Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18
Col. rremunts Cattle speculations.
TEsTWoNT or 1U@ BUCCANEERS.
[From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, August 2I.l


the state as an upright man, who scorns to DO
base act. Few men stand higher in the state
for personal integrity and an honor unimpeach-
ed, even by his political opponents AS arcp-
reSentatiYe from one of our Congressional dis
tricts, he is naturally applied to by his conSti-
tuentS for documents to prove or disprOre state
mcnts made in the press of his district. In
answer to the dirty trash which has been float
ing about the Buchanan press, in abuse of Ere
mont'S integrity, Mr Washburnc thus replies.
The citation of the testimony of Gov German
is one of those clinchcrs which even Pierce
Buchanan partizan can appreciate:
WASHINGTON, d. c., August /, 1856.
Dear Sir: l received this morning your "a
yor of the 3Ist nit IF | can procure a copy
Of Colonel Fremont's correspondence, to which
YOU alIude, will forward it to you. | am not
! surprised that some of the most unscrupulOus
Of the slavery cxtcnsionists should feel inclined
to keep out OF sight the true issue now before
the country, by 4 resort to personal dctraction
Of the republican candidate for the Presidency.
But this dodge cannot avail them. | hope
that none of our friends viii be disturbed by
any of the false allegations to which You al
luIe, or waste their time in diSproYinr them
for as fast as one lie is nailed YOU may be sure
that bigger one will be invented to take the
place of it.
Let them reyel in their dirty work Hon
orablc southern men disdain to use such wcap-
ous of warfare, but they arc fifty seized upon
by the northern doughlaces, aud party scaycn-
gers who, | am sorry to say, infeSt to great
er or less degree all parts OF the North. The
life and character Of Col Fremont were both
! familiar to the American people long before lie
was nominated to the Presidency and it is
noteworthy fact, that the highest compliments
ever paid TO any living man, were those bcs-
| towcd upon him by the late President Polk,
and Gov. Marcy, the present Secretary Of
State. An appeal to the records and history
! OF the country is the best response that eau
| be made to his detractors. BY that record,
! his friends are willing that he slal be judged.
| The particular charge Of dishonesty to which
you alluded, | suppose grew ontof certain let
| tcrs Of Col. Il. i. Mason, written in Califor-
ua think in lS4T which were published not
! long since in the " Taion OF this cit7. ag-
companicd by an anonymous communication
signed :" 4 Californian" and which has been
republished in some Of the Pro-slayery papers
of the North. If ycu or your friends are not
| satisfied with the eutirc falsity OF the charge
| contained in said anonymous communication,
/ beg 10 refer YOU and them 10 the Con-rcssion-
al GloLe, 32d Congress, Vol. -, page 592 to
| G03 inclusive where YOU will see that the whole
matter was discussed and acted upon Gy dem
| corG.l, Congress.
| As YOU may not have access to the G}gjs, |
will here state, that in the sd Congress bill
was Introduced To pay Col Fremont for certain
SUNS Of money which he had d;shursed in Cal
/ iiyrnia for tic government, which money he
| had raised upon drafts drawn or the Secreta-
" of State These drafts protested, AMI the
| holder called upon Col. Fremont for payment
/ Col. Fremont insisted that the money was rails
Ell and used for the exclusive benefit Of the
| government, aud brought the matter before
| Congress Tie principal management of the
! bill. in its passage through the House, was
taken by tie Hon. ,Ur Phelps, ten, cai aaic,
| q l.JaiHg democratic ms-ier # TIE Henss #
! Representatives from Missouri, and Hon. Ii
| l. Gofnaa, q lsadiag pro-s!arsry deEcaatie
member from I.fiI.a, and at present Governor
Of Minnesota. appointed by Frank Pierce.
| Gov. German was chairman Of the Military
| Committee. and reported tie bill. Ia the
course Of the discussion upon it, when it was
before the House, on the l2th day of Fcbrn
/ arr, 1913, lie made use OF the following Ian
| gCa-C:
a have now answered al the objections
| that know Of ; and allow me to say that IN
| the settlement Of these accounts, another item
| vas thrown into It, and embarrassed it, 1t vas
said that Col. Fremont got this Sl9, 800, aal
bought the Naripoza land with il and q dis
ti,rcai>Led gentleman Of the House told me
that he had heard that ne had purchased q
large amount Of cattle with it, upon which Le
r--.r. IT, -.r.-+- In ET4rt.s.-S4 farssl
only cost 1000, though It tlruCd out - lc
exceedingly yaluablo anu worth forty or fifty
tim.s what he paid for it, But the date of
that purchase was anterior TO that TRANSACTION.
Is 70 the ailcd-ed purchase oi = large
amount @. cattle, aaI the grand speculation
out Of tie operation How d.l wc ac: as to
that charge Did VIC believe i tl;1dlv? Ne
ST. we went into an Investigation OF It, and
What was the resa,;! We foaua that Ac hai
pare aScl a certain amount O: cattle foc the
as q tie army. lu. because he had not t.e
u aF- ot p5y.u. fo- them. he lglt the cattle il
the possession ot the yeuder. who had finally
to take them back for EOn-payJlent. 30 that
transaction ended IN smoke 2s does the charge
- VIII say for Col Fremont, that when |
went into the investigation O. this transaction
had SONG Tvejld-cls. which | thought pr
tt- Et-t-L tc Utl-ttt-lEal -t4ts " 4tsN t' HOW
satisfied were uatoulG-I. T-c rrejRCl.ccs wilicir
had bvea upon my mi,sd have Lten disPe.led /
% tLC invest igIuua O. az L.S C]adGct IN ta.i- I
fuEl.a, cat I IGEl grsE1fs' to 1s-r fss'sagEg O.
f5is y1r 20 Ire rgrrs-tscss II las lrbeds tes ct
o.a|#st G sH otFcyr cad fis5zrssr- rgzHt.
:" - osse aszst,F cls b trace. 10 hls hass8s,
f- Frssrgg ga K iTarsI fs tis kazds, fer sr4ias
IL aEat -f~e Ia ths g1rsrAs.sst sTtisfa-te-H
rs1isrs, that il has been appropriately aa3
property applied
Speaking IF the achievements o. Col Ere
hioll, Goy. GorusaB, himself distinguished
n a