Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-09-18
Fremont and Robinson.

The California papers by the last arrival
comment in pretty plain terms upon the let
ter of Fremont published some months
since endorsing the bogus Governor ROBIN
SON Of Kansas. As specimen of their com
ments upon that letter we present to our
readers with an extract from the San Fran
cisco Globe, of the Goth ult., which, it will
be perceived, substantiates to the letter all
we said when the missive in question saw
the light concerning the California history OF
ROBINSON, his digraceful connection with
FREMoNT's election to the United States
Senate, F.'s political career in California, &C.,
&c. The extract is as follows
Let us examine their relative positions at
that time. In our judgment no two persons
were so wide apart in feeling, in interest and
in sentiment as these two gentlemen. Colonel
Fremont was considered then, by all classes,
at the head Of the large Mexican Land Grant
holders, while, on the other hand, DR.. Robson
was at the head of the Squatters or Settlers
Every person then supposed they hated each
other cordially, and it was considered that they
could as readily unite as oil and water. Never
0lQ TWO IIdCIlOuS OeCOue IuOIC cLnpilbclCu lO-
wards one another than the factions which
these two gentlemen represented. Indeed they
resorted to bloody war to maintain their power.
DR.. Robinson, it was we'll known, was the
chief of the Squatters forces in what was call
ed the Squatter riot or war of 1850, in Sacra =
mentO.
" In that bloody contest he was badly woun-
ded. and for the part he had taken in it, he
was arrested, imprisoned and indicted. SIEVE
raj of the best citizens in that city were killed
during the progress Of the tight In the midst
of the confusion which this event created in
political parties, he was, while prisoner,
elected to the Legislature. When the time
came for the assembling of the members of that
body, the friends Of the numerous candidates
for the United States Senate, as well as those
who were anxious to carry through the Vallejo
Capital and other measures, succeeded in hav-
ing him bailed out that he might be able to
take his seat in the Assembly. There he
PLAYED his card admirably until the indictment
against him was squashed. But it was no.
torious fact that he refused every open overture
made him by Colonel Fremont's friends to vote
for that gentleman. Indeed, he could not vote
for him, without mourning the deepest indigna-
ton of the settlers.
He soon, however, became thoroughly cor
rupt and for some reason unknown to us, finally
voted for Colonel Fremont for United States
Senator several times. No sooner was this fact
known, than the settlers or squatters Of Sacra-
mento. and everywhere else in the State, dis
owned and denounced him. They branded
him as traitor-charged him with corruption.
So great was the Indignation of this class OF
our people that Robinson felt that his life was
not altogether safe as long as he lived among
those whom he had so greatly wronged and
outraged, by voting for Colonel Fremont. He
therefore surreptitiously left the State. never
more to return to it. In proof of this fact We
refer to Gov. Bigler, Governor johnson, Major
Hardenburg, II. f. Robinson, Esq, E. j. G.
Kewen, Esq, Judge Ralston, and others who
can testify that Robinson did bring down on
himself the indignation of the sqatters, for vo-
ting for Colonel Fremont, and did not leave the
State because he had lost the confidence of his
constituents, for this act In the face of these
| facts-in the face of Colonel Fremonts ex-
pressed pro slavery opinions in California, we
find these two gentlemen on the Atlantic side
of the Continent, congratulating each other that
while in this State they harmonized and coop
Grated together-together opposed the nullifiers
and Nebraska men, and for so doing they were
proscribed-that for these and other reasons
they are perfectly consistent in being now
members and leaders of the Republican party
1t is impossible for these gentlemen 10 thus
impose on the public"