New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-05
SHALL 4 MAN BE A CATHOLIC AGAINST
HIS WILL?
From The hdsDe1Ln.

Political heats are apt to hatch out alsehoods 40
tropical heats do veDemous insects. But CHRISTIAN
men should be especially careful that they do not
counter aDce propagate such falsehOod.
At this time many newspapers rsckessy charge
Col. Fremont with being Roman Catholic. Though
has been authOtativsy c0ntradicted, it still con-
tinues to be asserted, and in very positive and mps'
dent forms.
We have taken pains to inform ourselves in thiA
matter and now state to the Christian public the SIM
pie TRUTH that good men, at least may cease to bear
false witness.
Col. Fremont was blessed with mother Of devoted
piety She was member of the Episcopal Church,
st. Philips, Cbaiest G., and reared her son IN
Der own faith. Indeed, until be was fourteen, Col
Frtn ont was educated in the hope and expectation
that he Culd become an Episcopal minister. At SIX.
teen he wac confirmed in the Episcopal Church, and
has ever SINCE when within reach of the church, been
On attendant and communicate And since his tenn.
pOrary sojOun in New-YOrk, he has been an attend
ant at DR.. AnthOu's church, until recently; and DOW
he worships at Grace Church Mrs. Fremont wss
reared strictly in the Presbyterian Church, and united
with the EPiscopsl Church upon her marriage with
Col Fremont. Their children have been baptized in
the Episcopal Church. II is said that daughter hiss
been sent to Catholic institution for education 80
far from t. she has never been sent away from homo
at all, but has been educated by her own mother.
Ii is well known that MIS- Fremont Is the daughter
Of Col. Benton and that, at tue time, neI ie.nc. %
solicited several Protestant clereymep 70 perform .ne
marriage ceremony, but on account OF Col DEMONS
OpDOAitOn TO IT, they were unWIiihS W uc IT. iesto
fend in this exgency said that she could End cer-
gyman who would aid without fear, and brought in .
Catholic clergyman, who married them. Like true
lover and gallant man, Fremont said that be did not
care rho did IT, 20 that il done quick and strong.
Had we been in Col. FremOnts place, we would have
been married il it had required to walk tbroughs
row of priests and bishops as long from Washington
10 Rome, winding up with the Pope himself.
IL it not ludicrOus 10 class Of citizens 20 terri
bly, frightened at the spread of Catholicism, and dread
ing the evils of Papacy above all things, se1ing
quiet Protestant gentleman, and insisting upon i that
be shall be Catholic In vain he struggles and pro.
tests Catholic he ,hoH be, whether be will or nOti
But gentlemen. do not believe in the SOetrses;
"church l have married Protestant wife my
"cbldren have had Protestant baptrm; We and they
"attend Protestant worship, and we are, both by edu
"cston ard conviction, Protestsnts. Yos must ex-
"cuse us, but we cannot be Catholics" The eayer
gentle mt will not be bafied. You shaA be Cstho.
Flies; you are Catholics; we will have you Catholics:
"all that you say may be true, in some mysteron.
manner; you are Catholics and We will have 4 sor'
Poor Col Fremont. We do not see how no viii gee
over il, These terrible Protestants Of TIE ErpSs
are ont With sword and pen determined that he shsd
be a Catholic! lhenry ""ra oeecoe'