Demoine courier., 1856-08-21
COL. rREMONTss RELIGION.


ALETTER FROM ~ GOV RAYMOND OF NJ. Y
CIscISsArI, Tuesday, August 5, 1856.
The following letter from Lieut.. Gov
Raymond Of New York. or the subjec
OF Col. Fremous's religion. appears il
the Cincinnati Gazette of this morning
NEw YoRx. Tuesdsy. July 20, SO
MY DEAR SIR: Your favor of III,
lei. inst. ough. 10 have been answered
long ago, but absence and business mus
pleed-m,rexcuss.s 80 ~iss
am NOS surprised to hear tbs, the ru
mors 80 widely circulated concerning
Col. Fremont's religion should have ,he
effec. Of causing some. who synpalhize
thoroughly with his sentiments in regard
to the extension OF slavery, 10 hesitate
about pleeging themselves to bis support
Blu, so far a. those rumors assert, or i'm.
ply. tina. be is a Roman Catholic, thew
are without the sligh.es. f~ounta,ion in
fact.
presume that, from proper motives
Of delicacy and seif-respec,, Col. Ere.
mont will not publish anything himself
on the subject. or take any part person
ally in the canvass. But he converses
with the u,mes, freedom upon these top
les, as upon all others; he has no desire
or disposition TO practice any conceal
msnt Of his religious opinions; and
have no . to suppose aha. he would
desire others to co so on his behalf 81
Col. Fremont is M, now, nor has he
eve: been. q Roman Catholic. His ia.
Their dying when he was five years old,
ne was educated exclusively in the
Protestant schools, and At ,he age OF
sixteen was confirmed, Of his own mo-
ton ind sincere conviction, in The Pro.
estaa' Episcopal Church, of which he
has continued ever since 10 b. 4 member.
Not one Of his own children has ever
been sent TO a Roman Catholic schoo:,
though | believe an adopted daughter at.
tended for a shor, time the seminary a.
Georgetown, Of which the pupils gsner-
ally are largely Protestant. That .his
ought not to be construed TO his prejudice,
even by the most jealous Pro,csian.s, 10
sufficiently shown by the fact that Mr.,
Fillmore cent his own daughter to . Ro-
man Catholic Seminary At Buffalo for
purposes Of special instruction; vet no
one eyer inferred from THE circums'an-
ce that he himself was Tot Protestant.
Col. FremonI's marriage was celesia,
ed by a Catholic prles,; bu. this was 10
consequence of he difficulty. if not i'm
possibility Of prGcnring any other clergy
man to perform il. The ceremony was
in a private room. was very shor, and
simple. and did no,imply any assen. on
his par, or that Of his wife TO tho doc
,rines Of The Roman Catholic Church,
nor vas either of them required or re
quessed on tina. ~occasion 70 give any
pledges that their children should be
brought up in tina. faith. They have oil
been baptized and educated in the Prot.
es,anl Episcopal Church.
The statements which Alderman Full
mer 0: this city il said 10 have author
lied, to tie effsc, tina. in March, 1882,
he saw Col Fremon, joining in the re-
ligious ssrvives Of . Roman Catholic
Church al Washington, and that in sub
sequsnt conversation with him at dinner
at Browa's Hotel. Col Fremont de-
ciared himself . Catholic ard q believer
in the peculiar doctrines Of tina, Church,
are entirely untrue.
Col. Frsmon, was not in the City o!
Washington at oil during the year 1852.
He left New York Tor California in
March 1850. He returned in the steam.
Ter George Law. which reached New
York on the 9th Of March. 1852; and
remaining in tia. city four days. he lef,
on the 10th, in the steamer Africa. ser
Europe, and did not return until June.
1858. ! understand tina, Alderman Full
mer exhibits = receipt from Browns
Hotel dated March z. 1852. for fous
days board. This makes j, certain tina,
The AldermAn's .tsy there terminal.
ed on Inc 7sh, and ,ha. tie alleged
conversations must have taken place
previous 10 that dale, But - Col. FIRE.
mon, did not reach New York from Cal
ifornis until the 9Th. il il impossible
that he should have been connected with
them. especially .. he remained in New
York until his departure for Europe. and
did NOS visit Washington u all. He has
no recollection Of ever having dined a,
Browns Hotel until this lasl winter.
siace lS4l, or Of ever having seen Al