The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-11
PROOF OF HIS PRO SLAYER


i PROOF OF HIS PRO SLAVERY.
On the 18th Of September, 1850, vote
was taken on William II. Stewards bill,
providing that "Slavery shall forever cease
within the District Of Columbia, and all per-
sons held in bondage therein shall be free. 4"
The vote on this proposition and substitute
was:
i YEAS.-Chase, now Governor of Ohio;
Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dem; Hale, now u.
s. Senator; Seward, OF New York; and
Upham, Of Vermont, now dead.
NAYS. - Messrs. Atchson, Badger,
Baldwin, BarnweIl, Bell, Benton, Berrien,
Bright, Butler, Clay, Davis, OF Massachusetts,
Davis OF Mississippi, DAYTON, Dickinson,
Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Ewing,
Felch, FREMONT, Greene. Gwinn, Ham
lin, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mang.
um, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt,
Rush, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Turner, Underwood,
Wales, Whtcumb and Winthrop-45.
! See Senate Journals OF 1850, p. 626.
FREMONT'S SECOND VOTE was
given for SLAVERY. On the 18th Sep
tember, 1850, Mr.. Pratt, having moved to
take up bill to prevent the enticing or as
sisting slaves to escape from their owners
in the District OF Columbia, Mr.. Hale NOV.
ed that The bill Je committed 10 the Committee
on The District Of Columbia, '0ith the inStruc-
tionS so to amends as TO abolish slavery in lie
District Of Columbia.
He is recorded as voting against Mr..
Hale's motion, as follows.
Messrs. Baldwin, Chase, Davis,
of Mass, Dodge, of Wis, Ewing, Hale,
HamIin, Seward and Winthrop-9.
NAYS -Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barn
well, Bell, Benton, Bright, Butler, Cass,
Clay, Cooper, Davis, OF Miss, Dawson,
DAYTON, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa,
Donglas, Downs, Fetch, Foot, FREMONT,
Gwinn, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,
Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Sebastian,
Shields Smith, Soule, Spruancc, Sturgeon,
Turner, Underwood, Wales, Whitcomb aud
YuIce--4o.
We now come to the gravest matter in
Fremont's record. He rOaS charged piih and
found guilty Of cfSnces mhich, but for the Gem
ency fthe President, soOuld haze Jeen punished
wiM death. Accol ding to the official record
contained in Niles Register, February 90
lS49, John C. Fremont was found guilty oI
mutiny, on eleven specifications; of disobe
:, dience of orders, on seven specifications
of conduct prejulicial to good order anc
military discipline, on five specifications.
The Court was composed Of thirteen off
: GERS, and was the most distinguished Boart
ever convened by the authority of our Gov.
ernment. Seven of these, or one more
than ma ajority, joined in recommending thC
accused to the clemency of the Pres;d
and thus was it literally true, that he savec
' his life but lost his honor.
PROOF.
WASHINGTON, February l6, lS4S.
] have certainly considered the record o
E the proceedings OF the general court. MARTA
S in the case Of Lieutenant Colonel John c.
n Fremont, of the regiment Of mounted rifle.
= men, which convened at Washington AR
: senal, in the District of Columbia, on the
: I'd day of November, l847, and of which
0 Brevet Brigadier General George NJ. Brooke
}. was President.
=, The Court find Lieutenant Colonel Ere
= mont guilty Of the following charges, viz
:, First-Mutiny. Second Disobedience t
$ the lawful commands of his superior officer
Third-Conduct to the prejudice of goot
o order and military discipline" and sen
tence him "to be dismissed from the ser
vice." .. ...a-... ..
q Four members of the court append to tht
record of their proceedings the following
, viz:
Under the circumstances in which Lieu
= tenant Colonel Fremont was placed, be
= tween two officers of superior rank, eacl
e claiming to commander.in chief in Califor
Inia, circumstances in their natlre cacula
ted to embarrass the mind and excite th
doubt of officers of greater experience thai
the accused, and in consideration otthe i'm
portant professional services rendered b.
him previous to the occurrence of these act
for which he has been tried, the undersigne
members of the court, respectively recon
mend Lieutenant Colonel Fremont to tn
enient consideration of the President of tn
United States.
GEORGE NJ BROOKE,
Brevet Brig. Gen U. S. Army.
a. THOMAS F. HUNT,
Lieut.. Col. and Dep. Lieut.. Gen.
J. P. TAYLOR,
Lieut. Col. and Assist. Com. Gen. Sub.
r. l. BAKER,
e Major Ordnance Department.
II Three other members of the court appen
10 to the record Of these proceedings the 70
~ lowing, viz: ,a a9
Under all the circumstances Of this cas-
S, and in consideration OF the distinguished prt
e, iessional services of the accused previous t
q the transaction for which he has been tre,
:, the undersigned beg leave TO recommer
him to the clemency Of the President of tt
o. United States. --- ,.a. ,s
ID ...r S. s, LONG,
i, Lieut.. Col. Top. Engr's.
n RICHARD DELAFIELD,
- .1 - Mojor of Engineers.
Of E. w. MORGAN,
.- rs Lieut.. Col. Thirteenth Infantry.
!! After this no one will be surprised I
v. learn that ...s' '.,,..! ....3 a.,..
in JOHN C. FREMONT IS a pUELIsT,
ur nor can it be doubted, for here is the
h, PROOF.
le EREMoNT's CHALLENGE TO COLONEL MAso
CIUDAD DE Los Angeles, April IA, 1874