The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-09-10

For the benefit of Democrats gener.
ally, and Democratic speakers particu.
larly, we have taken the pains to collect
together the o6iciaL documents proving
the various charges that have been al.
lodged against JOHN G. Fremont. We
hope Democrats will either cut out this
article or save the paper containing it,
in order that they may at all times be
prepared with the documents to sustain
themselves when discussing these points
with u opponents. We begin with
his
P~Ro-sLAVERY VOTES
On the 18th of September, 1850, a
vote was taken on William H. Stewards
bill, providing that "Slavery shall for
ever cease within the District of Column
bia, and all persons held in bondage
therein shall be free"
The vote on this proposition and sub
stitute was:
AYEs.-Chase, now Governor of Ohio;
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dem Hale, now,
and again United States Senator; Sew
ard of New York; and Upham of Yer
mont, ROW dead.
NAYs.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger,
Baldwin, Barnrell, Bell, Benton, Ber-
rien, Bright, Butler, Clay, Davis of
Massachusetts, Davis of Mississippi,
DAYTON, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa,
Do-.1cz n,yuo Erio1 Falch ER u
MONT, Greene, Gwinn, Hamlin, Hou
ston, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason,
Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rush,
Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood,
Wales, Whitcomb and Winthrop-45.
GSce Senate Journal of 1850, p. 625.I
FREMONT'S SECOND VOTE
was given for SLAVERY. On the 18th
September, 1850, Mr.. Pratt, having
moved to take up a bill to prevent the
enticing or assisting slaves to escape
from their owners in the District Of Co.
lumbia, Mr.. Hale moved that tie bill be
committed to The Committee N the Dis
trict Of Columbia, aeitA the instructions
SO to amend it as to abolish slavery IN
the District Of Columbia.
He is recorded as voting against Mr.
Hale's motion, as ,ollows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Baldwin, Chase, Da,
Wis of Mass, Dodge of Wis, Ewing,
Hale, Hamlin, Seward and Winthrop-9
NAYs.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger
Barnwell, Bell, Benton. Bright, Butler,
Cass, Clay, Cooper, Davis of Miss,
of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foot,
FREMONT, Gwinn, Houston, Hunter,
Jones, King, Mason, Morton, Norris,
Pratt, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Turner, Under
wood, Wales, Whitcomb and Yulee-ll.
HE Is CONVICTED OF MUT1NY.
We now come to the gravest matter
in Fremont's record. He qoas CHARGED
and found gully Of ofences aohitA bit
for the clemency ofthe President, wOuM
h@Ue 6een punished uith death. Ac-
cording to the official record contained
in-Aaes.Resi&knr, February 26.La4a.
John c. Fremont was found guilty of
nautiny, on eleven specifications; odds
obedience Of orders, on seven specifca-
tions; of conduct prJudicinI to COOL or
der and military discipline, on five
specifications.
The Court was composed of thirteen
officers, and was the most distinguished
Board ever convened by the authority
of our Government. SeUen of these, or
n more than a majority, joined in rec
ommending the accused to the c%lemency
of the President, and thus was it liter
ally true, hat he saved his life but lost
his honor.
PROOF.
Decision by the Court Martial and by
the President of the United States,
on the case of Lieut.. Col. Fremont.
From the National Inteligencer, Feb, 81, 1845J
We have now before US a copy of the
general order issued from the War De-
partment, under date of Feb. 81, IS4S,
including the judgment of the Court
Martial, aud the decision of the Presi-
lent of the United States, i'll the case of
Lieut.. Col. Fremont.
The charges upon whic Lieut. Col.
Fremont was tried rave been heretofore
published at large in this paper, with
all the particulars which were known to
us to have transpired during the trial,
We pass by so mnch of the record as con-
tains the charges and specifications, &c,
to come directly to what will be of the
most interest to our readers, being so
much as concerns the findings and sen-
tence of the Court" and " the Presi-
dents decision and order in the case"
After full and mature consideration
of all the testimony, the Court fluids the
accused, Lieut.. Col. John G. Fremont,
of the regiment of mounted rifemen, of
the United States Army, as follows:
Charge, la-MUr1NY. Eleven spec,
ifcations. The Court find him guilty
on each specification, and guilty of the
charge.
Charge 2nd-D1soBEpIENcE OF Or
DERs.-Guilty on each specification, and
Of the charge.
Charge 3d-CoNr Ucr P~REJUDIcIAL
TO GooD ORDER AND MILITARY DIsclP-
Guilty on each specification, and
of the charge.
"And,,the,Court does therefore sentence
the said Lieut.. Col. John G. Fremont,
Of the regiment of mounted rifemen, U.
S. Army, to be dismissed from the SER