Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-18

Fremont has done nothing 49, Indeed We
have already sdverted to his services in con-
quering California and making 1t a free
state more in value than The whole labor of
Buchanan's hfc We have also looked at
Fremonts services in the Senate, and find
that in three days ae introduced toeniy fuc
bills, forming complete system of Legislation
applicable to California ior It's government,
so far az federal authority is concerned-ior
its land titles, It's mining affairs, It's roads,
/ It's lands for various purposes; and to draw
one Of these bills, Fremont said that he had
been obliged to examine thoroughly the leg
lsahon Of Spain aud Mexico for period OF
more than three ceniuries-n the Spanish
/ language. mind you. We doubt James Blu
chanans competency-both in scholarship,
/ industry and physical power,-lor such labor
But this is a bagotvlle. Fremont is the
Hero of his age for discoveries. Uniting
the daring Of Co1UMBus with the science
of liuMBoLr, he has IN few years won a
fame second only 10 the combined edulgence
Of theirs Perhaps the discovery Of Amer
icu by Columbus was nothing IN the ost,ma.
ton Of Bogus Perhaps the contributions
of Humbolt to the knowledge of geography,
nature history, aud geology, embracing
countries, climate agricultural and manulac-
turing resources, and pathways by land and
nnygablc lakes and rivers, adding new EN-,
I pires to the commerce Of the world and new
nations TO mingle in its deslnea perhaps
to Bogus this is absolutely nothing. Yet in
both the special provinces Of Columbus and
tlumbolt, Young America has in FKEMoNr
produced parallel. 1t was nothing, says
Bogus, for Fremont 10 survey and report the
country upon the nead waters or the Msslss-
! ippi, It's lakes and rivers, lis soil, It's geoo-
navigation and yet, as the fruit of his ser
vices and of knowledge acquired by his SUI.
lenngs, two sovereign States have already
been added to the Union, and three Terrific
rles, embracing an area exceeding that Of
all the original thirteen states Of the Union
It was nothing, says Bogus, to survey aud un,
J fold the resources of the vast territory from
the Mississippi to the Pacific hco thirds Of
he entire area Of the Empire, destined to civ
llzaton, TO the Liberty Of man, we trust,
and to the glory of God. For this, millions
yet unborn will bless the name Of Fremont,
and remember it with the honor due to illus
trous patriots, heroes, and statesmen, down
to The last vibration Of the tongue Of Time.
It IL all nothing nothing nothing l-says
Bogus. Won't Bogus tell US of something
which Buchanan has done Something be-
sides an oratlon-that against Madison and
Democracy, for instance something besides
a speech in the Senate an inlugue-an os-
tend letter--a SlIdoll letter-or that iugplef,
feat Of laying ont mummy of a man, stiff
old bachelor Of seventy, IN the shape of
plank IN the Cincinnati platform Won't
they tell US something OF his services, not of
his Offices; Of his works, not of his fat sal
aries 2 Won't they tell us all about his
sacrifices and sufierngs Cor the public GOOD
We recollect only one instance, and We will
give H. We thlnk we see the old lellow