The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-10-11
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Nor Eos rAarr, Bur ros TRu1H.--
/. II mol cur business TO enter into the
strife Of politics. Tha, i. not our VEGA.
tlon, AMI we have reiigiously abstaiued
tom saca contests. Nor shall We de-
pags IRON This line oil sGr.ct proprlety.
b.: We are sometimes appealed TO Tor In
formation az To- matters Of fac; by readers
who imagine ,sa, we may have specia
saeans Of knowing the truth. In such
,ese we ara w.iiing TO tell what We
snow-no, for the sake OF party, bat OF
ruth. This We may do without sacrifice
ing our neutral and independent, charac.
ter. Ii we can bel p TO correct an error,
or TO disabuse the public mind OF false
impression, We are doing q service TO
r,ght-minded men OF all parties. We
do not urge cur readers to vote one way
of the other, bu, we d. wish them to vote
,a,elligently.
L, il we'll known that one 0. The candi.
dates for the Presidency has been cnarg.
ed with being Roman Catholic. To
This story We never gave the slightest
importance, considering j, as one OF those
bald falsehoots which were fabricated
Tor party purpose, and which would
drop into oblivion and be despised as
soon a. i, had served i,s object But as
the origina,ors Of The story cling 10 II with
grea, per,inacity, thinking il a very Ell.
fec,ive weapon to excite odium and pre-.
iudice, some good men have thought II
worth while to Sc. the matter al once and
forever at rect. Ciergymen Of this city
have been applied 10 by members OF then
churches, and BY letters from abroad Il
make personal inqiry, since the public
could have entire confidence in then
statement, knowing that they were nc
likely 70 tie deceived themselves, ant
lha, they would have no motive 10 mls,st'
the fact.
Thus appealed to, number OF clergy
men, though very reluctant 10 do any
thing which could bring their names be
fore the public in connection with aay 20
ii,icai question, called on Colonel Ere
mon. for the purpose 0! a frank CONVEX
sa;icn in regard to his religious PROBES
.,on and belief This they did no, 10
he:r own personal satisfaction, for nc
one Of them he'd DOUBT about the ma,
,er-but simply that they might be abl
10 satisfy others by an assurance from hi
own tips. Among those Who went wer
the Rev. Dr.. De Witt, oil the Dutch Re
formed Cnurch, Professors Henry L
Smith and r. X. Hitchcock, Of the Unio
Theological Seminary, the ReT. DavI
B. Coe, Secretary Of The Home Missions
~ Society, and one oil the editors of tn
paper. They were received with gret
cordially, and Col. Fremont responde
very frankly and cEeeT!al!y 10 .he.r il
suiries.
When it was remarked tha, some I
our good people were disturbed abou. h
religion, he replied, smiling, that he ".
glad thar bis opponents We're wlllisg
admit, a. least, that he mad some religion
feellng-thal he va. not wholly iEdIfe
en-, 10 Christianity. One Of the minis
scTs inquired |! the account OF lis ear
fehgisus education and 10 lis Joining II
Episcopal Church, as gwen in Bgeiow
Life Of Fremont, vas c9rrecgt Il
replied tia. ii was, and added, in ie
words. that ne lad been born and eauc2
=. in The Episcopal Church that be hs
hesn confirmed as member Of th
Church, and tad never Aal shadow
i though, Of leaving II.
wen aElus50a vas made - the Pc
sstem assertions ,sat lie was Ca,hoIi
IT, replied that lie could nos imagiae ho
s8ea 4 s.sry took is rise, Tor taal, 10 IA
he ..al hardy been inside Of Cathol
q usch more than ball dozen times
hts ..e, and then upon occasions OF po
a1 interest ~ curiosity.
All tbs vas saIa very quietly, ard ":
TO apparent desire 10 oblrude III. reIl
lou, q to make capital out Ct il, bu.
STATE III. simple lat Of his religion ed
eaton aad belief. No one could lis,
70 his irank ye: modest statemen., VII
out feeling tha. Il #ss perfectly ingsn
Gus; ard rat, with no tgoTY iowa
Others he eas sincerely ard una4 ct =
attached 10 tie Ea.g On ii waes ae !.
teen educated by q gc4s mother.