The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-10-01
CADIz OHIO WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 1, 1856

Fremont's eztravagances, and in a state of utter
destitution Fremont presented himself before
Congress in 1854, begging for an Appropriation
to pay for his beef contracts. He represented
that James King of VIM had sued him on the
$4,000 advanced on these drafts, obtained
Judgment, and bought his Mariposa claim for
less than thousand dollars, and unless Con-
gress gave him relief the time Of redemption
would expire and it would hc entirely lost to
him.
By the most dextrou8 and unwaryng lobby |.
ing, the bill passed Congress and Fremont turn
ed up again. millionaire. He redeemed the
Mariposa Claim; bullied Corcoran & Riggs of
Washington city, who held the claim Of James
King, of VIM, into reduction Of from twenty
to thirty thousand dollars on the amount due;
through his partners, Palmer, Cook & Co., sha-
we'd the Caifornans from whom he had purcha-
sed the cattle, forcing them to take half that
was due them, or get nothing, (ror Palmer had
slzllfully had the deed for the Mariposa claim
made to himself personally, and at the same
time took confession Of judgment from Ere
mont to his house for upwards of $4,000, to
bear three per cent per monthinterest until paid
so nothing could be made out of Fremont and
| his creditors had to take whatever Palmer, Cook
& Co. offered, or get nothing. In this way most
Of the appropriations made by Congress was Sc
cured to Palmer, Cook & Co. which saved them
from bankruptcy two years ago. Since then
Fremont has been their agent in the Eastern
States, receiving thousand dollars per month
from Palmer, Cook & Co. to enable him to
make a show Of wealth, and thus aid them in
their negotiations. Fremont Palmer and
Wright, spent the summer and fall Of 1855 in
the Eastern States, trying to raise money on the
Mariposa and Bolton & Barron claims. But
their most strenuous exertionS and eZpertness
failed them, and Palmer came home foiled.--
Here, bis fortunes and that Of his house, he found
If the Bulletin. Orders were Immediately is
sued by him TO Fremont and Wright, to turr
Black Republicans, and by bribery, and every
available means, accomplish the election Of {
Black Republican Speaker The moneyof Pal
mcr Cook & Co. elected Banks, Speaker. Now
for the reward. Banks SO appointed the Com
mitties as to secure the reporting Bill to con
firm the Bolton & Barron claim, outright, with
out going through the ordeal Of the United
States Courts. They found convcnent tool il
Phil. Herbert, to offer this Till, and to lobby
o though the House, as he would certainly hay
done with the aid of Wright and his partners il
the claim, notwithstanding the opposition {
g Gen Denver but for Herhert's having killed th
Irish waiter. But to retuTnto Wright and Ere
, mont Their success in electny Banks cmbold
; enei them, and they struck for higher game, II
! less than Frcmont's nomination by the Plac
: Republicans, for President. With such nom;
nation the confirmation Of the Bolton & Barro
a claims by Congress- and the Mariposa claim b
!. the Supreme Court, Fremont, it was supposed
r could borrow upon these claims any amount c
j. money among his lanatical negro worshippin
, associates; and Palmer, Cook & Co. would i
r reality be the Rothschilds of America Th
+. plan was well laid, and now for its execution
10 At this juncttrc, Soloyer appeared upon tn
% stage, the very man 10 curry through this will:
nous schema Into this he entered with vii
It enthusiasln, having oceans Of gold floating bt
,r fore his vision, if successful But to get X
Of nomination money was first necessary, an
le money was obtained and spent lavishly, pourt
L. out Ike water. In this way large portion
it the money Of the State, designed to pay Interc
= On Bonds, went The Placer Herald says, Sc
70 over expended $4,000 How much Wrgl
- expended is not known. Success attCnde
1e their efforts. Fremont was nominated by Il
W liberal and scoundrclly use of the money Of Il
is people Of CAliGornia-placod in the hands
Of Palmer Cook s. Co, to pay the interest Oh o
xt State and other bonds.
us Diplomacy AMI negotiation are now rcquisi
,n to the consummation Of their complicated al
o. sinister schemes But ten days remained fro
r. the time of Froulonts nomination, until the i
L. orest had to be paid; plenty Of time so the co
S. spirators thought in which to attain their enc
But like Bidde's speculation in cotton with
10 funds Of the Z. S. Bank, they trippcd up
he playing the last card Fremont could borrt
re mol money on tho Mariposa claim. Herber
Dr. difficulty had blocked the game on the Bolt
ng & Barron claim, and tho first Of July fou
he Palmer, Cook & Co'sagcnt without dollar
to tho S1O2,0 900 placed in tbs vaults Of that Hol
,ut to pay the interest on the State and City Bon
bis San Francisco and California arc dscredited
ok FIRE tho world, and thoir creditors arc swind
me out of their money; but what Of that? +
cir mont is nominated; il elected, Palmer will
ses Secretary of the Treasury, Wright Sub Trea
osa rer, SeIover Collector Of the Port, and that
ave bo honor and glory enough to the State, to re
the state it's former credit and wipe out the St
inc upon hor escutcheon, now so disgracoiully
cts pressed thereon, by these political schemes q
ms financial transactions.
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