Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-01

"O' 1ue S4tEaCt Is as
"Let US examine their relative positions AT
that time. In our Judgment no TWO Potsu ns
were so wide apart in feeling, In interest," an
in sentiment as these two gentlemen. Noi'
Fremont was considered then, by all classes,
at the head of the large Mexican Land Grant
holders. while on the other hand, Dr. Robin
son was at the head Of the Squatters or Set
tiers Every person then supposed they hated
aocb other cordially, and il was considered
tbat thew could as readily unite as oil and
water Never did two factions become more
embittered towards one another than the fac
tions which these two gentlemen represented
Indeed they resorted to bloody war to main
tain their power. DR.. Robinson, it was we'll
known, was the chief of the Squatter forces in
what was called the Squatter riot or war Of
1850, in Sacramento
I'm that bloody contest he was badly
wounded, and for the part he had taken in it,
he swas arrested, imprisoned, and indicted.
Several OF the best citizens in that city were
Killed during the progress Of the fight. In the
midst of the confusion which this event crea-
ted in political parties, nc was, while a pri-
soner, elected to the Legislature. When the
tlno came for the assembling Of the mem bers
of that body, the friends of the numerous can
dIdates for the United States Senate, as we'll
as those who wero anxious TO carry through
the Vallejo Capital and other measures, sue
ceeded in having him bailed out that he might
be able to take his seat in the Assembly There
be played his card admirably until the indict-
ment against him was squashed. But it was
a notorious fact that he refused every open
overture made him by Colonel Fremont's
friends to vote for that gentleman. Indeed,
he could not vote for him, without mourning
the deepest indignation Of the settlers.
3" lie soon, however, become thoroughly
corrupt and for some reason unknown to US, f.
nally voted for Col. Fremont for United States
Senator several times No sooner was this
fact known, than the settlers or squatters of
Sacramento, and everywhere else in the State,
dIsowned and denounced him. They branded
him as a traitOr-charged him with corruption
go great was the Indignation Of this class OF
our people that Robinson felt that his life was
not altogether safe as long as he lived among
those whom he had go greatly wronged and
outraged, by voting for Col. Fremont He
therefore surreptitiously left the State, never
mere to return to it. In proof Of this fact we
refer TO Gov. Bigler, Gov. johnson, Mai Har
denburg, II f Robinson, ESQ e J C kowen,
Esq Judge Ralston. and others who can tes-
thy that Robinson did bring down on himself
the indignation of the Squatters. for voting
for Col. Fremont, and did leave the State
because he had lost the confidence OF his
constituents. for this act. In the face Of these
taets-in the face Of Col. Fremont's expressed
pro-slayery opinions in California, we find
Continent, congratulating each other that
while In this State, they harmonized and co
opesated together-tOgether opposed the null.
liners and Nebraska men, and for so doin-
they were proscribed--that for these and other
reasons they are perfectly consistent in being
now members and leaders of the Republican
Party 1t is impossible for these gentlemen to
thus impose on the pubIic'
The Cruise Of the Independence The IN
teiiigemeer says, this morning:
We have been favored with the following
extract from Commodore Mervine's report
about the supposed Guano Island in the Pa.
cifc:
Intense interest appeared to pervade all
minds, tore and aft, as the ship neared the
promised FL Dorado of the mercantile and
Agricultural interests of our country. The de-
fusion, however, was but .ransitory a nearer
view revealed to our astonished vision the
whole island, covered with deep green mantle
OF luxnriaEt vegetation, indicative certainly
o. the strength Of the soil and heavy rains
common in this locality, as also of the worth
!essness OF the deP0site thereon as an article of
commerce.
g. The value OF guano is, 1 believe, deter.
Hlned by the amount Cf ammonia which il
contains. which IS generated by successive de-
posItes OF bird-lime in rainles5 districts That
there is large deposit of bird limo on the
island in state Of decomposition the yeyeta.
uon and great number of birds lowering over
1t aoaIdantly attest "
1t is proper to add to the above statement
that though the Independence remained eIev.
en- days IN the vicinity Of what he mistook for
the guano island, Commodore Meryine failed
% land single man to obtain a specimen Of
its dePosito. His reason alleged for that prac-
teal total failure of the purpose of his voyage
thither, is said to be the fact that surf was
running during the Whole Of the eleven days
ne remained there, so high as to render dan.
gerous an attempt to land on the island
While the facts he states going to show the
existence Of the gUano on the island he salad
near, are important as verifying its ex;s..
ence beyond question in that region, his infer.
ences that it is valueless for commercial mr..
poses, are no: worth pinch 0: snuff, it s.rikes
US After having failed to land on any
island, i, never would have done for him to
have reported aught but pooh-poohs relative
to the object Ct the 8bortiye mission of hi
ship. II is clear that he mistook the island
he saw for the one he was sent to hunt up;
which he failed to fad, as We will explain &c.
morrow, if we can find rooul so TO do.
Tho Passage Of the Bill.-It is very cIesr
to our mind tina. those who lately contonded
In the House hall for the enactment Of uncor.
stitu;ionsl Instructions to the Executive a, 70
the manner in which he should discharge his
duty as the commander.in.ch Chief Of the armv
Of the uoited States, ard who in so doing also
sought to cast the power of the Government
against the co-equal rights (under the cons,i-
tGtionl Of the siaveholding States, only yield
ed 60 quietly under the influence Of panic
among them, brought about by the general
Indignation against their unpatriotic and trea.
'onable course for partizan end, which, the
arrival Of each succeeding mail of late salts
led them, is rising and spreading hourly in
all sections If the Union.
Their course upon the Uncons titutionsl pro.
ylsO IN TO three d1vs aro x.as =; ..-:.,