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約翰‧福瑞蒙特 (John
C. Frémont) 被控叛亂
1848年1月31日
當兩個州長被任命同一個管轄區裡會發生什麼事？以約翰‧福瑞蒙特少校的例子來看，他最後被送交軍法審判。
在西部拓荒時期因為製作精確地圖而受到表揚的約翰‧福瑞蒙特少校，在1848年1月31日被以叛亂罪與不服從命令的罪名送交軍法審判。福瑞蒙特因為在墨西哥戰爭 (1846-1848) 中表現優異，所以在1847年被任命為加州州長。加州在戰爭結束後被墨西哥割讓給美國。
然而，聯邦政府卻派遣史蒂芬‧基爾米 (Stephen
Kearmy) 將軍負責管理加州。基爾米與福瑞蒙特之間的緊張關係因為究竟誰有管理加州的職權而不斷的升高。在1847年8月，基爾米以不服從命令的理由，下令逮捕福瑞蒙特。福瑞蒙特在軍事法庭中被判有罪，必須離開軍隊。雖然詹姆士‧波爾克總統後來撤消了這項判決，但是福瑞蒙特還是選擇辭去軍職。
What happens when two governors are appointed for one territory? In Major John C. Frémont's case, he was given a court-martial.
Major John C. Frémont, admired for his map-making expeditions to the West, was court-martialed on the grounds of mutiny and disobeying orders on January 31, 1848. Frémont was appointed governor of California in 1847 in recognition of his role in the Mexican war (1846-1848). California had recently been ceded to the United States by Mexico following that war.
General Stephen Kearny, however, was sent by the federal government to govern the state. Tension arose between Kearny and Frémont over who had governing authority. In August 1847, Kearny ordered Frémont arrested and charged with insubordination. Frémont was found guilty by a court-martial and subjected to penalties, including removal from the army. Although this decision was reversed by President James K. Polk, Frémont chose to resign his military commission.
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