Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-21
From the Ellicotville, N. Y. Union.
The Romanism I'M of Col. Fremont.

There are three facts before the public-undsni-
able and admitted facts--which 20 to demonstrate
that Col. Fremont was, If not is,--has BEEN IL not
is now, Roman Catholic, and hence, If he be now
az stated, Protestant he must have become so
within a short time past-and IL s stated In New
York we see, only within the time that he has been
talked of for the Presidency Whether the pros.
pect of this nomination did or did not lead to this
change of religion, or whether the change has been
one OF those common and well known DISCUSSES OF
Jesutism, and got uD for this especial occasion
between the Seward politicians and Archbishop
Hughes,-the public must determine.
FACT lit is admitted that his father was q
Frenchman, and that whatever religion he had was
the Roman Catholic religion G
FACT At is admitted that he was married In
Washington by Roman Catholic Priest, Father
Van Horseigh-a Priest Of his own choice
FACT 3-It has been proved that when IN
Washington, he worshipped in the Roman Catho.
lie Church. Alderman Fulmer, Of New York;
member of the Methodist Church in that city, of
good standing and unquestionable veracity, has
certified to having seen him enter that church and
cross himself with holy water there.
Nevertheless, il is denied now, since Colonel
Fremont has been nominated for the Presidency
that he is a Roman Catholic, and though born OF
a French father, and Of his own free will married
by Romish priest, and though seen to have been
a worshipper in a Romish church-yet it 10 pre-
tended that he never has been aught but Protes-
tamil
Let us look at this.
lst. 1t is not proof positive to admit that Ro-
man Catholic son is necessarily the offspring OF q
Romish father, but it is proof that such SON Is
very likely to receive tho prejudices and training
| of that father.
I'd. When son thus educated, in the FIRST sol
emn act of his life-that is marriage-selects a
Romsh priest to marry him, the inference is una
| voidabe that his religion is Romanism, and con-
elusive, too, as it is part Of the Romish creed
that marriage being sacrament, the priest can
administer that sacrament only to parties where
one or both are Roman Catholics.
Sd. 1t is proved, and 1t is not denied, that Col
Fremont lived faithful to the pledge Of his marri-
age sacrament in educating his adopted daughter
| I'M the Roman Catholic convent at Georgetown,
and his only daughter, though not educated there,
has been educated by her mother at home, because
the mother being Protestant, and the husband
| Roman Catholic-they not agreeing by the f.
| theirs insisting upon the convent, the daughter
has not been sent to school at all! Ftl.a
| 1t is not a point of 80 much importance now ID
ascertain what Col Fremont's religion is, a. to as
certain whether he has not changed his religion
| since he has been talked of for the Presidency
To change religion for political preferment is a
crime. But we have no idea no matter what church
| Col Fremont now attends--that there Is any real
change Of religion. Roman Jesuitism is anything
and everything to advance its purposes. In Hin
doostan; it pretends 70 worship stones and stars to
gain influence over the people. In China II admits
that even Confucius, the China God, is q sort Of
Christian God In all parts Of the world, Jesutism
to gain power, puts on and puts of religion at
will Hence, when Archbishop Hughes, the great,
leading Jesuit mind Of the American world, saw
the American States resisting against the Roman
authority, has he not found in Colonel Fremont q
competent instrument, to lead the American party
with, both in his pretended antislayery politics
and in his pretended Protestant religion IL there
any reason to believe, that man born Of Roman
Catholic father, and who chose Roman priest te
marry him for life, and also took the sacrament o.
that marriage with the rights and ceremonies O
that chu ch, is any less Roman Catholic nov thar
he was loo or $50 days ago, when he began TO bt
talked of for the Presidency -sA