The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-26

Mr. Craige said that the amendment not only prohibited
the employment Of the military in Kansas but also pro-
vded that there should be civil officer in the Territory
because if civil officer had right TO call out the posse
eOmitHs it antamount to being officer at all.
After some further debate Mr.. Wakeman moved TO amend
the amendment by declaring the Kansas taos null and Uod
The amendment advocated by Mr.. Stanton and OPP
posed by Mr.. Letchor and Mr. Bowie and then adopted in
Committee of the Whole by vote of Y to 81.
FREMONTs FIHANCIAL ACHIEvEMENTs-wHY HE
WAS NOMINATED.
In January 1860 in answering call made by the House
of Representatives General Taylor communicated docu
ment about thousand printed pages in relation to CAL
iforna matters AT page 800 of that document will be
found Obligation given by Colonel Fremont governor
ofCaornia Cos for $4,000 payable in two months
with interest at three per cent MONTH and continued four
months longer at two per cent month This instrument
was dated July d. 1847 at Angeles On the goth of Feb
ruary Colonel Fremont admitted the receipt Of another
thousand dollars upon the same terms
In June of the same year this demand presented to
Colonel Mason for payment which refused account
ofts extraordinary character having been contracted with
out authority while his SUPERIOR General Kearney, was in
the country as Fremont knew See House Ex. Doc, No.
II, vol. 5, l849-50)
Monterey is about hundred miles from Los Angeles
or about six days journey. On the 10th of February six
days after borrowing the first two thousand dollars Ere
purchased Of Alvarado at Monterey, the Marpos
tract containing ninetynne square miles, (63 800 acres
for the expressed consideration of He probably
peced to obtain it for the two thousand first borrowed
but Avarado insisting upon three he had to return and
on the goth borrowed the other thousand to complete the
purchase There is no pretence that at this time this
young military advenurer had inherited saved from
his earnings the of $4,000 and that he could have
borrowed that sum on his account Except small
sum which was wrested from him at the Treasury De-
partment against his Wishes it is not pretended that
he has paid the amount thus borrowed of Cos in the
name of the United States From these circumstances
the inference strong that Fremont paid for his Marposa
grant (worth it is sad many millions with funds OBJ
tanned for and in the Of the government We sub
init that in such court of equity would decree him
to be trustee for the United States and require him to
convey it to them Here is instance of nancering by
Fremont worthy of the Bddle and Schuyler age of his
party.
This same document at page $40 shows that Fremont
bought in March, l84 six hundred head of cattle for six
thousand dollars of Cells of Los Angeles at ten dol
head for which he gave an obligation, as governor
of California for six thousand dollars which he paid
but which has since been discharged by government
der special law These cattle, appears by said docu-
ment at page 367a delivered to Stearns who
certified q" hold these cattle by agreement and for the
term of three years return the number and class at
the end of the term with oneha excepting such
as may any way whatever and for want of
on my part consider the cattle the private property Of
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont not being instructed by him 70
the contrary Colonel Mason in his letter at page SEA
shows that not of these cattle slaughtered
or used for the United States and that at the date
of the transaction another officer present having
charge of the commissary department It does not
appear that Fremont has accounted for these cat
tie, or paid for them in any way whatever. After.
wards when Beale became Indian superintendent Ere
mont furnished cattle for Indian supplies at sixty
dollars per head for which he has been fully paid by
special of Congress From the papers heretofore pre-
scented to the Indian Office understand that there Is
ample evidence prove that through Beae Fremont sold
these very Cells cattle many Of them, to the govern
ment for Indian beef and received for them about sir ~
much they originally cost From these extraord
nary financial performances well understand how
those men who bankrupt themselves, and who hav,
contributed to bankrupt their States and would bankrupt
Uncle Sam If they could enthusiastic in cheering
for Fremont
If elected, could he well deny his leading supporters
privileges money making corresponding with those former
y enjoyed by himse7 fthey should follow the preceden
by him. would not the pecuatons prove splendid 1t il
certainly natural that such prospects should revenate the
dlspdacd and nspir the decayed politician to the great
est possible exerons Fremont mainly nominated by
this class What will those who sustain themselves by
honest industry say to the Marposa and cattle spccua
tions7 WIN they give either their APPROVAL
ANOTHER CORRUPTION FUND.
II proposed through the New York Tribune says the