Minnesota weekly times., 1856-10-04

disperss and remain quiet and peacsable. Theirs
WAS No ACTUAL BArTLn ypuoar %yTsRwAADs IN
CALasoRxIA TO " xHSwiiDos, but the stste Of
war between the two Republics, continued, Of
course, till the treaty Of peace. f3J8Jl dt
.Q.-Do you know whether any, and il any.
what, forage or other neeessaries were supplied
to or for the said forces Of the sad United States
bo engaged in hostiliies with the said Republic
of Mexico: And particularly, do you know
whether any suoh supplies were necessary for the
forces Of the defendant p.-and II any, what?
Al know not whether any forage or other
necesssres were supplied to or for the said forces
OF the United States 20 engaged in hostities with
the Republic of Mexico; but | do know that
such supplies were necessary for the forces under
the command of the defendant, and that no ap-
preparation had been made by Congress to pay fol
those supplies. Congress could not have antici.
pated that Col. Fremont would raise q California
battalion by his own personal exertions, and
without previous instructions.
(fisre follows series Of questions and an
swers about the drawing Of the bills in favor Of
Haltman & Co., of no public interest now, OK.
cept the following Il
Q.-Do you know whether or not the defendant
himself Individually. and for his own private use
or benefit. ever received any consideration what
ever for the drawing or the accepting of the said
bills, or any or either of them, other than the
said supplies to or for the said forces of the
Government of the United States? X
Al neither know nor believe that the defen-
dant himrelf individually, or for his own private
use or benefit, ever received any consideration for
said bills or any of them, and do not believe
there was any consideration whatever for draw
ing or accepting Of the same bills, or any OF
either of them, other than to procure supplies
for the forces under his command in California,
oQ.-Is there, within your knowledge, any other
matter or thing, touching or concerning the mat
tiers in issue in this case, or the parties thereto,
material or necessary to be known and adduced
in evidence on the trial hereof9 If yes, state
freely the particulars thereof.
A.-To the best Of my knowledge, the oriei-
mails of the bills and copies of which are now
produced and shown to me, and hereto annexed,
the State Department, in the City Of Washington,
for acceptance and payment. But do not re-
collect the individual or individuals by whom
presented. l should have accepted and paid
these bills from my general knowledge of things
had Congress appropriated any money and placed
it ut my disposal, which could be applied to their
though it would have been more correct
to have drawn these bills on the Secretary Of
War. should have accepted and paid these bills
and had them charged in account against Col.
Fremont, to be settled for at the general settle
ment of his accounts as commander of the Cali
fornia battalion, had any such appropriation been
made. know of no other matter or thing touch
ing or concerning the matter at issue in this cause,
or the parties thereto material or necessary to be
known and adduced in evidence of the trial
thereof. 38ta &.-l li -..ot
Lastly-I have gone through my answers to the
Sntn tnrioa pne a mo IN oh01 off fbn IL
fendant, John Chas. Fremont, and state that
have answered the 6rst, second, third, fourth,
sixth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, twenty
fourth and thirty sixth, from my own knowledge
and observation. have answered the 9Th, 9th,
18th, l4th, 18th, 23d and 25th, not from my own
personal knowledge and observation, but from my
own close observation of the events of the Mexi-
can war as they occurred, and from information
derived from official documents, as q member of
the cabinet of President Polk, who was President
Of the United States during the whole of the Mex
lean war. My knowledge of the matters to which
| have deposed is derived from hsarsay, and in
no other manner than have hereinbefore stated.
hare stated that have no knowledge of the
matters epqpired of in the other interrogatories.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
f.: $:s:' ge:,s::s, :s, :: s::s,'' Commissioners.
Election Of President and the Candidates.
New YokK ClrY, Sept. 1S, 1856.
70 the Editors of the Evening Post: .tt'
GENTLExEN,-The letter of your correspondent
H., and your editorial comments upon it Of the
10th inst, seem in common courtesy to demand q
reply. Your correspondent does not err in say
ing that desire the success of the Republican
party and the election of their candidate, and
thatI ap ready to contribute any honorable ef-
fort to bring Is about. This is not the result of
any preference to men, but in spite of it. With
Col. Fremont 1 am unacquainted. have never
seen him, nor had any communication with him,
direct or indirect, verbal or written. On the 9TH
or hand, ny feelings Of friendship and admira-
ton for Mr.. Buchanan, as man, are of no Or
dinary character and are strengthened by years
Of friendly intimacy and reciprocal actp Of kind
ness, uninterrupted to this time by single mis-
or unpleasant feeling and would
against personal attacks upon his reputation.
believe him to be man Of distinguished ability,
of high integrity and valuable experience. He
is surrounded, too, in Pennsylvania by many po-
litieal friends, whom personally love and es-
TEEN, and to whom ] am anited by ties Of long
cherished political and social intimacy, and the
loss Of whose friendship should regard as a
great calamity. For more than quarter of q
century have steadily labored with the Demo-
cratic party, and never doubted that should do
70 during my life. For years have sxsrted my.
self to bring about Mr.. Buehanan's nomination.
In l848 and 1852 was one of those who carried
for him the deles ates Of our district, and was
his jealous and ardent supporter. On each oc-
casion I wss in the National Convention az one
of his delegates.
These ties are exceedingly strong and hard to
sever, especially with one who is naturally Of a
conservative cast, and slow to change old habits
Of thought and action and have resisted fol-
my present declaration. Ihave diligently sought
reasons and arguments to save myself the pain Of
breaking up old associations and alternating nv.
self from my old friends, but all id vain: Nv
love Of country and hatred of oppression would
not allow my feelings and inclinations either to
delude my Judgment or still my conscience, and
am compelled to forfeit my self-respect bv COM
hitting what believe to be palpably wrong. OF
else enroll myself in opposition to the Democratic
party. .,s,.t -
see no reasonable hope of justice and sym.
pathy for the people of Kansas in the success OF
the Democracy. In its ranks, and with the power
to control its action, are found the Border Ruff.
6ans of Missouri and their accomplices of the
South, who have trampled upon the Constitution
and all the essential principles Of our Govern
ment, robbed Kansas of its civil liberty and
rights Of suffrage, laid waste its territory with
lire and sword, and repudiated even civilization
itself. - % - ~ f.''l,,sri ~ .,,,asa j n - /
In it's platform find the enunciation of nrin.
ciples which would put the rope about the necks
of ren for exercising the constitutional right oi
petitioning Congress for State Governments, OF
? redress of grievances far worse than those
which led to the war Of the Revolution, and q
declaration stigmatizing as g resistance TO laws
the moderate and justifable self defense Of meu
shsmsfally and infamously oppressed by rufiar
violence and outrage, beyond all human endurl..
ance. -
find the whole party Of the nation assembled
N National Convention, with but one individual