Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-03
gI-CHANANS ENDORSEMENT or
FREMONT.

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ne sanders h=aE ped uF.on Col. F-epou; By
ass o-,.,sltio- pres. led q By the Wash
ag1an Czion. n regard TO hls seeognt.
| nth the government While n California
Tbs ses-inagny II the matter Is derived
rera Do les person than james Bach
. Ear Who held the ofsoe Of Secretary o.
| 5-4;e 6ari1g the Mexican vsr, was the az
thor Of the instructions under which Col.
Fr@rps1, acted IN Cal5farzi4, and was ia
pasls5oa 10 know more precisely the
merits and de-Derit. Of Mr. Fremont :
Services a, that time than any other living
man- The Pos gives the following er-
Dianation Of the uaatter
1t vii be rezaeuah.evd tia. Col. Ere
mon, was arrested IN Lor3on, N lsj2-
anj sen, to p-ison- for the non-paymen'
and protest OF fur drafts, amounting in
all to slg, 600. drawn ~ him Is Secretary
of State, in favor Of T. Ius.nan. for for-
age and supplies furmlsfei 10 the Cal;for-
ia battalion, raised AID commanded BY
the Colonei during the Bear war. Nr.
Baehau2a did rgt pay these drafts vben
they were prasez;ed, fs- reasons which
Eils appear. As oar government eogld
%. y s1si- the hoIde-s q them thoaghs
he shortest var Of gettlas the rnooey
Vas - take ths position thzt Ffe1ou,
VS. acting upon his o~a responsibility il
C-iifo-niz. and as PERSONAL responsible
;or the supplies furnished his zen. Cpga
the trial. Of course Mr.. B1eh21zn's testi-
.sogy became material e.5zns=soa
was issued TO take IL
We n-ake = few er.rarts f-g7 tbs IN
Fsg-tzns dosumsat- Il res-n1se 70 IL IN
.e-rog=to-y of tae commission Il ne krew
xao had sct1ai egz22ni 9: th= [ aise3
States fs-,es n Callso-r;a. Ii me -soata
of Mari l.i1, M,. BaeAz-za sd.
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t5ilsses t-sue=a the UEisei states zoi TIE
rez,zhl5e @. MeIioo se .zsre -z.-,i and
eqznzzz1s373 : tsaszsl55- Il CasZs7-zla W.
z.;ee-z- c.zsslst1a- C zs.a1. Szr hzgi-ei
1=a. Hs S-rses ReTe r-y ra5#15@s
e 5.7re coGsgsc~aas part II ass e.gEA7 81
aF C1ife-ni1. AND N Nj OPINION
l. BETTER ENTITLED TO Be
CALLED THE C0NQC EROR OF
i CALIFORNIA Than ASE OTHER
Man. IL os1tl21=d n Il. 49, ooo.-
zzsd o. tAs tatsalIe1 fa-pzyaaa. IL
Esoash Q: Az-ed- oes ila-azs; esy-. asz-
'3r=,i AID f2-7y-ssTea bszs t.@-= se-e .kh
=, ;ro,9gs IN CziIf9rZiz- eta=r t-aoics 5: sha
| nise5 States, E-3=- t1@ $780,. * g 81
hezrDey WHO VS. afterzzri. the military
eerauar1-at an3 Goverrsor q California
- have already stated il MT answer u
the eighth interToga;oly. | ezF.ros under
take 70 decide the Dispute To which hAv'
already referred between Col. Fremou
and Gen. keaney: ia; asslong a. III.
California battalion existed, they wer.
under the separate and in3epeDaen; CON
tsaBd Of Col. Fremont. Wills; Gen. kear
ney COMMANDED the other troops Of To-
United States"
The following testimony Of Mr.. Bach
anaa shows tia, Col. Fremon, gave ia.
ooup de groce 70 the eontet which result
81 in the conquest Of California
The las, actual resistance. of which
an s=are, vas On the e;a aud 9th Of Jan
9zry, I.41. The forces Of tue Cninite.
States In these engagements were undel
the command Of Commodore Stockton
and Gen. kearne;. The results Of ihes'
engagement were 50 disastro1. TO tn.
On elny that the Leaders Of the Czliforu IA ns
a fex days thereafter, me, Lieu,enzn
Colonel Fremont, tEho was in command
OF the battalion Of California Volunteers
and who was has,ening to the scene Of ac
ton, but did not arrive In time to tax,
part In these engagements and eu;erst
INTO capitula'ion with him. whereby tn
people under arms and in the fed agree
to disperse and remain quie; and peaeea
bic. There was no actual battle Tough
afterwards in California TO my knowleye
bat the state Of war between the two re
publics continued, Of course, till the treat,
of peace.
/ Concerning the bills Of Huffman & Co.
we find the zubjoined questions and re-
plies
Q. Do you know whether or no, tn
defendant himselfindividually, for his owr
private use or benefit, ever received an
consideration for the said bills, or any o
them; or was there any consideration
whatever for the drawing or the aecep,in.
Of the same bills, or any or either Of them
other than the said supplies to or for tn.
said forces Of the government Of the Uni
ted States?
A. l neither know nor believe tha
the defendant himself individually, or 70
his own private use or benefit, ever receiy
ed any consideration for said bills or an,
Of them, and do not believe there was any
consideration whatever for drawing, or &C.
cep,ing of the same bills, or any or either
Of them. other than to procure supple,
for the forces under his command in Cal
ifornia.
I should have accepted and paid thes<
bills, from my general knowledge of thing,
in California, had Congress appropriated
any money and placed it at my disposal
which could be applied to their payment
though it would have been more correct tc
have drawn these bills on the Secretary
of War. l should have accepted and
had them charged in account against Col.
Fremont, to be settled for at the general
settlement of his accounts as commando,