Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-04
More Swindling to Come.

California is to be, to this government,
what East India has been to England-a
source cf wealth and wickedness, Of proEs
and plunder. We shall have astonishing
Developments of this truth ere long:
There will Hastings and Warren Has.
tings' trials grow out Of this region,
and many hard earned dollar of the
peoples money will 60 to fatten some
creature Of plunder which the fertile Prov
ince, from the fullness Of wealth, will
spawn on its ahriferous sands
Col. Fremont has discovered new way
to get money out of the General Govern.
ment When on his exploring expedi.
ton, he came to California, and found
war existing between the governments Of
Mexico and the United States, but, bent
upon discovering a world Of gold fof
himself, he pushed on into hostile cosp=
try and employed sueh armed assistance
as he deemed necessary to Continue his
journey. The result Of that journey he
turned to his cvn profit, and realized from
the expedition a half dozen fortunes.
Lately he has gone to England to bs
arrested there for The expenses of sustain.
ing himself in California, and judgment
has been given against him, we pfesuins
without much trouble. His bill, the
United States government will be called
upon by Fremont TO pay. If the bill Is
Paid, Fremont will have the land, and
ms government VIII pay his expenses 10
obtain and secure it. If the bill is NOS
paid, Fremont will insist that the kosern=
ment, by repudiating the bin, has tnads
the enterprise his own private affairj and
that this gives him the indisputable title
to the lands.
But. in reality, Fremont had neither
instructions nor right to extend an expedi=
ton into the territory of q country with
which he found the United States at war,
for his expedition vas cne of pesce and
not of war But if he went into Mexico
in a time Of war, he went as the officer
and agent Of bis country, and the fruits Of
his enterprise belong to the United States.
There can be no recovery Of private claims
from him for expenses within the scope Of
his legitimate dutiss as the gcvernins ut
officer, and it is the duty of the United
States ambassador to say to the English
government that what Col. Frsmaht did
in California can not be made 4 subject 10
extort money out of our National Treasury
in roundabout way.
In the history OF til. East Ins,s COM.
pany, there is at Incident much lie this,
A gang Of prOfigats sagfants got iuto
India, and into the Service of the Conirs.
ny-and beesh their operations BY assists
ing tbs Ns5ob Of Arco. in predatory
excursishs against other Indian RajaLs
who were less friendly to tHs ENGLISH
Company than he Of Arcot: The adven-
turer theti pretended to lsan the Nabob
money for the PURPOSE Of carrying on shi-
warfare, and eventually sstorted frcAA him
some promise to pay them an iea,sest 81
some 20 per cent on the amsNss of hi
Indebtedness to .hsm. Mkt WIS an
application by the NatcS to the tas,
ludia Company 10 reimburse him fnr
expenses incurred i,s sheir service and for
thsi, he"eft and 5her followed en appli.
cation from the Company 20 the English
Governments to Be rs Istrsea fror, The
national treasury. Fir. Barkc explained
he villainy, bat sherher we shall L,vs :.
Mr. Burke Ia progressive America rcm,;s,
to be eeh.-tBloemsbars Star.
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