The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-28
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He was planning third Expedition while
WHnng history of the second and before
its publication, in 1845, he was again on h;s
way 70 the Pacific, collecting his mountain
yohraoes, TO examine in detail the Asiat;o
s!ope OF the North American Continent.
/ winch resulted in giving a new volume I
/ science 20 the world, and California to the
/ United States. We cannot trace his .cb;. NC.
ments during the war with Mexico nor u,;lb
future time inquire how many and how ,,r.a.
battles he fought. After the conouest., of
! California, Fremont was made. the victim of
quarrel between. two. Amesican cornnmn.
tiess. Like ColuMbus, he was brouphx ko,na
prisoner over the vast territory be had exc
plored; stripped by court-martail >of his
commission, as Lieut-C Colonel of Mounted
Kifiernen, and resinstated BY the President.
Fremont needed justice, not mercy. and he
returned his. commission. His defence waa
worthy OF man of honor, genius and learn
ing. During the ninety days of BIS trial.
his nights were given to science, e x
Thus ended his services to the Govern.
ment, but not to mankind. He vas a nri-
vate citizens, and poor man. Charleston
| offered him lucrative office. which he re-
fused. He had been brought 4 criminal
from California, where he had been EXPLORER.
Conqueror, Peacemaker and Governor. he
determined to retrieve his honor on the field
where he had been robbed of it. One line
more would complete his surveys-tiie rout
Tor great road from the Mississippi to San
Francisco, .-...s,ts --~
Again he appeared on the far West. His
oid mountaineers fockrd around him. and
with So men and l30 mules, perfectly eorIip-
ped, ne started for the Pacific. On the
Sierra San Juan, all his mules and third
o1 MS men perished in more than Russian
coid; and Fremont arrived on foot at Santa
Fe, stripped Of everything but life. II was
a moment for the last 'pang Of despair which
preaks the heart, or the moralheroism which
conquers fate itself The men of the wilder
ness knew Fremont; they refitted his expe-
diuon, he started again, pierced the country
OF the herce and retnorseless Apaches; met,
aWed and defeated savage tribes; and in
hundred days from Santa Fe, he stood on
the ghtteripg banks of the Sacramento
Inc men Ut California reversed the Judgment
OF the court-martial; and Fremont was made
the flrst Senator Of the Golden State. It
was noble tribute to science and heroism.
His name is identified for ever With some
OF the proudest and most grateful passages
n American History. His twenty thousand
miles OF wilderness explorations in the
midst OF the in lernencies of nature, and the
terocities OF jealous and merciless tribes;
his powers of endurance in slender form
his intrepid coolness in the most appalling
dangers; his vast contributions to science;
his controlling energy in the extension ofsour
empire; his lofty and un<ullied ambition
his magnaninity, humanity genius, suffer-
ings, and ierosrl make all lovers Of progress,
learning and virtue, rejoice that Ffemont's
services have been rewarded by high civic
honors, exhanstless wealth, and the admira-
ton and gratitude of nankind. ID .hfs ~