The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-09-06

votes leader, this morning, to an answer to
the question from the Albany Statesman,
6 Do the American people want Catholic
for President 2"
We must quote few extracts from this
honorable opponent
We think about as weak and foolish an
argument as has been used against Mr..
Fremont, is that in relation to his religion
We don't believe that if the whole voting
community knew it to be positive fact that
Fremont is Catholic, that 1t would make
100 votes difference against him in the
whole state of New York. We don't be-
lieve that the people are yet prepared to os-
tracise q man on account of his religious
views.
If political capital can he made against a
nominee, because he Is a Catholic, then it
can and should be urged against him
should he chance to be Methodist, Baptist
Presbyterian, &C., or Of any other denomi-
nation.
It is true that that there is feeling ex-
listing in the minds of some against the Ca
tholics, and as for that matter there is
against every church. But it so happens in
this canvass that those who would vote
against Mr.. Fremont, other things in their
opinion being equal, on account of Catholi-
cism, belong to the rabid school of aboli-
tionists. The same persons as general
thing, who have prejudice against the Ca
tholics, have still stronger feeling in re-
lation TO the abolition of slavery.
We have not the least doubt that if the
Philadelphia Conyention had nominated
Archbishop Hughes, or the Pope Of
Rome, for President, and they had stood on
the slavery question, as many of the anti
Catholic abOiitionists think Fremont stands
these kind of apti-Cathollcs would forego
their dislike Of Catholicism, and vote for the
Archbishop or the Pope, ON account of the
slavery question.
We DISLIKE this making war on man, on
account of his religious belief; we have nc
doubt that this sort of bigotry and reli-
gious intolerance, has contributed more to
the spread of inidelity, than the writings
of Voltaire, or all the infdel writer's IN the
world.
Will the Scotch editor and Irish local OF
the American organ get their wool together,
and see what they can make out of this Sc
we're rebuke from pro-slavery, Union-sav-
ing Buchanan yorgan.-Utica n. Y, Telegraph
Hon. JOHN BRoUGH.-In the last Shield
we (Mansfeld, Ohio, Herald) find an ex-
tract saying that Mr.. Brough would give
Buchanan his hearty support. This we
know to be untrue. We rode with him from
Crestline to Cleveland, and stopped at the
same hotel. And in repeated conversations
he expressed his adherence Of the Cincin-
natl Platform, and remarked "Under no
circumstances can be induced TO support
Mr.. Buchanan, standing as he does upon that
platform" We have never heard the cor
ruptions of any party so mercilessly exposed
as those of the Administration by Mr.
Bcough. He also spoke of the Nicholson
letter, and characterized it as "the most
dangerous document ever written by an
American pen.'' The doctrines therein
taught were the seeds of all our troubles
and the only probable source we had yet seer
Of danger to the country.
DEATH OF AN ONO PIoSEER.-The Cler.
mont Courier snpounces the death of Col
Thomas Kahn, who was born near the mouth
Of the Little Miami, in 1890. He resided
for sixty years in Clermont county, served
in the war of 1872 as First Lieutenant, wal
made prisoner Of war by Hpll's surrender
was soonsischarged upon his PAROLE of hon
or, and, returned home after an absence o
five months. Col. Kahn was probably thu
Oldest native of Ohio, living in the State
We know him well.