Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
From the American Organ.
THE OF THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, July &c, 1855

WASHINGTON, July 26, 1855.
TO the Editor Of the american Organ
Sir: Referring to the statement made by me
in an grafton delivered on the 4th instant, and
to my card dated 18th instant, on the subject
of the appointment Of Postmaster General
Campbell, and the knowledge of that appoint
ment communicated by the Pope's Nuncio at
Madrid to the Hon. Mr.. Barringer, 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 vindicates me OH the point re-
ferred to:
RALEIGH, n. c., July 10, 1855
my DEAR SIR have received yours Of
the 18th inst, in which you refw to the de-
nial by the Union newspaper, Of the truth Of
the statement first spoken of by me in my
speech at Washington, and afterwards by
you in your oration of the 4th) of Hon. Dam
lei NJ. Barringer, our late Minister to Spain.
"Mr. Barringer first mentioned this mat
ter to me last winter in Raleigh. ! had
since taken occasion to allrde to it several
times, in delivering popular addresses.
About four weeks since, on my return from
Philadelphia. | met Mr.. Barringer in Balti-
more, aud in the course of conversation with
him, l mentioned 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
MIR. b. had heard, and before the news of
the same had reached Madrid, ofthe formation
OF Mr.. Pierce's cabinet, that 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 l had received the statement
from Mr.. Barringer in the first instance, and
it was thus that had spoken of it. l asked
Mr.. Barringer, if had represented him cor
rectly, for that should probably speak of it
again, and wished to be sure, that l might
give the statement correctly. Mr.. d. re-
Piled that had stated the matter correctly,
and then went on to relate the occasion and
incidents Of this remark to him by the Popes
Nuncio.
"a few days since, received letter from
Mr.. Barringer, dated Niagara Falls, July
9th, 1885, in which. after alluding to the
fact that he had lately seen published a syn
opsis Of my speech in Washington, in which
was reported as having mentioned the mat
ter In terms somewhat variant from those in
which he stated it to me, and then he (Mr.
Barringer) goes on to reiterate what he had
twice befo! stated to me.
II will quote to you, verba1im, the language
used by him, in an extract from his letter,
just received to-wit y
Before Ihad any authentic and certain
neps Of the formation Of the Cabinet, and
phile ii ,cas still subject Of conjecture at the
Court Of Madrid, he 1.-THE Pope's Nuncio,)
told me that Judge Campbell, Of Pennsylvania
pds appointed, and that he Uds Catholic
rhich was the first Information had, either
ofhis appointment or Of his religion
"This is the statement, as l had given it
when alluding to it in public; although it
might have been slightly varied in the news
paper 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.. Pierce,
and that he, in turn, should give to that
Church, a seat in his Cabinet, as we'll as many
other high positions.
"You are at liberty to make any use you
please of this letter, in Wind ication Of your
self against the charge of falsehood by the
Union newspaper, inasmuch as you based
on it my authority.
Yours, very truly, K. RAYNER.
FEspAsIAN ELLIS, Esq, Washington City,"