Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-12
Another Explanation OF the Fremont
Nomin alton.

Nomination.
No satisfactory explanation Of the strange
nomination for President by the late Philadel-
phia convention has yet been given, unless one
can be drawn from certain very significant sug-
gestions contained in late number of the
New York Day Book. According to these
suggestions, the almighty dollar has enter.
ed into partnership with abolitionism for the
double purpose of reaping and dividing the
profits Of stupendous gold-land speculation
in California, and Of placing the federal Union
under the guardianship and protection Of the
champions of black republicanism. 1t would
seem to be kind Of joint-stock company, in
which the capital consists of large number of
land claims THAT Of Mariposa includedl in the
State of California, and large amount of
abolition philanthropy and fanaticism, and the
profits to depend upon carrying the presiden-
tial election. The idea would seem to have
been borrowed from the Emigrant Aid Corpo-
ration chartered by Massachusetts,, in which
fortunes we're to be realized from the rich lands
of Kansas upon the success Of the project Of
abolitonizing the Territory. The Mariposa
scheme is to make milhonaires of the stock
holders as the consequence Of abolitionizing
the federal government. IL this suggestion of
the Day Book be we'll founded, we can readily
comprehend the process by which Fremont's
nomination was effected. 1t clears up the mys
terry which surrounds several tergiversatious
which have heretofore baffled all attempts at
explanation. But our object is to call atten.
ton to the suggestions of the Day Book, and
to await further developments;
Fremont AND HIS BAcKERs.-0ur money
article Of Thursday last tended to disclose the
most stupendous landjobbing scheme ever
known in the history Of the country, at the
head of which stand, in partnership, Palmer,
Cook Il Co., and Col. John Charles Fremont.
How many leading men and presses they have
induced to take interests and issues in their
schemes is unknown. They suppose that by
securing Colonel Fremont's election as Presi-
dent their eighty-odd claims, Mariposa incud.
ed, will net them $50,000,000 to SIS, 900, 900,
and make them all milionaires. We make
no charges, and call no names. But If we
could carry the case into court, as public pros
ecutor, we sheuld call to the stand several
prominent politicians from their public duties
at Washington, and interrogate them as to
completely in this stupendous speculation. We
should call to the stand the Tribune, of New
York, and ask its editor whether he or any OF
his associates are interested in the Mariposa
land grant or other claims Of the said com
Pany, anu oe"hhu ahsWer-yes OF no. we
should call to the stand the Courier and En-.
quirer, and ask the same questions Of its editor,
and demand an answer-yes or no. We
should call to the stand other men, and other
editors, and put the same questions to one and
all, and demand them to swear on oath
yes or no, so help them God guilty or no,
guilty
1--WE hope some measures will be taken a
ah ufn IN N off tnta
ton into the doings of this powerful combina
ton OF ndjobbers, who, if they succeed in
making good their claims, will come into pos
session Of large share Of the whole State Of
California, gold and all"