The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-10

Professor Harvard University; Mr.. Charles Hale
Boston.
Mr. HALE in responding 70 the memory OF Abbott Law
renee read letter from that ger eman to Mr. Peabody
conerau lang him on the success Of his Fourth OF July
The dinner rather slow but otherwise the demon
straton quite brilliant. was wound up by ball
In the evening at which Mr. Peabody shook hands with
all the popuace.
John c. Fremont's Religion.
AN INTERESTING LETTRR-s'I AM AN EPISCOPALIAN'
OVERWHELMING TEsrIM0EY-LETrER FROM REV.
GEO. pUFFIELD, JR., PASTOR OF THE CENTRAL PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH.
In the face Of Gods TRUTH which has been frequently
proclaimed hardly think that any sincerely
Of ,ss h Son u % Is Or h ever
Hughes ID playing into Buchanans hands to prevent the
election OF liberal and enlightened administration John
Fremont goes quietly TO the Protestant Episcopal
church, in which be was baptized and confirmed, and
whose solemn burial service will break the stiffness
preached to Washington and FRANKLIN and whose clergy
now assembled In Convention in our midst Among
others, the Bishop and ministers OF South Carolina are
here and they know that John c. Fremont lie Epsco
palian, and asked by any one in decorous manner
will SO testify.
gentleman Of this city from the Rev George Dufed,
ia great grandson Of George Duhed, d. D., the col.
Cow the pastor Of the Central
NEw YoRk, Sept 20, 1855.
Ny DEAR FRIEND You viii remember our recen. con
versaon in reference TO the alleged Romansm Of Colonel
Fremont and the important bearing Of these reports
sakeabe issue now before the people, vz:~whesher
slavery u curse, 70 be confined within its present H.
miI or blessing, 70 Dc extended Indefinitely through
the roll Of their slaves on Bunker Hill.
Having deliberately and fully satisfied myself tina. nte
rest In such struggle not po cs, In the ordinary
Of the word but patriotism humanity and religion
believing also that you are 10 party man, but one who
as you think proper without ar or favor above party
aud beyond IT, Jake the liberty accorded by General
Houston and others and address you this letter to be
used either privately or publicly as the best good OF tho
cause Of freedom may demand.
There are moments In our Oates,
That stamp the color OF our lives,
We have fallen upon such moment In the history or
our natou when one vote may determine the result in
ienpsyvana; the vote of our Stae determine that Of
the Unon The OF the Union Al the Presidential
lciion determine, for all time TO come whether the
North American continent shall be slave free
,,s or nsnns ana state history IL resrapce ~ %
question Of slavery, and do most unhesltangy assert
that the sentiments OF revolutionary fathers against
are as clear as the MONDAY sun The browning act 10
the life Of great and good Washington (Which Mr..
Everett In his eHogy, SO strangely overlooked was the
on this pon, need only refer you 70 his letter Mr.
Jefferson, to those memorable words In the Declare
ton Of Independence that all men are created equal"
and which now 70 freely rdiculed metaphysical
" abstraction" deserves immortal honor from his
try for his report In 1854 TO exclude slavery from the
pared TIE way for the unanimous adoption Of the well
known ordnance OF 1857.
M late years however, what between the extreme
views OF Mr. Calhoun ri the South, and Mr.. GaYYsoa
the North have been In danger OF losing sight OF
original spirit OF constitution. Already according to
the last the slave States have tvs hundred and
thirty eight thousand square miles than the free
states. Thus ask In the name OF oil that Ia Just and
equal in addition TO this, should the free borers Of the
North exclude themselves from any right the SOIL and
surrender 10 the accuYsed Influences Of slavery less
than million four hundred aad seventy two thousand
square miller OF territory? the power n party, and the
tactics politicians and the misrepresentation OF tho
press and the bitterness Of religious prejudice though
utterly without any foundation in TACT should prove sue
eessul In accomplishing stupendous . calamity, then
for the FIRST time In my life. Will lose my confidence In
the honesty and Intelligence the justice and indepea
dnce Of our generous hearted people Al for the threats
Of adIsunon whether uttered Of Albany IN Charles
ton every loyal American heart do nothing else than
hold them in perfect derision and utter contempt
rhresiened ross live long Say the shrowd proyerb
and you may rest Assured, my irenc, that the Union will
outlast our day, and our chilcren's too.
But 10 the point IN hand. Having leisure this morning
in New York account OF the ado nmont Of com
mee for want OF quorum, occurred that there
tase than By investigating the truth Of these reports 10
reference 10 Col Fremon,s Romanism. Eniing that
some q our ministers, who were likely TO be best In
formed In the matter looked upon the charge an IN
mtgated fabrication; finding aso that days pre-.
viousiy, such men A. the vc cradle DR.. Thomas Do
Win, Of the Reformed Dutch, Dr.. Edward Robinson and
M William Adams, Of the Presbvlerian church,
and oshefs, had called on Colonel Fremont and
sss,ss IA, e,,srv sp a ,ss
Of personal Introduction, through old friend
mate, AID determined 70 zee Col Fremont himself Tn.
and eneagements, the third time more Fortunate
Aner waning the reception Of noble delegation from
Se had @
BY The campaign portraits, at once announced my
errand.
To avoid all possible mistake or miapprehensiou. the
questions ! proposed To him the following =
i--ss RnNANIsM
T. Were you baptized In the Roman Catholic church,
2 Ind you ever take the Sacrament In M
8. Are you Caihohcf
To each Of these questions he answered directly in the
M lIo f3y3h 4ro4
TIE peculiar 10 the members Of that church.
AZ be ever taken any active part.
H-U prrpRKscE TO His HEnNG Az EPIacoPAuAS
L. Were you baptized In the Episcopal church
2 Were you confirmed In that church,
?. Are you now an Eptsoopalian5
To each Of these questions he answered distinctly In
the affrmativc-"Yes" Re further stated tina. whsn
he vss baptized in the Episcopal church be vas old
very vivid recollection Of the scene The interview was
frank and cordial 10 the highest degree and everything
9s, sss oo @, .S ss ~s i psy Sss
all the inerenta testimony In the world will not have
feathers weight with me against the positive assertion Of
Col Fremont until the records OF some Catholic church
Hoping that my dear old native state, and the State Of
ny world ~ = sSos S1 70
actnent-wll spurn the brbe offered 70 her BY the Gin
cinnau Convention 70 betry the Cause Of freedom,
l1so--fsthtl 70 the unanimous protest Of our Legis-
asure in 1879, against slavery characterization
and a." spove all Of Anthony Beness spd sa . he
onward march Of public sentiment against slavery and
the slave trade throughout the world
remain, with sincere attachment and esteem your
friend and fellow citizen, GEORGE DUTTrETD in
P. s-Nr d. % native Of Carlisle, cambsrisnf
county, Pennsyvapias great grandson ofpgeorse Duff
field D. d. the colleague Of Bishop white chaplain of
the old Continental Consreee-and IL nov the pastor Of
The Central Presbyie church. Northern Liberties in
. this city.
We sppea 10 the honor and nnsnllue~u ~ ,be man AZ
rhladelphis 70 brand with infsmy the cowsrdly ana
spessns attempts d Mr. 8ucbsnsns pimps In their finn
Disguise 70 defeat Fremont and elect the colleague OF
Judge Campbell and Archbishop Hughes,