The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE or THE UNITED STATES.
Nomination of Bgadisr General KearnyJ for the breuet
OF MoJOr General.
SUBSTANCE OF MR. BENTON'S SPEECH
frONTINuYn

seond hind man of modern mes who has Illuminated
the world BY his wri!ngs-Od England producing the
these words "Cortes rules the land like its
sovereign; SO that Spaniad may travel unarmed from
one end Of the country TO the other without insult or in
Jury And in the margin these-lbeing the words OF
witness before la Real Audencia, in the Trial and Sc
cret Proceedings" Pesquza Secreta-agaas
CortesLa cua terra sabe ha viso este tesligo, Que
81 dicho fernando Cotes tene paci6ca; lie sirven e
obedecen tsdos los lndos, facen 10 que les manda
los crsanos andan por toda esta terra SECURES;
solo cstano la ha aravesadO t0da sin tenor" (which
country this witness has seem and he knows that the
said fernando Cortes has pacied it and that all the In
dams him and obey him. and do what he commands
them and the Christians travel through all this land
cure; and single Christian has crossed il all without
fear" And we read in the same work, hat the trial
(of Cortes) was loathsome-unbecoming high court of
the crown"-and the work says: "The counsel of
Cones concluded his defence with expataiing the
brilliant results of his expedition and asked if the coun
cal were prepared to dishonor the man who in the face
of such obstacles, and with scarcely other resources than
what he found in HIMSELF had won an empire for CASTLE
such was possessed by no European potenate !" We
read in the work. and at another place, these fur
ther words: "Narvaez now openly proclaimed his inen
lion to march against Cortes and punish him for his
beon"
which may be made Of their contents forhcom
ing occasion The order OF requires us to pro-
coed with Fremont his friend Don Jesus and the
quarters of Gen. Kearny. at Monterey The way lay
along the road which he had marched two months be-
fore at the head Of his battalion; but how different the
country protected by troops and sentnes traves-
ing the same country pacfed without soldier, and in
company with one OF the country, who had been chief
OF the Instruction. and condemned to die Then, an
invaded population submitted in CONSERVATION to blood
less marcho0 secret to have been known-oo rapid to
be resisted now, the same population received, with
joyful hospitality and with every demonstration Of hon.
or, the commander in that march, returning alone
upon the tracks OF his conquest When has history pro-
duced anything more beautiful and touching! Surely
not since the time when christian under the transcend
ant administration OF the statesman Cores, traversed
alone and without fear the domnons
of Montezuma Every place. as he passed, reminded him
OF some scene OF which no report has ever given know
edge to his counymen but of which faithful history will
day gather up the Details and transmit them to pos
tery. There was, first the plains of CONGREGATIONS
the battle field in which the Picos, then nsurgeni
against the metropolitan government. defeated and cap
tured the Mexican governor general Mcheltoeno send
ing him and his followers army of convicts, back to
Mexico instead OF cutting the throats of their prison
ers, as their own would have been cut if vanquished
Scene OF defeat well of victory to the Picos il was
there they had surrendered their upon captua-
ton personally made to Fremont, of which they held his
personal honor be the guaanty and the violation Of
which now filled them with alarm-T'hen there was
the mountain pass of San Fernando where the last stand
for California intended to have been made. and from
which the defenders retired without firing gun, on see
ing the thanking rifles climbing the mountain and turning
their position; while foot and horse and cannon ad-
vanced TO storm Then t.. the camp Of the Willows.
the first intelligence OF Socktons and kearnys
ment from San Degoconducied through camp of hos.
tile cavalry, Ga small corps of observation superbIy
Pedro Cario-a grateful service to the American cause
return for the pardon Of Don Jesus Pco husband OF his
cousn.-Fhe maritime pass of the Rncon, he corner J
or Punto Gordo, (big pont) where pecpitous noun.
tain juts into the sea-ony pass that line OF travel
impossible, when the tide is in, breeze from the
defe of fifteen miles-the ocean under the feet
the mountain over the head and the scene from
the settlement of the country, and far back as In
dian tradition went. of battles, murders, robberes.
Fremont had been three days passing it with his bat.
talon, January lS47,)-camping hillocks of sana
when the tide was in, the waves running high
and passed it without firing gun the corps OF obser
walton rereang they advanced hanked on the ocean
side by small vessel ofwar under It. Seden, (sent b.,
Com. Stockton) and the mountain side BY scout OF
Indians. company of Capt JacobD climbing where man
was never expected to climb. A vedeie, on the look
out also an INDIAN turned by them In his surprise
and terror he slid down the almost perpendicular noun
tain, mounted as he was, (bpt was California horse,
thousand feet; like streak OF lightning, the men
sald;-to their amusement-hs horror. Improving on
The mercy OF the mountain, which had spared his life
The descent, the Americans received him kindly, and
took him for guide town of Santa Barbara
neat and hosptable-one of the pettes of the missions
IN their day Of prosperity under the paerna admnisra
romantic incident; the retreat of the "Ten Boys"-
part Of Fremont's command Cut off from their COM
ades by the nsurrecon OF September, and summoned
surrender by one hundred and fifty California horse
double the force that whipped Kearny at San Pasqua
and freed him at San Bernardo)-represened 10 them al
two hundred and fifty these boys sailed at nghtfa
presented their rifles reservng recleared way the
.nounian-crossed it where crossed it before
and making circuit of five hundred miles, through the
valley OF the San Joaquin and among the Bullrlsh
Indians, joined Fremont at the moment of the COM
mencement OF his eXpedton-returned with him
through Santa Barbara-and where their reappear-
ance was hailed as resurrection The mountain oil
The military committee of the the California
retreat reported, and incredible if it had been blu
now Jndciay attested by two OF the boys" and known
all Cali foniaSnate Doc Report No u.s. sess 1867
Questions Eugene Russell +. Breckenridge.
Were you both part of Femons Typographical is
last and third expedition and also part of the California