The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-13

KENTUCKY.
FREMoHTS SUPERIORITY OVER JEFFERSON, MAD
IsoN, WEBSTER, AND CLAY AS VIEWED BY
THE ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL.
statement which appeared in a New York paper few
days since that of Mr. Fremont for 900 had been
offered in Wall discount of 20 per cent per
num- and offered in vain has called forth the following
ply from the Albany Evening Journal:
Every dollar of paper the Pathfinder has given will
be paid His prudence and his capacity for affairs will
him from going to swell the list of great men, perpexsd and
oppressed with pecuniary troubles. Jefferson, Madison
Webster, and Clay make the roll sufficiently painful. FIRE.
will not be added it. His administrative faculty 10
great his genius for exploration and conquest"
With Mr. Fremons private pecuniary transactions we
have nothing to do Unless they of such character
render him amenable to the laws they not legt
subjects for newspaper comment AS of his
fdenal organs however, has deemed it advisable to vol
unteer explanation in the premises feel deicacy
in giving additional circulation to which will
be hailed with lively satisfaction in California and New
York. it, has been stated Mr. Fremont 10 really part
in the house of Palmer Cook, Co. Why the honored
and usrious of Jefferson, Madison, Webster, and
Clay should be brought by the journal into seemingly
disadyantageous comparison with Fremont, are at
terly loss discover. The poverty of these dis
their pecuniary embarrassnens the best evidence of
their integrity; for each and all had frequent oppol
tuntes of amassing immense wealth if they had prost
tuted their official stations for awless private gains But
their official records are without stain or beish In the
most exciting canvasses in the heat and violence and viz
ulence of party srife-when impetuous hurried
beyond the rules of decorum and often beyond the bound
aries of TRUTH and bad give full vent to their poison
slanders-not word suspicion breathed
against their official integrity. They haunted not the
tonal treasury with claims which conscientious officer
could would allow. With all their conessedly great
requirements they knew nothing about the enormous
profits of fabulous cattle trades The golden mysteries of
the Mariposa grant unknown 20 them and would
have remained unknown to them had they lived in Cali
fornia in official capacity They suspected
of forming the thca company of the Pamers and Cooks
of their day. They became poor in the public
Their hands soiled by moneynot dollar, net
penny-obtained by fraud cunning from the public
treasure
The Journal assures with great competency that Mr.
Fremont will be added to the list of American patriots
and statesmen who perpexed and oppressed with pc
cunary troubles 1t would be passing strange he should
be. If common rumor is to be credited say nothing OF
the official documents he suffered loss by his immense
cattle speculatons We have right to inquire into his
banking transactions but admitting that be and will
be held responsible for the liabilities of the house of which
he is said be partner how he be embarrassed for
single day with the nexhausble of the Marpoa
grant always at his commando If Mr. Fremons resources
are they have been boastuy and repeatedly by
baek-repubcsn journals surprised that IL
Journal should ostentaousy parade him before the
try the pecuniary superior of Jefferson Madison Wet
ster and Clay 1t entirely superuous to assure the
holders of Fremont paper that the would be paid
maturity
The Journal winds up with the modest declaration that
this Mr. Femonts administrative faculty is great
bis genius for exploration and conquest" We will pass
the Exploration part of the declaraton for it is
for determine how much how little he has contrib
uted to the geographical scientific knowledge of the
country. As to his conquest" California, presume
meant) the word mentioned in connexon with the
name Of Fremont only exctes dicule and laughter Even
the New York Tribune has had the and good
abandon this silly of all silly claims. He may have adj
mnistrave faculty. but 1t is faculty to administer upon
Uncle SANS effects in such way call forth invest
CATION and condemnation. During his California admin
istrA,on of the sum of sssss5 20 charged the gov
eminent, only SI49,356 was deemed by committee CT
examination proper to be allowed.