The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-24
Pierce's Election and the Roman Catholic vote-A
Very Pretty Fight as it Stands

Pierce's Election and the Roman Catholic Voted
Very Pretty Fight as it Stands.
sVespasian Ellis, Esq, late editor of the
American Organ in Washington, delivered an
Grafton in that city on the 4th inst, in which
he made the following statement:
''The Pope's Nuncio to Spain, before the Cabine,
of the President was known to the public here de-
elared in Madrid, that tie present Postmaster Gen
eraL, Catholic, OOad be member of the Cabinet o.
General Piercel There is other and abundant
proof to confirm the opinion that this appor tment
secured to the Roman hierarchy before the Cath
Ole vote Uds cast for the present i',cun5sntr'
The Washington Union calls this "distinct
version of current calumDy," and says:
ave know, of our opn krpOtiedge, and from
sources which put the question beyond the posi-.
bility of controversy, that the above allegation
Contained in the extract) must be false in form.
false in substance, false in general, and false in de-
tail"
Mr.. Ellis notices this attack upon him by the
Union in a letter over his own name in the
Organ of the 18th instant. In the course of
this letter he says:
Hon the editors of the Union know anything on
this subject, "of their own knowledge" they have
act thought fit to explain.
saw few DAYS since, the article referred to by
the Washington Union, and published in the BALI.
more Republican, in which this last named press
INDUCED in its accustomed blackguardisrn and defed
the author of the allegation 80 bring forward the
least particle of proof to sustain him in his CHARGE"
but did not choose to notice any unauthorized de.
NAL of the allegation and especially when couched
in terms which rendered the denial wholly worth.
less.
There is but one fact in the history of the
Washington Union which entities anything il NAV
say to even passing notice. and that fact is that
it is the mouth piece Of the President and of his
Cabinet Whatever humiliation an American citi-
Gen may feel in the admission, are all neyerthe.
less, compelled to admit that Franklin Pierce is,
at present, the Chief Magistrate of this Nation, and
that the Washington Union is the recognized organ
of his administration. Under this state of things
have to say in response to the Washington Union.
that the allegation contained in the quoted ex.
tract from my oration was made both distinctly and
deliberately and is herein distinctly and deliberately
reiterated in the firm conviction Of its truth
acknowledge my responsibility to the country,
TO stale the grounds which made the allegation
purporting ''that the Pope's Nuncio in Spain, de-
clared in Madrid before the Cabinet of the Presi.
dent was known to the public here, thai the Post.
master General Catholic, would be member of
the Cabinet of Gen PIERCE" | have to say, that
the Hon Kenneth Rayner of North Carolina, de.
clared substantially, and upon the authority of the
Hon. Mr.. Barrnger, late United States Minister to
Spain, what is contained in this branch of the ex.
tract Mr.. Barringer is the witness to prove the
the substance Of this allegation, AMI his response
will settle that point The publication of this card
will, trust produce that responce from Mr. Bar
ringer. Mr.. Rayner | know, will admit his decla-
ration, made publicly and repeatedly in this city.
Mr.. Ellis continues, by saying, that as re-
specs the second branch of the allegation
viz: that there is other and abundant proof
10 confirm the opinion that this appointment
(of the P. NJ. General) was secured to the
Romsh Hierarchy before the Catholic vote
was cast for the present incumbent" the
proofs are necessarily circumstantial, but we'll
enough known to the reading community.
One circumstance is stated as follows:
One important circumstance was published in the
American Organ some months ago and has not, to
my knwledge, been contradicted
The circumstance, as puclicy stated at the time,
was, that committee of the Democracy of Pen
nsylvania waited upon General Pierce, on hearing
that Judge Campbell was to have a seat in his Cabi.
net, and demonstrated against such a selection,
demonstrating by facts aud figures, that he had not
Tue CouH Venice OF tue democracy OF fenisyIVanIa--
End that General Pierce responded substantially
as follows, to wit: Gentlemen, it is too late-that
matter was arranged befor l was made President"
There are hundreds in this city who can testify
that such was the response Of Genearl Pierce, az
publicly stated at the time.
The response Of Mr. Barringer, thus evoked
on the first branch of the allegation, will be
looked for with much interest. GAS respects
the fact" says the Pittsburg Journal, "that
Mr.. Campbell had not the confidence of his
party in this State, the nose upon Judge Camp
bells face could not be palmer than that
Those who remember how he was beaten when
he went before the people OF the State for their
votes, and the dumb establishment with which
they heard of his appointment: to the Cabinet
on the heels of a popular defeat, will need no
other facts or figures to prove that he had
not the ENTIRE confidence of the then Democ-
racy, whether they put full credence in the
rest Of Mr.. Ells's statement or not. The fact
that our Cabinet appointments were made
public in Madrid before they were known
here, is interesting to contemplate. Let Us
have the facts"