The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-10-09
NUMBER 3.

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licans; and that he Col. F. was also in
receipt of a letter from distinguished
politician in Indiana. saying that if he
{ Col. +. would authorize him to state
that be Col. F. was Roman Catholic.
he was sure of securing large Catholic
vote, "but to neither of these" aided
Col. Fremont, "can make public re-
ply, for if ! commence there would be no
end to the CALLS
Hence | have thought best not to make
any public denials of any charges, but
leave it to my friends who can manage
these things much better than I. When
| am called upon by various persons and
delegations for an interview, am obliged
to answer such questions as are asked the
best way can but / authorize no pef-
son to make public use of any statement
that may make, although l cannot help
it if they feel SO disposed. @
There are other charges coming out
against me, and am informed that a gem
tleman is coming out with an affidavit sta
ting that / am Stakeholder. I did think;
| should answer that publicly, but I be-
lieveI shall not. However, will state
that that IS unqualyfedly false, for neither
myself nor wife ever held slave. It is
also stated that am an inebriate but I
can say, what but few men can, that
never chew, smoke, or use tobacco in any
way, nor can use liquor, for all of those
things are to me very offensivs.'
We here bade Mr. Fremont good after.
noon, and retired. No other gentlemen
than those named were present at the in
terview, which was held with the doors
closed.
(Signed,) B.F. COOK.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE sToRY-AFFIDAvIf
OF THREE OTHER GENTLEMEN.
"The undersigned were present with
Mr.. B. F. Cook at an interview with Col.
Fremont, concerning which he has pub
lished statement and affidavit in the
Commercial Advertiser of this city. This
affidavit contains many inaccuracies of de-
tail in reference to what preceded that in
terview, but we shall notice only grave
omissions and material mis-statcments In
that part which relates to the interview it.
self. Mr. Cook was introduced as Fill.
more, n ota Fremontman. He straightway
proceeded to interrogate Col. Fremont in
regard to his present ard past religious
belief, and was answered promptly and
explicitly, as Mr.. Cook has represented
to-wit: That he was not, and never had
been, and had never professed to be,
Catholic but it is not true that he said,
in reference to the delegati on that was
waiting for him, as Mr.. Cook states,-
"When they interrogate me, shall put
the most favorable construction upon the
matter that I can, wishing to offend no
one, but to secure the votes of ALL It
not do to deny these things too stoutly,
for it is securing me very many votes"
On the contrazy Col. Fremont expressly
said, 81 have been called upon by many
persons to deny that | am Catholic, and
by others to assert the same, but all that
can do when parties call upon me to in
terrogate me in regard to this matter, is
to tell the simple truth. just as have
told you" Col. Fremont went OH to say
that he thought every citizen was entitled
to his own religious belief; that he would
not condemn any man for differing from
him in forms Of worship; that.in judging
man, he looked upon his life, not upon
his profession of faith. He said nothing
whatever about securing votes" or its
mot doing TO deny these things too
stoutly"-nothing whatever capable Of
such construction or justifying such an
inference. He expressed no unwilling
ness that we should "make public use
of any statement that he gave. Mr.
Cook, at the conclusion of the interview,
presented his hand to Col Fremont, in a
very friendly manner, expressed himself
highly grati6ed, and said that he should
vote for him. Referring to the fact that
he had been made delegate to the "Old
Line Wing State Convention" which was
to assemble at Albany the next day, he
laughingly said that he was 'in a fx."-
We all left with him, feeling assured that
Mr.. Cook was in every way satisfied, and
that henceforth he was to be sincere
and hearty Fremont man. We are In
formed that he did not go to Albany.
JOHN L. MoFFAr. 182 Clinton-street,
Brooklyn Nathan CoMsTocK, Dr., IS
] William st., N. Y; r. W. Porter, 20
Beekman-st, N. Y.
Brooklyn, Sept. 10th, 1856.
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