The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-04-26
Col. Fremont on Kansas.

I The extracts which we published yeste
; day from the letter of this gentleman, wei
telegraphed to the Western Press from Bo
ton. They do not do the original lette
justice, and we consequently publish it belo'
entire, as we find it in the New York Tr
bune Of the 10th-the paper in which
first appeared. We also give the prefator
remarks of Mr.. Greeley, who, it would seem
regards the Colonel as the Man for tn
Times: l 9tIf
Editorial Corresponds nee of the n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, April 4.
The position and perils of the Free State
men OF Kansas are commanding the sympa
thy of brave and generous spirits from every
quarter. A young commonwealth of barely
forty or fifty thousand souls overwhelmed al
its own elections by a gigantic and we'll
conducted conspiracy in powerful and po-
pulous adjoining State, and thereby subjuga-
ted to Slavery, which is abhorred by the
great body of its people, who are threatened
| by the Federal Government, which should
be their guardian and protector, with Mill
| tary execution and the stern penalties OF
treason if they resist, has right to the best
wishes and most energetic services of every
gallant heart. And these Kansas is now Sc
curing.
California was never subjected to formal
Territorial Government at all, but took her
position as State at the outset of her dis
tinct political existence. Without any en-
abling act of Congress, or permission from a
Territorial Governor or Legislature, she
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and held it, and thus framed and adopted a
State Constitution. by which Slavery was
excluded from her area. Among the promi-
nent actors in these movements was Col
John G. Fremont, one Of her American pi-
oneers, who, for his conspicuous agency in
making Eer Free State, has never been
forgiven by the all-powerful Slavery Propa-
ganda since established therein, to whom he
is an object of double hatred as an adver-
sary, and what they deem an apostate, be-
cause Of his Southern birth and education.
Surprised and anticipated by the promptness
and determination of the Free State move
ment, they had no power to prevent his cleo
ton for a fractional term to the U. S. Senate,
but they rallied all their increased forces to
prevent his reelection, and did it, after
long and arduous contest. In that struggle,
one OF COI L ffelnOnC'S mOSC QetermlneQ sup
porters in the California Legislature was
Charles Robinson, member from Sacra-
mento, elected on Settlers ticket indie
pendent of National politics, but who was
counted ON to oppose Col. F. because he
was Whig while the Colonel was classed
as Democrat. Mr.. Robinson, however,
resisted every appeal to his party prejudices,
holding that, if the Propagandists could
make the Slavery issue paramount, as they
clearly did, then Free State men might justi-
fiably do the same. Mr.. Robinson left Cali
fornia soon afterward, returning to Massa-
chusetts to be married, and became one of
the pioneers of the Free State emigration to
Kansas, of which he is now Governor. He
wrote soon after his election to renew his
intercourse with Col. Fremont, and received
a reply, which have solicited and obtained
permission to publish. 1t is given below,
and will be found characteristic of the author,
and an interesting incident in the progress
of the great struggle for Free Territory and
Free States - II. C.