New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-24

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"Msr. he'd al 2, after having great ,rouh,o .,
ting cone o. carts nom the Me xcans; after ma-.sn
about three niles We met Kit Carson direct On
press from California With a mail Of public latter
for Washington. He i1onis Us that Colonel Fremon,
is probably civil and military Govsrnor of California
| ord that, about forty days since, Commodore sock
ton with the naval forces, AID Colonel Fremont act
ing in concert, commenced to evoatiOrze that coun
| try and place it under the American asg that IN
about fen days this done, and Carson hayiog r,
ceived the rank of Lieutenant, wa. dispatched across
the country BY the Gila with party to carry the
n all The General told him that he had Just passed
over TIE country which We were to rsverrs, and he
| wanted him to 20 back with him az a guide: he 70.
piled tina. he had pledged himself to go to ashngon
and be could not think Of not fulfilling his promise
The General tod him be would relieve him Of all re.
sponsibiy, and place the mail in the hands of SAT.
person to cary or. He finally consented and turned
bis face toward the West again, just he vas OF the
eve cf entering the settlements, after his eydrOus TRIP
and when be had set his hopes on seeing his family II
requires brave man to give up his private feelings
thus for the public good but Carson is one: such
honor to his name for II"
This is natural and straightforward account Of
this meeting with Carson and of the information ne
gave that California was conquered by Stockton and
Fremont aud the latter Governor of it, and the Jour-
nal goes to show that in consequence of this nor
nation, General keamey turned back the body of
bis command and went on with escort only of one
hundred dragoors Lieutenant ETory's Journal Of
tie date opens in the same way, with the same
account of the difficulty Of getting some teams from
upon ptonage, and WINDS up the day with saying:
Came into camp late, and found Carson with an ex-
"prers from California, bearing intelligence that the
country had surrendered without blow, and that
.the American flag foated in every part This is
lame account, not telling to whom the country had
surrendered achieving all mention of Stockton and
fremont, and that Governorshp which afterward be-
cane The pciLt in the Ceurt.Mart trial. The next
days journal opens with Carsons news equally lame
OF the same point and redundant in telling some.
tbisg ill New-Menco, under date of October 7,
1916, which took place in the next year old Mexico,
thus: Yesferdal's caused changes in our
camp: onehundred Dragons, offered, se., formed
"tle party for California. MAJOR Sumner cah the
"dragoons ordered TO retracc hs steps Here the
news brought by Carson is again referred TO- and the
consequence Of receiving it is stated; but still no
mention Of Fremont and stockton, andthat Governor
ship the question Uf which became the whole point in
the next years trial for mutiny. But the lack of
knowledge of what took place in his presence is more
than balanced by foresight into what took place af
terward md far from hm-exhibed thus in the Jour-
nal: "Aaby friends here parted that were never to
"meet again: some fell in California, some in New
"Mexieo and some at Cerro GOrdo' Now, no United
States .,Oops ftl in New Mexico until after Lieut.
Emory left there, in California until he got there
nor at Cero Gordo until April Of the nezt year. when
he was in California, ana could not know 1t until
after Fremont was fixed upon to be arrested
the point 1t stands to reason, then, that this part
of the journal was altered nearly a year after it
purpos to have been written, and after the arrest of
ufey proving alteration Of the journal explain. the
Omission of all neLtiOn of all reference 70 the Gov
emorshp, the ignoring OF which was absolutely
essenia to the restitution Of the charge Of mutiny
Iorg afterward and without knowing a word of what
CsItain Johnston had written, Lieute aant Emory
had suppressed Carson gave Lii, own statement of
that meeting with General Kearney the identity of
which with tie statement Of Captain JOHNSTON, Is the
Identity of truth with itself. Thus:
81 met General KearDey, with his troops, on the
9Th of October, abe ut - miles below Santa Fe. l
had heord Of their coming, and when met them, the
first thing told them was that they were too late
that California was conqu, red and the United States
flag raised in all parts Of the country. But General
Keainey said he would 20 on, and sad something
about going to establish civn government. L
tod him civil government was already estab.
lshed and Colonel Fremont appointed Governor
to commence as soon as he returned from the
Moth, como time in that very month lOctober)
General Kearpey said that made difference
that he was friend of Colonel Fremont, and he would
make him Governor himself. He began from the first
to insist on my turning back to guide him into Cafor
MIA. told him could not turn back-that had
pledged myself to Commodore Stockton and Colonel
Fremont to take their dispatches through to Wash
DstOn City, and to return with dispatches as far as
New-Me xico, where ny family lived. and to carry
them sll the way back if did not find some one at
Santa F6 that could trust as well as could myself
that had promised them l would reach Washington
in sixty days and that they should have return dis
patches from the Government in one hundred and
twenty days. I bad performed SO much of the jour
ney ia the appointed time, and in doing so had already
worn out killed thirty -four muIes-hat Stockton
and Fremont had given me letters Of credit to persons
on the way 10 f2rbish me with the animals needed,
and all the supplies to make the trip to Washington
ard back in one hundred and tweaty days. and that
was pledged to them and could not dlsappOint them:
and besides fat under more obligations to Col.
Fremont tLsa to any other man alive. Gen. kearaey
would no. hear of any such thing a. my going on.
and Colonel Benton, and all the family, and would
had Gi bsen with Colonel Fremont in lis exploring
lake be Dispatches through and bring back dispatches
az qsiek could. Whea he could not persuaie ne to
tuii bak be hen told me he had tight to make me 90
yah him, and Insisted his right; and did not consent
right to order me; and .hen, Mr. Fitzpatrick
going on with the Dispatches, and General Kesroey
se, med TO be such good fend of the Ce,ones let
him take me back; and guided hun through, bat
went with gres. heaitation, and had prepared every
thing to e,cape the light before hoy stated, and
Ii ace known my interti N t, Maxwell, who urged mo
nc 10 CO 80. More than twenty tunes on the road
GeneroI Keern. told me about bis being friend OF
Colonel Behton and Colonel Fremont, and all ther
family and that he intended 10 make Colonel Fremont
Governor of California; and al this OF his own &C.
cord as We travelling along or in camp and with
than twenty times fer cannot remember how uany
tines, it was such common thing for him to tax
ebout H."
Such was The statement Of Mr.. Carson made to SEN
a,or Bent n and who although rejected for lieuteo
abcy in the United States army because he df not
enter it through the gate Of military academy
is man whose word will stand wherever he
is know, and who is at the heal, as guide,
of the principal military successes in New Mexico
But why back his woId? The very dspatcnes
he ws carrying conveyed to the Government the
sane il formation II at he gave TO General kearney
10 wit, that California conquered and Fremont 10
be Governor. That information was communicated 10
Cor ere.s by the IRE sdent ard also sworn TO by Com
moGore Stockton bofrche court martial: bu' ~ithoa'
any feet upon the majority of the members.
Color el Fremont found guilty Of al the cnsrges