Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-14

1The following aecouu l0-
establishments Of Col. joins ,.-..as-, ,
.- -.igruia, tax, n from ot, -.. lHEL-
=, D. 5 l.t,ers to the Il.Lonn', 80. y .G;cr-
rc, % all ]
have already stated that spent most
cf Wednesday in an examination, under
Col. Frcmout's guidance, Of the mines he
is working in Bear Valley, and of the
mills in which be reduces the rock aud
separates the gold. l usually observe
carefully the rule which enjoins reserve
when addressing the public respecting
matters of purely personal aud private
; concern; but there are circumstances, III
the case of Col Fremont, which seem to
/ Justify departure from the general usage.
/ Recently chosen the standard. bearer of
new political organization, IN au exciting
contest, and exposed, because Of that
choice, TO torrent OF personal defamation,
which not only impeached his integrity as
, man, aud his fidelity as q public servant,
but sought to divest him at once Of BIS
name, his religious faith, and even hIs ma
tive land, believe there are many thou
sands Of Republicans who cherish for Col.
Fremont personal regard and affection
which reuder them profoundly so.icitous
with respect to his good or evil fortune.
Il, g. nl,y- tL,, | write
The public are generally aware that
Col Fremont purchased from Mexican,
at an early day, q large tract or grant OF
wild mountain land, lying among the foo,
hills of Sierra Nevada, called by the Mex
leans Los Mariposas (the Butterfly, after
a wild flower known TO abound here. 1t
is known also that this tract was some
wears after discovered to be Tich in gold
the first piece Of rich vein stone having
been taken out by the proprietor own
hand 1t is further known, that al! man
ner of difficulties and distractions were H.
terposed to defeat the coutirmatrOn Of the
grant under which Col. Fremont holds his
title, aud that a protracted aud most ex-
pensiye litigation waS thus forced upon
him. Meantime, the property was un-
productive-that is, to It's owner-aud the
most inviting portions of it was clatched /.
by squatters, who claimed, as they claim /
still, u right to dig its soil into utterly
worthless chasms and heaps IN quest of
gold; to cut down its timber and iced off
its grass at their own discretion; leaving
to the fortunate owner only the privilege
of paying the taxes, which, unuer the man
asement of public affairs by oiheers poiiii-
cally and personally hostile to him, have
been swelled to no less than Sl6, 6,0UO-his
taxes. remember, on an estate which ey-
erybody used or wasted as they saw fit,
anl which was yielding him no income
whatever. For the feeble efforts made at
quartz mining, in his behalf, in his years
Of absence-in the absence, too, Of all sue
ccssful experience in such miDing-on!y {
served to involve him still more deeply in .
iebt, which was further swellcd BY nntor
unatc agencies aud business c'raec''.'7,
,n,il the aggregate of his liati. ''s O. .c-
count Of this property can hari I-I-
"A sb,rr f half million dollar =
-. we're the circumstances uh-er lieh /
mined, in 1857, to return to his '
,a... .ruIa estate, aud here, surrounded BY 5
lis family, devote all his time and enes-
les 10 its improvement and renovation,
II the spirit of that determination, he has
ince lived and labored, rising With the
ark. and striving to obtain complete e
aud mastery Of the entire Lusi- i
. .aI;o. ,o,ra and nfrs labor aLI ,E- a