The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-30
Gen. FIemont-IIis Triumph in the
Senate.

The telegraph brought us the intelligence,
At late hour on Tuesday night that the
Southern Pacific Railroad-or Transconti.
nentai-had passed the Senate of the United
States
This is one OF the greatest triumphs Of
Ucn. FREMoNT's life. In this railway enter.
prse-an enterprise worthy of his genius
lien! FREMONT has been assaled with rank
aud persistent virulence. The envious, the
jealous, the disappointed, the malignant, the
blackmailcrs, have been after him in all
th cir fury and they were fortunate enough
10 obtain privileged advocate in the person
Of Senator HOWARD of Michigan.
Mr. HOWARD reproducee-in a report
which, TO the credit Of the Senate be it said,
had the sanction Of no one on his Commit
tee but himself-the miserable ISLANDERS
which the small.soulel WAsnDURNB had
transmitted home to the State Department
from Paris, with such additions oe other
from France.
TWAS pitful position FOR Senator HOWARD
b occupy. Had he been dressed in character,
he would have worn petticoats, with a mask
representing a saperannuatcd old woman
weak enough from age to be imposed upon /;
but US Illustrative of his rcvengeful disposi-
ton, he should, at the same time, have car
Rcd in his hand culver Of poisoned arrows.
IT, however, the part enacted by Mr.. How
hRD was unworthy and contemplate, Gen,
FREMONT was INDICATED in the debate of
Friday evening-which is fully reported in
The HoJe-by an array of talent seldom cx-
hibited ON one side of discussion in the
Senate.
One of the most interesting events in Gen.
FREMoNT's early exploring expedition was
when a large company of grizzly bears
charged, as if in regular battle, upon him
mud his heroic band of followers. 1t seemed,
on Friday night as if these huge bears still
lived as If they had transferred their fight,
ing ground to the Senate of the United
States but RS if they had been changed to
lions and were fighting, not against Gen
FREMONT, but in his favor and against his
cnvenomed but almost single-handcd enemy.
The silvertongucd NYE-now of Nevada,
but, wherever he may hail from, still our
own NYE Of New York-always eloquent,
but never more eloquent than now, led of
as follows:
~ remember" said Senator NYE, THAT when
FGRMoSr's first order was issued in Missouri, do.
tlarhR doctrine which the Government finally had
10 adopt to take II through this bloody rebellion tho
very genius Of evil spirits was invoked TO mako q
hue aud CRY nranst MIN and yet that order which
the Government had TO supcrscde or set aside for
Inc moment, became finally the doctrine OF this Gov
ernIneht. That, sir, was, Is this man.
II anude to welLknown incidents in his career
Tor single PURPOSE; aud appeal To the honorable
reha'or won Michigan, as lawyer OF tho highest
s'asdhH In this body, perhaps, whether the oonclu.
sion draw Ia not proper and legitimate Here IL a
naH vino espousea the cause u his country moi
onlYm cTifliie among the first to proclaim himself
hepuolcah' but man whose sword was early IN.
theashsnh her defence man who ds,ed M, dan.
gers OF the mountain and tfe plain; VINO nuced tbe
wild Indian and tho dansers OF tyanscontinenta
'''.: mon who held a scat " ll.is body. h onored