Washington sentinel., 1856-07-19
From the Pennsylvania, July il.

Iho administrations Oh COAe rrcmOht.
Colonel Fremont, who had acquired some
reputation as the writer of interesting nara
tives Of explorations among the Rocky noun
tains, has recently had greatness forced upon
him" by nomination by the Black Republi
cans as their candidate for the Presidency
That they should nominate an unknown and
unfit man for that exalted and important sta.
tion is not surprising.
Colonel Fremont owes his introduction to
public life to the notification excitement OF
South Carolina in 1882. General Jackson in
that year despatched the United States sloop-
ofwar Natchez, Com. Jesse ID. Elliott, to
Charleston, with the orders, THAT the Union
must and shall be preserved" The Natchez
had on board some twelve or fourteen midship
men, for whom Com. K. desired teacher OF
mathematics, and on the recommendation oil
Mr.. Ponsett, appointed ]. C. Fremont to that
post
On the settlement of the notification ques.
ton, the Natchez for the coast of Brazil under
the command Of Captain Zantzinger, native
Of Pennsylvania, where she completed her
cruise for three years, with j. G. Fremont
teacher of mathematics, and it was in the har-
Dor Of Rio Jeneiro that the writer of this first
made his acquaintance.
His reputation was that Of quiet, steady
young man, "who always kept bright look
out for No. and the main chance" and who
reported the sun at an altitude Of Ito degrees
to the officer Of the deck, which is only 20 de-
grees higher than the sun can risel
On the termination Of the cruise Of the
Natchez, Fremont found Mr.. Poinsett Secre.
tary of War, and Mr. p. had him appointed
second lieutenant in the corps of typographical
engineers then formed.
Here commenced his explorations, in which
be was far behind Captain Bonneville, Colonels
Long and Lewis and Clarke, whose adventures
over the same grounds had been long before in
the hands of the public.
During the war with Mexico, Col. Fremont
and Lieut. Beale, United States navy, were
both intrusted with important dispatches to
the commander Of the American forces in Cali.
forna, and both set out in the autumn for Cali
fornia. Colonel Fremont failed TO cross the
mountains in consequence Of the snoio, but Lieut..
Beaie did cross them and delipered the de-
spdtches agrecably 10 orders.
In this Col. Fremont was excelled in energy
and enterprise by Lieut.. Edward Beale, United
States navy, fact well known to all the army
and the navy.
Commodore Stockton's opinion, expressed at
all times, and on all occasions, of Col. Ere.
mont, was, "that Fremont was never at the
right place at the right time" and, as proof
that Com. Stockton was not wrong in his
man, at the time when both the army and
navy were in frequent conflicts, and always
with superior force, Fremont ,cos not in a
single battle.
In California he made one bit. He pur-
chased the Mariposa grant, and that may be
worth millions when he gets the money, which
will be SO soon as one week has three Sundays,
and not sooner.
In lS45 Lieut.. Fremont was in California
exploring, when the bear flag was raised, de
claring California independent Of Mexico.
Fremont joined that party, and thus made
himself the head of the flibusters. Subse
quently he was tried by a courtmartial and
adismissed the army" Thus, it will be seen
all his antecedents prove him TO be the proper
candidate for the party--the Black Republi
cans, who have placed him in nomination
and "hc neper piH be at the right place at The
right time" DECATUR.