Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-10
FREMONT 4 CATHOLIC ?-TTIl
QUESTION SETTLED.
From The N. Y. Evangelist, Sept. IS.

From The n. Y. Evan gelst, Sept IS.
Nor FOR PARTY But FOR TRUTH.-ft is no
our business to enter into the strife of poll
ties. That IS not our vocation, and we hlvt
rcllgiously abstained from such contests
Nor shall we depart from this line Of STRIFE
propriety. But we are sometimes appealee
to for information as to matters Of fact by
readers who imagine that we may have spec
ial means of knowing the truth. In such {
case we are willing to tell what we know
not for the sake of party, but OF truth TIN
we may do without sacrificing our neutra
and independent character If we can hell
to correct an error or to disahuse the public
mind OF false impression, We are doing g
service to right-minded men of all parties
We do not urge our readers to vote one way
or the Other, but we do wish them to vote in
teligently.
1t is well known that one of the candidates
for the Presidency has been charged with BE-
ing a Roman Catholic. To this story we
never gave the slightest importance, consider
ing it as one of those bald Gllsehoods which
were fabricated fora party purpose and which
would drop into oblivion and be despised as
soon as it had served its object But as the
oriSinators Of the story cling to it with great
pertinacity, thinking tia very effective weap-
on to excite odium and prejudice. some q oo1
men have thought it worth while to set the
matter ut once and forever at rest, Clergy
men Of this city have been applied to By
members OF their churches, and by lett rs
from abroad, to make personal inquiry, since
the public would have entire confidence III
their statement, knowing that they wert not
likely to be deceived themselves. and that tt' J
could have no motive to misstate the fact.
Thus appealed to- number Of clcrgyman,
though very reluctant to do anything which
could bring their names before the public in
connection with any political question. called
on Col. Fremont for the purpose of It frank
conversation i'll regard to his religious pro-
f,ssion and belief. This they dil--not for
their own personal satisfaction, ior not one Of
them had a doubt about the mattcr-hut sim
ply that they might be able to satisfy others
by an assurance fiom his own lips. Among
those who went, were thu Rev. DR.. De Witt
Of the Datch Reformed Church; Professors
Henry 4. Smith and K. D. Hitchcock Of the
Gn,n Theological Seminary the Rev. Da-
eid b. Goe, Secretary Of the Home MiSsi5na-
ry Society; and one Of the editors Of tbs pa
per. They wera received with great c1rdi4l-
ity. and Colonel Fremont responded very
frankly and oteerf4lIy to their inquiries.
When it was remarked that some af our
good peeile were disturbed about his religion.
lie re Piled, smiling, that he was clad that Lis
opponents were willing to admit. at least,
that he had some religious feeliag-that he
WAS not wholly Indifferent to Christianity.
One Of IT, ministers inquired il the aee9ant
Of his eery religious education and o! his
.;aining tie Episcopal Church. as given in
Big 'lpW :, LII oi Fremont, WAS correet2
II f.1lil id FIAT il WIS and addad in :: tt.N