Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-10-16
miscellaneous.
a From the San francisco Globe.
FREMONT AND HIS FRIENDS.

"The name OF Colonel Fremont hos heen
connected with the House Of Palmer, Cook
NO., m The financial operations Of that con
cern. The only connection between this
banking house and Col. Fremont Is in the
Msriposa esrsie. They are interested 10 that
property Messrs. Palmer, Cook y Co., ad
sancedfunds 10 carry on the suit forlhe recov
cry OF The M1riposo tsiate, for ceriaIu portion
Off, II successiul. Palmer, Cook Il Co.'s
portion wascu, up into several sbsresand sold
10 different copitaIi Is foT certain sums advsn-
cet 10 meet law expenses, &c. Pblner, Cook
u Go. becsme in This way Colonel Ffemon's
bankers, and this is the oply interest he hos IN
thai house"
The above extract from the money market
article OF The New York HeroLd OF July 5lb,
deserves more than passing nolice. Its evident
Intention is td-shleld Col Ere mont from the
aaium OF his connection with Palmer, Cook
x Co. But "iruih is mighty aud public justice
i'rEfIalns'- anifi-i.' Fremont Is suour 70 reap
that,reiiibuion that discreditable aud dis
honorable association sooner or later brings.
lie has been The Creature and subservien tool
81 Palmer, Cook d Co., for five years. A Aher
his sgnnl aud ignorable defeat in his effort q,
Te-eIection 10 the U. S. Senate, in the spring
oilS5l, in which body he served less ihantirte
wteks. abandoning bis post OF duly for whole
session 10 eleclioneer for re-election,) he
btcarDe the plant instrument OF Pplmer Cook
y Go. To eusble HEN, through the influence
ol |, Butler Klne, TO gel beef contract HON
iLe Indian Commissioners, he agreed 10 sell
olli; bis capital IN The Senatorial contest 10
that gentleman, who 'theleupon obtained The
rinitaci for him. Joe Palmer WAS appointed
! KingSand Ffemnnt 10 carry GU the pnll;icaI
iiade, and was accordingly dispatched 10 South
tfa California wrli letters Ilonl Fremont TO
ifis ipiimsie fTisnrs,- nreing item 10 vOie for
King, but his tiieDJs would not agree 10 be
sold thus, and King was defeated. In The
meantime Ffemoni's betf contract was being
executed. Made without HE least authority
Vflaw, subject 10 he ratification Of Congress,
no money could be received uppnit until that
body mode the proper appropriation. This did
ot'suit the necessities Of Fremont or PalfBef
Cook Il Co.., then, as now, mud as they always
have beens hard up for money. ltwas neces,
safy 10 make financial operation, IS FIemont
lad bought the enttIe on credit, and some por
ton OF the purchase money must be paid.
TO accomplish This object, they must get
drafts npon the Secretary Of The Interior, for
The amount OF beef contracted for, from one
these lntian Commissioners. 10 do Ibis, oner
oI these Commissioners had 10 be conupled;
for having no authority 10 draw such drafts, il
was base fraud 10 put snch drafts in the mar
kei here, BY which The unwary might be I'm
posed upon and chested. The man for The
deed found ia Barbour. one Of The Com
missi ners, who, IT Is alleged. by the promise
often thousand dolluIs, drew drafts for up.
wards OF 81 81, ,Q00, upon the Secretary OF the
lnleiior. Sklliful negotiation was next needed,
and Wnght-as The most unscrupulous Of the
gaBg-- was put forward TO raise money on the
drails endorsed by fremont. Adams q Co.,
deceived BY " rights representations Thai Bar
louf had aulhoihy 10 draw the drafts, cashed
$4,000 Of Them. This was great success, and
pplthe eonspirators in funds. Barbour was
paid his $4,000, lquit The Stale and has never
Teturned,) and some part Of the purchase mon
ey for the cattle paid. But more money was
iequifed, and negotiation was entered into with
the banking house Of james King Of William;
that house, upon the residue OF The drafts,
lover Si50c00,) advanced S40, 900 10 draw
three per cent ermontb interest. Aboutlhe
spne lime fremont disposed of half OF his in
tetest in The Msnposs grant 10 Palmer, I ook
: 4 Co, fnt this sac, 600 in taef hands, become
their tefyile tool and agent and has beeniheiI
stipendiaTy ever since. Under color of leases
from Fremont OF quartz veins Of The Mariposs
tract Of land, Wight and his associates have
raised hundreds Of thousands OF dollars in ihe
Eseieln cities, pnd ID Europe, by bnying fne
gold specimens. OF quartz ii lie Eastern mar
g keis, and representing them es coming ffon
the veins On ihe Mariposs lapds. English
capitalists began 10 suspect these ffan,ls, and
Il was necessary 10 have Fremont IN Eng gIant
10 help them ont ofthsir difficulties. Tn.
most pnhesfd Of falsehoods &eie iold, b,
Wight ofihe richBess of ibese veins, which
fof . lime, satisfied those who isd invesie.
theif money in them; but 81 length suspicion
OF fipuh became 50 strong, hat Fremont
Z Wright and tileir confedrraies. had 10 escep,
secretly ir0m EDsIand, fremont leaving ri
wife and cbildIen bebind him, 10 lollow % ii,
next steamer asa blind 70 prevent pursuit anl
offest before saiiing,) 10 avoid prosecution
foF swinaIing, tor which, II they bad beeI
caught they would have been convicted, an
teni 70 Botany Bay. 10 Enrype, before lhei
escape, and Afterwards in The United Stats
those adroit fannciers rioied on theitii' 'gotlel
+ gains. fremont is said 70 have expended
twenty Eve or thirty thoussnd dollars ia 20
rome IN siew months
The piekin.s Of these operations were sooI