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took place the cash having been delivered Immediately,
without interest," for the term ofeght months and the cat
tie 10 be delivered when they might be wanted II
being understood that the terms OF ment should
from the day Of the contract account Of the cattle being
movable property which could not be consumed in two
three months and besides augmentng daily chiefly
consisting of 1t likewise added that the contract
complied with the part Of the decarant 10 the sat
isaction Of the governor who, not having time to con-
said cattle account OF having received superior
order deliver up the command and dsband The ore he
ordered said eale 10 Dc dssd 10 Mr.. Abel Stearns,
understand IN the quality Of dePOsits until the govern
ment should dispose OF them. EuLOJio DE CELLS.
ANGELES, July s. ls47.
Accompanying the above documents the letters and
certificates of Col j. d. Stevenson colonel commanding
southern military district Of California; Dr. s. Foster
present mayor Of Los Angeles j. NJ. Davidson euten
ant United States army; A. j. Smith, lieutenant LIST dra
goons w. G. Sherman Sd artillery and number Of 9th
es all tending to corroborate and establish the authenc
y Of the papers, which omit account Of the space they
would occupy That there evidence of intention the
part of HGovernor Lieutenant Colonel Fremont to de-
fraud the government must be clear to every unpeudce
who reads the charges and the opinion is strength
ened when 1t is known that the charges known to
Colonel-no aGoprnor"-Fremont and he has made
any effort dsprove them Unless there
of guilt would not any individual however humble
have made effort to explain disprove the charges
The only effort the part of Governor Fremont that
heard Of threats In Washington city to kill Governor
Mason in California who in laying the facts before the de-
partment was merely performing duty he, officer
of the government sworn to perform
As "Governor" Fremont is the candidate for the office
of President of the United States his official pub
lie property fmertorous they should be rewarded and
II aiscredtable they should be made public intend TO
furnish additional proofs of the skill of the governor in
financial affairs though fear that they will only give
him additional ecla with his party, leader of which
Ford of Ohio lately boosted in speech that Tin Of
division of the Union, Ohio would soon steal all the ne
groes in the South )" That being cardinal virtde with
them of course proofs of frauds the part of their cand
date would only elevate him in their estimation.
AT the date Of the operations of Col Fremont Brgadier
General Kearney the only recognised governor Of Call
ornia--that is, by the departments at Washington
General Kearney arrested Colonel Fremont in August
and he was arragned before court martial composed
of the ablest officers in the United States army, the
9th September, 1s47 at Washington city, to answer
the following charges: LIST, Mutny-ll specifications
3D. Disobedence of the lawful commands OF his superior
officer specifications 3D. Conduct to the prejudice of
good order and military dscipne5 specifications. The
court the slst January ls4s, found COL Fremont
guilty each of the charges and every Of the spec6
cations On the 10th February lS4S, President Polk in
pursuance of the finding Of the court martial dismissed
Col Fremont the service The charges made by Gen. Ma
son. the of Kearney received too late
there would have been fourth and nm charge for fraud
and peculation. A fitting subject for President
A CALIFORNIAN.
WASHINGTON, July, 1885,
NB-By reference to Executive Documents LIST session
slst Congress- ls4s and 1850, volume s. Document No.
pages s2e and $780, and pages 1863 to 1913 inclusive it
will be sean that the charges contained in the above a
Gle were reported to the House Of Representatives the
2st January 1885, by President e. Taylor in to
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