Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-03

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From the st, Louis Leader, Roman Catholic organ
Testimony from Roman Catholics.
The New York Evangelist publishes statement
that several Protestant ministers Of the highest re-
spectabiity who were worried about Fremont
being Catholic" lied on him 10 ascertain from
himself his religious views, and that he denied to
them ever having been Catholic
Now we have Col. Fremonrs assertion that he
never was a Catholic, and that he had hardly been
inside Of Catholic Church more than half dozen
times in his life, and then upon occasions of public
interest curiosity This is certainly very extra
ordinary In the face of what is well-known here at
St Louis-where it 10 matter of public notoriety
that when in st. Louis, before his marriage, Col.
Fremont passed for Catholic, attended the Cath
olic Church, performed, IL is said, duties wtich
NONE but Catholic performs, and certainly per-
formed or professed to perform devotions not prac-
tised by any bat Catholics When it is remem-
bered that Fremont has family connexions here,
and that all this is said i,s the public papers and ia
society By every cho knosos him. and there is no
attempt to deny It, as indeed it is undeniable the
boldness of his late as ,ertions will be appreciated
II is difficult thing to prove that a man is
Catholic who does not habitualy practice" as
il is called, bis religion. The priest who hears
his confession cannot testify, and would not If he
could. Unless one could prove by affidavit that a
man was seen to take communion or that he ex-
pressly said am Catholic,R it would be hard
to prove him one, though everybody might know
that he 80 considered, at the time in dispute
We have, however, in our possession, evidence
of peculiarly convincing nature. When Fremont
wap in ST. Louis, at the period referred to, as
young officer Of Engineers, he moved in Catholic
society, and was IN foye with, and gas reputed TO
be affianced to young Catholic lady OF this city,
since married. II is a remark that Is made in So
ciety, that if Mrs. , the lady in question,
could be prevailed on to show Fremopt's love let
tiers, the question of his religious professions al
that time would be completely settled It need
not be said that this is out of the question-and
perhaps the chevalier took care to write no IQye
letters, or if he did, not to commit himself on the
spbjept of religion where, in our opinion his po-
sition was an assumed one, at least to some ex-
tent We haye some reason for thinking land viii
give Fremont the benefit of the supposition) that
he yery seldom, if ever, alluded to the subject
Of his religion IN this delicate AFFAIR and as both
parties were supposed to be Of the same faith, Il
vas rot necessary that he should. Had he PASSED
for Protestant, 1t Epgd certainly have come ont
on the taps. Bat no one then had such an Idea,
and we are quite positive that the lady to whom
he was as we believe, at one time engaged, to
YhDm be certainly proposed marriage but by
whom he was ultimately rejected end dismissed,
was, and is CONVINCED that he was then a sincere
Catholic,
This is pretty decided. But as Fremont saws he
never was in Catholic church, except on occa-
slops of public curiosity or interest we feel our
selves absolutely compelled, In view Of the fact
that he Ia candidate for the Presidency, to go
one step further. We are waxing romantic--let
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ft be supposed that Llis Iv.Ao.4ns - "a
tract from some Of our religious" papers, like
the American Celt to which It's tone Of deyout
sentmentahty is more congruous than to the hnsi-
ness-like and political Leader.
THE PArHFINDER AT HIS PRAYERS.
II was in Al, at the close of a midsummer day.
between twilight and dark, when the last faint
sounds of the Angelus were dying into silence and
the spre of the cathedral vet vbrated to the last
stroke OF the bell. IL was the hour of prayer
the hour when the whole Catholic world, az il
were, kneeis and inyokes thrice the Mother of the
Worlds Redeemera In that solemn hour was |
seen, slowly and with measured steps, moving |
along the aisle of the now Swallowed church. 4 |
cavalier, IN costume indicative of the soldiers
profession. Gss ssst#s s1EGE |
The noble temple was now silent: but from The |
subterranean chapel came soft whispers of PRAYERS
softly and sweetly fell those sounds on NV ear AL
the foot OF beautiful statue of the Mother of our
Redeemer, knelt the soldier his deep eve lifted to
her image, while he wooed and craved her protec. |
ton amid the SHOWS of the Rocky Mountains and |
from the treacherous and merciless savages who |
Wayiay the path to the West She who is the |
sailors guide Ger the painless sea. with pious |
inspiration he spoke her praise he inyokes the |
Mother whom the angelic host reveres |
Exert for us mothers care, |
And us thy children own y |
AS the lamp, dimly burning in the sanctuary, |
cast its CLEANS upon the form thus bowed in re- |
spect and love before The image Of the VGrgin il
revealed The features of Lieute,dY,t John b. IRE
mont Of Charleston, s. O
:. few years have passed, and changed is the
soldier of that day. ts 4ls Ff-g .s1s |
flushed is his voice in praise or defence Of bis
holy faith. Ay, still and cold as the SHOWS from
which he escaped, he remembers no more that our
gmies and tears, our hopes and fears She softens,
shades, and sancti6es In $50, he kneeIs towards |
the Clutches of the Sierra Nevada where hides no
longer the precious metal his inspiration, the vel
low beams of the Puebla de los Angeles. He de-
MES what he should with pride avow and protect
with his sword /
Casting the scabbard far away,