The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-12

THE QUALIFICATIONS OF COL FREMoET.

THE QUALIFICATIONS OF COL. FREMONT.
Col Fremont who had acquired reputation as the
writer OF interesting narratives of explorations among the
Rocky mountains has recently had greatness forced upon
him" by nomination by the black republicans as their
candidate for the presidency That they should nominate
an unknown and unit man for that exalted and important
station is not surprising.
Col Fremont his introduction to public life TO the
notification excitement of South Carolina in 1882 Gen
jackson in that year despatched the United States soop
owar Natchez Com Jesse d. Elliott to Charleston with
the orders Tbat the Union and shall be
The Naehez had board some twelve or fourteen mid
shpmen for whom Com e. desired teacher Of mathe-
matcs and on the recommendation of Mr. Poinsett APP
pointed J. Q. Fremont to that post
On the settlement of the notification question the Nat
chez sailed for the coast of Brazil under the command
Capt zanznger native of Pennsy lyana where she
peed her cruise for three years. with O. Fremont teach
of mathematics and it in the harbor of Rio Janero
that the writer of this first made his acquaintance
His reputation was that of quiet steady young man,
who always kept a bright lookout for No. and the
main chance and who reported the an altitude of
lilo deg the officer Of the deck which is only 20 deg
higher than the rse
On the termination of the cruise the Eatchez Fremont
found Mr. Poinsett Secretary of War; and Mr. p had him
appointed second lieutenant in the corps of typographical
engineers, then formed.
Here commenced his explorations, in which he was far
behind Captain Bonneville Colonies Long and Lewis and
Clarke whose adventures the same grounds had been
long before in the hands of the public
During the war with Mexico, Col Fremont and Lieut.
Beale United States navy both nrusted with i'm
portant dispatches to the commander of the American
forces in California and both set out in the autumn for
California Colonel Fremont failed to The mountains
in consequence Of the snoa but Lieut. Beae did cross them
and delivered the dispatches agreeaSly to his orders.
In this COL Fremont exceed in energy and enter
prise by Lieut. Edward Beale United States navy fact
well known to all the army and the navy.
Commodore Stocktons opinion expressed at all times
and ali occasions of Col Fremont was that Fremont
at the right place at the right time" and as
proof that Com Stockton was not wrong in his man. the
time when both the army and navy in frequent con-
icts and always with superior force Fremont spas not
a single battle
In California he made hit He purchased the Mari
posa grant, and that may be worth millions when he gets
the money, which will be one week has three
Sundays and not sooner
In l845 Lieut.. Fremont in California exploring
when the bear flag raised declaring California indie
pendent of Mexico Fremont joined that party and thus
made himself the head of the fibusters Subsequently
he tried by courtmaral and dismissed the army"
Thus it will be all his anecedents prove him to be
theproper candidate for the parythe black republicans
who have placed him in nomnationand ahe neuer oU be
at the right place at the right time" DECATUR.