Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-08-06

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y p0aessloa of CslafoEni6 ~ =. This
country has been sayed - =. Il great measure
by The psonpsitnde, vigilance and foresight of
this ofacef. an Wiling 70 ifust Col Fremont.
BE Is young man Who has acquired
distinguished reputation. and that reputation
3nrnishes NJ bond that he viii do nothing 70
cast shadow upon hfs character
M BAEby Who opposed the passage OF the
bill ga constitutional grounds, said, lsee page
6a7, sot. Is. Cong Giobe.)
4 take this occasion to say that the vote l
shall give, viii be given without the least refer
cnce 70 the distinguished gentleman lCoi. Free
-montt who is named In the bill. agree with
the senator from Texas, that be is a man Of ex-
srxofdinary merit and ability. fmy testimony
werc OF any avail 70 enhance the reputation in
which he ID held he would have Il TO the full cx-
tent. Indeed The passage Of this bill were de-
pendent only upon his merits, venture the az.
surance that the bin would receive the unani-
nous sant;on Of this body
Mr.. Calhoun, who opposed the bin, said:
II do not oppose this MEASURE on the ground
Of opposition TO Col Fremont have q
slight acquaintance with the Col and am 50 ia
rorabfg impressed as to him. TINT go,ad as read
lily fYHf him az any other indiridaaln
In the extracts furnished above, we have not
included word Of the great speech Of Col. BEN
ton delivered Ia the Eenate on the 10th OF April,
1913, In which the course Of Col. Fremont in
California Is reviewed, and connected history
is furnished Of the movements by that officer,
by which the conquest of California was accom-
plished. It Is shown conclusively that Col FREE
mont acted Ii, accordance with the wishes Of his
Government: that for anticipating the orders
dispatched from Washington, as he was COM
PEELED to do, in order to secure the country to
the United States, he was justified By dispatches
and verbal communications received from Sec
Rotary Buchanan through Lieut.. Gillespie: and
these acts were subsequently approved, aud not
only so, but Commodore Sloat was recalled for
failing 10 do precisely what Colonel Fremont
did.
We now ask oar readers to compare the opin-
ions expressed by members of the United States
Senate, of all parties, and every section with ref
crence to the character, qualifications and
achievements of Col. Fremont, with the defama-
tory articles that are being published by the
presses Of the opposition, to backen character
hatappeared SO fayorably in the United States
Senate In ls4s, that a Senator Mr.. Bigby) from
Alabama, subsequently appointed Minister to
Russia by President Polk, remarked that if the
passage OIL the Can1oIhla OialWs Dill were ue-
pendent on Col. Premont's merits, it would re-
ceive the unanimous sanction ofthat body. With
such testimony in favor of Fremont, he can well
afford to disregard the tribe Of dogs, small and
great, who are barking in chorus at his heels.
The malignity exhibited in the course pursued
By his opponents, who in their efforts to tarnlsh
his character, are utterly disregardful OF the
principles Of truth, and lost entirely to every
sense of shame, will doubly strengthen his po-
sition in the estimation Of the American people.
In the words of Senator Dix, it may with conf
dence be said. "That the country will do JUS
tice to his valuable and distinguished services,
We entertain not the slightest doubt."-Cincin-
matt Gazette