New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-01
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II the nischief Of lie could be limited and
"uammeed up" by the intention and purpose of
its author, his sill might be regarded with more al
lowance or lees sbhOrIence. But in fact not only
does one falsehood necesstate another, and that
still another, and this again Othcrs-each perhaps
more fragrant and villainous than its predecessor
but the original fabrication rolls on its evil way,
doing harm which its author never intended ana
gaining diffusion and perpetuation at the hands of
those who have sort of half-belicf in its truth.
Early in the late Presidential contest, among the
nultitudiuOus and Incredible calumnies set afloat
affecting the personal character and conduct Of Col
Fremont, was one importing that he had parceed
out or apportioned bis Mariposa estate, or good
part If it, among certain leading Editors and other
prominent politicians, to secure either his nomina-
ton or election, OF both. The source of this rdicu
lous libel was far beneath cOntcmpt and we be-
heve in its original form said allotment was rather
conf, cturol or hypothetical than put forth as YER
liable fact. Such lies, however, are not apt to lose
spy thing in their progress; and we soon observed
this one careerpg through the foulest cutters of
partsapslp Invested Of whatever indications of du.
biety may have originally been prudenty attached
to it, So far as We recolect, no one Of the in
cupsted ever deemed it deserving of even the most
contemptuous reprobation. SO in due time, the
story made its way to Utah, where from the mouth
of that eminent SAINT and Prophet, Brigham Young,
it has II ceiyed the following expansion in the course
of one of those EXERCISES which he cOmcally terms
"SermOns:"
What do YOU suppose that Fremont expended
duliI TIE last Presidential campaign Probably not
less han 81 OUO 0CO. His CahioLa properly was rated
ut S. COG, CO. aud u company in England proifered
IS CCO, eco for half Of that property which the
Government had ceded him 1t is presum 4ble that be
txpendod twice 81 OC0,0t0 aud perhaps 500 900
IT, tip Of that but he cid not succeed in being elected
President.
ct has been the practice for years, in the United
States, for each party 10 bave what they call cor
ippton fund, to which the menbere contribute their
50 cents IS or So. What for To carry on an
el, cticn There lie not election for President Of
The United States that probably, costs less than
half OF the worth Of the State of NewYork or Penn
sylvonia. Hundreds Of millions expended in the
Preside nial election at each four yeafs."
Now, while We have had some acquaintance
with Col. Fremont for eight or ten years past, we
cannot pretend to any intimate knowledge of his
6cipgs, least of all of bis business transactions
We never Heard him mention money nor Mariposa,
nor property Of any kiud, and never saw line from
his pen IN which either was alluded to. We don't
know whether his Mariposs property is worth mil
liens Or only thousands but if he was ever offered
even Que million for it and did not instantly close
the bargain We sure that he acted under advice
very different from any We should have given him.
We have 10 other than negative knowledge Of what
he did Or may have done with reference to the late
Presidential contest; but that knowledge suffices
to assure that he never rpent even hundred
dollars, Dor dollar, to secuoe the Republican
nomination or to promote its success. incident
ally, q Presidential canvass must always impose
some burdens On each candidate. He is over
whelmed with visitors; be is compelled to
ne elect bis private business he 10 ham.
peIed in his movements but beyond
these sources of expense and loss, We do not
believe any candidate for the Presidency within the
last forty years has spent thousand doars to pro-
mote lis own election. That money is expended
in every canvass, and was in the last, Is true,
though to nothing like the extent imagined by the
Mormon Prophet; but we do not believe that Gen.
jackson, Mr. Clay or Mr.. Van Buren, was ever
asked to contribute dollar toward the expenses
incurred by their respective supporters; and the
same true, We cdDnOt uOuDt, Win IeBuiu w
Messrs. Buchanan aud Fillmore as we'll as Col.
Fremont. We do not believe that so much as One
Million dollars in all was spent in the late Presiden
tial CANVASS; and, of whatever sum was expended,
more than half was raised and asbursed by the
supporters Of Mr.. Buchanan They had the Federal
offices almost entirely in their hands, and tax of
five Der cent ON tie annual emolaments of the
cfice.holders yielded large sum; then the slave
holding, cotton-brOker mercantile, traficking In.
terest generally supposed its gains would be secured
by the defeat Of Fremont, and gave its money 40
cordiDgly There was Of course money spent i'll GER
tain localities to promote the success Of this or that
candidate for Congress. Sheriff or some other
desirable post; but We are confident that Quarter
of a Million dollars would cover every contribution
and expenditure, from Maine to California, to pro-
mote the success Of the Republican ticket in the
| late Presidential election. Whether the SUN was
more or Ices, no penny Of it was ever obtained
| from Col. Fremont.
| The Free State men of Kansas have been falsely