The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-10-02

pear before the public with reluctance
but my name having been dragged into
the political arena against my consent, to
give countenance to misstatement, no
other course is left me. Therefore sag
that I do not know that Col. Fremont as a
Catholic, and never intended to say that
he was Catholic. l never stated that 4
should cote for him. have heard of no
evidence to prove that he was Catholic ;
the fact that he was married by Catho-
lie Priest, if such was the case, furnishes
but little evidence that he was a Catho-
lie. Catholic Priests often marry those
acho are not Catholics.
The duties of my profession are such
as to unfit me to take part in politics, and
I do not now intend to vote for any o'
the candidates for President at the next
election.
In reply to the assertion made, whe-
ther Americans have to follow shoulder
to shoulder with Popish leaders, have
only to say that 1 have never seen an
American God, and it is blasphemy to
pronounce it. But have firm faith in
the one God, infinitely perfect, that he
cannot contradict himself or be divided
into sects; therefore I say there is no
other name on earth so glorious as the
name of Catholic. And I am astonished
to see the prejudices of people mingling
religion with politics in this Republican
Union. Yours respectfully,
Rev. MICHAEL OLIVETTA.
That letter shows how falsehoods can
be manufactured out of Sc whole CLOTH"
1t was clincher, and to evade its force,
the Express replies in substance, that
Father Olivetta is an Italian Je.
suit, and unworthy of crcdence. Had
he sustained the charge. his testimony
would have been good enough for the
Express. But Father Olivetta's letter
goes beyond denial Of the language i'm
puted to him. 1t afirms that &c Catholic
Clergymen often marry those who are not
Catholics" thus directly demolishing all
inferences based upon the fact that Col.
Fremont was married by a Catholic
Priest.
Another witness to prove,.this charge Of
is one Alderman Fulmer, OF
New York, who states that in March,
1859, he was for four days in Washing
ton, leaving there on the 7th day Of
March. That while there he saw Colonel
Fremont joining in the services of Ro-
man Catholic Church, and in a dinner
table conversation heard the Colonel
avow himself Catholic and believer
in the doctrines of that Church. The
was specific as to time and
place, and was verified by Mr.. Fulmer's
production of Browns Hotel bill at Wash
ington of that date. This story was put
to rest by its being proved that Col. Ere
mont was not in the city Of Washington
at all during the year 1852. He left
New York for California in March, 1850.
He returned in the steamer George Law,
which reached New York on the 9th of
March, 1852, and remaining in that city
four days, he left on the 10th, in the
steamer Africo, for Europe, and did moi
return until June, 1858. Mr.. Fulmer, if
honest, no doubt took some other man to
be Col. Fremont.
Another witness we shall notice. A
letter signed by N. Sergeant, has been
published, in which Mr.. Sergeant (ifthere
is such many states that he heard Col
VIM. III. Russell say, that he, Russell,
knew Col. Fremont to be Romanist.-
This testimony we shall dismiss, by sta.
ting that this man Russell is now in Mis-.
souri,, engaged in driving Free State mer
out of Kansas, and that his name is sign,
ed to appeals along with Atchison anc
Stringfellow, which have lately been cir
culated, full of falsehoods against the
Free State Men, along the River, anc
calling upon Missourians to orgazize ano
drive the" Abolitionists y out of Kansas
We will give yet one more case. Or
the 10Th of August, the New York E,r
press published the following, to wit +:
Slas Homes, State Treasurer of Michi
gan, and a candidate for reelection Of
the Fremont ticket, was in town few
days Since, and dined, on invitation, with
John C. Fremont, the day after which ht
stated, in presence of our informant, tha
from conversation with Mr.. Fremont, AM
from letters he had seen from prominen
Roman Catholics throughout the country
he (Mr. H.) had no doubt more tha
two thirds of the Roman Catholic vot'
would be given to Fremont.
AS soon as this falsehood reached til
eye of Mr.. Holmes, he wrote letter fror
Detroit, dated Aug, 27, to the ErpresI
and says:
1 have to say that no conversation rels
tive to the Catholic vote took place bt
tween Col. Fremont and myself. | di
not see any letters from prominent Re
man Catholics throughout the country
on that occasion, neither have [ seen an
since, and no illusions were made to an
such letters or to any information refe
ring to the subject during the brief inter
view between us. have made no STATE
ments publicly or privately relative to an
conversation had with Col. Fremont, froI
which your informant could have mani
, factured the charges contained in Il
above extract.
Howaver p,,cb we NAV differ rs to I'll