Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07
From the Rochester Union.l
col. EREMONr'S POSITION BEFORE THE


We publish below n card from Air. slctia2ter, eG!-
tor of the New York FrGenun's Journal, to when We
invite the attention of all who admire truth ana
honesty, and who despise hypocrisy and double aeai
ing especially in who asprcs To the highest OIL
hcs il! the gift of the American people we repea'
what We have often 1aied. thu; EOl. Fremonts rcii
giOn il matter of entire indifference 10 Is wee care
not wat he believes matters of religion or what
he does not believe. We Leave the discussion OF snth
a subject, in connexion with man postion AZ cnn
didaie for office, where il properly beongs-in Inc
hands of the proscrptive know-Nothlngs on the one
side, and in those Of the hypocrcal aud notices. big
uted Republicans on the other. Bnt ~heh cai'u'
dates religion IS made the subject OF discussion ana
his friends represent him to be ono thing to one class
OF the community, and another thing to another class
and he meanwhile reGlgirG Silent in approval oil the
cheat, feel it duty. whel eViaence l.',3h' ef
BILE is brought forward to asten p"icai !caucr anu
his party in such dsSracetu position 10 ay inc Iae..
b. fore the electors and let them make such comment
upon them at the ballot box rs they may deem JUST
and proper This card appears in the Columbus
lOhiol Capital City fact
OFFICE OF THE FREEMASs JOURNAL,
September 9TH, 1856. :
Sir: No such article as you refer to has appeared
in the Frecmans Journal, nor would admit il, even
10 in,ure the prospects Of the candidate OF 40 bud a
party as the Black Republicans; because the rcligtcG
of Mr. Fremont If he has any left, has nothing 20 Gl
with his claims Gr office, or should have nothing to &c
with them at least.
~ Of Mr.. Fremont. II you can get any one TO induce
aim TO say over his own signature what he seems C
authorize hs friends say for hnyiz: that he has
never protested to De IathGlc-then will publicly
brand linn Us liar know the whole sary Of his life
in Washington, and know that dGl!y and for years ht
protested to be Catholic and nothing but Catholic
the. he profrssed TO be- such when he WIS married
that he avowed himself such to his brother officers IL
the army and to men in civil fs-tO Protestsnis and
Catholics, whom know and could cite As proofs
But J. Fremont dare not over his own name deny
fact that can have sworn TO by over twenty die
tinct aidav,s of highly respectable people, men and
women, priests and lay Catholic and Protestant viz
that for years he protested himself Catholic and
denied having any other belief in any other religion
man who will lie about serious fact in his own
history ought to be denounced, if he preteds to ruI
for President, even Of 20 mean coalition rs BacR
Republicans and Choctaw Know Sothngs. II Col
Fremont will assert that he has never given h'msei
out ns Catholic, will clap the hot iron OH hin
quick and sure.
At the same time allow me TO say that if you are
Democrat | am ashamed OF you seeking to hurt ever
Fremont, bad IA he is on a religious question. Blu
ii you are Hindoo it is perfectly in keeping witt
the rest OF your principles. Yours, &c:,
ia McMASTER.
Editor and Proprietor Of Freeman's Journal.