Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-15


Rayser statement which justified an impu.
tation upon Mr. Pierce and his party? To
render il probable that he did do so, Mr.. Ray
ner summons three witnesses two Of whom
testify that lac made such statement to each Of
them at separate times, and places, whilst the
third says that he made such statement to
himself aud Mr.. Rayner together. According
to the rules applied TO competent testimony,
Mr.. Rayner must be held to have proven his
affirmation. But, this does not prove that Mr..
Barringer did not make different statement to
Mr.. Singletary. This statement comedies, ac-
cording to the uncertain recollection Of Mr..
Singletary, with the statement now made by Mr..
Barringer. There would be just the same dis
crepancy between the recollection of Mr. Single
tary-ifhis recollection was distinct and that Of
the other three witnesses that there is between
Mr.. Barringer's present recollection, and that
of the witnesses. Singletary's testimony, there
FORE would only show what Mr.. Barringer had
said to him. 1t does notprove that he did not
make different statement to Rayner, and the
other witnesses.
The statement of Mr.. Crudup is so minute,
circumstantial, and distinct, that it cannot be
impeached without direct attack upon his We
racity.
1t is as follows:
| In the month Of January last, during the session
of the Legislature We held called session Of the
"North Carolina State Agricultural Society" which
met at night, for several nights, In the Hall OF
Representatives, by special permission of the
1 "House" At one Of these meetings, Mr.. Bar
ringer, you, and myself occupied seats near each
other, to the left Of the Speakers seat Before
the meeting was called to order by the President
of the Society, we entered into conversation on
| the subject of the american Order" and Roman
ism, when Mr.. Barringer stated that while he was
in the City of Madrid, and before he knew who
composed the Cabinet Of the new President Of
the United States, or who would likely do so, the
Pope's Nuncio told him, at party, with exultant
pride, that Catholic would be put in the Cabinet,
and he (Barringer) therefore referred to Mr.. Camp
bells position as " Postmaster General" as proof
that the Nuncio spoke advisedly and knowingly in
the matter
understood Mr.. Barringer in making the state.
mcnt, as doing SO, in confirmation of the charge
made against Mr.. Pierce and his friends, of "bar.
gain and contract" for the Catholic vote, and in
remarks which frequently made in the Councils
|
of this statement of Mr. Barringer, with the same
impression which have since learned you used it
though you and myself never spoke Of it together
after that night. And heard no one else speak
of it SO that / am perfectly sure that my under
standing Of the matter, land believe it does moi
differ materially from what understand yours te
be, as see published in the newspapers,) was OBJ
tanned strictly from Mr. Barringers statement in thu
Hall of Representatives before alluded to.
/ Senator Cherry is equally positive. He thus
narrates apparently another conversation held
with Mr.. Barringer:
In reply to your letter, will say, that did hear
Mr.. Barringer in conversation on the subject O
: Mr.. Campell's appointment to the Cabinet ofPresi
dent Pierce. My recollection ofthe matteris this
do not remember that the conversation In which
heard Mr.. Barringer engaged was addressed to
me particularly. / think the conversation origi
mated in this manner. The Roman Catholic
Church was the subject Of conversation; the in
terest the controlling men of that Church took il
the political affairs Of this country, how closely
they watched the movements of political parties
with view to their own advantage ; and how wei
informed they were on these subjects. As an eyi
dence of the truth Of these things, Mr.. Barringei
said that the first information he received of the
appointment of Mr.. Campbell to the Cabinet O
President Pierce, was through the Nuncio Of tho
/
time, that he (Mr. C.) was member Of the Ro
mish Church. ! think Mr.. Barringer said, that al
this time, he did not know Mr. Campbell nor did
he know that he belonged to the Romish Church
disappointment to the Cabinet ofPresident Pierce
his membership in the Roman Catholic Church
the fact that the appointment had been made, were
all communicated TO Mr.. b. by the Nuncio, In ad-
vance, of any other information he had received
from home on the subject.
| In ~ Mn ,pr u;rx hath
or not understood Mr.. Barringer as speaking o.
this matter in confirmation Of a charge which had
been made against the leaders of the Pierce party
that this appointment TO the Cabinet was made ii
pursuance of a bargain before the Presidential
election-I will say, in reply, that do not reEem
Der, in so many words, to have heard Mr.. b. say
that there was bargain made with the Catholics
TO vote for President Pierce, in consequence o.
which they were 10 have this appointment in the
Cabinet Yet will give you the impression thai
the conversation made upon my mind, at the time
and which has been confirmed by subsequent re-
Election.
Believing myself from such information as was
satisfactory to me, that such an understanding be.
tween the leading politicians Of the Pierce party
and the Catholic Church, did exist before the Pre-
sidentia election, and hearing this conversation
from so honorable and excellent a man as re
garded Mr.. Barringer 10 be, my convictions Of the
| run OIL the hccushtlOnS were 30 COtnplclell
strengthened and confirmed, that / have never
failed, when, adverting 10 this subject, either IN
private conversation in public addresses before
my ellowcitizens TO refer to this information com
municated by Mr.. Barringer, as testimony too cleaI
10 be disputed, Of the truth of charge OF pre-
vious bargain between the Roman Catholic voteri
Of Mr.. Pierce and bis leading friends--that Camp
bell was 10 go in the Cabinet. That Mr.. d. sale
so, cannot say. But as this conversation EN-
braced all the subjects have limited at, my i'm
preston was at the time that all who we're listen
ing to the conversation, came TO the same conclu
sion that did in regard to the subject
think heard Mr.. B. speaking Of the same sub
ject again, at dinner party at
We have thus repeated the testimony Of men
whose character stands unimpeached. Three
out of four Of these gentlemen agree that tn,
circumstances attending Mr. Barringer's con.
yersation with the Nuncio as reported by him
rendered the existing charge ola political bar
gain between the Pierce party and the Papists
in their opinion probable On the other hand
Mr.. Barringer says, that the communication