed
b. After the revolt against Capt Gil
s.pe al the CITY of the Angels, in September last
Cen Stockton sent Col Fremont to the Sacramento 70
se volunteers to put down what he termed the reoes
o. my arrival ON the 18th OF Dec. al san Diego,
band the Commodore there and prevailed upon him by
he close Of the month to end what force he could spare
nom there Ia this direction Tor the purpose OF unlune
VIII Col Fremont in attack upon the Caliornians OF
% make diversion In his favor. Oh tne o'n
and 9Th we encountered the whole force OF the Caiior
nsns about 500 mounted men under Governor Flores
md defeated them each day but rs all our men, eA
eYsbout City volunteers, ON loot and all the en-
euy we're well mounted, we cOuu not chtch then ihc
sagy finding that the struggle against US was useless
asd unwilling to submit to marched TO
beet Col Fremont and the 18th cspituated to him
san Fernando, % miles from here agreeing to submit
sd to acknowledge the American authorities, and mover
gain to rise against them.
This day Col. Fremont at the hesd o iVV VouhleeIs
entered the city. lie is now here and perfectly Wen
nod has gained great credit for the manner IN which he
h raised his volunteers and conducted the expedition
IRON the Sacramento WIN you piessei III
ny asu,e congratulate Mrs Fremont upon the honor
and credit gained by the Colonel win my pest wishes
ioF herself and all your family
50 wrote Gen kearDy of Col Fremont on the llth
Of January last and the praise he oestows on tne raising
he volunteers and the cspitulaton are wen meilted
Col Fremont had gone six hundred miles TO the Amer
ran settlements on the Sacramento 10 raise troops to
rronouer the southern half of California, and had
fsed 400 aud brought them back IN an incredioy
short space OF time He had done THIS without means
md without legal authority dor he did not then know
q bis own appointment as Lieutenant Colonel) snc
Wholly by his personal influence and the weight oil MS
kiso1s character
The defeated Mexicans marched two deys 10 surTen'
Ger 70 him from their confidence in him ana the ca
ptusiiOn 10 which he admitted them was wise, just
aud comfortable TO the Law OF Nations. tie eNscted
% oath OF allegiance from conquered men, deierTiag
Tat until a definite treaty of peace should make them
eidzens az me limited Ststes He treated no one as
teoel lie only eXacted what tue Law oil Nations su
nonzed namely promise of submission TO the con
eaerors receiving in return protection for life liberty
aad property. The cspitulsion pacined toe country
sai prevf nted the war from becoming guerilla
publish this card 70 relieve the snxieties OF the
trends of the two absent officers and OF all well dis
ted persons who would be sorry TO see Col Fremont
tshonor himself do not publish IL to contradict the
Warrington letter writer, do object to his includ
Il ryfso sonsi law in bis old and daily work against
n but think that writer who assumes To be semi
okcisl and 70 have knowledge Of unpublished die.
patches and who 10 certainly o0rmoraE o0HohdH, and
assRr about the Departments, ought 10 have more
specl tor the President than to MAKE him my nstunen
d subject my ionuenee In an intrigue TO put Brgs
DER General Kesrny under the command OF Lieutenant
cOlouel fremont THOMAS II. BENTON.
y L0zis Nay IL, 1877.