Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-29
FoRT CoyINGToS Oct :


As much has been said concerning the where
abouts of MIR. John G. Fremonts place of nativ-
ity, perhaps the following may give some light
upon the subject
On recent visit to Montreal, during the last
week, had the pleasure of travelling in COM
pany with my friend, the Hon. L. II. Mason,
member Of the Provincial Parliament of G nada,
who, in the course of conversation, stated that
he was formerly we'll acquainted with the father
of John c. Fremont, the Republican candidate
for President; that Mr.. Fremont was then living
in the district of Montreal, and that John G.
Fremont was born there that the father left
the province when young Fremont was about
one year old, and moved into some of the South
ern States.
He stated that the family came from France,
and that the name is Fremonte, as pronounced in
French. Mr.. Mason expressed astonishment
that any party should put in nomination Cath
oic, who was ashamed of and denied his rcli-
gion, for President Of the United States.
| would further add that the Hon. Mr. Mason
is we'll known upon the Northern frontier, and
his statements are in all respects entitled to Gre
dit. Your very obedient .t,.
II. B. MEANS.
The above letter having come to the knowl-
edge of 81 Hon. Mr. Masson," that gentleman
lOOh IL III udLu DIS lOliOWS.
To the Editor of The New York Herald
MONTREAL, Oct. 8, sc.
DEAR SIR To-day | see in the papers letter
from man called Ii. b. Means What he says
in that letter is entirely false. never saw him
He says that said | was acquainted with Mr..
Fremonts father, which is false. Mr.. Means
says that "Mr Mason expressed astonshment
that any party should put Catholic in nomi.
as af iaI
ligion, for President Of the United States" AL,
low me to express my astonishment that such
an egregious jackass should be allowed room
in respectable journal to publish such tiss ue
OF falsehood. He is unworthy of even Fort
Covington, of which place he claims to be ma
tive. 1t is no wonder that you have so much
difficulty in getting honest men to hold office
when their whole reputation is liable to be de
famed by any little country tavern.house pol i
tician who may choose to insert Il letter in the
newspapers. Even in Lower Canada, among the
most Ignorant of our population, such thing,
would not be tolerated. Allow me to say ir
conclusion, that the letter said to be from II
b. Means, Fort Coyington, Friday October g. il
either fabrication or wilful peryersion on the
part of the writer. | never saw the man.
never expressed mvsef in the terms of that let
ter and, Sir, if you wish me to give my opin
ion, it is this That / think Mr. Fremont is il
every way calculated to do honor to the nation
and that he may be elected is the the ferven
wish of your ob't servant
t..- L. Il. MASON, M.P.P.
N. B.-You will please excuse my English, a
am not accustomed to write in that language
We beg leave to assure Mr.. Mason that hi
English strikes US as peculiarly racy and vigorous
Cobbett could hardly have improved it, Lar
guage is good or bad according to the success Q
the writer in imparting his conceptions to otl
ers; and Mr.. Masson's enables US to unders.an
perfectly not only him, but H.. B. Means a