The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-09

Of June the history states Capt Fremont and the men
under his command iyrd al SononnA Sonoa taken
by the settlers the l4h and received with by
the garrison The remark that they Hwere ssed with
o nothing else does shows that Fremont bad acted
previously With them else there would have been no
occasion for such expression But Fremont tok
the field against Castro and invited Lieut. Ford with his
command ~ JOIN him The history STATES three four
days were spent in enasavorug to bring the Mexcans TO
engagement bu without Casrp dtsirous
OF dvertng Cap Fremont He accord nsy three
WITH papers calculated deceive him the idea tina
Sonomn TO be attacked The stratagem had the de-
sred hucL FrepoMt un for Sunoma and let Casto
retrtAt in safety On urse, he found Sonuma unmo-
leted Bul Mr. Benton The opportunity euiogze
tie wonterfu pert Fremont in making this false
movement and travelling eighty miles in less than twenty
four hours "CApt Fremont" continues the history,
his men, returned pursuit of Cas- o. and arrived
bay just in time 70 hat the last OF Castros had
embarked with all ter baggage" This "trip TO Sonoma Is
one Of VIZ Fir npBr's !" xpoits.h
The history urther shows that the flag Of independence
Was raIs'd IN tie middle Of June by the American emf
grants without The aid, presence co-operaon OF Ere
mont YET Fremont IN his letter 10 Col Bruton July rs,
1876 clai I've Prompted the Declaration of hide
pendenc on he Of July. The history" states that
the nation. :, wi the wuius California re-
public H. raised the middle of june and before
Fremont joined them and thai provisional government
bad been organized and William b. Ide elected Captain
Geuera.
fremont he assembled the people the 18th of July
aud addr ssed them and advised declaration of indie
nden'e The history states that the 4th Of July
Celebrated at Sonomn by reading the declaration Of lnde
pendenoe OF the Thirteen States firing cannon &c But
ths 6 the COMPANIES (of volunteer seters formed
and marched uto the large hall The called
order by Gen lde. There hundred and eighty
men present exclusive Of Capt F's command, of about
forty Captain Fremont addressed the assembly
promised to and them with hs advice and coopeat
with them they would pledge themselves TO obey the
officers Of their choice Gen lde replied, and said
there not present no had already volun
teered his Ire has property and his reputation bon
orable support the reSouuon showing clearly that ht
revolution had already begun, and lha 1t had
en frst eneed by Mr. Fremont cidnssd for him
~ nIHlssl M 90 biugrapuers
This history does the achief direction OF
ahairs gwen To NJ. Fremont, is claimed for him
but the contrary, Gen Ide chief OF movemen
and Captain General and by him. under discharge Of
cannon, with appropriate ceremonies the flag of th
republic OF California first raised and by him. also
the proclamation Of independence signed and issued The
overtures Tor assistance by the American settlers having
been repued By Fremont early in june when they
commencing hoshties they thought OF investing
him with the leadership after their had bee
crowned with success aud without evidence 10 the
trarJ, such proceeding would have been eIlrenry i'm
probable But IN the Of these express sar. that
Gen lue, and not Fremont their leader, Mr. Frruns
ylEn made in his rlter Col Benton the 25 Of July
1886, must be considered enuFely without foundation
In bus Thirty Years View Mr. Beaton that Ere
determined 10 put himself at the head Of the people
and TO the country. To rspuse Castro su
cient-to overtutn the Mexican government California
and establish Californian Independence the bold
solve aud the only adequate the exeency."
Messrs lde Grgsby, and Nash, the other hand cay
that Fremont the address the settlers beore refer
the 6h OF July, de Jared that he had determined
pursue and take lire Castro whom be considered but
usurPer in oalorni being unauthorized BY the Mexican
goyernmenL he said "sa although he could mot and oonld
not ,errHeddk ~ the internal affairs Of CALIFORNIA" be
would certain conditions only assist them with
his rice but that he would volunteer his whole force
against Castro and that he would stand by them al least
Castro shall hdUe been snbdued"
Hon different this PLAIN statement Of the leaders Of thr
revolutionary party from that OF Mr., Benton 10 it you
nnd nothing o Mr Fremont placing himself at the head
Of the people the country yhof oyerturning the
Mexican government in California the rrPuse OF Cas-
not sufhcen-and 10 establish Independence The
told resolve Oi Mr.. Fremont seeurd be unknown
lhuse with whom be 10 cooperate HIS engage
with them for lmi,ed and specific service and
single object aud Iha the pursuit capture
Castro, which be slgnay unsuccssul So far from
ngagng TO overthrow the Mexican government in CAor
aud establish ndrpend he expressly that
me cannot will not intrrmedde with the internal af
alrs Of California and ye the claim boldly made him
0y his iAtnerln-aw, OF having the Mexican
established independence he adds
resolve" taken, executed with ceer-
~ that gave il = romantic success
Nor is dependence be Aoed in the statements
Nj with Inference the operations Of
orcs than IL those Of the settlers which have just
inrd.
On be 10Th Of July intelligence was recrived by Mr.
1 muui, then ST johns, Commodore Scat had
and taken Of Monterey and planted the
UuI ID State Aag there Aud hber he marched ad
rbv pa o. Ju ), site dAy nIer / capture
IL SuulI aprar then that IN lhe prev
ous the operations of Comodorvs Soa aud Sto kton
- LaIIiUIn ni" Ai emUnts part was remedy tusignn-
be Was ia action whatever H does no, indssd
Sus thar NJ Du He rvces actions wb ere performed
utbers, Aud len his f.hrr-in-aw clam him the
credit witch O,ouged Others their performance H.
oilDsd JOIN The enrly in June, when hi
vpesUu ~ouid have been Of service thsm. But after
iney hao gAind Important advantages the Czlfou
aud POSSESSION the strong fort Of Sonoms
he IN daiy sIyeclauou Of receiving intei
gspce bet~een UuiIed States and Mexico be
volunteered bls asststanre
Mr. Beuun well Mr.. Fremonts biographer, how
ever, CAIN chat fr,mOnts 'eIpiOIy' ndu ed Commo
dorr Suat sez Monterey the American flag
aud therefore they that the scqutsion Of California
OWING Fremont tor II Sloat had raised the
United Sssss dag the tn OF July sS6, the British
admiral, who arrived aiier would have seized Cali
toruIa fr Ora, Britain.
Mr. nIyu u his "vi,w chapter 1874 states that aCom
tDodore slUat rmaued Eve days before the town, and
unu beard Of Fremouts operations, then, believing
thH Fremont had orders from his 20 take Cali
IA, be having himself he determined To act hIm-
sell h. received the Of Fremonts the
OF July the Ih be took the Of Monterey and
despatch Fremont The latter him
al speed the head OF hs mounted force Going mme-
it.ly board the CommOdOres vessel, explanation
piaee. TIE CommVdOre learnt with astOui-hn,ent
had dvrs irvn ms government com
nosdu,ies-tha, he bad acted eutirsy nis own
responsibility. TINS eft Commodore ithUut houty
tor having uken Monterey tor SAL al thus Ins the eOr1
Of tls Vuh Asr,oo tflkaOTH.r
But this OF Mr. Benton pointodly and
positively contradcied by Commodore Sloat, IN bis U
ca letter TO Secretary Of the Navy dated "Flz
Levsnt sea- July 3lst, 1916" In IL he says: have
the honor 70 report that the sepenih JUNE received
Mszatlan Information that the NrrIc-n troops, HI
thousand suronR, had by order Of the MeIt-
States north OF the RIO Grsnde and bad attacked the
upder General Ia, Or, aud that the squadron o'
the United STATES BlOckadIng the coast 4 M-ricO ia
the GuiL Ties, h0s,ttss oonssoerod lrod tHSfyV
commencing ofsnspc 0psrafOEs thc coasfi
fore the slh Savannah tor the OF Gal
ornla carry the orders " the department The