Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-09-23
From the st. Louis Union.
Another Federal FalsehOOd puf 60 rest.

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BLUE LICK, KY, Sept. Sd, 1S47.
DEAR SIR:-I thank you for your note of the 10Th
ult, and the paper enclosed. If the article to which
you called my attention merely concerned myself
should leave it 10 do its Office without saying word
TO lessen or impair Its force but the design is to
injure Col. Fremont by representing as preferrng
charges against him, and becoming his prosecutor
merely to obtain sham aceuittal, think proper to say
and TO give you leave publish it, that have pre-
ferred no charges against Col. Fremont and have
become his prosecutor but that did send to the war
Office the charges made against him by others, and
gave the names of the supposed writers witnesses
to prove what they wrote, at the same time expressing
my disbelief Of their truth, and asking a court mar
tai. An article from the Missouri Republican was
one Of those so SENT others from other papers were
also sent. Nothing was added to them or taken from
them. The charges sent exactly as published
and were the charges of the publishes and rraters,
not mine, and 1t is they who to be summoned to
prove them. They (the writers and publ shers), will
be summoned, and all other witnesses they want
moned, and all of the charges tried which they have
preferred shall prefer, which any other person
shall prefer. The trial which have asked for in
tended 10 be real one, and not farce," 'rhite
rashing" the editor of the Republican supposes.
1t shall cover every thing imputed, or to be imputed
against Col Fremont and his accusers shall all be
Witnesses Ii, under these circumstances, it becomes
.tarce and a chite'cashing affair."" the fault will
be their own.
am here with Mrs. Benton, for the benefit of her
health which is such as not to admit Of nv leaving
her to go to Missouri this fall This must be my
apology to my southern friends, whom | expected to
meet this month";
Yours, truly and respectfully,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
F. r. CONWAY, Esq, St. Louis, Mo.
The following is the article in the Republican refer
red to.
OF the justice or truth of the Americans correspon-
Gcpts differences about what Col. Benton intends to
90, we know nothing but so far the statement al
ludes to his having preferred charges against Col.
Fremont. and demanded his recall from California,
and trial by court martial, we have reason to know
that it Is true We happen to be ourselves somewhat
mixed up In this matter, but have not felt liber
ty to allude to 1t until it noticed i'll another
quarter.
There is mistake in the assertion that Col Ben
ton has preferred charges and asked for the recall
aud trial Of Col. Fremont Whether the Secretary
will pay any attention to charges preferred by the
tather-n-alo against the SOn-in-lao remains to be
seen. 1t he does, we presume, the whole trial will
be one of those arceS embarrassing affairs which
may serve for demagogueism to use but will, TO all
honest minds, furnish unsatisfactory evidence of guilt
or innocence. If reports which reach from Cali
forna be true, Gen. Kearhey has taken away the ne
cessity of Col. Bentons being the accuSer and pros
Secutor of his son-in-law for he has been home
under arrest, from California for trial.
This attempt Of COL Bentons to shield his son-n-aw
from imputationS which have been made against his
conduct in California is, in estm3ton, about the
smallest game a statesman ever engaged In, and
we mistake much the judgement and good of the
people if il does not result more TO Col. Fremonts
injury than benefit. The history of the is about
this:
Col. Benton wished TO obtain from us the name of
the author of a communication which appeared in
paper; written by eye witness of the
tions in California. After trying several means to
induce disclosure of the writer's meme, he resolved
on Preferriag charges, demanding court martial,
and thus bring the writer out witness. Col Ben
ton bases has charges against Col. Fremont Oh the
communication in the Republican, and also arti-
Giles which appeared in the Louisville Journal and N.
Orleans Pcay une-and for the authorship of the two
latter, refers to 1t. Emory of the United States
my. We cannot believe with the Americans cores
pendent. that ,hc chief Of the war department will
refuse this imperious request.