Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-01

tween iheirTespecliye claims. This he7de.
clined, protesting his readiness, if they
would agree between themselves, TO obey
either; but declOrire his intention. GlI thar
point was settled, 10 continue 10 obey the
commander under whom he had frs, placed
himself, and by whom the war had been
conducted. kearney was greatly dissnl;s.
fled al this, but dissembled his resentment
ill they both reached Fort Lea,enwonh
on their return home, when he arrested
Fremont for dsobsdience Of orders and
brought him 10 trial before courtmartial.
As This Court held ,ha, Kearney was The
righlful commander, they found Fremcn.
guilty oil the charges, and sentenced him 10
be dismissed from the service. Mr.. Polk.
then President, signed the sentence as being
technically right, but a, The same lime oil.
iered Fremon, a new commission OF the
same grade as that Of which he had been
deprived. This Frenon, refused, and te.
turned simple citizen 10 private life.--
Thus discharged from The service OF the
Government. he undertook fourth explor.
ing expedition OF his own, with view su
discover q passage across the Rocky Noun.
lains sotIherly Of The Sou.h Pass, near The
head Of the Arkansas, which nigh, servo
the purpose oi railroad communication
with California. He started from Puebla,
on the Upper Arkansas. with thirty ..hreo
men ahd hundred lind ,bir.y.,hree mules;
but, msled BY his guides; all his mules and
third OF his men periS6ed in. the snows
and c6ld Of the Siera Ssn Juan, and he
himself arrived on foot at San.a Fe with
the loss Of everything 6u, lhis life. MOI,
howeyef,i,o be buffied, he feHued the expe-
dition, and in hundred days. al.er fresh
dangers, reached the banks Of ihe Sacra.
memo. t.a rp
| In the rising State ol California IN which
he had become one of the earlies. Ameri.
can proprielors by the purchaae during his
former visi, Of ihe since famous Mariposa
grant, Mr.. Fremont. took grea, in,ereei.-
He was active In The formation Of the SiaiS
Constitution. and in securing in that docu.
ment positive exclusion OF Slavery, and
was chosen one Of the FIRST Senators 10 rep.
resen, the new State in Congress. A short
: term Of TWO years fell TO bis lot. and, owing
; 10 the delay in the admission OF The State,
he sal in the Senate only one short session,
On the expiration Of his term tho political
connol Of tho S,a,e had passed inIo new
hands, Of which s,riking proof was given
10 the choice of john B. Weller, decided
Pro.Slavery man, hs his successor in the
J, Senaie.
}, Mr.. Fremon, now devoted himself 10 de.
J veloping the resources Of his California os.
tale, which had been discovered 10 be rich
in gold; but, in addition to tho loss Of his
commission, as The only reward he had
{ realized fJr his services in California, he
\ now found himself greatly annoyed by
claims agains. him for supplies which, during
9 his campaign in California, had been fur
r nshed TO the United States on his private
credit. During visit 10 London he wa.
Q arrested on one Of these claims, and il wa,
Q only after gtaa. delay ,ha, The Government
d Of The UniIed States was finally induced to
II relieve him from further annoyance BY the
e payment Of these dcbls. In maintaining
o his right TO the Muriposa properly, he wal
n also obliged 10 ahcoup,er many annoy ance
d on the part OF ihe Governmen, which re
e sisted his claim, bu. finally. by repeated de
$, cisions Of the Supreme Cour, Of she Unilet
l. States, he ,rumphed over all Of them.
'e| Having exhibited singular force o
m character md distinguished ability il
as every undertaking TO which he has apple
ID himself, he has now been crlled by the lou
'8 voice Of his fellow.ci,izshs in almost al
p. paris Of lhe UniCn TO place himself a, III
Of head Of new, more difficult, bu, at the sam
'g time mos, glorious enterprise--,hai OF res
'g cuing the Government and the Union fror
he the hands Of unprlncipled politicians, VIII
c. threaten 10 subject The country 10 the doubl
n. misery Of desPolism and Of anarchy. Ma
ol he be as successful in this as in everythin
else .ha, he has undsrakenl And that h
ed will bo, who can doubt? COR surely eyor
K. honest man in the country will hasten I
cd aid him with his voice and his vote.-l
a Y. Tribune.