Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-27

August, he was appointed by Stockton Militia
ry Commander; and from this date for
| long period almost the entire government Of
/ California, both civil and military, rested up
on this young adventurer. The responsible
trust was discharged with remarkable abili-
| ty and success, and for his services, The Gov
eminent conferred upon him, unsolicited, a
commission as Lieut. Colonel. A contest
ensued between Stockton and Kearney ofthe
Navy, in which they conlriyed to make Ere
mont the martyr, and he came to Washing
ton prisoner from the country whore ex-
plorcr conqucror, pacfcotor and governor
be had been. The UNJUST punishment by
Court Martial Of his California military ca
reer wounded his just pride. Rejecting the
commission with which the President had
offered TO re-lnslate him IN service, he turn
ed again to the West To seek for the Travel
and Commerce of the East grea; highway
from the Mississippi to San Francisco. He
was stripped OF his armament and deprived
of third Of his comrades by the SHOWS Of
the Mountains, and driven back by the frost
to the hunters Of the Plains Reinforced
/ by these his brethren, he marched, fought,
surveyed and conquered hs way to the Pa
cltic, and found rath for the Locomotive to
follow him.
Arrived in California, the citizens of the
State he did so much to found, at once re-
cognized him as fit leader in the work of
establishing a new and great State, and right
/ faithfully did he repay their confidence IN
iuborng unrcmrungy for the adoption Of a
Constitution making California A FREE
STATE Bitter was the contest for slavery
/ ia all California first, and afterwards for d.
vision of the State, with a view of giving
southern California to Slavery. la every
point Fremont met the enemies Of Freedom
brayey and successfully; they we're defeat,
ed Fremont himself was one Of the two
o. S. Senators first appointed, and on the
admission Of California. he took his seat 10
the U 5. Senate as the representative of
rREE STAFF Ere his brief term 10y lot the
short term fell to him. expred,the Slayocrat-
lie democracy obtained the control Of theSute,
and FeEMoNr was made the FIRST MARTYR
~ CALIFORNIA FOR FREFDoMs SAKE. Let
the free people Of the Union repair that
wrong.
FRENoNr ov THE SLAVERY QUESTION
No man IN tbo couptry has ,chioyod 90
'0"''''u 80
s'''' '' "u''"'as' 'or r'ee'on as was ine
establishment OF California as FREE
STATE. For this service. s., preaty due to
,'r ''' W.
1.-The friends of Froodor o,ye him ..a.,
debt, $, far AS he wa. concerned nh. 7.o.
...a ... -. ~. '''9 30
Y"y ~
f"fh r"'No'FLes. FROM several evidences
10 ''s point we select but one. Iiis brIef,
ou' perfectly explicit and complete. In
.e''er To The Committee of the friends Of
Nanz9s 10 Ne" York. he wrote as follows
ION the 29Ih OF April last:
heartily concur il all movements IS hich
nave Tor their OBJECT TO "repalr the nIschlels
l' ro5o .,G nf ,be e ,o,a,,on Of good ia'h 10
am opposed to slavery IN ,be lbs,,sc, .,5
upon principle. sustained and made bnbnu,l
by long seuIed convictions. While I feel
,luaNlule ,u 'ne otIei tAl' % ought not 10
sb,siJ of S@,e s"ye,a,,,,. 'N o. u'ue, ,ne
bly, opposed 10 MS extension ON this comment
beyond us present huts.
h" l'' 'ne assurance OF regard FOR your
am. very rosnec,G,,ly ro,..
J. C.. FREMONT.
4 . .nessy'' h. ~ Morgan and Others, Com
oa,o..y,
fi,'I'' ~ .'."'''y !" me abstract and
l|. .. ,','' ''''l'"'4 ana "''a' ha''fDo' BY
4, - '', , Ng .,,' aoSl,,, Jq on
ing in the midst Of slavery. and he was raised
in the ranks of the millions If yh.,.s ,ta
South who are too poor 10 own slsves and
are forced to feel the deor,d,,.on or slo,.-,.
even more intensely than tbe sl.yes ,,o,,.
selves 10 the very state where F,.,,o,,
was raised, free white men like Fremon, c,n
neither eicctno be elected to otHee-Je-
cause meg are not s!aueho'd'rs, or not rich
enough 10 hoH slares n they irould We
90 not wonder that Fremont i- opposed to
slavery in the abstract He must have fell
school boy days when he worshipped the
uO' ~ u''s u'y' "hen
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