Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-26

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Sra: Referring to the statement made by me In
an Grafton delivered on the 4th Instant and 70 my
card dated 18th instant on the subject Of the APP
pointment of Postmaster General Campbell, and
the knowledge of that appointment communicated
by the Pope's Nuncio at Madrid to the Hon. Mr..
Baringer, then Minister TO Spain, have now to
ask you to copy into the Organ the following let
ter, received by me a few days since, from Hon.
Kenneth Rayner, upon whose authority my state
ment on this point was made, and whose present
letter vindicates me ON the point referred to:
"RALnaH, N. c., July 10, 1855.
"MY DEAR SIR: 1 have received yours of the
18th inst, in which you refer TO the denial by the
Union newspaper, of the truth of the statement
(frst spoken of by me in my speech at Washing
ton, and afterwards by you in your Grafton of the
4th) of Hon, Daniel NJ. Barringer, our late Minis
ter TO Spain.
"Mr. Barringer first mentioned this matter to
me last winter, in Raleigh. / had since taken oc-
casion to alude to it several times in delivering
popular addresses. About four weeks since, on
my return from Philadelphia, met Mr. Barringer
in Baltimore, and in the course of conversation
with him, mentioned the fact that had taken
occasion to speak publicly of what he had said to
me about the Popes Nuncio, at Madrid, having
stated to him, before he (Mr. b. had heard, and
before the news of the same had reached Madrid
of the formation of Mr.. Pierce's cabinet, thst he
1.-THE said Nuncio) could tell him one man that
would be in the cabinet, to wit: Mr.. Campbell, Of
Pennsylvania, member of the Roman Catholic
Church.
"This was as I had received the statement
from Mr. Barringer In the first instance, and 1t
thus that had spoken of it, asked Mr.. Barrin-
ger, if had represented him correctly, for that
should probably speak of it again, and wished
to be sure, that might give the statement corr
rectly Mr.. B. replied that had stated the matter
correctly and then went on to relate the occasion
and incidents of this remark to him by the Pope's
Nuncio.
"a few days since received letter from Mr.
Barringer, dated Niagara Falls, July 9th, 1855,
in which, after abiding to the fact that he had
lately seen published synopsis of my speech in
Washington, in which l was reporteA as having
mentioned the matter in terms somewhat variant
from those in which he stated 1t to me, and then
he (Mr. Barringer) goes on to reiterate what he
had twice before stated to me.
~ will quote to you, verbatim, the language
used by him, in extract from this letter, just
received, Ito WITT
80 Before Ihad any authentic and certain nesos
of the formation of the Cabinet, and lile 1t
still subject of conjecture at the Court Of Madrid
he (the Pope's Nuncio) told me that Judge Camp
BELL of Pcnnsylvaaia, aoas appointed, and that he
,cas Catholic; Which acas the first Information
had, either Of his appointment or Of his religion
"This is the statement, as had given it, when
abiding to it in public; although it might have
been slightly varied in the newspaper reports and
this. think, establishes the charge, long since
made, and believed by thousands that there was an
understanding, to call it by no worse name, that
the Roman Catholic vote should be given to Mr..
nd hat ha in I'm CHI riv In af
Church seat in his Cabinet, well as many other
high positions.
"You are at liberty to make any use you please
Of this letter, in vndeation of yourself against the
charge of falsehood by the Union newspaper, in
asmuch as you based your statement on my au-
thority.
"Yours, very truly,
"VEsPAsIAN ELLIS Esq,
Washington City,"
1t will be observed, from the above letter, that
the statement, as made by myself is substantially
that made by Mr. Rayncr, and the only question
is, whether Mr.. Rayner correctly understood Mr..
Barringer, and of that the public can judge from
the quotation made by Mr.. Rayner from Mr.. Bar
ringers letter to him, of July 9th, from Niagara
Falls which quotation have placed in italics.
ratoga, July 2Sd, in referring to the form of re-
mark used by the Pope's Nuncio, he says as fol-
lows.
"You are mistaken as to the purport of the re-
marks made to me by the representative of the
Pope at Madrid. 1t was not that he knew
beforehand that Mr.. Campbell would be APP
pointed, and as member OF the Catholic
Church, or that he knew anything about it be-
fire. he m MO nd hat
have said, and whatI repeat Is, that before had
any certain neps Of the formation Of the Cabinet,
and nhiie its consultation icas still in doubt aud
the subject Of conjecture IN the public mind at Ma
drid, he told me that Mr.. Campbell Was appointed
and that he pas Catholic, phich pas the first in
formation had Of either fact"
The latter branch Of the above quotation is al.
most word for word the same as that quoted by
Mr.. Rayner from Mr. Barringers letter to him, Of
July eth, and which Mr.. Rayner thinks o. stab-
fishes the charge" that there was an understanding
that the Catholic vote should be given to Mr..
Pierce, and divers public Offices should be given
by Mr.. Pierce to the Catholics.
The justice Of this inference, from the facts
stated by Mr. Barringer depends upon ghether the
Pope's NRncio could have received the news of the
appointment Of Mr.. Campbell in any mode, from
the United States, before the United Slater Minis
ter or the Court Of Spain, the other citizens Of
Madrid could hear the same nepsi
One would naturally suppose that this pure and
holy man Of God, whose whole soul ought to be
devoted toreligious works-top rayer-to charity
to the ostensi6ie duties Of his position as the re-
of the pretended vicegrent of Heaven
would be the last man, and not hefrst in Madrid,
to receive political intelligence from another
country Did the steamer which carried out the
news Of the formation Of Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet to
Europe, take Jm one letter to Madrid, aud that
one 10 the Popes Nunciof Were the passengers
and crew all mum, so that nobody but his Holiness
the Nuncio, received the information by that ar
rival9 It is my belief, and l doubt not the
country will so believe, that he received this extra
ordinary information, not only in advance Of the
mails" but ii. advance Of the appointment Of
this, however, an intelligent public will judge.
Your obedient servant