New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
FROM THE MAIL.
GENERAL FEEMoYT's ACCOUNTS.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Appropriate with the recent discovery by
second Controller Gilkcrson. Of the Treasury, OF the
country's indebtedness to General Fremont would be
the reprnting Of the following from The weekly IT'D
une Of August 16. 1856:
an the Senate Mr. Bglcr submitted n
resolution calling on the President for copies oi 'nc
vouchers which Mr.. FrcmOnts accounts as d"
officer Of the Government from his first eAp'u'.''" ~
California settled, that the nature oi 'hc u'
bursements may appear: also nquirlne whether ~
Is any public money in his hands uhacoo'"'c' ,O'
or whether there any papers on hlc III '"o ~
partmcnt, from official sources, charging him WIN
malfcasance in Office etc After a long acrimonious
debate this resolution was laid over 'h U'
l1th Mr.. Bigcr called mp his rcN"uu"h '''
ccrninc Mr.. Frcmonts accounts" (IhN "a' wv
days after he first submitted it, Mr. lr"'"'""
moved to amend the resolution by adding the cau'o
that the President be requested to communicate 10
the senate al the time similar information WIN
regard to all transactions of Mr. buchanan a. an
officer OF the Government. and particularly showing
how much money had been paid him since he ch'"'c'
the public service: also. TO communicate All tc 'o'
rcspondence Of Mr.. Buchanan with the "ovcrhieh =
pccialy that relative TO the ostcnd Conference
and the reasons why he was removed rom HI p''
as Minister at the Court of ST. James also II ~
moved at his own request. and the reason lo' :
asking retire. If any. After some debate 'c
amendment was rejected and the resolution adopted
Now that it has been established beyond all douo'
that General Fremont, who has been 30 Ione ulo
subject Of misunderstanding and SANDER, i really
the couutrv's creditor ntcad Of debtor trust that
the country will bc just enough 10 pay him lhterSS.
on what it as owed him 80 long. l'u there arr u.e
debt, which the country and the Republican parry
owe him which they cannot fully pay. on tle
Republican party VIII say that u owes u vi
"A failure in 1904 when Mcclellan PIc,i-
Dental candidate where would the Republican party
have becm Who principally made the war 'uc'e'''
General Fremont ,
The possession Of the Mississippi River is the
possession II America said General sherman a. .
public dinner given him in -. L0ui, i'm l-"3. Now
who contributed than any other man to"arp
Tho possession of the Ns,i-Sppil General Fremont
events connected with TIC huldins and ,crvice Of & th
sunhoats OF the great western rivers rn9r'i'inI ' f
capture II Forts Henry and Doncl."u ana Latte o"
shiloh And then he quotes Whnt ''rnetu %rHm X,r
said. which was that without INC ah oi inc >"'h
lie could not have succeeded Al all at Nlck,ourg u
v', General Fremont Who nr-t -r--c-i"d me u'r "i,
and began the building Of, 'hn>" f1nbla'- hn' ll1'
De- NOT ALL Re issued the first emancipation prlc
hma'lou which regarded a- the entering
s G of "''iy, frc,Gcnt Iineoln, rroci4maion which
Dad % succeed It " The d'nnit" PROCLAMATION vas
'ccm. Instantly 20 have been visited win that
er'co., favor Which II 80 rcv,rnuY I'm impInc' c'o,.
surely and -.af.ly on g. TIE capture ~ Itichm"ih
and Ito surrender ~ Lee Rcvrf-"- and chr'kr. N
tr-l,' , Dalr- ,he.c tac9t, ,~,ca controuns
months u thc v1r. irt" which more general cnsl-'
mont. vcrc orove'd th,u .ato an' equal pei. of
advent of higher lu.pI-t;i'n and divine rii,'''
,,..t D.. orr .trursIit- ,au.e. Tlr irs win which
tnr .ianatDn D., written I. -'arg~N 81 upo1 'h'
per. lm'rf ir'Igr iI" decisive VICTORY N Nn'ii'"
i,ro. LID ,,teI. Invasion f..l ~.i'NrH1 I".''-'''
Yr r.. Ntf.uu'. BIRTHDAY. which rrNf t'i NN- ' Pr
rfnu- Il.tvor almost vi-nf .n'' frrI b, hr"nkins :
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N,-.-.. f..r flowing free aui urot. ci tfrp 20
.bc ir..rnr hr. of o.t'e..rrr go army n ~"
.l.r in It. l,. dr.u.r'c r,id ln'' tr bosom - t'
N...A leo .Ir..nter. ii- f". mated b I'd
IN rl.. fIc ftrnc- down frI,i- tir rt-.'
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