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

shall continue the subject in our next
There never was a greater falsehood set
aaoat, or one more villanously persisted
in, than this charge of Col Fremont's be-
ing Romanist. At first its promulga-
ton was confined to the Fillmore organs,
but now the Buccaneers have seized up
on it with the avidity of drowning man
catching at straw. These same or
gans which have professed such holy hor-
ror of mixing religion with politics, and
prescribing a man for his religious opin-
ions, are now out vieing the Filmourners
in their efforts to make capital for their
party by asserting that the candidate of
the Republicans is Romanist.
Even the Editor of the Vindicator,
whose life was at one time jeopardized
because of his hostility to Know Nothing
ism, has coalesced with those who sought
his blood, and now bellows, i" Catholic !
CATHOLIC !" as Justify as any of them.
But read the testimony on our first
page, and that which we shall present
next week, and mark how all these villain
Gus fabrications are refuted. Yet the
Vindicotor has the impudence to aver that
all COL Fremont's friends "can do on
this subject is to maintain profound 81
lence" Fremont's friends have no con-
cealments to make on this or any other
subject. There is no more conclusive
evidence to prove the Professionalism Of
any of our leading Protestant divines than
has. been adduced in behalf of Col. Ere
mont's Protestant convictions.
Not the least rascally feature of this
crusade on Fremont is, that Catholics
themselves are engaged in it. Such de-
testable knavery must recoil upon the
heads of its authors and overwhelm them
in shame and gnominy.
Says the Vndicotor &c Col. Fremont
was married by a Roman Catholic priest,
who dared not have done so unless one Of
the parties had been Roman Catholic +;
when all know that Mrs. Fremont was
not'
Now to settle this question, so that
even the Vindicator ought to be ashamed
10 alude to it in future, we copy the fol-
lowing from the Catholic Telegraph, the
organ of Archbishop Purcell, published
at Cincinnati-a paper sympathizing with
the Buchanan party, but which is con-
strained to tell the truth on this subject
1t says:
"We have received a courteous com
mnnication containg six interrogations.-
Two of them are of some public interest,
and we will answer them with regard
to the others our correspondent can gain
all the information he desires from any
one of the respectable gentlemen whose
names he gives us as references.
They are Do Roman Catholic Priests
ever administer the matrimonial rites
when both parties presenting themselves
are Protestants = and do Roman Cath
olic Priests ever solemnize marriages be-
tween parties, one of whom is Protestant,
the other Catholic, without certain vows
and declarations from the Protes slant par
ty?'
The first of these questions we answer
affirmafively. Marriage between unbap-
tized Protestants is a mere contract, valid,
when the mutual consent of the parties is
made according to legal forms. One of
these legal forms, that the contract be en-
tered into in the presence of some one IL
censed by the civil government to solemn
ize marriages. Roman Catholic Priests
are also licensed, therefore, they may SOL
emnize marriages where both the parties
are Protestants.
We say they may do so; as matter of
fact, they sometimes do so. But as their
sacred ministry is to the children of the
faith, they are extremely averse to ap-
pearing officially for the benefit of those
who are without
The second question can be briefly an
swered. A Protestant marrying Cath
olic must promise lst) never to interfere
with the free exercise of the Catholic
party, and (9d) to bring up all the issue
Of such marriage in the Catholic faith !;
otherwise no Priest will solemnize the
nuptials.'
Now, one of two things is certain
either Archbishop Purcell is an ignora-
mus, and don't understand the tenets of
the Catholic Church, or the Vindicator
man is not half as knowing as he pretends
to be on this subject. While we enter
tain a profound respect for the indicators S
immense legal erudition, we must be al
lowed the opinion that the Archbishop is
little better posted in the doctrines of
Catholicism than our neighbor. Still, we
have no idea that he will take the back
track. Having just discovered the "emp-
ty hole," he will no doubt continue in
the company of the dirty dogs who are
barking at Fremont, until the people in
November consign the whole pack to
their filthy kennels.
Judge Marsh's Letter.
We print this able and patriotic letter
in full in this weeks paper. 1t is lengthy,