The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-21
THE UNION.

of the charges and specifications TO find this brief NOTE
thus extracted from him. presented as formal military
report, for duty, To the commander chiefs and thus
made the corner stone OF all the charges against him.
going life commission, and honor He had read II IN
the subsidiary publications. made by the strikers and
siekers, in company with the govenorshp story but 1t
had never entered into his head to that any hui
man being to swear to such things. OF all the
crimes of Keamy against Fremont this perverson and
Justification of innocent unofficial thus extracted
from him. and thus making 1t the cornerstone OF the
trial against him for charges going TO life, honor and
commission strikes as the most Internal and has cut
deepest into my heart
Ii has been related of the famous Cardinal Richeeu
or the equally famous Cardinal Mazarn forget which,
that he accustomed to sayand that by way OF show
ing his capabilities at the expense OF his moalshat be
wanted but three lines of any mans writing TO convict
him of treason heresy, according he should be tried
by municipal or ecclesiastical court. The cardinal
whichever II was, is not represented adding courts
martial and including mutiny among the convictions
which might be had on the same three lines Of
writing by carrying the trial to court martial
! The idea of such court the court martial which
sat at the arsenal in Washington for the trial OF Lieut.
Col Fremont not then conceived Of, conceivable,
by the astute cardinal cunning and iarseeing he was
Fremont was astounded TO that note made the
stone of the military Indictment against hims, more to
see that note 10 by kearny, official report OF
himself and his command 10 him (kearny) for duty Ia
ken by surprise, he was by this perured perveson OF
his note, Fremont not without defence. 1t seemed
that Providence-for human wisdom not equal TO
] the judgment with which he conducted himself IN The
midst of these dangers 1t was Providence know
ing the dangers which he did not and watchiul over M
nocence took care to protect HIM was the realization
of the divine representation in the Greek myhology-o
innocence protected by Providencehe child stretching
out its little hands TO the serpents which licked out their
foked tongues, and glared their lud eyes upon i, and
vet harmed it not have often reflected upon this d.
vine representations and its moral, when contemplating
the condition Of Fremont IN California, surrounded by
Kearny and his myrmdons, and yet so conducting as
to escape their plosconsgnng the ploters to eveas
| ing nfamv But, TO go with the events lie had
sent in that by Colonel Russell, bringing also the
capulaton of Couenga with directions to ascertain who
| l,,l .1, thu npitnl uttn cord
ingly Russell went first to Kearny, asceralned from
him that Stockton in command, carried the capiiula
ton to him, who approved it-slept with keafny that
night-went out the next morning 10 meet Fremont on
! his way in-me him-old him that Stockton was IN
command-and, accordingly, Fremont, marching IN on
the 14th at the head OF his battalion, went and reported
mtarily to Stockton, received his orders where TO post
his battalion, and then went and waited upon kearny
mtarily second in command, and aiecuonately as
friend and the friend OF his wlfes family Yet court
martial disrcgardjng all oahs and all proofs, except
Kearnys last sweahe tag swear-found that familiar
note of information, extracted as was iron Fremont by
the friendly, aectonae, unofficial notes OF kearny and
with the abnegation of Stockion's presence to be for
nal military report for duty, and putting OF himself and
| his battalion under the command OF Kearny for duty
Upon which they found hun guilty upon all the charges
and specifications sentenced him to be dismissed the ser
vice. and supeadded chapter OF lbels upon HIM, IN the
shape of exrajudcial remarks. But stop this belongs
to the second division OF the subject, and am not yet
through the first division The question is not with
the court but with kearny and not OF his plots and
swearings against Fremont, but of what was precedent
| 10 tnem--tne attempted StuuCuoH-WuCH Weteueu
attempted destruction. | must return to the point, and
observe the unity of design which the different parts OF
the plot requires
in the afternoon of the 18th OF January, lS47, twenty
five miles from Los Angeles, and sent off Immediately 10
the commanding officer at Los Angeles whatsoever he
might be, for his approval or disapproval Col William
H. Russell, formerly OF kentucky, late of Missouri, then
of California, the bearer He rode hard, received
fresh horses from the Calfonans on the way and soon
made the distance. He went first 10 Gen kearny TO sub
nit the capituation to him, and, being told by HIM that
Stockton in chief command, the capltula!lon was
referred accordingly Then followed long scenes, in.
exerted all his art kept at table, bed and board and
nearly all night seduce and gain over Fremont to him
SELF through Russell, and to nflane HIM against SOCK
ton. For this purpose many chords were touched and
many passions brought into play Encomlun upon re-
mont-hs fitness for the governorsh'p-hls design to
have appointed him # Stockton had recognised his au,
thorty-the enmity of Stockton, both to himself and
Fremont-his opposition to the capulaton, and his own
support of ibis care to guard him against his enemies,
! Emory and others such were the topics which he
handled and kept Russell awake during great part OF the
night that he might thoroughly ndoctrinate hun before
he returned The next morning to meet the dear Ere
mont" But this is place at which the testimony must
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civilian H. Russell, witness for the defence. was
then duly according to law by the Judge advocate,
and testified as follows:
Examination in chief, by Lieut.. COL Fremont.
"Question Were you officer in the California batal
ion the time Of the capitalization OF Couensa; and II SO,
Answer l was officer in the California battalion ];
and NY rank appeared by commission, was that OF ma
| jor of ordnance.
Questian. Were you Los Angeles from the plains
of Couenga by Lieut. Col Fremont and, II so, at what
time, and for what purposel
"Answer was sen, by Colonel Fremont from Couenga
to Los Angeles the 18th OF January 1877 for the purpose
asceuaining who in chief command at Los Angeles
and to make report OF the cap,uation made on that day
Question. Win you state how you executed that mis-
sion
ANSWER the quarters OF Gen. kearny first,
and inquired of him whether his arrival in the country had
su pc seeded Commodore Stockton who had before been
recognised chief commander. From General kearny
learned that Commodore stockton still in chief com
mand and by him was directed TO make my report to the
Commodore.
'Question. Win you state what passed. il anything, be-
tween Yourself and General Keany relation to the
emorship of California by Lieut. Col. Fremont; and, il so,
what it was 7
ANSWER. | had but short interview with Gen. kearny
on my arrival Los Angeles, before, by his direction,
went make my report TO Com Stockton After ais
with Com Stockton about the treaty. of perhaps
hour returned Cen kearny's quarters pursuance oil
an invitation from him when first there and discussed
very freely with him (fen kearny) the entire affairs OF
California, New Mexico, and so forth In that CONVERSE
he expressed pleasure Col ffcmonts being
the country and spoke Of his qualifications the
office OF governor his knowledge of the Spanish language,
the OF the people, Nc and of It's having been his
intention have appointed him if the instruc
TONS he told me, brought with him from the Secretary OF
War had been recognised in California believe that
swers that question
subject of the governorshp and the particulars OF the
rsaons nearly as you can possibly remember and re-
peat them, with circumstances OF time and place
ANSWER. was subject OF much conversat
proracted to late hour night lie told me Of his civ
appointments in New Mexico and of his determination to
have appointed Col Fremont In that conversation he
told that Com Stockton uniriendiy both to Fremont
any conversation discussion with Com. Stockton in ref
erence the treaty of Couenga and all other matters con