The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-30

Col. FRENoSr's ARREST IN LoNDoH-CALrpoR-
MA CLAIMS AGAINST HIx.-The arrest Of Col Fre-
mont, in London, by foar rufianly Bow street off,
GERS, for debt or debts of 00O growing out Of
certain official transactions Of said Fremont. during
The war in California, in 1876 g. was circumsta
which, on being related on Wednesday last. in
the United States Senate, by Mr.. Gwin, of Calfor-
MIA, very naturally surprised that very grave and
digni6ed body out Of its usual lethargy They have
since been hurrying along, as fast as possible, with
bill to meet those identical California debts unop
part of which an ex-senator of the United States
has been so roughly treated by the Bow street con-
stabulary. These are emphatcally debts for Con-
gress and not for Fremont, to pay
| In the winter Of lS45-'46, Col. Fremont then on
one Of his splendid Typographical surveys of the Pa
cfc slope of this continent, had dropped down from
the deep SHOWS Of the Sierra Nevada to recruit lit
tie in the valleys of California. His men and mules
had been securing the deserts Of the Great Basin
through and through-hc had laid all that vast dark
region, including the Great Salt Lake and its fresh
water tributaries, open to the light Of day-he had
threaded the mysterious banks of Humboldt's river
for hundreds OF miles through bowling Wilderness
till itsuddeny sank in the desert sands disappearing
| forever-he had traversed that beautiful chain
Of lakes which flank the eastern rim of the Snowy
Mountains, and had crossed directly over from the
desolaton Of the interior deserts down into the
paradise OF the Sacramento; and, from the head
waters OF the Missouri to the bay of San Francisco,
and from the great Salt Lake down to ssthe three
Parks Of the Rocky Mountains; he haireduced his
observations and discoveries to maps and charts for
the common use Of the immense swarms of white
men that were shortly to follow in his tracks across
the continent. He had done all this under the
authority and pay of the United States government;
and in the winter of 1916, az a scientific officer,
with his corps he had gone down into California to
rest little from his abors and recruit his strength.
All that country belonged then to Mexico FIRE.
mons scientific explorations, for several years. over
region Of some eight hundred thousand square
miles in extent, had been mainly upon Mexican soil.
The Mexican officials in California finally suspected
him, and ordered him out of the country in the win
ter Of lS45 He left, quietly moving towards Ore
gon, as the nearest United States territory but in
his retreat he was pursued and compelled to fight.
He did fight, whipped the Mexicans and reused q
revolution among the Americans and the native
Californians. He mustered FIVE hundred mounted
YoIunteers into the cause, and was pushing on
the war, when they first heard in California Of
our open rupture with Mexico. Fremont, then
enlarged his operations, and incurred heavy
debts in the purchase Of cattle and supplies,
to feed his army. All these were procured
upon his individual bonds, relying himself upon the
faith of the government for indemnity. He con-
quered the country, and became its first governor
under the conquest Subsequently, it was again
oveTun by Fremont, Stockton, and Gen. Kearney,
with the combined land and naval forces and horse
marines of the United States; but Fremont had sub
stantially done the business before, on his own re-
sponsibility, at his risk and upon his own bonds
and securities, in behalf of the United States.
The Senate subsequently passed bill -appropri-
aing 100000 to quidate these claims but it fail
ed in the House; and from that time to this, the
matter has been postponed from one session to an
other, till Fremont is grabbed by a posse of Bow
street officers, and hurried Off, either to pay, or
make some arrangements to pay, certain debts Of
the United States government else submit to the
comforts of a London Jail. This thing is, in a word,
disgrace to the government, or at least digrace
to Congress- but the Senate appear to be disposed
to make up for lost time, for see that bill for
the relief oil Fremont was reported yesterday from
the Committee OH Military Affairs, considered, and
ordered to a third reading. Doubtless, the measure
will speedily pass both houses, and thus relieve a
private citizen of The incunbrance Of load of
government debts, which, to him, are beginning to
be quite bore, especially if they in the hands
Of rival mining companies, operating upon the
stock jobbers Of London.
Buying EDIToRs.--Elsewhore i'll our columns, to-
day, readers will meet with an entertaining ac
count from the London Times, Of an attempt made
by certain railroad Spectators to buy that power
f.1 - Al. -
pounds stelling-cash down. OF course there was
no bargain and, doubtless, the cool impcrous, and
contemptuous refusal of the journalist less
astonishing than notifying to the thickhcaded and
ignorant stock jobbers We have many men of the
kidney here, who believe that editors public
journals to be bought as people buy beef, or
salt pork, potatoes according to the quantity and
variety in the market. PROFESSIONALLY, in this
city, and in other cities, and throughout the rural
districts Of this country there exists large class Of
sarveling cphemeral newspapers, whichare always at
the service of the highest bidder the lowest bidder
as the exigency may require. Such presses, how
ever, never gain the public confidence or support,
and arc always in bcggarly condition. But there
isanother class Of public journals which not to
be bought with bride. They are sustained by the
patronage of the public, and have the confidence of
the public more less; and cannot afford to sacr-
flee the one for fear Of losing the other. And
to say nothing of principles or moral indie
rendence, journal, whose clear receipts from the
public twenty, thirty, fifty thousand dollars
year. may well afford to decline a fee Of five, ten,
twenty, or hundred, or thousand dollars, for
fathcring articles intended to humbug swinde the
whole community The New YORK HERALD has
had frequent experiments made upon it, by persons
disposed to believe the vindctive slang Of its enc
mics and we apprehend that they have met the
same rebuff, in every instance though not tho same
public exposure, that Mr.. Kemp, with his hundred
pounds, has received from the London Times. Upon
this subject, however, all parties who desire to pros
titute the public press to their selfish schemes, will
have learned a useful lesson from tho Times, and
we republish it, with view to its application this
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