The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-28

crush a young officer with les
"cheeck" and influence them Ere
mont had, but he did not weaker
under the disgrace. He was par
doned, and resigned his commission
coming to California. In that new
1 State he gained his only politica
preferment, being elected a United
States Senator, ,staking his seat IL
1850. His services in the upper
house of Congress were not remark
able for brilliancy, but he succeeded
in receiving the frst nomination by
the Republican party for President
and as we all know was badly
beaten. When the war broke out
he entered the army as Major>Gen.
eral, and soon succeeded in incur
ring the dislike of his brother of.
fcers, and in making himself redjc-
ulous; in one instance, in 1861
issuing a proclamation eman.
cipating the slaves in the
department under his command
This act of insubordination called
| forth a rebuke from Lincoln, who
promptly annulled the silly order.
Ordinarily an officer would have
been kicked out of the army, u!
Fremont was retained, though he
was a good deal more of dress
parade soldier than practical one.
1t was in 1862 or 1868 that his dig
nifty was hurt by the elevation of an
officer whom he ranked over him,
and in a pet he resigned, and really
turned against the Republican
party. In 1864 he was nominated
on the anti-Lincoln presidential
ticket, and accepted, but after
wards withdrew, it is said be-
cause his wife had more brains
than he and prevailed upon
him to get out of a position which
would leave him without Office orI
friends who had been Of so much |
service to him through life. Per
haps the most disgraceful thing con.
nected with the career of this politi |
cal beggar, was his railroad specula>
tions, the exposure of which caused
such scandal ten or twelve years
ago. 1t will be remembered that he
was charged with enormous frauds
in Paris, where he was indicted, but
he refused to return there and stand
trial. He was, however, tired, CON-
victed and sentenced to both fine
and imprisonment. He has never
gone back to France, and the sem
tence of the court will probably nev-
er be carried into effect. A few
years ago, out of pure charity, he
was made governor OF our neighbor
Territory, Arizona. The administra-
ton evidently looked upon the posi-
ton as one requiring little ability,
and while the salary was not large
It was sufficient for the economic
wants Of Fremont's little family.
The old man, however, was dissat-
Isfed, and during his term spent
very little time in the Territory.
Finally, as Arizona began to grow
in Importance it became necessary
to put person with some ability |
into the governorship, and Ere
mont was removed. If the Cotton
correspondence, which
is now the sensational scandal of
the country, can be relied upon,
Fremont was not displaced quite
soon enough.
These are some bits from the re-
cord which can be presented when
.he petition of the chronic beggar
comes before Congress. The United /.
States owes him nothing. 1t has '
paid him over and over again for
lis services. He is not the sort of
nan to be pensioned. II the nation t
las any money to throw away, it
IAN be cast to wOrthier persons than
General Fremont. When the conn C
ry establishes a poorhouse for dis
and discontented polite
ans, it can admit Fremont as one of
he first patients, but until then the /
pathfinder" ought to be left to the
,are of those who have vainly tried !
% force him forward when his ]
and moral instincts would t
persist in holding him back.
THERE HAS been marked falling ;
,ff in the number of immigrants tOi