Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-22
MR. RAYNERss LETTER TO Mr.. ELLIS.

~ - hR. 3. lRAYNERas LETTER TO Mr.. ELLIS,
49,; : . y &s4$ a. WAsHIsaros, July 26, 1866
10 the Esitor4J tie Ameriean Organ y, Eo53Js.iT
SIR: Referring to The statement made by me in
an oration delivered on the 4th instant and to nv
card dated 18th Instant the subject Of the ap.
pointment 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,I have now to ask
you to copy into the Organ, the following letter. re-
ceiFed by me few days since, from Hon. Kenneth
Rayner, upon whose authority my statement on this
point was made, and whose present letter vindcstes
me on the point referred to: ~ ~ - Eas2.Af
-,!+. - p - RALElGn N. c. July 30, 1855.
=" My DEAR Sir: I have received yours of the
10th INST in which you refer to the denial by the
0nfon newspaper, of the truth of the statement
dirst spoken of by me in my speech at Washington
and afterwards by you in your oration of the 4th)
OF Hon. Daniel III. Barringer, our late Minister to
Spain. - = fzzs' p.
lk,.;,....4t - "a mo
to alude to it several times, in delivering popular
addresses. About four weeks since, on my return
from Philadelphia, Imet Mr.. Barrnger 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 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. Perce's
cabinet that he fhe said Nuncioa could tell him of
one man that would be in the cabinet, to wit Mr..
Campbell, of Pennsylvania, a member of the Ro-
man Catholic Church. - =, ---f- =. = = 3
"This was as had received the statemen mt from
Mr.. Barringer in the hrst instance and it was thus
that had spoken Of it. l asked Mr. Barrinser if
had represented him correctly, for that should
probably speak of it again, and wished to be sure
that might give the statement correctly. MI. B.
replied that had stated the matter correctly and
then went to relate the occasion and incidents Of
I this remark to him. 49, = a;--t< - - -
! 9"A few days since I received a letter from Mr.
Barringer dated Niagara Falls July 9th, 1885 in
which, after auding to the fact that he had lately
seen published synopsis ofmy peech in Washing.
ton, N which was reported as having mentioned the
matter in terms somewhat variant from those in
which he stated it to me, and then he (Nr. Barrin-
ger) goes on to reerate what he had twice before
stated to me-. 9, 49, g. go ;-s.z. r. T.
"I will quote to you, es5ation the language
used by him. in extract from this letter. just
ceved Ito wit , ~ :. - $50 q
"' Before had any authentic and certain saeaos
Of the formation Of the Cabinet, and whiLe itsoas
still subject Of conjecture at the Court Of Hadrzd
he Qhe Pope's Nunco) toll me that Judge Camp
beH Of Pennsylcanie tcas appointed, and that he
aens q Catholic sohich tie first inflammation,
had, eithfref his appointment or las religion -.
"This is the statement as had given it, when
alluding toit inpublc; although i: mighthave 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 call it by 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 as many other high po-
sitions. - -.-'' ..-5.. iz-,-- 's,.s f.
At heTty a s %ks snS qs Of fetsga
falsehood by the Union newspaper, inasmuch as
you based your statement on my authority. Yours,
very truly, -. s: K. RAYNER. :
. .3yEsrasrAs ELLIS
49, e..7;r:" Washington CITY," sr'5s 2. '--- .-s
- 1t will be observed from the above letter, that the
s{atement, as made by myself, is substantially that
made by Mr. Rayner and the only question is whesh
er Mr.. Rayner correctly understood Mr.. Barringer
and of that the public can judge from the quotation
made BY Mr.. Rayner from Mr.. Barringer's letter TO
him, Of July 6th from Niagaga Falls, which quota
| tion I have placed in Italics. - e, - -
In letter from Mr.. Barringer to me dated Sara
toga July 23rd in referring to the form of remark
| used by the Popc's Nuncio, he says as follows: :
"You arc mistaken as to the purport of the re-
! marks made by me by the representative of the
! Pope at Madrid 1t was 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. WhatI have said, and tohht
repeat is that before had any neios of the torsnd-
oa of tie Cabinet, and aoAite its constitution acas
still in doubt, and the subject of conjecture the
pablic mind at Madrid lie told me that r. Camp
bell ,cas appointed, and that he was a Catholic,
ohich tie rst itormation Ihad Of either fact
The latter branch of the above quotation is almost
word for word the same as that quoted by Mr.. Ray
ner from Mr. Barringers letter to him, of July 9th,
and which Mr. Rayner thinks establishes the charge
1 that there was an 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. go E. 4. = - p
| The Justice Of this Inference. from the facts sta
I ted by, Mr. Barringer, depends upon phether the
Popc's Nuncio could have received the news of the
| appointment of Mr.. Campbell, in any mode, from
the United States before the United States Hinis
ter or the Courtot Spuin or the other citizens o
Madrid could hear the same necs! s! -,
One would naturally suppose that this pure ana
holy man Of God whose soul ought to be devotee
to religious works-to prayer-to charity-to thu
ostens6le duties of his position the representative
Of the pretended Vicegerent If Heaven, would b.
the last man. and not the first, in Madrid to receive
political intelligence from another country Die
the steamer which carried out the news of the for
nation of Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet to Europe, take bu
one letter to Madrid and that one to the Popei
Nuncio? Were the passengers and crew all mum
SO that nobody but his Holiness, the Nunco, receiy
ed the information by that arrival? 1t is my be
lief and doubt not the country will SO believe
that he received this extraordinary information, no
| only in aduance of the mails, but in advance o
the appointment! OF this however, an intellisen
public win judge - ''VESPAsIAN ELLIS.
: sKESTucKY ELEcrIoN. reports from Kentuc
Ky indicate that the majority of Charles S. More
head, for Governor, will be from 1000 to 500
votes. His colleagues on the Know Nothing Stat
ticket are of course also elected. -.-y,..i .
+ The reports from the Congressional Districts rem
der it propable that the following gentlemen hav
Been elected to Congress: /. Henry C. q Burnett