The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-08

arrested by reading order TO him. IN The presence
IF witness Instead OF going 10 him, an orderly
,eant was to fetch him. When the arrest was
,leted instead of any word of parting clvty, Col Ere
mont was left walk off in silence and alone, like any
common malefactor. An attempt was made before the
court page ll4) get out the particulars OF tins arrest
nut with little effect aud with false faces put upon It,
represe ntin Col Fremont coming TO the ofhce OF Col
Wharton, as il he had come OF hS own head to get him
,ef arrested representing Col Wharton TO have been
present. as if BY chance when he had required hlm 10 be
there; not knowing whether the ordery tina, he had
sent after Col Fremont had seen him or not, when Ere
mont and the orderly came toseher ms Is The way
appears the record
20 ueson How and in what manner was the arrest of
Lieut.. Col Fremont effected IN Fort ieaVehwonh by
sealed letter. by reading order TO HIM IN presence OF
witness and in what part OF the FORT ana no" ala he get
ANSWER Lieut. Col Fremont the office of
Lieut. Col Wharton, commanding at Fort Leavenwouh
,sked him 10 dsmount into the Office he did so
Upon his taxing a seat at my request Lieut. Col Wharton
being present. him copy OF the mrs, paragraph Of
order OF mne dated August ~ ls'' which Is IN my
''Queson Had an orderly been sent out to Lieut. Col
Fremonts camp about two miles from Fort Leavenwouh
to direct him repair that place where he was arrested
"Answer An orderly sent by me Tor Lieut. Col Fre
mont, Fort esvenworth, To Lieut. Col Ffesonts camp
Lieut. Col Fremont sholy after came to my office IkuNw
whether the orderly saw him"
After the execution of the arrest illegal and brutal in
its form, Kearny, enjoying the contamination OF all his
Vaccinations fell back in his chair, and smiled-he
smile OF Iago:
Scan smile, and smile, and be villain still"
Wharton said nothing Fremont walked of, and went
to hunt the 'ordnance sergeant, that he might execute
Kearnys last ORDER and his false pretext for bringing
him to Fort Leavenworh-tha OF delivering some
arms that might have been delivered at any other post
This sergeant, improving upon the nsolence which he
saw in his superos, refused to receive the few arms
until near night; and then sent near two miles after
Fremont and brought him back IN the night 10 correct
some matter of form in the papers. During this long
tne-from eleven in the morning till his final departure
hour after dark officer OF the post, or in the se
of Keany, citizen in his SUITE, ever approached FIRE.
mont or any one of his twenty devoted companions
men whose names will live with honor when Kear-
ny's will be only remembered Tor his crimes against
Fremon-to offer hospitality, or even salutation. Even
the chaplain of the post did not appear. During that
long half day-longer than any whole day which any
day of danger brought upon ihem-they walked
about the fort or stood at the gate, holding their horses
No morsel of food entered their famshed mouths. They
had met Captain Andrew Soubette i'll the morning, with
his o. sen Su 1I upon n n hexpsd
would only take mouthful apiece, thinking they
to get everything at the fort great dinner bad been
prepared for Kearny and his sequorS and seruiors and
while waiting about the FORT Fremont and his heard
the revelry OF the feast.
That Sht they went nine miles, and slept in the woods
without food The morning they arrived the house
of the blacksmith to the Shawnees and Delawares No
sooner Fremonts name, and those OF his devoted
companions known, than all that the house contained
was lavished upon them; and the good woman not
satisfied with lavshng The present repast pressed them
to carry off. Verify there more nobility OF soul
under that cabin roof, and in the bosom of that black
in Fort Leavenworth the day before and in the bosoms
of all those who dshonored not merely the of
American officers, but OF human beings. skip not one,
not even the chaplain for not out to vouchsafe
look word to Fremont and his companions, ustra
ted they BY heroic service and noble deeds that
will go through Europe and America, and descend to
posterty. skip no one for while know that it was
the impress of Kearnys authority that repressed all hui
mainly and the fear of his vengeance that drove all to
hide from Fremont yet they should have sought their
opportuny-seized the chance when his back turn
ed-to have sent a servant camp woman with
thing to break the force of hunger-water at least, TO
slake the thirst of burning throats
have got to the catastrophe of the arrest; but am
not done with its incidents its meditation. | have
shown it to have commenced with the of telling
it: then rising to the higher offence of telling and acting
fasehoods to conceal it: have to show the crime,
which were committed either ruin, by delays under
untred charges convict once foully and falsely
upon secrelypepared and suddenly produced onesded
| testimony.
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