The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-18
A Letter Relating TO Col. Fremont
ALA CuuA.nca in fNalifnrnia.

A Letter Relating to Col. Fremont,s
Cattle Contract i'm California.
Translated from La Chronica," of July 2.
Cenor Cells has addressed us letter
which we publish below, in reference to
q contract made between him and Col.
Fremont, in l847. In this communica-
tion Cenor Celos proposes to destroy GER
tain calumnious imputations which the
spirit Ct party has circulated against Col.
Fremont, and to yindicate, at the same
time, the right of his claim against the
Government of the United States for sac
rifces required of him by the under off
GERS in California. Although we are for-
eign to questions of the interior politics
of this country, we fulfill the request Of
our friend by publishing his letter, wish
ing to crafty friendly feelings and to SUBJ
serve his interest
SAN FRANoIsco, July 2. 1856.
My ESTEEMED FRIEND I'll have seen
published in the newspapers OF this city,
since my return to California, several
statements relating TO a subject which
particularly concerns myself and. wish
ing to aid in setting public opinion right
on the matter, which am going to speak
of with all possible brevity. I have to re-
quest that you will publish these lines in
your journal.
For about eight years articles have ap-
peared with more or less frequency in
some newspapers in the Union. in which
contract for number Of cattle has been
spoken of, made in 1847, in the City of
Los Angeles, between Col. Fremont and
myself. The evident want of truth in the
published versions of that business, and
simple nature Of the contract made in this
country, under the circumstances then ex-
isting, seemed to ME sufficient reasons
for not taking the trouble to refuteo un-
founded calumnies. / do not now pro-
pose to give an extensive statement of
events, or to make known the want of re-
sources under which California was con-
Equered, because all those things are per-
fectly well known The chiefs had no
Erecourse but to recur to their own per-
sonal credit to feed their soldiers. The
cattle which Col. Fremont contracted for
were for that object. 1t was necessary to
transport them from San Louis Obispo,
and for that purpose Don A.. Pico was
appointed but when he arrived with the
cattle Col. Fremont had lost his COM
mand. AS sum of money accompanied
the contract. beside the heavy expenses
paid on his way, was not able to receive
the cattle at Los Angeles. where I had nc
pasture land, and therefore Mr., Fremont,
who was bound by the contract-as the
new chiefs refused to receive the cattle,
found himself obliged to deliver them
in deposit to M. A. Stearns. Of Los An
gelos, who sent them to his rancho oil
San Rafael. ar fts !. .....' .!,-..,. a.,'t. q
It is not true, as has been said, that
Col, Fremont gave receipt before re
ceiving the property. The contract was
signed on the Sd Of March, l847, and the
receipt or document which proves that
performed my part is dated April 26th o
the same year, when the total delivery
had been made. f,.,.l..... r..
4 We see, therefore, that those who have
made this calumnious weapon agains
Col. Fremont are very far from the truth
| And it ought to be kept in mind, as
certain and indubitable fact, that Col
Fremont. in making provision for the flu
ture, rendered real service to the Unite,
States, while ] suffered severe injury
as, to the present day, not dollar ha
been paid by the Government of the Uni
ted States on account of the cattle, no
FOR the expenses and damages, or for tn,
money delivered in ls47. The publ
treasury, in reality, has come off tn
gamer for the import duties on the cal
tie we're collected in the custom house q
San Diego. where they were transpo tie
! from the valley of San Rafael to the terr
tory of Los Angeles. whence they ha
been brought. af s.ai7aae
This is the true history Of that transae
! ton; and the documents which prove
J will be published in due Time. if necessar
!. for the object of my claim. 1,a
I am, very truly, your friend and hun