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

NOlnlhS oiB""' ~ " ' " %
article:
we are authorized 10 state that the Hon. D.
n Rarrrnger has written 4 letter, which will be
tortb coming in day Two, re-asseriIng and
confirming his statement relative to the converse.
ZION which took place between himself and the
Pope's NuncO, in Madrid, and the truth Of which
tbe Washington 'Union,' with no know ledge of the
facts, has thought proper TO deny
The gist of the statement denied by the Wash
ipgton Union is, that pending the last preslden-
ual election, arrangement was made between
:he democratic candidnte or his friends, and lead.
inR Catholics this country, that, in the event Of
The success of the Democratic party, gentleman
brofessing the Catholic faith religion should hold
= place in the Presidents cabinet; and that that
gentleman was the Hon. James Campbell, of Penn.
sylvania and finally, tina: this assurance was
secured TO the Catholic hierarchy before the Cath.
Ole vote was cast for the present incumben -
This statement was pronounced to ne " fase in
form, false in substance, false in general, false in
detail - and We repeat the same emphatic denial.
We said them, and we say now, that ''every man
IN the country, not a member o. a know. nothing
lodge, and thus not fool or knave, knows that
in the nature OF things there never wns, and never
could be, particle Of foundation ia truth for so
absurd 4 statement.
II now appears from the North Carolina Regis.
ter that the person upon whose authority at least
a portion OF This accusation was made Is the Hon.
David n. Barringer oil that Stale, late American
minister al Madrid, and that he proposes tu state
a conversation between himself and the Pope's
NuDcio at Madrid, in which the latter made the
declaration attributed 10 him in the extract from
the know. nothing speech which we have referred
10.
II is wholly immateral to us upon whose ,esti-
mony such n charge is made against President
Pierce and his democratic friends and it matters
IlHe what conversation took place OH this subject
between Mr.. Bar.inger andthe NuncIo or between
Mr. Bnrringer and nny other Person, ar between
any other two persons, because nothing Of the kind
c,n change the relation Of, and irresistible infer
from, ai!ested facts, all of which preclude the
possibility al spy foundation in truth for the state
mrnt of the fHkIoW nothing" orator denied some
days since ia columns.
IL, however, Nr. Brrrnger shall presume to en-
ter upon The very deiieae. and by no means en-
viabie task Of attempting report n nyersaIion
between himself and The Nuncio which Lran<pired
more than two years since, Err ;te purpose Of prov
ing the tru:h OF that portion Of the calumEy which
has, rs il now APPEARS been circulated by his
sanctious we hope he will be explicit and distinct
IN respect the date Of the conversation, the
rumStauces under which IL introduced the
name of tho Nunco with whom it was holden, the
F,mgnncr IN 1rleich ii tcnS carried on, the words
used and The MINES of the persons present il any,
d. Slc hlITScIf anu ltIr ambassador OF the rope
L. is not too much ask. in addition, OF Mr.. B..
that he state why is that authentic account nf
this bugh"ar "convcr>aon" has been withheld for
81 long time. and whv it found convenient
II herald il TO The world in imposing a form, at
time hen impossible To rPGute and deny
the correctness of the differences drawn th"refrnm
h"ore the day of the North Carolina election.
Ii there be any shadow Of foundation for the
pr"trnce that Mr.. CampbslIs name ever
,mcn'I'n'd in Madrid, any whore else in Eu-
rope, in conncXin1 with the cabIuet, it cannot have
h"pn before the election. MS the know. nothings
atI.,iy nllegr. hui subsequently, when, amid the
gnS.Ip of the day. lists Of persons talked Of
suggested in the newspapers OF the u. States.
including The name Of Mr.. Campbell and it is thus
rarely possible that his n me NAV have been spo-
ken OF in Madrid
Bat We do NOT believe TINT any such statement
rs is pretended was ever made to AIR. BlrrngPr,
do b.lirve that Mr.. Birringer " i'll dis2rac
himself by undertaking tn vnuch for any such
miserable c,lumny on Il President of the United
States. Whether he do not. hnwPvcr. that
the imputninn which attributes tn Gen. Pierce
either directly or indirectly, or in any form of
statement or speech, The alleged arrangement or
understanding with the "Roman hierarchy" or is
u'ieTiy grossly, shamelessly false in ali IFS sub
G;ance form, and spirit aud but another specimen
al the Infamous system of base personal culumni-
alton of motives and nf actions which constitute
the staple Of the electI'rne"rtng articles and adj
dresses OF the know Mornings.
Il is remarkable fact, indicative OF the pro.
fiigary Of SANDER with which The President has
been aSSrrd, that whie during The presidential
'l"ciion he sought the support of neither Protes-
tant nor Catholic 5 Such-while appeal was
made, with his appreciation, to pro JUDGES arising
from religion, race hirth-whr he thus main
famed the dignity OF the position in which he had
been placed by the unsnught action OF the Demo
cratic pary-his opponents, on the other hand,
cnnrent with courting the ''ricb Irish brogue'
and ''sweet German accent" went further, and
assaulted him with harsh vituperatiQn and mean
misrPprr sPntarion because of certain provisions in
the constitution Of this State, on which they built
false mputarionS OF beng himself imbued with
sentiments Of bigorry against Catholicism. Now,
when that stupid falsehood has had its day. and
has failed TO accomplished the purposes o. its NAL
lgnnnt inventors, they turn round and calumn-
louSty allege that that very time he was imhued
with sentiments OF bigotry ~ taUor Of Catholicism
30 contradictorily false and mean is the wretched
trash, in connexion with election, seriously dis
honOrs political controversy in the United States
Washington Union.