The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-07-18
Frem0ni'S Romanism.

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EFremOni'S Romanism.
Concerning Frpmont's Romanism, We quote
below from the Washington Star, paper
strongly opposed to thr American Party, and
that speaks what ii knows from the spot where
Fremont has long resided.
After stating that Fremonl'S father was
worthy French teacher of dancing, who lived a
migratory life, and married the daughter Of a
worthy foreign ,onfectioner in Norfolk, Va
that his father was not Huguenot, but a Cath
olic-the Star proceeds 10 remark
The New York Tribune sings any quantity
OF slush at US because We attributed TO Col. FREE
mont sympathy for the Church of bis ancestry,
before he began to bill and COO at the Know
Nothings and insists that be was baptized by an
Episcopal clergyman, and has adhered 10 that
faith. We know not who baptized him: but
we do know shat our Catholic fellow-citize
have, until recently, looked on him as one Of
their own outside ones. This opinion has not
rested alone on the fact that he went TO Ronan
Catholic Prest-the 50 generally brloved Faith
IT Van Horseigh, now no more---to unite him
in wedlock to the daughter of Col. Benton
which was more than Father V. II. would have
dared to do under the discipline of the Church,
unless either groom or bride solrmuly pledged
him Or herself 10 be the Roman Catholic faith,
aad as solemny promised to bring up the chill
dren TO be born unto them 10 the Roman Cath
olic Church. But they did not rest their opn-
ion 10 the premises on that faith alone, which,
TO our mind, knowing Father Van Horsegh's
inllrxbility a Catholic dscipllnaran, as we
do, would have been sutficirnt To make US con-
8. IL
who had been united To Protestant lady under
his ministry.
They had, or thought they had, strong proof
Of The Colonrls Roman Catholicily, in the re-
ceived account Of the history of his adolescence,
wherein he vas represented to have been the re-
cipient of the angelic charity Of an association
Of p:ouS Roman Catholic ladies Of Charleston,
s. c., TO whom he is said 10 have been indebted
for his education, under careful Roman Cath
olic priests, in Roman Catholic institution 10
OF near Baltimore, Md; and wherein it would
probably Be as rare to see a charity scholar who
was not of the religious faith Of the institution,
and those to whose petY he might BE- indebted
for his education, as in a Protestant institution,
wherein, as in all colleges conducted by Roman
Catholic priests, religious tspctarian) instruction
j. regarded as point Of imporance in the
training OF youth. Not few OF our Roman
Catholic fellow-citerns have been giving Col.
Fremont credit until lately for Catholic earn
estnrss Of soul in return for all they believe him
10 have received from Roman Catholic Frty
and zeal in good works, 10 the eri:at Of hariag
had room fitted up IN his residence here, a. a
ROMAN CATHoLIc FAMILY CuApEL.
We know further, that considering his sue
cess in life as being mainly the rosut Of the dis
cinliae and excellent and solic;tous training Of
Roman Catholic institution, they have been
very proud indeed Of his career and that his
recent seeming procLivity for Beech"rism, and
bis sudden evident desire 10 indocirnatr George
Laws Know Nothing Convention, with the
idea that they can rely on him 70 90 the whole
Know Nothing hog. if North Ampricanism will
support him for the Presidency, has made scores
OF them sick al the stomach.