The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-04

| Com. Stockton turning 10 Col. Benton and
TO others, said: People have sympathized
With me in my msfortunos incoming over
from California; but, gen'lcineh, l never had
SO much spor, in my life. | sho, forty buffa-
loes on the way Great fdhi"
lis il ,rue,' enquircd une of the group,
"ihat an indian can PIT ali arrow clear lhro'
Buffalo," f., 4sa-...s
at is responded the Commodore, Sand III
tell yon what an Indian did 10 me-"
A a gentlemen who was writing at table,
put down his pen to lisieD;a linlc knot Of
officers in the corner ceased their convema-
ten, and every one. wiihope mouth, kxed
himself iu comfortable position 10 the mar
ratve. } 3fa k3 a
Com. Stockton is a dashing speaker, has a
good voice, and gestures TO suit, and he com
menced:--
al hud always been friend to the Indi-
ans; had defended them and spoke in their
favor from The stump, (for have done lii
tlo in ihat wSy,) and when we encsInpcd
"a The plains, gave orders net TO siioo, an
Indian il il could be avoid d. Let The poor
devils steal dozen Of horses, if they please,
but uoi hair ef their heads must be il red.
| Wei, the Weather wss extremely cold. |
pm on three pairs Of stockings, three pairs Of
tiihwefs, tTe pnirs Of plntaLnns, audi (don'
langll, gentlemen, by---- i.'s irut) three or
four SHIRTS, thick over-coais. lay down 10
sleep, and covared myself with six blankets.
Notwithstanding. was still cold"
"Ycu wsre not IN condition TO run" ;" re-
marked Lieut. Col. Fremont, with a smile.
"Bul," resumed he Commander, this gen.
lenan asked wI- -lcr an Indian could put an
arrow through buifalo. Gentlemen, through
u he blankets, panillosns, and drawsrs, an
lllow pene'raed. and passing under my
nannches, wounded me! (Don'l laugh IFS
iue.) On the point of the arrow head was
1olson; by, fortunately The edge Of il struck
ne, and Il fore escaped with my life
ienileman, from that moment my sympathy
with lie Indians dePared."
Sope further remarks were made about
'manifesi destiny" and The Commodore d..
Ivercd sborl speech on ''civil and religions
freedom" which he would guaranty to Sontb
as well az 10 all Of North America especially
and 10 the world in particular. II was rich.
He branched off, in a dIsuliory lnlnner, on
rs own couduct in California. He had Ia
he said, and place It or his ewn head, for The
Cali:ornians r,n,t nd wouldn't stop TO transfer r
il. Ii was victory. lie had, as a naval
commander, no authority over ,he land to-
ces: but when Liept. Col. Fremont placcd
hmselfuider him, he made Fremont obey his
orders. There was no backing out. A m
after anierng into igh, can'tslop short and
say"l WON'T obey you" lie mus, go sh
As TO what he did, he would not alter a sen
tescs, modify paragraph, or unds single
act. H- acted reluciaolly in California aud
was not actuacd by ambition. lie had ,wo
prayers: one was, that ho might do nothing
10 iHjure what little reputation he had, and
the other that God would keep him safely.
and not suffer him to be placed in a condI-
lion where the Id savages would cut his
throat. 81 will tell all about my conduct, |
will tell everything, il have an opportunity.
| want the truth to come out" he added.
"Tha,'s the American people," responded
Col Benton: "lhal's The American people,
sir; they will have the truth, sir"
AT this point the little orderly appeared al
the door, and in rich Irish accent said:
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