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

VIC 4'SW AOIh LaPfeoo, "iA iNS~ ~P0
the declaration of Alderman Fulmer, who
says that when at Browns Hotel, in
Washington, in the winter of 1852, he
saw Col. Fremont worshipping in Cath
ole Church that he conversed with the
Colonel on the subject of religion, and
that he defended the extreme doctrine Of
the Romish Church. By reference to the
columns Of the same Erpress, it is shown
that Col. Fremont was, during the whole
Of the time Alderman Fulmer locates him
at Washington, on board Of ocean steam
ers.S An examination of the register Of
Browp.s Hotel shows that Col. Fremont
was not Sdlsirg TIE years 1859 and '53,
at that h6fel. Here is conclusive, inde-
! pendent evidence that Alderman Fulmer
is mistaken. This testimony is confirmed
BY Col. Fremont's denial of the whole
story. The archives of the Episcopal
Church at Washington show that Col.
Fremont's children had Protestant Bap-
Fremons's companion across the Rocky
Mountains, says that he carried with him
pocket Protestant Bible. He presented
his wife with a Protestant prayer book
before their ma riage.
His preceptor says that he received a
Protestant education. Col. Fremont says
to everybody that inquiries of him that he
is and ever has been Protestant. And
yet, not only in the absence Of all testimo-
ny, but after every allegation has been
disproved, those who fabricated continue
to reiterate the falsehood, and | am sorry
to add, that too many intelligent, honest
electors, who would require better evil
dence to convict dog, caught with the
wool in his mouth, of killing sheep, be
lieve that COL Fremont is Papist.
1t was said, YOU will remember, by
many of our friends at Philadelphia, that
Mr.. Fillmore's name would lie used at the
South merely to divide the friends of free
dom at the North. I did not believe it
then; nor do | know that such was their
design but that Mr.. Fllmore's name is
only used for that purpose is transparent
ly certain. Nor should this surprise us,
for it is just what the past has often re-
vealed.
Mr.. Van Buren, who for thirty years
was devoted to the South hesitated about
the admission of Texas, and was thrown
overheard.
General Pierce, literally used up in
promoting the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise, and in sustaining border ruff
anism, was remorselessly sacrificed at
Cincinnati by the South for can older, if
not a better" doughface, whom they hope
to elect Differ as they may do in rela-
ton 10 all other questions, on this every
extreme of shade and sentiment and opin-
ion unite. They regard the bank-the
tarif-the public domain, &C., &C., sub
ordinate questions, and differ upon them;
but in voting upon the annexation Of
Texas-the admission OF California free
the Fugitive Slave aw-the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, &C., &C., they al
ways unite or if Southern member
gives a wrong vote, like Cullom of Tenn
yessee, and Hunt Of Louisiana, they are
shot down. Why, then. should they not
ms they have, make their Americanism
subservient to their slavery? If, there
fore, Mr.. Buchanan should be elected,
see no end to the encroachments and
usurpations of the slave power = and
hence | shall neither vote for him nor
throw my vote away. In contest which
is to determine whether slavery or free
dom is to be the governing principle Of
this republic, I choose to cast my vote
where it will tell for freedom. These
considerations lead me to support the Re-
publican nominees for President and Vice
President, not because I am less an
American than when our National Con
vention assembled, but because those by
whom Mr.. Fillmore was nominated, from
Southern States, have abandoned him for
q candidate openly and avowedly arrayed
against the American party, thus sacri-
ficing for slavery both their candidate and
their Americanism and because, fur
thermore, by voting for Mr.. Fillmore,
when the contest is between Buchanan
and Fremont, I should indirectly aid the
former, whose principles, as an anti
American and slavery extensionist, are
obnoxious to all my convictions of duty.
Respectfully yours,
EPHRAIM MARSH.