The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-25
WE DEMAND AND DEFY THE PROOF.
The Raleigh North Carona) STANDARD Of Saturday last

| WE DEMAND AND DEFY THE PROOF
The Raleigh North Caroina Standard of Saturday last
says;
1--WE invite attention to the following article from the
Was ton Union The referred being
in this State for effect against the administration and it
deyolyes Mr.. Barrnger to forward bis
name and give TO the public the rhote conversation
which, it alleged took place between the 'Popes Nanco
and himself;
know nothing speech delivered Washington the 4th
july is distinct version of current caumny in the mouths
of the secret party;
"The Popes Nunco Spain before the cabinet Of the
President known the public here declared Madrid,
sasr n he cabinet Of Gsneral pierce There is other
and abundant proof to conrm the opinion that this appoint
ment secured to the Roman hierarchy before tho Catholic
voe cast for the present incumbent
ain reply to which the Baltimore Republican says:
we unhesitatngy pronounce this bold assertion be
asehood and defy its author 70 bring forward the
particle Of proof to sustain him in his charge
Thc Republican right in denouncing this allegation
stupid senseIess sehood Every man in tie country mol
member of know nothing LODGE and thus not fool or
and never could be- particle foundation truth for
absurd statement. We know, OF knowledge,
from which the question beyond the
se ~ form" Jde IN suosonce jdsc ~ general false IN
| deail."
And in the Raleigh On. C) Register, the whig know
nothing organ of the 2ls find the following article
"we are authorised state that the Hon. d. H. Barrin
ger has written letter. which will be forthcoming day
or o reasserting and confirming his statement relative to
conversation which took place between himself and the
Popes Nunco, Madrid, and the truth OF which the Wash
ngton Unon with knowledge of the facts has thought
proper to deny.
The gst of the statement denied by the Washington
Union is that pending the last presidential election,
arrangement made between the democratic candidate,
or his friends and leading Catholics 10 this country that
in the of the of the democratic party
teman protesting the Catholic faith in religion should hold
place the Presidents cabinets and that that gentlemen
was tie Hon. James Campbell, of Pennsylvania; aud,
finally, shat this secured TO the Catholic
hierarchy before the Catholic vote for the present
Incumbent This statement pronounced TO be "ase
FORM false in substance false in general false in detail
and we repeat the emphatic denial We said then,
as we say now, that 'every in the country, not a
member of knownothng lodge, and thus not fool or a
knave knows that in the nature of things there
and could be- particle of foundation In truth for 50
absurd statement
II now appears from the North Carolina Register that
the person upon whose authority at least portion of this
accusation was made is the Hon. David NJ Barringe of
that State late American minister at Madrid and that be
proposes conversation between himself and the
Popes Nuncio at Madrid in which the latter made the
declaration attributed to him in the extract from the
lnow-no,hing speech which we have referred to-
It is wholly immateria TO upon whose testimony
such charge is made against President and his
democratic friends and it matters little what conversation
took place this subject between Mr. Barrnger and the
Nunco between Mr. Barringer and any other person.
between any other persons because nothing of the
kind change the relation of and irresistible inference
FROM attested facts all Of which preclude the possibility
any foundation in truth for the statement of the "know-
nothing orator denied days since in columns
If however, Mr. Barringer shall presume to upon
the very delicate and by enviable task of
tempting to report conversation between himself and
the Nunco which transpred than two years since
for the purpose Of proving the truth Of that portion of the
caumny which has, it appears been circulated by
his sanction we hope he will be explicit and distinct in
spect the date OF the conversation the circumstances
der which it introduced the OF the Nunco with
whom it holden the language in ~hich carried
the words used and the names Of the persons present.
if any, beside himself and the ambassador of the Pope 1t
is much to ask in addition, of Mr. b. that he state
why il is that authentic account of this bugbear
versaton' has been withheld for so long time and why
it found convenient to herald it to the world in so i'm
posing form, at time when it impossible to refute
and deny the of the differences drawn there
from before the day of the North Carolina election.
If there be any shadow of foundation for the precnce
that Mr. Campbells mentioned in Madrid,
or anywhere else in Europe in connection with the cabi-
net have been before the election the know
nothings falsely aege but subsequently, when amid the
gossip of the day lists Of persons talked Of sug
ges;ed in the newspapers Of the United States including
the OF Mr. Campbell and it is thus barely possible
that his name may have been spoken Of in Madrid.
But do not believe that any such pre-
tended made TO Mr. Barrnger do believe
that Mr. Barrnger will disgrace himself by undertaking
vouch for any such miserable calumny tine President
of the United States Whether he do so or not however
repeat what know, that tho mputa,ion which Mt
tributes Gen. Pierce either directly or indirectly, or in
any form of statement speech, the alleged arrange
ment understanding with the Roman hierarchy
anybody else for the appointment Of Mr.. Campbell,
is utterly grossly shamelessy false in all its substance,
FORM and spirit and but another specimen of the infamous
system of base personal caumnation of motives and
actions which constitute the staple Of the eectioneering
articles and addresses of the know-nothngs.
II IS remarkable fact indicative OF the proaigacy of
SANDER with which the President has been assaed that
while daring the presidential election lie sought the sup
port of neither Protestant Catholic such-whe no
appeal made, with his appreciation, to preiudices
arising from religion race birth-while he thus mae