The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-29
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The contest was growing interesting,
and it was difficult to tell who would
come out second best, "Old Drab" or
the boys. Unfortunately for the Phi
l~asopaer, however, a Democrat had writ
ten a letter to Capt. FREMoNr before
disappearance, informing him of the
contents of the pamphlet and iuquiring
of him whether the statements in itwere
correct. Scarcely were the 'yaller Xiv
ers'' stitched on the pamphlets in the
Tribune Office, when a reply was re-
ceived from Capt. Fremont which COM
pletely demolish,s GHEELRY's pamphlet,
and leaves the Philosopher in u very
tight place. Here it is:
WILMINGTON, N. G., Oct. II, 1856.
To - Esp
MY DEAR Sm-Yours of the 18th
came duly to hand, and L take the first
leisure moment to reply briefly.
You ask me TO say if [ am a "Catho-
lic?"- IF | have resided in Washing
toni" and tsIf l resemble Lieut.. Col.
Fremont #
70 the first question, I reply No.
To the second question, l reply No.
To the third question, 1 reply No.
l am a Yankee by birth and educa-
ton. 1 never did deny it, aud Col for
hid should.
l graduated at West Point, in 1871,
resigned my commission in the army in
1854. l am now residing at this place,
as the Engineer and Superintendent of
the Wilmington aud Weldon Railroad
Company, where 1 may be found at al
most any hour of the day or night.
L am a member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, aud have been from
ten to twelve years. DR.. Il. B. Doane
is the Rector of "St. James," where 1
usually attend Divine service.
1 am a Democrat of the old line species,
and shall, if I live, vote for Buchanan.
My faith teaches me to make no distinc-
ton in regard to the religious opinions
of any candidate for Office. Roman
Cothoiics arc equal, in my estimation,
with those of other Christian denomina-
tons.
I have never, as I said, resided in
Washington City, though 1 have fire.
quently been there for a few days at a
time-the longest was perhaps one week,
on my return to this State, with my
family, after our rescue from the wreck
/ of the San Francisco. But | was new
er in a Roman Catholic Church in WASH
ington, nor do 1 know the location of
aay RomislI Church in that city.
[ was one time within the walls of d
Roman Catholic Church in Fayetteville,
in this State, some twelve or fifteen
years ago; aud in 1918, at the invita-.
ton of a brother officer, l attended
vespers, at Detroit, Michigan. This
constitutes tile aohole Of mig Roman
Catholic qc,rship or attendance at
that church. L do not kra0lC any person
By the name IF Judge Peters.
I am told Col. Fremont is a small
man. 1 am not, if six feet less one inch
high, and rs to Ise pounds weight,
makes q medium sized one.
1 have answered all your questions
according to the facts in the case; but
there is Que request you make which l
cannot grant unless you think the pull
LEGATION of this note will do something
to save the Union. ! amrfor the Union
to the last plank, and will consult to
must anything to save II III It's integrity,
except being President. That is TOO
small u matter for me. The Office would
not suit me. at all, and "dac tell your
COAored "Rrpublicans," if BY mistake
they elect me, | 'CanL Scfrc.""
I am, very truly, your friend,
S. L. FREMONT.
H--
So then it appears from the letter Of
c.; p. Fremont, who is neither ashamed
of his Democracy or his religion, that
he is not u Catholic and never was-that
City, and has only been inside of a
Catholic Church twice in his life-an6,
furthermore, that he does not resemble
the Pathfinder in the least. What tack
GREELEY will take now we can't imagine.
It fastens the lie upon him beyond the
possibility of escape, and eonvicts him
of a base attempt t. deceive his unsus-
pecting countrymen. In conclusion, We
furnish the following amusing comments
of the New York DAILY Neacs on this
last humbug of the Tribune:
We have had two Bourbons among
us-Mayor Wood has found two Lar
kins, but it has been left to Greeley to
find two Fremonts.
1t must have bo,n this other FIRE.
mont who climbed the Rocky Mountains;
who with three hundred men, deyoured
the five thousand cattle and six thous-
and horses in California in three months
time; who brought in fraudulent ac-
countssto Congress for expenses amour
ting to one million of dollars, but after
wards acknowledged that one hundred
and forty thous- Ind of it was fraululent
by withdrawing hat amount of fllse
items charged, and of the balance the
Military commission allowed less than
onc-fourth of the whole amount. 1t
must have been this other Fremont who
charged the United States ten thousand
dollars for taking a /" formidable fort at
Yerba Buena, bristling with iron can
non of heavy calibre and several brass
pieces" which the same commission, on
inves ~i1ation, found to be a dismaniled
f .rtifcation, and not a single soldier of
the enemy in it, and allowed Just $50
for the wonderful achievements. 1t
must have been this other Fremont who
was tried for mutiny and disobedience
of orders, and dismissed from the army.
Some other Fremont who challenged
Col: Mason to deadly combat, assault
ted Senator Foote in the Senate. and yo-