Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-02

necessaries were supplied to Or for the said for
ces o. the United States so engaged IN hostillles
with the republic of Mexico; but do know that
such supplies were necess ry for the command
of the defendant, and that no appropriation had
been made by Congress TO pag for those supplies.
Congress could not have anticipated that Colonel
Fremont would raise California battalion by
his own personal cxertions, and without prcvi-
Gus Instructions.
Hero fo laws a series of questions and ars
wers about The drawing of the bills in favor of
Human g. Go Of no pubic interest now ex
cepl the following
Q.-Do yoa know whether or not the defend
ant himself individually, and for his ownprivate
use or benefit ever received any consideration
fur The said bills OF any Of them OF was there
any consideraiias whatever for the drawing or
the accepting OF the same bills, or any Of either
of them. other Than the said supplies to or for
the said forces Of the government of the United
States
Al neither know nor believe tn If the defend
ant himself individually, or for his own private
use or benefit, ever received any consideration
for said bill s or any of them, and do not believe
there was any consideration whatever for draw
ing or accepting of the same bills, or any or Ell
'No vi liSul utUGI lIldU 10 procure SuppIl-S lul
the forces under his command in Ca iiurGia.
| Q.-ls there, within your knowledge, any
Other matter Or thing touching or concerning the
matters In issue in This cause. or The parties
thereto material or necessary to he known and
addneed IN evidence on the trial hereof! lfyes,
state fri eey the particulars hereof
A.-Io the best of my know ledge, the origin
ais OF the bills and copies Of which are now pro-
duc9d and shown to me, aud are hereto annoye
marked numbers |, 2, 3 and A. were presented
at the State Department, in the City of Wash
lnglon, for acceptance and payment But do
not recolect the individual or individuals by
whom presented should have accepted and
paid these bills from my general knowledge OF
things In California, had Congress Appropriate d
any money aud placed it at my disposal which
could be applied to their payment, though it
would have been more correct TO have drawn
these bills on the Secretary of War. shou ID
have accepted and paid these bills and had them
charged IN account against Colonel Fremont, TO
he settled for at the general settlement of his ac-
counts as commander of the California battalion,
had any such appropriation been made. know
OF no other matter Or thing touching or concer
ming the matters at issue in this cause, or The
parties thereto material or necessary to he known
and adduced in evidence on the trial thereof
Lastiy-l have gone through my answers 10
the nerroeatores put to me on behalf OF the de-
fendant, John Chas. Fremont and state that
have answered the first, second, third, fourth
sixth seventh, tenth. eleventh twelfth, twenty
fourth and thirty si1h from my oVn knowledge
and dissertation nave answered the 9Th, 9th
18Th, l4ih, 18th, Odd and 25,h not from M,
own personal knowledge and observation bu
from my own close observation of the events
Of the Mexican war as they occurred, and
from information derived from official documents
as member of the cabinet OF President Polk
who was President of the United States during
the whole of the Mexican war My knowledge
of the matters TO which have deposed is der
we'd from hearsy and in no other manner than
have herenbefure stated | have stated that
have no knowledge of the matters inquired of il
the other heterogeneous
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Iigcn' c =, r,nr1r' Commissioners.