The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-29


tary Of the Navyf We're not the Methodiss gratihed
when John Mclean appointed Supreme Court
Judge Are not the Catholics OF Maryland gratihed to
know that the knownothings Of Louisiana have rejected
the religious test and running Roman Catholic for
governor And will not the Mormons-we beg all Chris
ans to be assured that DO think of comparing
the God-orsaken Brigham Young people with them
will not the Mormons, ask be grafed when they hear
that Mr. Rayner has declared that they better than the
Catholics
We republish below the letter OF Mr. Barrnger to Mr..
Ellis; and again call upon Mr. Rayner 10 publish the
ho of Mr. Barriugers letter of the 9Th and upon the
Register and Star to lay this letter. written at Saratoga
before their readers
WASHINGTON, August 81 1855.
10 HE Editor Of he american Organ:
SIN; AT the request OF Hon. d. NJ Barringer send You
for publication entire bis letter to mo dated 23d July
from which have heretofore published embracing
all the facts stated by that gentleman in relation his
conversation with the Nuncio of the Pope Madrid
corning the appointment of Postmaster General Camp
bell.
II is due to myself that the entire letter would
have been originally published by had it contain
ed reference to correspondence between Messrs.
Barruger and layner which did not bear
upon the facts in ISSUE and which, therefore, il not in
my Judgment proper for me to publish
Very respectfully V. ELLIS.
sAnAroGA, July %, 1855.
DEAR SIR: did receive till last evening your of
the 18th instant addressed TO at Baltimore and
ing your card to the public in which reference is mnde
conversation between the Nuncio Of the Pope at Madrid
and myself about the appointment of Mr. Campbell
member of the present cabinet at Washington If had
heard Of the OF your card should
have deemed duty to reply at to that portion Of
ii which refers to myself aud TO this matter.
You mistaken TO the purpor of the remarks made
to me by the representative of the Pope at Madrid
not that he haea beforehandthat Mr. Campbell woud be a-
pointed and as member of Tie Catholic Church or thai he
Ivf,r
aade What have said and what repeat is that before
had any certain OF the formation Of the cabinet and
while its constitution still in doubt and the subject of
conjecture in the public mind at Madrid he told that
Mr.. Campbell appointed, and that he Catholic
which was the first information had of either fact
did not al all suppose a he had any pecious knoelege
Of an Intention to appoint his gentleman 10 office or thai he
knew had aayreds9a 10 Jesre done pursuance Of
any bargain intrigue his effect on Me part Q any person
ehatsoecer.
The inference | made was, that the appointment of a
Catholic to this high Office being naturally OF much
interest and satisfaction 10 the Church Of that faith espe
ca pains had been taken in some quarter to
the earliest intelligence of that fact the leading
bers of the Catholic priesthood.
1t is proper to add that having 10 Raleigh paper
brief and what appeared to be imperfect report of the
speech recently made in Washington by the Hon Kenneth
Rayner in which there occurred similar statement though
somewhat different in detail from that contained in your
card, and in which my quoted authority /
took the earliest opportunity, The Oh instant 10 rie him
note for tie purpose Of correcting The erroneous Impressions
which might readily be made ne public mind howerer
hon in social intercourse wiou urien statement Of The
facts.
am, very truly, yours, &c,
d. NJ. BARRINGER.
To VEsEAsIAE ELLIS, ESD, Washington city,
THE YELLOW FEVER AT PORTSMOUTH AND NOR
FOLK.
We regret to state that the accounts which receive
from Norfolk and Portsmouth show no abatement in the
ravages of courge which literally depopulatng these
two Inflated cities correspondent Of the Petersburg
-,
lows:
ave note fewer deaths to-day than usual but cannot
say that the epidemic is abang; the number of
Is the criterion to judge the progress of the disease by and
they have largely increased since last night confined how
ever principally TO blacks and the lower orders.
"Dr Stone of New Orleans that the yellow fever is
generally sixty days in reaching its highest mortality and
that after that time it gradually and sometimes suddenly
disappears 10 Portsmouth it has pursued this
far, aud looking anxionsly to the FIRST of Sepem
be which terminates the sixty days since its
there TO if the of the Doctors saying will be
fulfilled God grant may be So for that i'll ted town is
suffering awtuy The disease has to run here unit, the
10th of next month before it reaches sixty days and in that
time what amount Of desoation and death be
broadcast through city
supposed that twelve thousand of people have
fed and it worthy of note that nearly all of church
going populaton--those especially who oudest in
their professions Of Chrsanity-haye gone and uni
versay among The first that stampeded. Those that
manned behind chiefly what they would call sinners,
and on them has deyoyed the duty of nursing the sick
and relieving the of the distressed And nobly
have they generally performed their mission!
"To-day is the Sabbath but with the exception of the
Church going BELL there is difference in the aspect of
the city from other days Every day is like Sunday
far Quietness and total suspension of business is
concerned John Lappn, Warren Wing and w. Bagnalls
eldest taken last night-Wing and Lappin
derous DIR. Thomas Nash attacked very badly last
night and his son. Dr. Herbert Nash is very ILL., Richard
Bsgnalls wife and Miss Margaret Kennedy better Dr.
Higgins worse Dr. Constable very sick Deputy Sergeant
endrdn do; NJ Q. Cannon, apohecary, getting bet
ter but imprudenty exposed himself and is dangerously
i'll. Mrs. Alexna Page wife of Lieutenant Richard Page,
U. S. A. is recovering fast, 81 Thomas Of tho firm of
Thomas g. Davis IL reported dead with the fever on the
eastern shore Purser John De Brec u S. NJ is said be
Sick and his son. DR.. De Bree is i'll with it in Baltimore
"Among the latest victims of the fever in this city,
that of worthy mayor Hunter Woods esq lie
short and painful Illness surrounded by mourning friends
and companions, but, alas without relative him
to smooth his dying pillow. His attack was Of the
most malignant nature and be was perfectly derious iat
ten hours preceding bis death. Peace lis names II
viii be u long time before Norfolk find faye,
every inch man) to FIJI his place. The sad event has
deeper gloom than our unhappy city, lie was
buried At four o'clock this afternoon His funeral at
tended by n large number Of citizens
"Marsden Smith, esq. taken down this morning his
sister is suffering with the disease. b. A. McIane
sttorney-at-law taken last night, and Doctor w.
Moore this morning The following among the latest
deaths Master Strange nephew of Professor Strange Cunls
berand street; Mr. Krkoh Swissl ewsler Min street
Miss Maria GaYes Hrewer street Master Lewis son OF