Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-01

Extracts from the second volume o
be1ton's "rhIrty Years In the Sen
ate." relating 10 Col. fremont:
Yrsmont's First Expedition.
Connected with this emigration IL
Oregon and auxiliary 10 II. was III
drst expedition Of Lieut.. Fremont 4
he Rocky Mountains. and undertaken
>Gnd completed In the summer Of 1915
--upon he outside view the conception
OF tho Government, but In fact con
cslved without Ils knowledge. and OK
ecuted upon solicited orders. OF which
The dssIgn Was unknown. Lieut.
Fremont wss y young officer. appoint
ed In the Typographical corps from che
class Of rItissns BY President Jackson.
upon the recommendation Of Mr.,
Poinsett, Secretary OF War. He did
not enter the army through tho gate
OF Vest Point. and was considered an
intrusive officer by the graduates ol
that instituuon. Having. before his
appointment. sssIsied for two years
the learned astronomer. Mr. NIcolles.
Ia hts great survey Of the country be-
w ne H'ssos'' snu a4Pp'
and instead OF hunting comfortable
berths about the towns and villages.
.s~; 80 o.ea smt'oy % msns "a '"o ss,' ~,
Ssy1"u 'ns s''s'PP. So'' %
n's.s; s"e on'e. .. Tue co'Ps' gsse n'm
~ ~. NJ w:ss, 20 ~ 70 'ns me-, ,'onns' s 1syono
'"e "'.s."pP'' na' o.usr u'u nov
80 !, ~ $3.50, 80 !. - - ess', =,
,J ~ s 80
ss..ss a; s"a sne ~ nocsy mo"n,H'ns ln'
9" o' ~ " n'' s~P'o's''o"'
.nu 'ne SCUM rass "a 'nose noun
's'ns named as particular point TO oe
sxHm'nsa' ana us position nxed oy
~ nun. o ~ was 'nrough 'n's rass 'ha'
'"s S'sso" e%'sss''on c,osssu 'ne
: ""o tue e.P'o'"uon OF
L'eu'ensn. Fremont nao toe double
suee. !. OF 1x'ng an important point 70
'ne hnc OF the em's'an.s 'rsve'' ano
s's'ng 'neS encouragement 'ron' the
.pps'en' interest when 'hf uose,n'
nen' 'cok "a 'ne,r enterprise a. the
's"s = ''me .ne uovernmens mat Vs.
l"e executive hum'n.strat.on, knew
no'n'ng ABOUT u. Inc design was
'once'yeo 4 oy .ne young L'eussnan';
40 o''e' 'or y" eAecu.on was oo'"'n-
"a upon solicitation, from his imme-
''als en'e'-,'mPorung' o' course 20
'. aone oy ms oFuer' Out IN order
when nsd It's conception elsewhere.
n'ser s Lieutenant fremon's return
ma TIC preparation 10 PRINT u, Mr.,
,.a,; Inn. senator % !. from Missouri; .s n;, on a
o''o. W P''n' ~ "aoe 'ne io''o"'pg
at. s.,,o,t ~ mi. n,o,;on i. ~
/. aid .s,hs, = ,,,s eo.,ss of ,hs Ia,
!, ~ s ~ go
"a h"a, .sas ~ .e" ps"I
asJ.~ad hr coI 49,
hisf of he a ~oaear. D};ssI pnrs.n
i'm H. ssn.,;aP Sa.r.,srr :.
W. ga s~ss.soJh - 'I T:aa, F.a, -
: ,hs ~ T"ne.ss To- rssat;s NJ, y T. n a... Tns
h;sr, os,Ss ~ a,,;,;l ,s
e and rsnort unor ,hs y;rers and
ountrv betveen ,hs srnn,;srs of M;s-
onr; s,d ,hs No. as ,hs pe.s. Men,
,;ns. snd ssnsa;. H., 81
bsrsc,sr snf sscs,,.;n ~ ~ ,a,;,nds
nd long;tude of The south psss ,se
rs.t cross;nr r,ses - ,hasa .s',
Ans on he s.1 - ,he orscon @ ~ an
be objects Of H. svnsd;,;on 5sv. hs.n m
.sa,s ,',;"h ~ Ia !; "e ee"
fetal r. science ~ snd ;n.,ry.,;vs,a ~ =. IN, ,h.
sn.raI raada~ Ill -, ~ ~
,owarnmsn. "''' 10 ''e'1' ~ 'ne
.c..-,-s -,
I'PPneo win tue pest asuono'
n'csi ana oa1ome'r'cal instruments.
's. !uS'n.u 70 use mem ana accom-
sn'eu oy 'wen'y-nse poycgeurs, en-
s'eo ,oI 'ne purpose a. 81. LOUIS ana
'a'ner 70 oil 'ne hsfusn'ps ana dan-
ers OF tce Pra'f'es ana tne mountaiEs.
~ rsm on r" tue mouth OF the
-ansas, on me frontiers OF Missouri,
a the 10Th OF June; and. in the al
'oss incredibly snor. space OF 7iour
'onths returned 20 the same point:
'.'hout an accident TO man. and
nth vast mass OF useful observa
ons, and many hun;tred specimens
! botany and geology.
I'm executing his instru cuons. Mr..
remont proceeded up to 4 ansas hiv-
fur enough TO ascertain its charac-
r. and then crossed ovsr to the Great
latte, and pursued that river TO its
'urcs In the mountains. where the
weet Water [ head branch o. the
latte) issues from the neighborhood
the South Pass. He reached the
ass on the 8th OF August. and de-
,ribes 1t as wide and low depression
the mountains, where the ascent ~
easy as that OF the Hill on which
us capitol stands, and where plain
beaten wagon road leads to the Or
!on 'nrorgh the valley Of Lewess
'ser, . 1o'. o, 'ne So'' mo's' ie
en-. 'nro ugn 'ne rass ana saw tne
ssawa'ers Q! the COLORADO. Of the
ui OF Os'iiorn'a; nno' leaving tne
1''eys 70 indulge IN iaudso'e cur'os-
~ n IL. a