Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-29
Fremon.in 10 O.

violent buchanan paper in the wes,l March, 1850.
j. C. FEEIoNr.-The history of this young
man is highly interesting. John Charles Free
mon. is Young in years, but has seen much and
studied more For him we predict more bril-.
liant career than has attended any man in the
Senate Chamber, notwithstanding the distinguish
ed positions that have been attained by the dead
as well as some of the living. He was born in
South Carolina in 1914, and graduated at the
Charleston College. In 1883 he was appointed
by Mr. Van Buren, Lieutenant in the army,
and an attache to the Corps of Typographical
Engineers His business called him to Wash
ington, where he became acquainted with the
second daughter Of Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
In 1871. Young, yivacious and ambitious this
slripling in epaulettes had the temerity 10 ask
the young lady's hand in narriage-notwth-
standing he knew those much higher in author,
ity had solicited the in VAN. Miss Ben
ton most readily consented, so far as she was
concerned, but :ntirnated that she had father
who had manifested some degree OF interest in
her welfare, and might want to he consulted III
the matter. She laid the proposal before the
old gentleman. He objected to the proposition
in toto ellis daughter, educated for Il Prince,
was not going to marry q corporal" Fremont
was forbidden to enter his domcil, and Miss Ben
ton was put under guard. "Old Tom" had over
rated the matter. He did not then know the
young Lieutenant His daughter too, took tina,
occasion TO show her Benton, as cold Tom" had
stuck to the "Expunging Resolutions" she was
bound to stick to her young lover against all the
world. The next the anxious father knew Of his
once devoted daughter, she had escaped her
keepers, and in private parlor at Gadby's llo-
tel, was nterchangng VOWS before il magistrate
with the banished lieutenant.
At first the old man ravcd, but soon was
made acquainted with the metal of his new
SOU in-law, reconciliation took place, and in
Old Tom Fremont has no. only had friend bat
an admirer ever since.
His travels, researches, scientific explorations,
and feats of vaor and sufierlngin the far West,
are events known to the world, and we may
say without parallel.
In 1913, during the administration of Presi-
dent Tyler, he was breveted, in one day, both to
a eutenantcy and captancy. In lS4I, VIXEN
the regiment of mounted men was raised, thc was
appointed BY the late President Polk to the lieu
tenant-coloneley; but never oincd his service i'll
California, from whence he was sent home
prisoner by Gen. kearney.
His collision with kearney in California bro't
him beior. the country in a new hight He
was accused Of disobeying the commands Of his
superior, and technically was SO convicted on
tria! by Court-Martial demanded by himself
Bat the country acquitted him; and although
reprimanded by the President, he was appluueled
by the people. We were present at his trial
in Washington, and saw him confront the wit
nesses for the governmental the most frank and
gallant style. "Old Tom sat by him as counsel,
and SOLITARY and alone" he encountered the
craft of kearney and the contumely of 4 Naval
and Military Court, prcjudiccd against the as
piring young Lieutenant, then luxuriating with
the rank of Colonel Dismissed from the army,
he scorned to be re-ins atcd, but he reconlmen-
ced his explorations in California by new
route, with Kit Carson his famous old guide
at their head. Ten men he lost in the noun
tains by being Embedded in the snow and liter
ally freezing and starving 20 death. With the
remnant he reached San Francisco, and has
been spending the simmer in the mines. In
the meantime commission reaches him supcrce-
ding Col " eller as boundary commissioner UNI
der the late treaty with Mexico This he de-
cines, and the next we hear of him, he is cleo
ted United States Senator from the new state
Of California.
Mr.. Fremont is hardly OF medium size, spare
and light with dark hair and eyes. His temper
ament is nervous, his countenance highly intel
lectual and pleasant and his manners agreeable
He will he the youngest member OF the Senate,
his age being thirtv-six. With the exception OF
Sam Houston, no Senator in that body can boast
Of so eventtu life.