The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-10-01
IolnG FremOnts Catholicism.

. II any man Will say that John Z. Fremont
has never beena Roman CatIolic, after reading
the following article from the Nelo Toyk Free
: 'aaH's journal and CotLolie Register, the oSioia
o'yrH Of -i'ohJisiQp Hughes, just set him dowr
as either a Inave or a tool, and our word for it
you will not be mistaken The Democratic
party care nothing about mans religion. 1t is
only the BlaoE Republican EHo,g NothiHg Party
that makes the church person belongs to a test
Of qualification. They have kept upa continual
howl for the last two years about-"Pope,' -
Catholic" and all that sort of trash, and are
now actually nnning Roman Catholic for the
highest Office in the gift of the people. What
a consistent party!
'RELIGIoNA POLTTICAL TEsT-Were it not
disgusting, it would amuse us to see the saw
agcness of the contest that has been waging for
months past between the two Know Nothing
parties on the subject Of the religion of the can
didate ofone OF them. 1t was certainly of the
nature of farce that an out-and-out Know
Nothing faction should have selected for their
Presidential candidate not only the son of for
] eigner, but one who, until recently, was looked
upon BY his friends and associates as Catholic.
J The party known as Choctawas, North Ameri-
cans, or Anti-Slayery Know Nothings, offered
/ Mr. Fremont thier nomination, and he formally
accepted it, having avowed his sympathy with
most of their principles, and his purpose to car
ry them out if he should be elected. Accor-
!: e.,
this convention which thus nominated Mr. Ere
mont, was composed of those "who bolted from
the American OK. ny National Council and
! Nominating Convention in Philadelphia, by rea-
sen of the admission therein of delegates repre-
scnting a Roman Catholic constituancy-thus
taking the most decided position as anti-Roman
Catholics, and still maintaining that position"
Yet, as if to illustrate how utterly preaigate in
principle Know Nothingism is, and how neces-
sarily sclfstultifyjng, they take as their caldi.
date mar supposed to be Catholic
"Ilaying selected such an one for their candi.
date the next curious step is the attempt to
make out,-not that Mr.. Fremont had given up
beinga Cltholc,-not that he was now Prot
eStant, or no relgion,-a thing possible in it.
self plausible, moreover, and which he certain
ly has the political right to do without being po-
liticaly questioned about it,-but that he has
never bcena Catholic never had so protessed
himself IhjSi5he most fragrant imposition up
On tie Amejfcan people hot has eper been hfe(-
Had the appeal been made to the real American
principle that mans religion is not matter
on which he ought to submit to questioning,-
however contradictory this might be to the in
quisitorial dcta Of the Know Nothings,-thcir
Inconsistency would have found some to pardon
it. BUT THE ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE |
SWALLOW 50 ABSURD A STO- |
RY AS THAT Mr.. FREMONT DID NOT |
FOR YEARS PROFESS HIMSELF A RO- |
MAN CATHOLIC,-AND NOTHING BUT |
4 ROMAN CATHOLIC,-HAS ACTUALLY |
IN IT HARDLY ONE STEP |
FROM THE SUBLIME.
"rhere is a relieving feature in this unpleasant
business. 1t is that while there are scores of
men who, by personal intercourse with Col FIRE.
in other days, are in q condition to gipe tbs most
conclusive testjmononH-and many of them are
hostile to Mr. Fremont politically-not one of
them of any character las been found to violate
The rights ?f Py'cato Intercourse, or the political
privilege of religious liberty 50 much as to be
induced to publish a word on the subject
The unsecnrly contest has been left to the Know
Nothing factions to dispute between themselves.
"The one set avering-to7t,6 Mr.. Fremont does
not, scitb his oVn U2rI8 auey-that he has never
profcssed himself Roman Catholc-the other
set asserting that he has not ceased to be
Catholic, but is playing some dark and mysteri-
sur part for the accomplishment of Catholic de-
signs on the country. The two sets are we'll
matched. Itwould be q Eity to interfere with
them.
"But we must insist on their letting alone the
good name Of the Catholic priesthood. 1t will
not do for the friends of Mr.. Fremont to ma
lign falsely the character of the good old Jesuit,
Father Van Horscigh who married him. Re-
5pect for the memory Of a good priest, now de-
ceased, will one day compel the oyerhauling of
the coarse charges Of the Tribune, that he had
10 regard foe the requirements Of his sacred o6ice.