The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-30

by as intelligent q constituency as the country AZ
fords; man who bore the first standard OF the Rel
publican party well nigh to victoryI appeal to the
enlightened world whether such man IL capabe6tde
signing and intending fraudulent practicesf No, sir
fraud IL not born OF the bosom OF patriotism fraud Is
an ospring Of another creature entirely; and put
behind me the Frcncliman who has impugned the
character of man pure as the mountain stream
"Iwfif send back to France and TO Paris the en-.
dotsement OF the American, Congress Tor JoHS &.
Ed MONT. He has stood by this nation in Its hour
Of peril; will stand by him now and the qucs-
tion IL submitted TO this Senate whether they will
strike lin dos nov, or whether they will do what
they ought TO do-susthin him"
Mr. TntMDuLL was very caustic upon Mr.
Howard. He spoke Of the attack upon Gen,
FItEMoNT as extraordinary, and said that Mr.,
HOWARD had brought forward no fact s9dinst
him He, however, corrected himself by ad.
hitting that Mr. HowARD had charged that
Gen, FREMoNT did not know the. law. He
then went ON 10 show that Gen. FREMoNT's
law wds altogether right, and Mr.. Howknps
altogether wrong
Senator CAMERON spoke in noble strain
a. follows
"As TO Con. FRKxosT, II no bad never done any
thing in his lie but make his survey between the
Missouri and the Pacific ocean, he would have per-
formed enough ID make his fame stand for thou
sand years. when his drst report was made II as
tonised, II electrified the whole country-nay, Che
whole world; and 70 his services then an these
Pacific railroads at this early day are attributable.
Why sir In any other country except this where We
always attack our best citizens for the purpose OF
bringing them down to our own level, he would
have been exalted among tie highest OF the high
men,
aIremember, too, that when he was commanding
one the armies Of the ceuutry when sagacious
mon who looked slIesd thought that the way OF
putting on end 10 the rebellion was use the slave,
who WINS the cause Of the war, TO pct down, he
was the first man to take the responsibility OF pat
ting the slaves under anna was sick NJ my home
Of the time, and I remember with what Joy teie-
graphed him thanking him for II. ! believed that
when returned 10 Washington should End every.
body here rejoicing in what he had done but no, he
-yn' too early !; and therefore be was denounced
then.
"siuce that tine he has devoted bis talent. TO
MAKING a railroad which was his own conception
more than twenty years ago"
Mr.. CAMERON added that in regard to his
railroad, Gen. FREMONT had done nothing
but what every railroad in this country had
done.
Senator SUMMER followed with glowing
enlogy On Gen. FnEMoSP, In the course of
which he said:
awno dsce not remember him In early nnaoeA,
many yors go. precoeious in sfsenturs, md -
ready renowned explorer Of THE continent
pointing out thst pathway, ticn unknown, by which
the two oceans now connected, and with him
two ilustrious companions, science which he a.
ways served and danger which he always over
camel And shortly aterward we see him again in
this chamber, young Senator Of the United States;
afterward TO be az the head Of the combined
hosts OF freedom, leading them In q mighty Presi.
Dental contest, penetrating the deserts and the
snowy mountains Of our politics in order 10 make
pathway there. The then failed, II was only because
We all failed, because the Republic at that time
failed. The good time had not come whon the great
cause could triumph; but FREMONT was our leader.
As rebellion assumed the part OF war, he was again
at the post OF duty; and here offer my homage to
tiiat great act Of political wisdom and humanity
which was more than battle, by which be dec AIRED
emancipation at the head OF his army. Had this
measure been adopted at that early day, l cannot
doubt that IL vonid have FASTENED inmen, ely the
close Of the war But his be the honor forever
more.
Then passing from this great championship, we
find him connected with the railroad enterprises or
country and especially with this extensive enter
prise, which seems now 80 near Its eonsumnation.
Perhaps Of ali the railroad enterprises which illus
trae this age, there Is none which, when accom-
p,ished. will be looked upon with more satisfaction
than that just now under consideration. With II Ms
is insepuratly associated, for veal or woe.
There it is, and you cannot blot it out. Even II you
refuse 10 put it 10 this bill, history will put 10 to
record ofttis railroad. There It must be always
long as this railroad has history"
We rejoice that the Senate, by what is
better even than all this merited eulogium-
that is, by a solemn vote-has now put the
seal Of its sanction upon Gen. FnaMokp's
great project