The daily union., 1856-10-25
THR MYSTERY DEEPENs.-sTILL ANOTHER FIRE.
MONT IN THE FIELD.

We freely confess our inability to penetrate The thick
and fastaceumulang mysteries which surround the pres
idental candidate candidatesor who can tell the
number Of Fremonts 2-of the black republicans Who,
where and what is this Protean myth being that the
shrekers have prominently associated with free
speech free SOIL and free loves One of his biographes
asserts that the and original Fremont Is native OF
Savannah Another is equally confident that the real
Fremont first the light at Charleston And another is
positive that the genuine blaekepublican candidate for
the presidency born in Nashville How will the fanat-
ice be able to discriminate next month in favor OF the
"genuine article with Georgia Fremont South Caro-
lima Fremont and Tennessee Fremont in the feldY 1t
be done by preVousc orreondence for where ana
to whom will they address letters Of inquiry? To FREE
mont the Catholic to Fremont the Protestant : To
Fremont of California to Fremont OF Washington, or TO
Fremont of New York
The mystery Of the Iron Mask is goEsamer web COM
pared TO the mystery OF Fremont 1t is true that Greeley
attempted to doubts and lift the fog by bringing
out Captain Sewell L. Fremont as Vicarious victim ;
but the gallant captain refused TO serve to the overwhelm
ing CONSERVATION of the wretched philosopher How could
he serye lie six feet high and with an avoirdupos
of lS0 he his hair and his beard in style void OF
offence. BE was a democrat and Episcopalian, and
had shown two faces in religious or political mat
ters He was born in New Hampshire, and was not
ashamed TO own it. lie resided in North Carolina
and could be seen all hours of the day and night
without the intervention of Keeper Sherman lie
had served in the army, but had never been turned
out of the service lie had engaged in civil pursuits but
had never engaged in cattle specuations, nor was in
any way implicated in frauds upon the nationsl
treasury Never was Munchauseu 80 fairly cornered
as was poor Greeley with his second Fremont! He bus
tered and buied equivocated and prevaraed and final
I added to the thick cloud Of mystery by bringing Com
modore Stockton upon the stand prove Fremont "TO BE
AN INFlDEL."
Each day adds to the mystery. The welknown Ste
phen H. Branch has discovered that the real Fremont
Fremont No lis not native of Georgia, or South Caro-
lina or Tenaessee-in short thai he is not American
citizen but nsye-born subject Of her gracious Majesty
Queen Victoria. Mr. Branch makes indirect charge in
an indirect way will be from the suboned letter.
which we find in the New York Times:
SIN How dare you attempt to the American gov
through deception How dare you deny Ca
tholicism How dare you dsoWn your sacred birth place
How you direct Messrs. Upham Bigelow your bog
rapher to declare that we're born during the poro
~ Aa Of your father in Savannah Georgia And why
has your fathernlaw Thomas H. Benton (who has grown
gray the service Of his eounty concealed your wicked
imposture7 Sir you born in Montreal Canada. You
there in disguise last week You there concealed
self from Tuesday until Friday last.
The house in which you born Is in Beaver Hall street.
toppoSe Monsieur LApraus, and to the Unitarian
Church is stories high, is built in the tower
is surrounded by garden, and and still called Fre
Inonts Tower" Your father and Col johnson were Indian
agents for the British government The Indians used
and sing aud dance in front Of the house. receive
blankets your father who died about fifteen years since
buried in the od French Catholic buryng ground"
Your called "old Sally" who has removed to
nn..o Nnvw sir naand q ID ~.
facts. STEPHEN II. BRANCH.
To JoHs c. FREMosT.
Branchs story is plain, straightforward and to the
point 1t is thus lowed up by the New York Express:
"Why did Col. Fremon! 20 to Canada? What was his
object? What carried him there? These would be very
inpertinent questions II he candidate for the
presdency-Rnd should be the last journalist push
them but for bis claim upon % 900 Of countymen
to make him President.
"A letter published In the Express taken from the
New York Daily News from II. d. Mears esq, Of Fort
Covingon New York. in which be (Mcars stated that the
Hon Mr.. Mason, member OF the Canadian Parliament
stated 10 him that he knew the father Of Col Fremont In
Canada an that John O. Fremont born there Whore
Col Fremont born do not positively know and have
no Of knowing but the Of his own biogra
piers contradictory though it is question Of the very
first importance in aspiring 20 the presdency-frs
Importance say, because the constitutional prerequisite
is that he be born In the United States Now We have
ascertaned Mr. Mears to be merchant in Fort CovnRton
him reerang the conversation be had with Mr. Mason
but what is two gentlemen from Fort CovDgton have
told u.s. in their persons that Mr. Mason said what he
did say Of Col. FremOnts birthplace upon steamboat on
the st. lawrence in their presence, well the pres
ence Of Mr.. Mears.
"Now II Is said Mr.. Mason has written letter DENYING
that he I'D cay and have repubshcd from the Herald
what We believe be the spurious letter Of denial because
we are informed Mr. Mason in Toronto the letter
purpored to be written and not in Montreal However
this may be- Mr. Mason did have this the
presence Of Mr. Mears and others living in Fort Gov
ington New York.
"The moment this matter agitated we see Colonel
Fremont making extraordinary visit ineog to Canada
lie slips of from this city and the hear OF him Is
discovery Of him by Senator Foot Burlington, Vermont
upon his return from Montreal What led bis visit The
Mears letter, what2 We do know, but the visit
oxces extraordinary curiosity and most abundant specua-
ton"
This last revelation at unfortunate me-unfor-
tg-o we mean for the Of fusion in Pennsylvania
and other northern Saesor it reduces the black rspub
cans to the necessity Of submitting the eyerchangng Fra
mont to their knownothng allies Of Queen victo-
ria's subjects
Sam, in his rapid downhill journey, has been compelled
10 swallow many hard things II be should swallow Ere
mont and not Immediately give up the ghost doctor
need despair when he hears tho deahrate in the throat
Of an expiring patient
HON. HOWELL COBB.
We copy the following from the Macon (Ga Telegraph
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