New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-15
| Col. Weller holding over-survey not 10 sicp
u. L. Brown-Fremont W.. the Woody

Correspondence u TIE Tribune.
WAsHveros, Wednesdsy, March J..
yesterday sent you Information BY telegraph OF
the conduct Of Col. WELLER in regard to the sus-
pension by bin of operations OF the Mexican boui-
dary line. The facts are these In August last
WELLER was reno, ed BY the Administration ow
i,. 20 his wasteful expenditure Of the appropriation
mr that work and his d.latorincss ia progressing
~.th TO- Col. FREMosT was appointed ms successor
and occep,ed hc o6ice. WELLER was notified OF
ms removal hl, paid no regard 70 II. His cor
rcsoondence with the Department spoke OF the
receipt by him Of 100 aiviccs from his Government
of la,cr date than the 29ih of March last a.
tho1rh no reasonable doubt exists OF his having
received m the subsequent communications SEM
20 him. The next information the Department gets
: that FREuoNr hal not entered upon IN, duties
o. the Office but that he was still exercising It,
functions ami claiming to be the COMMISSIONS on
the par, of the United states.
The Department of the Interior then asain gives
him hrma no,irc OF his suspension from Office
wh n was ilciosed undes one 10 MAJOR EMORY di
rcctin, him To- hand il 70 Col. WELLER. and to re-
ceve from him al the instruments and other proper
ty belonging to the Government From this nothing
moro is heard uuti latel, when i appear That Mr
WELLER meets Gen. CoNnE at San Diego on OBJ
about the san III February last and under the pre-
tense that ne was without funds 10 proceed on the
nart OF the ntcd States, procurcs bis assent ioI
4 susrens. lon of all the WORK on the line until the
ifst Monday in November next there t. rensscm
bic ~ ~ Paso on the Rio 6randc. \ more hnsrani
breach OF trust has never been perpetrated ny 2
oublic officer. even in the pslmest days of cor
u nd \ :
trstinn.
lesrn To day that Mr. Ewing Is of the opinion
that ir consequence OF this suspension the work
need not necessarily stop And that lac IS in
favor of appointing the CommSsmner al once dcs
enstinr ths members 0l the Scientific Corps, an1
have them proceed without delay b the hed ol opo
alton. And to dispatch messenger to Gcn COT
~ informing him OF the sctlon OF this Government
and rsaicsiine. that with the assent o the Mex
ram t.c,ernmcri he proceed at once io a point des
,-nsi,d where oul Commissioner RS the successor oi
NrLiK will be, aud under their JOINT superinten
.iascc 10 have ibc work proceed regardless OF tha
unauthorized act OF Col WELLER presume tie
natter was made a subject matter OF discussion To
lay IN Cabinet Council. and hope the views of
NJ EwiNC were sustained. Every one u no has
heard Of WIIITR. conduct has condemned IT. as
tbe injury b. the scrvlcc OF the United states has
oceu made to suffer greatly in his hands, by the
course he has taken
RrSJANlN T BRowN. the distinguished Loco
Fooo Finaucor. and pei biosrapher OF Gen Cas-.
whose pcculsiions compelled him to seek safety
la aishi. was arrested in Michigan as stated n
some OF the papers. But under an abuse OF the
hsheas corpus act. he was taken before one OF The
local Judges in that State, and discharged on the
,lledacd ground Of the usuthcieacy OF the affidavit
IL was prepared from one IN tins city. that had
stood the test Of legal Adjudication snder which =
l,lon had been arrested held and tined but m the
progressive spirit of the age IN Michigan X was
ound 10 be II too trail texture b be wose around
the personal liberty OF 50 distinguished person as
the lar famed biographor, Mr.. BRowN. For the
present consequently. he has escaped but Il h.
remains In the United States thirty days, he wlh
hc arrested, if IN the powered Government to Nv s.
Yesterday Col FRENoNT was summoned before
ths Grand Jury to give testimony IN the celebrated
" WoolN Horse case that save rise u me arrest
of the irnposter who was ieecng he public by al
exhibition Of this humbug. The evidence Of Col.
FRyvoNr established the fraud beyond dispute
ana the man who had the temerty 10 come within
The reach Of Old Bullion 70 palm on MS humoue
apon the community, viii have tn pay pfet'y dear
i0f his whistle ALMA