American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-11


sylvania, Catholic, was Tor would be
appointed Postmaster General by Mr.
Pierce. When these charges had beer
thus publicly made in Washington, tn,
Administration newspaper, withits hos
of satellites, began to deny and equiyo
cate and denouncc, according to then
established usage" and as in duty
boand they were to bolster up weak
Administration. Messrs. Rayner and
Ellis were denounced-O how furious
ly.-for making such charge against
the pure, chaste and spotlcss incumbent
at the White House! But what arc
the facts ? Mr.. Rayner writes the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Ellis:
RALEIGH, N. c., July 10, 1866.
"Wy Dear ,Sir-I have received
yours of the 10th instant, in which you
refer to the denial by the Union news
paper, Of the truth of the statement
first spoken of by me in my speech at
Washington, and afterwards by you in
your GRAFTON on the 4th) of Hon. Dan
iel Nj. Barringcr, our late Minister to
Spain. ..... ..... .. +. ....
"Mr. Barringer first mentioned this
matter to me last winter, in Raleigh.
| have since taken occasion to alludc to
it several times in delivering popular
addresses. About fourweeks 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 occa-
sion to speak publicly of what he had
said to me about the Pope's Nuneio, at
Madrid, having stated to him, before he
(NIr. b. had heard, and before the
news Of the same had reached Madrid,
of the formation of Mr.. Piercc's cabi-
net, that he (thc said Nuncio) could tell
him one man that would be in the cabi-
net, to wit: Mr.. Campbell, of Penn
sylvania, amcmbcr of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church.
"This was as | had received the
statement from Mr.. Barringcr in the
first instance, and it was thus that |
had spoken Of it. | asked Mr.. Bar
ringer, if had represented him cor
rectly, for that | should probably speak
of it again, and [ wished to be sure,
that | might give the statement cor
rcctly. Mr.. b. replied that / had sta
ted the matter correctly, and then went
on to relate the occasion and incidents
of this remark to him by the Popc's
Nuncio.
" 4 few days since, I received a let
ter from Mr.. Barringer, dated 'Niaca-
IA Falls, July 9th, 1856" in which,
after alluding to the fact that he had
lately seen published a synopsis of my
speech in Washington, in which L was
reported as having mentioned the mat
ter in terms Somewhat variant from
those in which he stated it to mo, and
then he (Mr. Barringcr) goes on to re-
itcrate what he had twice before stated
to me.
81 will quote to you vey5atim, the
language used by him, in an extract
from this letter, just received, wiz:
Before I Aaa any authentic and
certain @eacs Of tie formation of the
Cabinet, and aOhi1c 1t qcas still a subject
Of Conjecture at the Court Of Madrid,
he (thc Popc's Nuncio) told me that
J"dge Campbell, Of Pennsy1yania eVas
appointed, and that he vas q Catholtc:
sohtch acas tie first animation Thad,
either Of his appointment or Of his re-
Ggton." Co.,.
"This is the statement, as I had
given it, when abiding to it in public :;
although it might have been SLIGHTLY
varied in the newspaper reports and
this, l think, establishes the charge,
long since made, and believed by thou.
sands, that there was an a,ndcysta,,6ipa
to call it by no worse name, that the
Roman Catholic vote should be given
to Mr.. Pierce, and that he in turn
should give to that Church a scat in his
Cabinet, as well as many other high
positions.
" You are at liberty to make any use
you please Of this letter, in vindication
OF yourself against the charge of false
hood by the Union newspaper, mas
much as you based your statement on
my authority. Yours, very truly,
K. RAYNER.
Mr.. Ellis also wrote to Mr.. Barring
er on the subject. Mr.. Barringcr re-
piled, from Saratoga, under date Of
July 23d. AS to the precise form Of
the remark made to him by the Popc's
Nunclo, he says in this letter:
You arc mistaken as to the pur-
port Of the remarks made to Inc bv thc