Year: 1862

According 10 every principle of manly hon
or, social ethics and human gratitude, Park
should be the firm and devoted friend of Gen


Fremont. Fremont has bestowed wealth,
position and reputation upon him; he has
loaded him with fsyors, lifted him from busi-
ness in which be was an adyenturer and shoue
only by chance, to proud prominence before
the world IS the manager of the famous Ere
mont Mines. With all these incentives TO
prove true to Fremont, one would naturally
conclude that Park must be his faithful
Achates-that should Fremont take snuff Park
would sueeze. 1t was because they knew that
Park rested under the most extensive obiiga-
tions TO Fremont that we classified him among
Senatorial aspiranis as q firm friend Of the
fallen General. Had he been man Of noble
instincts such classification would have not
only been true but to bis credit. But Park. il
seems, is made of different stuff; gratitude
does not belong to his composition. Whilst
the master is abroad the unfaithful steward
takes advantage of his absence 10 become pos
sessed Of his property by trick-a trick none
the less discreditable because it is enveloped
with the sanctity of the law. When Fremont
left this State for Europe he appointed Treanor
W. Park his agent to manage bis business and
protect bis intel est in the celebrated Maripo-
sa Estate How faithfully he has fulfilled bis
trust let the sequel show. Before leaving,
Fremont executed mortgage for some $500
600 10 secure Park and other parties for Ger
tain indebtedness incurred. Since that time
Park has been in possession of the mines aud
property OF the Mariposa Estate. HIS short
experience as manager doubtless convinced
him that the estate was too good a thing 10
belong to his benefactor. and hence We find
that judgement was procured some time
since by man named Heap against Fremont,
on which execution issued and Fremonts re-
versionary interest in the Mariposa Estate was
sold at Sherif-s sale and purchased by Park


The transaction was kept quiet until yesterday
when the time for redemption expired. Is this
not beautiful commentary on the morals of a
man who aspires to the magnificent position OIL
United States Senator for California? Ii be
would play Judas with the man who had load
ed him with benefits, what would be not do to
betray the interests of State which had sent
him to Washington to represent her in the
most important branch of the Federal Legisla-
ture? If greed of gain is bis ruling passion
and principal characteristic, how plentifully he
could line his pockets By trading his influence
as United States Senator for the advancement
OF mOnOp0lles, lOF Tue procurement OF contracts
for the million purposes of corruption which
tempt venal public men at Washington. The
worst feature of this whole transaction, howev-
er, is yet to be told. Fremont has been kept
SO completely ignorant of the legal proceedings
referred to above that, instead of writing to
Park relative to the position of his Mariposa
interests, be recently wrote letter to third
party in the State beseechng him to make
inquiry and send him whatever information he
could gather. This shows that whilst poor
Fremont was losing laurels in the field, his
agent here was playing double game which
has resulted in his total pecuniary rum. This
then is the secret of Parks eumity to Fremont.
He hates him with that most impacabe of all
hatreds-the hatred which emanates from q
consciousness of having wroDged a benefactor


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