Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-23
WHOLE NO. 5S4.

MS Mariposa claim for less than a thousand dol
lars, ana unless Congress gave him relief the time
o. redemption would expire and il would be en-
tirely lost to him.
ny the most dexterous and unwearyinp lobby
lns' tne Dli passed Congress, and Fremont "turn-
81 uP asui, milnonaire. He redeemed the
Mariposa claim, bullied Corcoran 4 Rigos of
Washington city, who held the claim Of Jsmss
King, OF VIM, into reduction of from twenty
TO thirty thousand dollars on the amount dua
through his partners, Palmer, Cook a Co. shaved
the Californians from whom he had purcbased
the cattle, and who had SO patiently waited for
their money, forcing them to take what was du.
them, or get nothing, (for Palmer had skilfally
had the deed for the Mariposa claim made to him
self personally, and at the same time took con.
fession OF Judgment from Fremont to his house
ior upwards OF $4,000, to bear three per cent.
per month interest, until paid, 40 nothing could
be made out OF Fremont, and his creditors had
to take whatever Palmer, Cook & Co., offered, or
get nothing.
In this way most of the appropriation made by
Congress was secured TO Palmer, Cook, & Co.
which saved them from bankruptcy two years ago
Since then, Fremont has been their agent in the
Eastern States, receiving thousand dollars per
month from Palmer, Cook, Il Co, to enable him
to make show Of wealth, and thus aid them in
their negotiations. Fremont, Palmer, & Wright
spent the summer and fall of 1855 In the Eastern
States, trying to raise money on the Mariposa and
Bolton and Barron claims But their most stren-
nous exertlons and e1pertness failed them, and
Palmer came home foiled. Here his fortunes and
that Of his house he found in desperate condi-
tion, owing to the exposures of the Bulletin. Or
ders Were Immediately issued by him TO Fremont
and Wright to turn Black Republicans and by
bribery and every available means accomplish the
election of Black Republican Speaker The
money OF Palmer, Cook, Co. elected Banks
Speaker. Now for the reward. Banks so ap-
pointed the committee as to secure the reporting
of bill to confirm the Bolton & Barton claim. out
right, without going through the ordeal Of the
United States courts. They found convenient
tool in Phil. Herbert to offer this bill and to lobby
1t through the House, as he would certainly have
done with the aid of Wright and his partners In
the claim, notwithstanding the opposition of Gen.
Denver, but for Herbert's having killed the Irish
waiter.
But to return to Wright and Fremont Their
success in electing Banks emboldened them, and
they struck for higher game, no less than Fre-
mont's nomination by the Black Republicans, for
President With such nomination, the confirm.
alton of the Bolton and Barron claim by Congress.
and the Mariposa claim by the Supreme Court,
Fremont, it was supposed, could borrow upon
these claims any amount of money among his ia
natical negro-worshipping associates and Palmer,
Cook & Co., would, in reality, be the Rothschilds
its execution. At this juncture Selover appeared
upon the stage, the very man to carry through
this villainous scheme. Into this he entered with
wild enthusiasm, having oceans of gold floating
before his vision, If successful. But to get the
nomination, money was first necessary a, money
was obtained and spent iavishly, poured out like
water. In this way large portion of the money
of the State, designed to pay interest on the
Bonds, went. The Placer Herald SAYS, Seloyer
expended 9,0O5. How much Wright expended
ia not known. Success attended their Efforts
Fremont was nominated by the liberal and scour-
drely use of the money of the people oe Cafol,-
misplaced in the hands of Palmer, Cook & Co.
to pay the interest on our State and other Bonds
Diplomacy and negotiation are now requisite to
the consummation of their complicated and sinis-
ter schemes. But ten days remained from the time
of Fremonts nomination, until the interest had to
be paid plenty OF time, SO the conspirators
thought, in which to attain their ends But like
Biddle's speculation in cotton, with the funds Of
the United States Bank, they tripped up in play
ing their last card Fremont could borrow no mo-
ney on the Mariposa claim Herbert's difficulty had
blocked the game en- the Bolton Barron claim,
and the first of July found Palmer, Cook, & Co.'s
agent without dollar of tho $l02, 900 placed in
the vaults OF that house to pay the interest on the
State and City Bonds. San Francisco and Gal
ifornia are discredted before the world and their
creditors are swindled out of their money; but
what of that's Fremont is nominated il elected.
Palmer will be Secretary of the Treasury, Wright
Selover Collector of the Port, and
that will be honor and glory enough to the State
to reinstate its former credit and wipe out the
stain upon her escutcheon, now so disgracefully
impressed thereon, by these political schemes and
financial transactions.