Daily American organ., 1856-08-29

anu Who 'q1scU 70 marry html we salu
then, and we say now, that at the time Col
Fremont procured the marriage license, he,
himself directed the clerk to insert the name
Of Priest Van Horseigh in that license, and
we can prove that his name sOas thus inserted
If Colonel Fremont viii deny this statement
He was then married by Catholic priest
from choice and not from necessity. But fur
ther than this, we say that according to the
doctrines of the Catholic Church, marriage is
not merely ceremony, but it is sacrament,
and no Catholic priest dare marry two here
tics; as all Protestants are regarded by the
whole Catholic fraternity We defy contra.
diction on this point and we challenge the
production Of any order, decree, allocution or
statement, emanating from, or authorised by
the Pope, or any of his Bishops in the United
States, allowing Catholic priest to marry tsoo
Professionals without special dispensation from
the Pope!
We know even Of an instance In which a
dispensation was obtained from the Pipe to
marry Protestant bridegroom to Catholic
bride. Such is now the practice in the South
American Republics, in cases where one party
only is Protestant, and such we understand
to be the standing rule or doctrine of the
Catholic church, wherever that church exists
and we challenge the proof, nay, we even chal-
lenge the declaration of any Bishop or priest
to the contrary. We reafirm the position,
that neither "Father Van Horseigh" nor any
other Catholic priest would administer the
sacrament" Of marriage to taoo heretics
No truthful Catholic will deny this position
it is undeniable, and hence Colonel Fremont
aoas a Catholic sohen he married!
But 1t may be asked, why is not proof fur
nished that Col. Fremont went to naasss that
he was regular attendant upon the Catholic
church, that he held pew in that churchP
Are men so ignorant of the workings, the
twistings and turnings of Jesuitism, as not to
know, that such proQf soou1d not Dc. furnished
by Catholics May not Catholic equivocate
and even deny the truth, for the sake of Holy
mother church," The facts we are thus
asked to establish, lie only in the knowledge of
the Catholics themselves-and he who expects
one of their number to 0otunteer his testimony
against Col. Fremont or to answer any aues-
ton which the laso does not oblige him to
answer, is ignorant of the acorkings of that
system of tyranny, by which its adherents are
governed
We do not mean to say, that the members
of the Catholic Church would deliberately ut.
ter affirmative statements which are false
but we do mean to say, that, as a general rule,
they would not answer questions, ualess COM
PEELED by laao, which it would be injurious to
that Church for them to answer,-we mean
also to say, that they regard the election of
Catholic as President, important to the inte.
rests of their Church, and that, they would
answer no questions affirmatively, if the an
swers would affect the interests of that Church
injuriously, and therefore, no Catholic can be
found, ESQ far as we are advised, who would
noao respond to any questions concerning the
faith of Col. Fremont, or concerning his attend
ance upon Catholic worship.
We might refer to the evidences furnished
establishing Colonel Fremont's Catholic faith,
in his planting the cross upon the Rocky
Mountains; in his declarations to Alderman
Fulmer: in the statements of Colonel Russell,
who slept with him for eight months under
the same blanket, and who says he is "a big
oted Catholic" and to various other cumula-
tive proofs on this subject, but achy or sohere-
fore car, these references be necessary, sohen
the fact stands proceed and admitted, that a
Catholic priest administered to him the
sacramen" Of marriage, and which fact his
friends have Uainly attempted by miserable
and pitiful falsehoods to explain awayP
Let those Jesuitical friends of Colonel Ere
mont first deny, If they dare deny 1T, THAT
MARRIAGE is A SACRAMENT, and that it is so
universally regarded in the Catholic Church
let them explain, if they can, ho,c, and by
what authority, "HERETIcs" can have this
sacrament" administered to them by Catho-
lie priests,-let them do this, before they re-
quire less satisfactory and inconclusive proofs
of fact that stands conclusiUely established
by the sacramental obligations of Catholic
marriage
We read from a distinguished authority
the following explanation of the word "sacra
ment:"
"In present usage, an outward and visible sign
of inward and spiritual grace, particularly
solemn religious ordinance enjoined by Christ,
the head of the Christian church, to be observed
by his followers, by which their special relation to
him is created, or their obligations to him renewed
and ratified. The Roman Catholic and Greek
Chmches hare long held to seven sacraneats, to
wit, viz: baptism, confirmation, the eucharist,
penance, extreme JUNCTION, holy orders, and NAT
RIMoNY. The Protestants maintain that there are
only two sacraments, to wit baptism and the Lords
supper"