, 1870-05-23
rprer ouH OWN CORRESPONDENT

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and right under tho western cornice, like =
wasp's nest, hangs the little Mexican town Of
El Paso. From Ell Paso to the nearest Ameri-
can town on the Pacific Ocean, San Diego, is
less than ssven hundred miles, running close
to tho Mexican frontier; four-ffths of the
way acrosa tha Territories OF New Mexico and
Ar1zona, and the rest through the State Of Cal
ifornia- To connect Memphis md San Diego
which are, perhaps, seventeen hundred miles
apart. is the alleged plan Of che adventurous
pathfinder Fremont In the winter OF 1856,
! ntter Ffemont's dafeAt for the Presidency,
some persons obtained charter fo1 Mem
phis, Ell Paso Il Paciac Railroad, from the
sovereign State Of Texas, and, in the SIMMER
| OF 1855, this charter WIS enriched by : gift OF
II, 2i0 acres mile through tho entire extent
of the line in Texas, or, in al ;about Z, 95j, 900
| acres.
Partial surveys Of tho line aud it's lands
were made in the gear between the grant aud
the War, and, after the war began, the Legis-
lature Of Texas passed law agreeing to cx-
ceps the time occupied by the wzr, from the
period in which tho road WAS to be built.
When Texas adopted her new constitution,
short time ago. abe deprived her Legialaturc'
| Of the power to make auy more land grants,
I bns gave old companion tho benefit Of their
! endowments, where they had fulfilled their con-
ditions. At present, therefore, Mr. Fremont
md his sttorneyz and friends who h7ve OBJ
tanned possession Of the old Ell Paso charter,
are seeking to vindicate their right to it ssainst
the State OF Texas to get :he right Of way
and lands, and, also, to obtain from Congress
tho right Of way aczoes the 500 miles Of
New Mexico and Arizona They have, it is
said, secured, by other companies, the outlets
OF then road through California, and through
Arkansas. This is tho bost OF their
own showing,-that they do hold
! charter and grant across tho State Of Ta1as
probably derived By buying up an old charter
| subsequent to the was: but they, or rather
| Fremont, hiss powerful antagonists both in
I Texas and at Washington. Flanagan aud Hmm
| 1ton, the new Texas Senator's represent that
| they nave no faith in Fremonts ability to build
1ni11oad, while Senator Howard. OF the Som
ate Committee On Psciac Railroads. ia obsti-
nate1y convinced that Fremont has conducted
| in Europe an audacions swindling speculation.
for which he ought to be brought to account
| and punished.
| FREMoSrs AMERICAN LETTER. :
On tho 25lh of March-less thAn two months
| sgo-Genera1 Fremont indited curious letter
! to Senator Howard, Chairman OF the Pacific
Railroad Committee, in which occura this re-
mz1kable passage:
*In the interests OF the company here, as wall
as OF Its bon1h0ldefB abrpad, and to Justify the
confidence Of the French Government toward rs,
have to ask that this correspondence in its pres
padep tae sanction Of tas Senate without 1he e.
eiyeit
Tho correspondence he wished suppressed
was this, sccordng to Hr. Fremonf,s own
showing: The bonds Of the Memphis i Ell
paso Road having been put upon the market
in Paris, we're advertised as those Of the Trans-
Continental Railroad Company and alleged to
This being untrue, both as to the title and Be-
curitiea OF the toad, sotne journalists OF. Paris
exposed the matter, when several OF them
vera prosecuted for s1ander, anongst them Il
Aalespine, :. He1l-knowu ftiand OF the United
States, who took cur part intelligentl7 and
vigorously during the war, And who was inii-
| mate at tho American Legation. Malespine,
| thus prosecuted by Fremont and his brokers,
applied to Minister II ashbu1ne for true state
mcnt Of the statas Of the Memphis d FL Paso
! Road, that he might defend himself in court,
and Mr. Washburne promptly obtained it from
Mr. Fish, our Secretary Of State. 1t.uss this
correspondence which Fremont protested
against "a going forth, and ut the BANG time
he denounced, Waahburne aR an enemy Of the
road and its - persistent slanderer."
I On the other hand it is alleged, andGenator
Howard holds tho evidence in bis
possession, that Fremonta brokers, with
Ms cHnssna, r. a,,,1 1na %,th tba1n p.r;n srn9
III ~ i7es1srs that bc ovneii a oTeat t1,nk iine
~, e1o, Eorfo1E to thu Pacjfic Iii sdTnrtiso Il
az a corporation that never befo1esxas adver-
tised on the Continent OF Europei did a1lege
that it was covered BY huge grant and aub-
sidy, and did car7y things with. . high hand in
slendcr md charrinr With folsehcod tha Min
| lister Of the United States.
France: that lie credulous peorlo and the
Ni;1;star nnr,ned hin, to. New York with
charzcs ,nd exposures: that be is now subiect
| 10 aI9aat ia New York: that his chances for
land la d. crant w Il in New Me3ico, md A1izons src e1-
n1osiaS. md fhnt II Is rossihie tbat tbe next
aaa,,.,ons 5ua r. Erarrh Fefocthn1ders 1;U not
ha ,s;5. In fhe iattar event. HE private credit
~ fhe limited St.tes ia iouo in Et1rope. md
bue M and CIV vii be raised there almost equal
ment NJ ''''1-
At frra.oRn1rAnY E1poscnE.
yeatnri1sv. Nav II, there vas laid upon the
desks Of liz Tacifo Railroad Committee
| Continental Mc1nphis, Ii Paso d Pacific Rail-
road Company: HOW tbe Money ras Obtained
IN Frenca nnf}er False Preteucee, and HON it
wts Suuandered-'. This book contains the af1-
| dayit of Sterhsn. Satler stockholder in tho
s .i1ssra "a tn ha = biacgnsiler and rogue-who
| chafres that he boupht OF Ftemont's company
14p first mortnnce land grant bonds. paving
for f7,a sar,e z1iG. $50 IN gold, which he after
| ward took buck to the company, and demanded
! repayment, On the ground thai they we're
worthless and sold under false pratences but
that the company 'swhol1y Eefcsed" them.
| Sarter then proceeds to give the toloViug &c
count of Frc1aont's doings:
| Dining the rears 1868 and 1869, IN E1fen-
| tive Committed mas composed Of four Direct
| ors Of the Memphis & Ell Paeo Company, Of
| which the defendant, Fremont, Nas one; md
ttat. during said years, by aresolutinn OF the
Board Of Directors, nine in number all the
! powers and duties Of said Directors wera vest
ed in and performed By said Executive Com,
! rnittee; sud that hfter the passage Of saa
resolution and until 10 mont9 NJ 81 q feptne
last, the Directors ceased 20 ~ 9ola any meet
1nGs, and that eald company oo no nnsAns5s s;s
and performed no act except through sad
committee or th1oneh some one Q. ~ Glaea,o; aoo;
In the Same year, 1869, Emanuel L'salentos e.ta
vas the agent and adyeftasing asentr r,e1 o. ~
Executive Committee n rams, ama ln f1eaeaic :.1s
Probet its agent and BANKER: nv these, MAn
Fremont, issued ~, 81 9ss Mu 81
bonds IN leo9 ~ uoo aaeu y, VIZ .ar,,rad hv
per cent payaoe oao ~ nod go rlsa ~ ~ e1as 1and
snmnIsgsYe W are na,uuyt saTt to P,r;s and gps-
na ~ .ns ott;ca g41s vss onenei At Nc 81 Chaussee
dant;n vuo n~0 "A' 'f40
nn.nc n.m ,ha .,,,rrrer NJ 1879 md betveen
the mon1hs OF aptn aho 3 ~ Eaon,u Httai m
oeea s;staS so9stssa ~ ~ "ostlv and extrnyaeant
auo iuu4e - ~. as.,aa Sors II Tho snito was
manner; one o1 .e luoAn ..t,,;tn,s - 1;o4r;h51.
deTotea 10 tle ssoin6 Anu :.ta,, ,,j on,,,.
ton OF pamphlet and 1nAp, ~ a,1I ~
piled by LlssiGnol. bes"een ,nee t lns 5osorJ.,,,n
June and SePtemeeI, 1oos: une aa i;H;.s.
Fremont and Daniel, hia engineer, Ne1e hvang
onn. and frequently, II not constantly, were