The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-06
THE UNION.

per- taken do sn by Ca plain Turner understood him,
merely to refresh his memory did not know that it was
merely the udrd my testimony fye,te5
day The m-moranda had M signature, ard never at
sehed any importance TO 'he,nj certainly have given
Their most mp ,rant contents
Still on the cold scent of these verbal instructions about
the cannoo the cross. Interrogation, on subsequent
day. page ii OF the printed ecord) returned 10 the pur
suit ST. George Cooke beng still on the stand IN ths
STYLE f'tA
Question. Are these the orders under which would
have crthed the resistance OF Captain Owen and his pat
alion yon had not been AFRAID OF exciting revolt soog
the peopIe
and, under ordinary ccnms should have deemed
a S % y. y Gds Of IN rsnepa 10 the ar
Kssay s bs s0s d r0 s California BAY
enforce yoor orders in relation TO the artillery
ION motion OF a member, the court was ordered to be
cleared
1.-The decided that the question shall be put
"Tbe court was then opened Lieut. Colonel Fremont In
",the decision in closed session announced.
''Dcor Cooke ,cness- examination continued.
"Answer The revolt which unprecedented, IN case OF
collision between different oil the American iorces
from the inhabitants of my district generally and
Question Can you those verbal orders with any
greater particularly than you have heretofore done
ANSWER think that among them may have been
suggestion station part OF my forces at San Luis ltey
received such suggestions and do not remember any
other shape in which 1t came
"Queston. In wha, capacity did you give your order TO
Midsbipmsn Wilson turn The artillery to officer
10 be designated by you?
ment.
Question Was addressed to him in any other capa-
CRY than ndshipman passed midshiPmani
"Answer do not remember the form OF the address.
Question. Was there any contingency resulting from
all orders which You have received in WHICH you would
have used the Mornons and dragons to crush Lieut. Col
Fremont if you had io;:sd him instead of Capt Owen al
the head of The California battalion land does that WORD
crush, as used by you, mean kllingf
"The coui decided that The question be not put"
And there closed the scene upon that part of the in
and stopped it. Fremont was then at Monterey to save
Kearny from the revolt which the humility Of Cooke at
seeing the Caornians armed to the teeth &c, failed to
bring We pursue the verbal orders (wrltten on
scraps of paper and discriminatory lost by Academy
further Saint George Cooke, in one part of his
swers, and evidently by way Of getting rid Of questions
insignificant, Sc Al another part 81 his testimony, ne
spoke of them giving higAer effect" e his written or
des, both being OF the same days date March l. ISL at
Cooke marched with his Mormons. On his arrival he
attempted to lodge himself and his Mormons in Ere
I killing "T orders Which
Cookies humility prevented him from executing when
he saw how the Californans were fixed with their
others TO give them a higher effect All that
wanting was of higher effect than Cooke! The
loss OF these verbal orders, written scraps OF paper
and not signed, and given out at the same time with the
written order, to the execution of which they to
give higher effect is very pregnant circumstance IN
these California operatlons yet unreveaed to the public
there copy and whose contents cannot be re-
membered. seems they lost by the Aood-in the
waters OF the San Joaquin river on their way home to
the United States, Fremont being IN company, virtual
prisoner under secret intended arresand lost rom the
custody of who TO be witness. Ii seems, fur
her that St George Cooke got wet by the acct lent
that drowned the oriers and that the wettng operated
upon his memory dip in the oden time operated upon
the memories of those who touched the waters Of the
river Lehe-Discrminailn water that which, like a
fire in Washington, seems to have care what it is
about-each devouring with discretion-he water, the
uncoped ORDERS which are to have resurrection-the
ire only that which be reproduced Tor ten thousand
dollars.
We now turn to one of the new points started in the
examination of Gen. Kearny--the authorship OF
the specification No in tine mutiny charge At page o.
has been that this question was put and answered
Question In seventh ,ec!ication, of charge first you
charge AMI lionel fremont WIN refusing Eve
Leapenworth anf then a San Gabriel.' Will you
from Fort Leaven@orth TO San Gab'i '''@' o.
answer. The charges upon which Colonel Fremont is
charge ag st Lieutenant Colonel Fremont tn .se charges
which he is now arraigned have been changed from
Question Did you give any intination person
who drew the seventh specification to The first charge
laiion to the cannon'
"Answer. did not"
Upon hearing these from Gen. Kearny, note
was addressed by the counsel OF Lieut. COL Fremont 10
the Adutan General, inqurng upon whose information
the cannon specification had been inserted That letter
was promptly answered by the Secretary at War; through
the Adjutant General, IN these words:
"Washinston, Norembcr H. ls47.
ENrLEMEs Your letter the 9th making
respecting the charges and specifications
Lieut. Colonel Secretary
and arecod inform THAI charges specifications
produced to the martial session for his trial.
M facts alleged and officially reported the department by
specification has been introduced based facts derived
81 the original charge speciha
tons against Lieut. Col Fremont by General
other communications from him him
ment placed the hands of the officer selected
cate with the general directions the department the matters
of charge contained proper shape
with the further remark in substance that might be
doubt what legal gnaon
alleged would constitute they might be- forth
as specifications under more than general cha &c.
original charge and and filed by
produced by order Of the should deem the production
them proper FOR any purpose whatever.
could ghiuy direct the Judge advocate to the
particular of conducting the proceedings the
submitting to Or withholding from the accused the in
his hand Ii does not however objection the judge
advocate have to yield the original
charge and specification prepared by Kearny.
am gentlemen very respectfully your ohedent servant
"R JONES, Adjutant General
Hon. THOMAS II. BENTON, u senator WILLIAM CAREY
JONES' esq Washington"
This letter offered to the court to prove that Gen
kearny was the author of the specification, No
T. under the charge of muny and refused to be re-
ceived 1t afterwards asked of the that the
Judge advocate, Capt Lee, be sworn and examined a
witness on that point; and also to produce the original
specification in the hand writing of Cen Kearny then
his and in court with the papers of the case
given which deserves to be read characteristic
of the court And now let the record speak. Listen
it at page 329
"Mr President. Lieut. Col Fremont, by advice of his
counsel requests that the Judge advocate be
witness in THIS case for the purpose of ascertaning