Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-09-11
FREMONT NOY ELIGIBLE TO THE PRES
IDFNTIAL OFFIcE.

IDFNTIAI, OPFIcE.
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view fork E%pfess lhat lbeTe exists strong
probability that Fremont was not born in the
limited States. and. .therefore. ;s moi cons,i,n.
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'he atleh non 70 the aI'icle IA lhe E&lsc%s'
which says:
"W1rFuy FnEmoNr WAS BoRN.-We need moi
be n6,don Of The nubIic for freely discussips
where FTemont was born because. under the
of the United States. man must
be born here. in these limited States. or have
been here when the Constiipi;on was adon,ed.
in order 10 be lis President. Hence. if as al.
legged, and as believed by many, and as cir
ind.cate, the French fatber of
Colonel Fremont took the mother OF Colonel
Fremont out Of the United States, with lhe
intent TO live abroad, the son born abroad is
Conslitutionally disqualified for being Presi-
dent.
'The Biography of Mr.. Bigelow, (edilor OF
the Evening Post,) the inspiration, doubtless,
OF Flemont himself, has now reached Rich.
mond, Va, ond as we suspected, nearly all Of
il that relates 10 Fremoni's origin is fiction, or,
10 quote the Richmond Dispatch
"'It reads like novel! 1t is quite desti-
tute OF such prosac element as fact. The
legislature of Virginia neuer sanctioned Me
separation OF Mr. and Mrs. Prior Jg passing an
Gct Of di5Orce. We have examined the acts OF
Assembly from 1910 10 1917, Fremont was
born, according 10 his bographer, January 81
1887 and in all that time there were but twc
divorces granted, neither Of which was Mr.
and Mrs. Prior.
"AWe know nothing OF the circumstance.
of their marriage. We never heard that tbt
old gentleman was rich or gouty. He kent
sort Of pleasure garden for public entertain
ment, which is not consistent with The idea O
being nabob. In short, we know tue divorce
part Of The above stoIyis untrue, and we dom
believe one word or The remainder Of it. We
only allude to the object to vndlcale the trutl
OF history, and do justice TO The State and in
diyiduals, unjustly assailed in the above par
agraph.
"'We were certain at the start, that an Ok
Stald state like Virginia never divorced partie
for the reasons given In the biography, tha
The parties had influential frends.' tn
acts Of Assembly disclose the fact, and slam
the he on The 6iCSTdpby.'
"The Richmond Wing publishes The will
and testament OF Pryor, 10 show that no suc
divorce as alleged took place. The will read
thus, as recorded in The Hastings Court, 1923
Il, John Fryer, OF oil the city OF Richmon'
do make and ordain this writing as and for m
last will and testament, hereby expressly re
yoking all other wills and testoments hereto
fore made by me. Whereas, under wei
founded impression and confident belief tha
my late vile, Ann Pryor, had departed ihl
NE, have inlermarled with Elizabeth Grave
VINO iaone IS recognized by me as my vile
none other having any Just claims upon me Q
my estates, III that character, DO VIII and dl
rect as follows
"He marries because he believes his ls
wife was dead Tie father Fremont, accord
ing 10 the biography was wondering with tn
mother Of fremont among the Indians Of th
Notwithstanding 10 our Vermont CORES
pondent, among the French nadians-but
according 10 The Richmond Whig, the fathe
his son was born we have right 10 know b
proof unquestonable, for every presumplo
is against his being horn in the Cuited States
"These are painful facis 10 approach and
discuss, but when such monslrous imposition
is attempted as this upon US Northern people
we shrink not from it. Iii duty We owe