The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-10-29
NUMBER ga.
The Prevarlcatons Of Col. Fremont -
? T to his Religious Sympathles.


has complied an abstract from the testime.
ny Of the witnesses who have been broaghs
forward by the black Republicans to prove
that John G.. Fremont has never been .
Roman Catholic. Without any regard t.
!. the question whether he was ever Cath
or not, the evidence ought to startle those
supporters Of Col Fremont who profeses
to be impeled by religions considerations
in urging his election. We quote the sb-
stract: ss--a AU.at Fl ssasI .s,k
Never been an a Catholic Cz,rcA II Cdk
ito mia. 5-'''. s.S
From John c. Fremont's conversation
with Mr.. Cook, of New York, authcutica-
ted by aflidavit 9vss si5l
"In regard to my being Cssholie while
in California I can say that while there
labored exclusively hard, and when SUM-
! day came | was very much fatigned, and
did not feel like going to church, although
my wife did it when il was convenient.
Bat generally staid at home and spent
my time in reading, writing and attending
to such matters of business as ! consider
ed of importance, and to my knowledkS
WAS NEVER INSIDE Of any churct
in California" LHkfI 4si3t4 dHT
Neper 2 been in a Cathode CAurcx Ass
CHdrleston, $50 It EEA At31
From Mr.. J. G Nelson's history se
John C. Fremont's life while in Charlss-
ton: 1s}il8 ~ IL HoA
Il can vouch that COL Fremont NEE.
Err HAD HIS FOOT INSIDE Cath
olic Church in Charleston, and never spoke
to Bishop England in his, ,life.n ) I9 ..ltI
Never been IL, Catholic Church in WasA.
iagton.
From the speeches of John I. Singer.
land, farmer, of Albany county, laa s7aa
81 knew Col. Fremont well in: Wasi.
ington. l know he used to attend fegu.
lary at the Episcopal church, and I know
from his own lips that he nerer scds isssiis
Of CatzoHc Church IN Washingtonr
| Only 5eer, an Catholic Church lOnee,f
! From letter from f. Andrews, Esq,
containing an account of conversation had
with John G. Fremont himselfin June last.
"Col. Fremont did say to me thatsks
had no recollection of being in . Ronan
Catholic church but oace in his life, and
then it was on the occasion of the marri-
age of a personal friend oehs who choss
to be married according to the rites Of TIN
church. Mr.. B. was present aad
heard the conversation" .,,,a..o.
/. 9'tss2'D ee Only 7,cice
From the statement of a correspondent
of the Boston Journal, whose veracity 10
guaranteed by the editor of that paper:
| aJsIn conservation with Col lFrsm6nt
this morning, i asked him explicitly thsN
! might authoritively deny the story cesri
cerning his religion; Colonel, are, yon =,
Z Roman Catholic?' TO which he replied:
2 i am not, nor hare l ever been; and but
tusce during my natural life do: I femetn<f
ber to haze been inside q Renan Catholic
church, = -,y---soo o4!f = So
? --..-.s Only -Four Tsmesl re9 faese!s6
9 From the conversation of John q. Free
e mont during an interview with Hon. Tins,
ethy Davis: - ''-.@ - 800.
II kuow7very little of the Catholic res
ligion at all. / have never taken any iIisr
terest in il, and am. certain 1-xas never
in Catholic church more than. foaf timea
i in my. life -G s.ssia.9 = 1T
| Only Sin Emesi a-,b,r
! From the statement of the editor Of the,
New York Eeongehst, who, with other
ministers, visited Fremont for the parp0se
Of questioning him on his religionse'6ff ias
when allusion was made, to the peres
sistent assertions that he was Catholic.
2 he replied that he could not imagine how
such story took its rise, for that. in fsct..
j he had hardly seen inside of Catholic
Church more than haJ.a-dorem times ID
his life, and then upon occasions Of puhsS
lie interest or curiosity " satoa as5n
/ Only Tcelye or Fifteen TsMes!t : zsd
Frem the statement of correSpos
dent of the Dunkirk Tribune, the authen.
tici'y of which is endorsed by the editor
of the Tribune: --s
''In response to a question which esk,
ed, as to how many times he had attend.
ed Catholic Church. he replied:
sibly t~elreor fifteen times, not more; aua
never except from motives of curiosity 4. aYi n
| -4a hsdefnite Member Of Times.
/ From the statement of H. F. Ram
dolph, of Ithaca, New York, who had .
personal interview vito Mr.. Fremont: as
s"Col. Freeniont said he did not sym.
psthize with the Roman Catholic reRgisn.
and had not patronized their ehurchesii
California as elsea as had been represene;
ted" i,r
Gentlemen Of the jury, what verdict do
you render upon this testimony Is@hs
witness On the stand--a witness who 90
equivoca,es and prevaricates--xor,by e
belief? f.ass sti
Fl W Mr.. Greeley's admission that be-
does not wish his readers to believe the
. election of Fremont a fixed fact, and that
he considers the States of Pennsylvania.
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