Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-28

We ask attention TO the sssss below.
II sny one will noI allow ,ust ). L Ere.
mont is not . much mnre respectable
candidate for President shan J. G.. Ere
mont, We will give Ut. just look 81
them for . moment. J. q. Fremont 10
accused Of being a Catholic; he dsrss
not deny II, for he ssys'' III want to get
the votes OF all" 5 l. Fremont 10 chsrg.
cd with being Catholic, aud ioosdi-
stely be comes out over bis own si9es.
sure, telling oil the world, 10 plain Fog.
lish, just What bic religion 10, sud
what it Away. has been.
But how are We to account for the
folly Of Greeley, in publishing the ally
story that there were two Fremonts, that
they resemtlei each other, snd that the
other one, not J. e., va. . Catholic,
when is turns out all 90 = sudden, that
S I. Fremont is not Catholic, snj what
is more, does not resemble J. u. ~ sllr
The Fremont men all over the country,
are in q perfect rage sgsinst Greeley.
They cay he hes heen playing false, for
they cannot believe that he vas such q
fool a. TO suppose the story he invented
was or could be true. 10 doing - be
has, be really acknowledged that come
man by the name OF Fremont 10. or had
been Catholic, when it is plain that S.
l.. is not that man, aud thus, according
to Greeley's own argument, }. Z. 10 the
man referred to. The Fremonters swear,
rip and tear, at Greeley at . terrible rate,
and it is more than Likely shat, after the
election, they will hang him, old white
coat end all. Bot read Mr.. 3. l.. Ere.
monte letter: rs.f,.
WILMINGTON, N q, Friday, Dot. II, 1856.
To - Esq:
Mr. DEAR SiR: = Yours Of the 18th came
duly to hand, and take the fret leisure
moment to reply briefly.
You ask me TO say it an . .'Casho-
lic?" III l resided 10 Washington p and
"If resemble Lieutenant Colonel Ere.
mont ?''
To the firss question, l reply No.
To the second question, reply No.
To the third question, reply No.
am Yankee by birth and educasiou.
never did deny It, and God forbid |
ever should.
| graduated At West Point 10 lS4l, re-
signed nv oonlunission 10 the army 10
1854. am now residing at this place
as the Engineer and Superintendent OF
the Wilmington aud Weldon Railroad
Company, where may be found ut oil
most any hour Of the day or night.
lam member Of the Protestant Epis.
copsl Church, and have been from ten
to twelve years. Or X. B. Doane 10 the
Rector OF est. james," where | usually
attend Divine service.
am Democrat OF the old line spe.
cies, and shall, il live, vote for Buch-
snsn. NJ faith teaches me TO make no
distinction in regard to the religious
opinions VI any candidate for Office. Ro.
man Catholics are equal, 10 my estims.
ton, with those OF other Christian de.
nominations.
! have never. ~ | said, resided 10
Washington City, though ! have fro.
queotly been there for few days q Z
time the longess vas perhaps one week,
on my return to this state, with my
family, after our rescue from the wreck
OF the San Francisco. Bot Vas nsser
10 Roman Catholic Church 10 Wssh.
ington, nor do | know the location Of
any Romish Church 10 that city.
was one time within the wslls Of Z
Roman Catholic Church in Fayetteville,
in this State, como twelve or fifteen
yesrs ago; and in l040, ct the invitation
OF brother of6cer, ! attended vsspsrs,
at Detroit, Michigan. This constitutes
the whole Of ny 'Romsn Catholic wor-
ship or attsndance ct that church. do
not know any person BY tho name Of
Judge Peters.
lam told Col Fremont 10 email man.
| en- not, il SIX feet less one inch hiRh,
end ITS 70 lao pounds weight makes .
medium sissd one.
osve answered oil your Questi0ns
according TO the facts in the case; but
there 10 one reQaest you make which
cannot grant unless you think the pub.
location OF this note will do sooethine
to ssse the Union. - for the Unios
to the last plank, sod consent 70 moot
anything 70 save it 10 ito integrity. OF.
sept being President. That 10 too small
i q matter for me. The olics would not
suit me u Ell, and educ" tell your Col
orsd "Rspubliosas" II BY mistake they
elect me, ] "Cen't osrv0."
am very truly yosr frisad,
8. L. casNoST.