The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-03
THE TRUTH DISCL0SEDis

f. THE TRUTH DlSCl9SED!$
After having used every effort, fos the purpose
OF poisoning aud prejudicng the minds Of the hon.
est, and liberal yeomanEy Of this district, npd the
balance of the State in regard TO Catholicism and
Pontifcdl influence, it seems as a last resort, that
the know. nothing party are driven to the mis-.
cradle extremity Of Gistorting, and peryerting, the
lrn,h Of the Hon. D. NJ. Barringer's conversation
with the Pope's Nuncio, at Madrid, ip reference to
The appointment of President Pierce's cabinei. 1t
has rung ike clarion from the seaboara to the
mountains, proclaimed again and again with oil
the sarcGry OF divine ipfalibility, here upon the
very soil. and within The very SHRINE Of Freedom,
where America liberty first aedged her untried
wings. that the appointment Of Mr.. Campbell to
the place of Postmaster General, was known in
Madrid, distance of more than three Thousand
miles from Washington city, before i. was known
at home. This has been told TO the citize ms Of
old Mrcklenburg oyer, and over again, and that
too by Y. &. Barrnger. the brother Of the Hon,
Gentleman, who is said to have given publicity to
this report. But it seems the sequel has prov.
en-, that this young Knight Of Spanish romance
has been mistaken for once 10 his lie. He can do
very we'll in figuring and census reports, but when
comes to fixing dates, he finds himself los, in
the chnos Of confusion in his anxiety to prove that
The Pope knows more about our affairs than we do
ourselves. Now the Hon. d. NJ. Barringer does
no, say, THAI the NunclQ told him that Mr.. Camp.
bell would be appointed to the Office Of Postmas.
ter General. bNt that he vas aPpoinied-the con-
versa,ion referred TO, being had after The Inaugur
alton, and after sufficient time had elapsed to have
allowed the news Of Mr.: CampbelI's appointment
TO have reached Spain. This Mr.. Barrin ger de.
cares to be the truth il regard 10 the matter,
and this his letters to the vertabe Kenneth Rayner
will prove. But Kenneth IN his ardor for the
''cause Of America" which he no doubt thought
assigned 10 mis- especial keeping, thought prs.
per to suppress. This, voters OF old MeckIenburg,
is specimen Of the high regard, which the len.
ders Of this soul saving, constitution redeemlng,
oath exacting organization, has for truth, justice,
and honesty.
Another Lie Nailed to the Counter.
Mr.. B0r1in8er's contradiction Of the Kno,c. No.
thing ca1un1ny alpo~ President Pierre.
In our article in Wednesdays issue denouncing
malignant falsehood the current "know. moth.
ing allegation-that ",he Pope's Nunco 10 Spain,
before the cabinet Of the President was known to
the public here, Declared. IN lIadfid that the
present Postmaster General q Catholic ecoula be
a member Of the cabinet Of General Pierce. There
is other and abundant proof 10 confirm the opinion
that this appointment was secured to the Roman
hierarchy before the Catholic cote 4oas cast for tie
present incnm6ent and also referring the state.
ment of the Ralrigh IN. Co. Register Of the 2lst
instant, that " we authorized 10 state that The
Hon. ID. NJ. Barringcr has written a letter, which
will be forthcoming in day or Two, reAsserting
and confirming his statement relative to the con.
versation which took place between him and the
Pope's Nuncio, in Madrid, and the truth of which
the Washington Union with no knowledge of
the facts, has thought proper to deny"-we took
occasion to say that did not believe that Mr..
Barringer would ever assert the fact Of the occur.
renee of the conversation between the Pope's Nun:
clio and himself. at the time and under the circum.
s'snces specified. Intelligence received yesterday
from Mr.. Barringer prove that we correct
He is at present at Saratoga Springs, in the State
of New York, and he has stated to n gentleman
from this city, of nnquestioned intelligence and in
tegrity, that the conversation with the Nuncio of
the Pope concerning the cabinet o! President Pierce
which has been made the foundation of much
falsehood and caumnia.ion ,transpired subsequent.
IL to the inauguration Of Mar<h, 1853. and to
the reception Of the intelligence therefore. and Of
the names Of President Perce's cabinet,in Madrid
Mr. Barrlnger also stated that he had address
ed two letters to NJ. Rayner, Of North Carolina,
stating the time OF The conversation and its cir.
cums,ances and~purport, and asking that gentle.
man to do all parties the justice state the tcts
in the case but that Mr.. r. had suppressed both
letters, and had wholly refused correc, the false.
hoods in the PREMISES.
Mr. Bnrringer also expressed his purpose to pub
fish his last letter upon the subject to Rayner n
few days, if The proper correction and retraction
was no, made by that gentleman.
Thus perishes another know.nothiag calumny
CrRiS's District.
We have seen and converscd with a intelligent
gentleman from Mr.. C:aige's district, who assures
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