The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30

MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, June 10 1917.
MY DEAR Sm.-
There are claims TO a large amount in Califor-
MIA, against the United States for horses and pro-
perry taken during the continuance Of hostllities
here, which cannot too soon be paid of. Many of
them are, doubtless, exorbtant and others entire
ly unjust; but never mind, pay them oil promptly,
and It will do more to quiet the Cahomlans, aud
reconcile them TO the change Of government, than
all things else combined; and It will be worth more
Go the United States than ten times the amount il
will take to pay them:
lam, with great respect and esteem,
Your friend and obedieni servant,
Il. Il. Mason.
Hon. w. l.. MARCY, Washington City
In one Of those letters, committed in Mr.. Ben
tons eyes, the enormous sin of recommending that
the commissioner to be appointed should be ain no
way interested IN those claims" II that recon-
mendation was 10 be adopted II wholly cut off his
son-ln-law, Col; Fremont from being commissioner
sue a SIN, such an awful sin can never be forgiven
or forgotten by Mr.. Benton, as his son-in-law Ger.
ialnly was and islnterested in the settlement aad
hnsl disposition OF public claims, and debts of his
own contracting. The "hes that sent against
Colonel Fremont" as Mr.. Benton calls them. must
have been transmitted in one of three letters which
wrote 10 the AdIutant General, for in no Others 10
any person in the States, have / ever written one
word, or forwarded any accusation against Colonel
Fremont. They are dated June 2lst, November
18th, and October 9Th, 1917. In that Of June 2Ist.
forwarded claim presented by Antonio Jose Cot,
and asking that Colonel Fremont might be required
90 refund certain moneys. (See Appendix ID In
That OF the 18th OF November, | simply forwarded,
without comment or remark, an original letter Of
complaint against Colonel Fremont, from the Vice
Consul OF Spain, for mprisoning a Spanish SUBJ
Ject. In that OF October 9Th, forwarded certain
contract made by Colonel Fremont with Don Eulo.
glo de Cells, for sixhundred beef cattle on account
OF the United States, together with certain cerf-
cates, receipts, &c, NC (See Appendix IIO Now
n this cattle contract, made March 3D. lst7 by
Colonel Fremont, for supplying his battalion with
beef and his Official certificate dated April 26th
1877 endorsed thereon, certifying that Don Euooio
de Cells, the contractor, had complied with the
obligation Of the contract by delivering the num-
Der Of cattle specified and il, on the same day.
Apnl 26, he gave Cells separate note, certifying
that there was due to him from the United States,
on account Of supplies furnished for subsst-
ing United states troops in service in this
territory under his command, the sum Of $685.,
(Which Is Gil 62t per head, being about forty per
cent higher than the market price at the time, at
Los Angeles, for good buDocks, breeding cows
beng very great deal lower) and these supplies
be the SIX hundred cattle contracted for; and 1t
turns out, that at the date Of those two certificates
the contract had not been fulfilled as certified to-
the cattle not delivered, the "supplies" not fur.
sished, for subsisting Of troops in the service un.