The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-13
THE MoUNTAINEER, APRIL I8. 1861

paper WIS signed nun.crousIy ~ the ~
lpublicans who hal held high positions ia
! the history Of the party in California
Il MI. Simonton then presented the protest
with some remarks, Ii which he enforced
i with evidence to show that Senator
Baker could not be trusted 10 speak for
4 California. In support Of this he charged
the senator with having presented to the
4 President as q most substantial and res
pectable man. a person whose antecedents
and reputation Mr.. Simonton denounced
severely He further alluded TO Senator
Il Bakers nomination Of his own sonin-law
for superintendent Of The mint. man
4 always known as an active working demo.
crat, whose appointment could only Be
Sustained on purely selfish grounds, and
at the expense Of the cause. AS this Is a
4 California fight Il Is unnecessary 10 rive
4 all the particulars Of the remarks; snlIice
4 y 70 say that both the parties assailcd by
Mr.. SlnIoDton were present, and II Il bc.
liescd they were there In the expectatio
i ofintimidating him. He did not fiincl, from
Killing the duty assigned him, however. II
was daemcd imperative that the President
4 should be informed Of important facts III.
ii der spch circumstances. that. 10 couId NOT
bc deceived BY the sugggstion; TINT the
/ opponents Of Senator Bakers policy were
i making secret war, which they dared not
face in open day The stntement was
j made, and the responsibility IS fairly with
the executive OF course, tile President
i was compelled to resent the indienity oi-
4 fered to a Senator, publicly III his pres,
eiicc. that was expected. The President
nsked for Mr.. Sitnonto1's private memor.
audnm, from which lie spoke that lie might
burn it. The protest aud memorial, Mr..
Lincoln filed with his papers.
1 Mr.. Sinl0ntpn responded that he had
been accustomed 10 accept responsibilities,
/ bad performed his duty In doing, 80 now.
and was content to abide the result I
Senator Baker inquired il there was no
one TO gpeak for the other side, and called
upon Mr., Staples, Of California. 70 vim
dicatc him BY exposing the motive Of the
lpiotestants, but the President declined to
have any discussion. + : NH. Y.
The breeze speedily blew over, and the
| President invited the commissioners APP
pointed by the protestahts to call at 9
pm. -S.s .,.s \. .@....s
Asone Of tho commissioner, Mr., Simon
ton returned to the White House at three
O'Clock, but he declined to. participate Iii
the interview unless invited by the Presi-
dent, as he had no candidates to propose,
but only desired to oppose incompetent
and disrephtable men. B, Z
The President subsequently invited him
in, and the interview was digniiied aud
consistent on the part Of the President,
and gratifying to all.
The Tines correspondent adds, that the
facts are related with many unfounded
embellishments. y.s lii
The following Is the version given by
the correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mereiai: "The President had arranged,
whether from love OF fun or u sense OF
justice has not yet appeared, that Senator
/ Baker should be present without the
| knowledge of the protestants. They were
surprised to be placed face to face with
| him, but nothing daunted their spOkes-
man, Mr.. joseph "A. Nnnez, read solemn
/ protest, and accompanied II with an en-
phatic but respectful extempore speech.
After him, Mr. Sinonten, of the San
| francisco Bultetin, stepped forward and
read a statement in which lie denounced
/ Col, Baker and the politicians lie in
tended to saddle upon California as fede-
raj otllce-iiolders, IN unmeasnred terins.D
IS The PRESIDENT listened to i qnietly, but
after ITS delivery walked up towards
Messfs. Nanea and stmonton, took hold
lsol their respective documents, and re-
marked lll ln substance, tho protest deserves
70 Dc considered, but as TO your speech
turning 70 Mr.. Siinonton, 1t is disre-
SPECTRAL TO myself and Mr.. Baker, and !
can make no other disposition Of Il than
tins, ! thrnsting i, wlththe last word, IN
to the Ire .@.. NJ
lLintense CONSERVATION prevailed for
some time after. this most unlo0kedfor
proceeding, 3. <s1E r. ::z,a.
.Simonton looked as though be had been
struck with thurderbolt. but finally re-
covered SO far as to say: y have simply
done my duty, i have nothing TO expect
0sn Z mercy meant 70 project tue interest
Oh my otales III. @.., =
Ai'er coiiS 'Nl0 ParleyiHg ana eS.
Plalntis' tne material irrstatlGit saosiiled'
eed compromise was elected. according
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