Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-18
MR. RkYNER,s LETTER TO Mr.. ELLIS.


: S1R Referring to the statement made by me in
an Grafton delivered on the 4f instant, and to my
card dated 18th Instant, the subject Of the APP
pointTnent Of Postmaster General Campbell and the
knowledge of that appointment communicated by
. the Popes Nuncio at Madrid to the Hon. Mr.. Bar
ringer, then Minister to Spain have now to ask.
you to copy into the Organ the following letter. re-
ceived by me few days since, from Hon. Kenneth
Rayner, upon whose authority my statement on this
point was made, and whose present letter vndicates
me the point referred to: :
RALEreH. N. c. July 10, 1855.
my DEAR Sir: 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 Washington,
and afterwards by you in your Grafton of the 4th}
of Hon. Daniel M. Barringer, our late Minister to
Spain:
"Mr. Barringer first mentioned this matter to me
last winter, in Raleigh. had since taken occasion
to aude to it several times, an 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, men.
toned the fact that had taken occasion to speak
publicly of what he had said to me about the Pope's
Nuncio at Madrid, having stated to him, before he
(Mr. b. had heard, and before the of the
had reached Madrid, of the formation of Mr.. Pieroes
cabinet that hesthe said Nuncio) could tell him of
one that would be in the cabinet, to wit: Mr..
Campbell, of Pennsylvania, a member of the Ro-
man Catholic Church.
"This was as 1 had received the statement from
MIR. Barrnger In the first instance, and it thus
that had spoken of it. asked. Mr. Barringer, if
l had represented him correctly, for that should
probably speak of it again, and wished to be sure,
that might give the statement correctly Mr.. B.
replied that had stated the matter correctly, and
then went to relate the occasion and incidents of
this remark to him.
"a few days since, received letter from Mr..
Barfinger, dated Niagara Falls, july 9Th, 1855, in
which, after abiding to the fact that he had lately
seen published a synopsis ofmy peech in Washing
ton, in which wasreported having mentioned the
matter. ip terms somewhat variant from those in
which he stated it to me, and then he mr. Bafrin
ger( goes ON to reterate what he had twice before
stated to me.
al will quote to you, per6atioa, the language
used by him. in an extract from this letter, just re-
ceived, ito wit!j 80
a. Before I had any authentic and certain aaeoos
Of the formation Of the Cabinet, and a0ite 1t aoGs
still subject Of conjecture at the Court Of Madrld
he (the Pope's Nuncio) told me that Judge Camp
bell, Of Pehnsyl0uqia, 'oas appointed, and that he
toas O Catholic; a0hich the first Information
had either of his appointment or has religion
"This is the statement as had given 1T, when
audng to it in public; although i: 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 under
standing, to cali it by worse name, that the Ro-
man Catholic vote should be given to Mr.. Pierce,
and that he, in turn, should give to that Church
seat in the Cabinet, well many other high po--
sitons.
"You are at1iberty to make any use of this let
ter in vindcaten Of yourself against the charge of
you based your statement on my authority: Yours,
very truly, b. RAYNER
'VEsPAsIAN ELLIS
Washington City"
1t will be observed from the above letter. that the
statement, as made by myself is substantially that
made by Mr. Rayner, and the only question is wheth-
er Mr.. Rayner correctly understood Mr.. Barringer,
and of that the public can judge from the quotation
made by Mr. Rayner from Nj Barringer's letter to
him. of July 9th, from Niagaga Falls, which quota
ton, have placed in Italics.
In letter from Mr.. Barrnger to me dated Sara
toga July 23rd in referring to the form of remark
used by the Pope's Nuncio, he says follows:
"You mistaken to the purport of the re-
marks made by me by the representative of the
Pope at Madrid 1t not that he knew before
hand that Mr. Campbell would be appointed, and
as member of the Catholic Church, or that he
knew any thing about it, before the appointment
was actually made. What have said, and aohGt I
repeat as that bsJore had any Of the foT71G
tion of the Cabinet and sohle ats constitution
still IN doubt and the sajectof conjecture IN the
public mind ct Madrid, he told that Mr.. Camp.
bell soas appointed, and that he q Catholic,
aohich aoas the first Information had either fact"
The latter branch of the above quotation is almost
word for word the same as that quoted by Mr.. Ray
from Mr Barrnger's letter to him, of July 9Th,
and which Mr.. Rayner thinks establishes the charge"
that there was understanding that the Catholic !
vote should be given to Mr.. Pierce and divers pub
lie offices should be given by Mr.. Pierce to the
Catholics. =
The justice of this Inference, from the facts sta
tea Oy MI. DaHlhSeI, uePeAuS uPOH "'Se"'e' .ne
Pope's Nuncio could have received the news of the
appointment of Mr.. Campbell, in any mode, from
the United States before the United States Minis
ter the Court OF SpGin or the other citisens Of
Madrid could hear the same neacsI ..
One would naturally suppose that this pare and
holy man Of God, whose soul ought to be devoted
to religious worksLto prayer-tc charty-to the
ostensibe duties of his position the representative
of the pretended Vicegerent Of Heaven, weald be
the last man, and not the frst in Madrid to receive
political intelligence from another country Did
the steamer which carried out the news of the for
nation of Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet to Europe take but
one letter to Madrid -Gn6-thGt one TO the Pope's
Nuncio? We're the passengers and crew all mann,
that nobody but his Holiness, the Nanco, receiv
ed the information by that arrival? 1t is nay be-
that he received this extraordinary Information not
only in aduance Of the mails" but in advance of
the appointment OF this, however, an intelligent
public will Judge VESPASIAN ELLIS.
KENTUCKY ELEcTIoN.-The reports from Kentuc-
ky indicate that the minority of Charles S. More
head, for Governor, will be from. 1000 to 5000
votes His colleagues on the Know Nothing State
ticket are of course also elected.
The reports from the Congressional Districts rem
der it propable that the following gentlemen have
been elected to Congress: I. Henry e. Bur nett,
Dem; 2. John P. Campbell, K. N. 20. w. L.
Underwood, K. N; 4. A. G. Talbot, Dem; 5. 1
Joshua H. Jewett, Dem; 6. j. M. Elliott, Dem.
2, II. MARSHALL K. N. g. A. K. Marshall, z N. /; !
g. LeanderM N. Cox, K. M 10. S. F. S~ope, K. N.
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