The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-17

LETTER OF REV. ALLEN STEELE. or BATAVIA.
sroD toe Batavia 4. Advocate, ocs "a
had by the writer with Col Fremont although not In
tended for publication, has been kindly furnished to us
for thai purpose, by friend, 70 whom was addressed
Mr.. steele Is clergy man OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. for several yeas resident OF basavh and what
respect by tho who are acquainted with him. II fur
nishes most triumphant refustion OF the false and rd
cuous assertion that Colonel Fremont Is q Cathonc:
SO Troy . NEW YORK. Sept g. 1855.
Truth crushed 10 earth viii rise again
Having u iong bes exceedingly sick OF seeing
this freal Presto entail contest founded great practical
national prr cipes, beiisled BY silly and ridiculous
acks upon 'am,y pedigree and private personal affairs
ard strongly pcpg these assaults TO be false 10 fact
and put in alton partly to desract from the merit Of
mind nom tee real iss have had strong desire to
have rsop Al interviews with the Pathfinder tia fro
his owo = nigh bear his version OF those nasters
through the KINDNESS OF friend have been thus
This morning, in company with number of Methodist
calling upon Mr. Mrs Fremont, at their residence
Ninth street near sixth avenue. We were very kindly
receive by Mr. fremont and entered II TITO fa
milu rsaon with MIN, which was continued for
than bah al hour | have likeness that
does him justice He is man of nearly medium height
and neither pof,ly slender should call him ply
caly perfect organization. from which naugh; should
be distracted wn,cn any thing should be added.
His appearance that OF subdued nrmness. Perfectly
neat in biz unostentaros free aud easy in MS
manners he converses with great zeal, buency and Gle
eaLce and apparently with great sincerity. Indeed the
entire htsrve~ impr. sscd ALL and more, that
he was "a sincere. upright man
To the caumny personal abuse with which he had
been so proirsely sailed We at once alluded. de
sad. that IN ACCEPTING the nomination FOR the Pres
deDcy, be though, that such was the perilous
state Of pres. affairs, and such the issues now
before tire American people, that he had supposed
tie graf cor trove'sy would be upon the pnnct
pies Lvolved sDc not upon matters merely personal
For lie believed that upon defeat of those
principles IN the Mt struggle hung the tate OF this
Iaton perb.p tor al coming tins In 'egsrd 70 his re-
gop lie srmec that his ancestors hal been Proestsns
lar back he had koo~iedge Of them That his mo
Their and gapo etoer had been comm uncants ia the
Protestant Episcopal churcn. That he confirmed Ia
that church while his yocth and not said he as mary
are igroi OF its doctrines AMI canons for these
had carefully stu. led Ye- said gentleman present
for be was IN euded ministry which Col Fremont
did OF deny Since left college, he coaaued, sucn
has been my work that most OF my worship had to be
peIioi med e. but ave ever felt ita pr.
vese TO worship when could, In Protestant Christian
church. When In California dast, ead he. the Ca
tolic pevs lpg form OF religion there and no
doubt would hsve ilded TO conca.e tue had
hated with the M 10 their religion, but this, though
might have been p,ic could not do Rhe charge SAID
he, that Csthoc Is device OF the enemy, gotten
uHwihout any iouIoaton truth merely fer polite ef
fect wbica Lobosy will believe after the election mas
passed say TO yoa. say to all my friends, am
Protestant gno always have BEEN. His lady is also q
member If the church She seated ct end Of the
exepsior room engage Of the time there
in writing She lock wen enough to be The wife Of
hero as sbe Is and mistress OF the White House. ~ she
doubtless will be.
menb Der Of church sad he intimately acq tainted
with Col Fremont ard bad been for many years both
with bis habits and mode OF life He affirmed that Me-
fremont ~ Protestant bet, in his opinion,
decidedly Isgiou--that his habits rigidiy tempe
rate he drank liquor OF any kind, not evec glass
Of vine or beer,hst be never beard himself or heart
OF bis using prosne word improper for the most
Tehned society And bis appearance certa My indicates
Temperance in every form.
VIII only ado le spy 20 bis house and
with HIM ana ts lazy hour, and then go and spend
columns OF ,h and personal abuse
found In amo*t every Of the Erpss and kindred
rspers r'bey 90 feel sympathy and pity for the
esun lated, Ion hpf and supreme cone np for tue
N IRE bs
must be constituted very differently from
ALLEN STEELE,