Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-07

OF the richest qnahly, they would never has,
sprung op TO hundred fold Ia the foil car. -
Such, my young friends, is but an impeffec
sketch Of my once beloved and fayuriie pupil
( now senator, and who may ye, rise 10 be a
the head OF this great and glowing Repablic
My prayer is that he may ever be opposed lC
war, injustice and oppression Of every kind, 4
blessing 10 his county aud an example Of every
noble virtue 10 the whole world.
At the age Of i6 young Fremont wac icon.
hrmed y ia The Protestant Episcopal church, ia
which faith his mother, who was Protestant
had educated her children. About this time be
beoame acquainted with yosng West Indian
e'rl, whose raven hair and son black eyes in
terfefed sadly with his studies. lie was absent
for days together from the college and repeat
edy arraigned and rcprimanded by the faculty,
but to no purpose. lie was taking counsel Of
his heart, and not Of his head, and college rules
were set at defiance. The faculty bore with
him for long time on account of his high
standing in his studies, but at length, irritaied
with an INSTRUMENTATION and bad example for
which no explanation was given, expelled him
from the college.
His application, though interrupted, bad
been vigorous while il lasted, and his acquire
mens, especially in Mathematics, had been re-
markable. After this abrupt and perhaps ua-
fortunate termination OF his collegiate career.
be engaged in teaching mathematics, principal-
ly TO senior classes in different schools, and al
SO took charge OF the apprentices library
an evening school under board Of directors, Of
which DIR. Joseph Johnston was PRESIDENT
But his career as an instructor was destined
soon to be interrupted by succession Of do
nestle calamites which exeried an important
influence upon his character. Il Was about
this time that The death Of his sister, then in
her seventceth year, occurred. HIS brother,
who possessed an ardent and enthusiastic tenn
perament and unusual ability, when bu, fifteen
years OF age, in consequence Of an association
with amateur players, had his taste turned to
the stage, on which be imagined that fame and
fortune we're Of easy acquisition. With these
ideas, and foil Of the generous impulses which
belonged to his age and character. he suddenly,
and without consulting his family, left his home
ITO work out his fortune for himself.
His brief life gave li,ile space for the en-
piuyment Of energies which might have realiz-
ed his youihfal expectations. A few years az
ter this an injury received at riot in Buffalo
permanently affected his health, and he return
ed to his mother and died in Charlesion, when
he was little more than twenty yea old.
The death Of his sister aud the departure Of
bis brother made harsh infoaI on the dou,es-
tic quiet Of his family, and gave sudden cheek
TO The. careless and cnreheeiing habits which
had hitherto marked the conduct Of the youth
fl Fremont
He now awoko to the sober interests OF life,
as circumstances brought him into rudeI con
tact with lhein, and he devoted himself to eai-
nest labor, which, since then, has never been
intermitiod.
In 1888 the sloop-of-war Natchez entered the
port of Charleston to enforce General Jackson's $
proclamation against the nulllfers. Being
thence ordered on cruise to South America,
Fremont, then jost twenty years of age, obtain
ed through the secretary Of the navy, Mr Pon-
seit. the post Of teacher Of mathematics, and
made in her, in that capacity, cruise Of some
two and half years duration Shortly after
his return TO Charleston he received from the
College, which had once expelled him--pr
Adams being still lis president---ihe degrees Of
Bachelor and Master Of Arts. r a,r.s
law had in the meantime been enacted
creating pTutsss5Iships Of mathematics IN the
navy, and Fremont was one Of few among
many candidates which successfully passed a
rigorous examination before boord convened
for this purpose in Baltimore, and was appoint
ed 10 the friga,e Independence Bot he had in
the meantime decided 10 labor in profession
which offered larger field 10 energy and prom.
ised greater rewards, aud for which his studies
had particularly qualified him. He made his
FRS, essay as surveyor aud railroad engineer in
an examination for an improvement of the rail-
way line between Charleston and Augusta.
Abunt this time corps Of engineers was or
ganzed under the direction of Captain G. w .
Williams, OF the United States typographical
engineers, KILLED In the battle Of Monterey
and General W. c. McNei!, for the purpose
Of making preliminary survey-sl a route for
railway line from Charleston 10 Cincinnati,
and Fremont was appointed one Of the assistant
engineers, charged with the exploration Of the
mountain passes between South Carolina and
Tennessee, where he remained until the work
was suspended tn the fall Of 1887.
The parties engaged in this work occasional
ly stopped at the farm houses scattered through
the mountains, but more frequently lived in
camp, being provided with tents and all the
necessary equipage for camp life, Of which
this was Fremout's first experience. Il was a
country we'll caleulaied to make sach first im-
presslOns durable and altractive--rough and
wild, and abounding in those natural beauties
which make the summer in that region partic-
ularly delightful
He remained here until the suspension Of the
work. Capt. Williams being then ordered to
make military reconnoisance Of the mountain
Gus country comprehending portions Of the
states of Georgia, North Carolina and 1'ennes-
see, occupied at this time by the Cherokee In-
dions, Fremont accompanied him as one Of his
assistants.
This was winter suryey-made hurredly,
in anticipation Of hostilities which threatened
with the lhdians-and the surveyors at times
were occupied with guide only, in making
rapid Reconnaissance on horseback and NJ nfhar