The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-01

produced determination 10 arm against them Here the
Testimony must speak. Capt. Hensiey, page 233:
Que sion What effect did the approach OF the Nor
mons Los Angels and what were the feeling, Of
the people towards the Mosmons
sAnswer The native Caltfornians were very much OPP
posed them had great dread OF them and offered
the American nag and whip them of the country
They said the people IN the unlted states Were hshuag
them and they had right to do so too.
And at page 2A5, Lieut. Mlhof' Tue WITNESS under IN
terrogacon:
Question. DO you know whether the approach of the
Monnons excited discomfort or disturbance IN the eoun,
Answer Ii caused s,ea alarm among the Cai'onlans;
at eas, il did in my district was governor oil San Diego
by appointment of Governor o'1 .sn the .n,ro,o .,
uor,oons caused n great alarm among the Caomians In
your district What was npprehended ny the oaliioInans.
ANSWER Report had preceded them 10 california, that
they were lawless and abandoned set and taliornans
tribe Of Normons not Col Cookies command family
that adj seeded from that Telg threw he on my
protection, and assigned them queiss near can Diego
When they heard OF the approach Oh INC ooh battalion,
they became alarmed, and wished me 10 put Them 10 greater
security they wished me to pat them on poaIa ship,
which declined doing
This statement of Lieut. Minor about the Mormon fam
y is understood by those who know the 'enets OF then
religion: they kill those who secede; 80
To understand this approach OF the Iormons to Los
Angeles and why il created SO much alarm, must be
re remembered that when they first arrived IN California,
they halted at San Diego and remained there I'LL Keary
got the govenorshp They were not wanted anywhere,
and ought to have been dsbanded Instead OF being dis
banded they were marched upon Los Angeles without
any conceivable lawful reason nor has any been ever
~at even The people were quiet and the California
battalion was there then why bring the Mormons,
for some DARK snse ovelnor Fpsmon xed with
ont military protection at Los Angeles and the manner
in which he TO the enemys camp alone, to parley
with them, and arrange the captulahon, Is thus told by
| Col. Russell, page 262 OF the trial
.sOuestion DO you know whether Lieutenant Colonel
Freno lived alone (wihont toops) as governor in Los
Angeles after the capituation OF Couenga and whether
he the nsargent chiefs before the capu
laton 7
by guard than three four friends who resided
with him Those gentlemen Major Reading, pay
TO the time of INV leaving. The battalion the mis-
sion of San Gabriel, about nine miles from the Angeles
same day of the captuIaon Couenga. The insurgents
were situated about and half miles or two miles from
remained space time exceeding hour he remained
80 long excite uneasness on the part OF his troops
to his personal safety
And again, Capt. Hensley, p 23o:
| .soucsion Did Governor Fremont reside without mill.
ta protection in Los Angeles before the arrival of tho
.Answer. His force tho mission of San Gabriel,
about three leagues nine miles from Los Angeles
OF his force except of the officers lived in the Pueb
ssOneston Do you know what time the rumor Of the
approach of Gen Bnstamsnte first reached Los Angeles
and what the effect OF that upon the tranquility
Answer. That in the last days of March,
well as recollect. 1t created such excitement thaI
was told there several armed parties OF Califoaas
through the country One, understood, entered the
| town But did any of them There
arrived from Lower that they landing
arms and ammunition. Col. Cooke my quarters
and explained him all had heard in regard to It,
Queston Was any outbreak or instruction expectedl
| ANSWER. There was we were daily expecting an out
| break"
Fourth The apprehension of personal violence against
| Governor Fremont. This the fourth cause of
element among the peoples but it opens head which is
not to be touched until it be fully explored. There
was collateral branch of that scheme in the affair Of the
duel with COL Mason with bouble-barrelled guns and
buck shot cartridges, which shall presently arrive a
and endcavor to make Ineligible to the Senate.
| Ihave now stated the four subjects OF alarm which
grew out of the first weeks work of Gen. Kearny as
governor OF California will now show something of the
extent of that ALARM and what Col Fremont did to pac.
fly it, and what happened to him in consequence OF his
| effort
mounted their horses They in squads OF ten,
twenty, fifty with ances, sides and carabines An
outbreak was universally expected An attack upon
Cooke and his Mormons, as they approached the
town, was firmly resolved on The Californians be-
| eved themselves in danger, and were determined 10
commence the defence, in the military Of the word
by striking the first blow. Then il was that the
cendant OF Fremonts character appeared in all its force
Alone, without troops, or his battalion was still at the
mission of San Gabriel, nine miles off, he remained
the midst of the armed and excited population They
listened to him. He Offered to so and see Gen. Kearny
and get the OF alarm removed, provided they
would be quiet until his return They agreed, upon con.
dition that the battalion would not Join the Mormons,
nor let Them have cannon Ocho dias-eight days-the
extent of Spanish days of allowed for the
ride to Monterey and transaction of the business with
Gen. Kearny, and return TO Los Angeles-s00 miles
eight days Then it that that extraordinary ride
made, of which there is parallel in California
and consequently none in the world.' 1t was no