Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-07


which he made tho following statement:
"The Pope's Nuncio TO Spain, before The
Cabinel Of The president was known to Ih'
public here. declared, In Madrid. thai the
present Postmaster General, a Catholic
would be member OF the Cabinei Of Gene
raj Pierce! There is other and abundan
proof TO confirm the opinion Iha. this ap
poiniment was secured 10 the Roman hierar
chy before the Catholic vote was cast fo
the present incumbent.
The Washington Union calls This "a dis
zinc, version Of current calumny," anC
says:
1--WE know, Of our knowledge, and from
sources which put the question beyond iht
possibility Of controversy, that The above al
legation (con.ainsd in the extract, must be
false in form, false in substance, and false il
detail"
Mr.. Ellis notices this a,ack upon him II
the Unionin lsiler over his own name il
the organ Of the 18Th inst. In the course o.
the letter he saws.
"How The editors of The Union know anv-
thing on this subject of their own knowl
edge they have not though. fit 10 explain
T. saw, few days since, The article refer
red 10 by the Washington Union, and pub.
iishec in the Baltimore Republican, in which
the las, named press INDUCED in It's accus
toned blackguardsm, and de6ed the author
of The allegation 10 bring forward the leas
proof 10 sustain him in his charge, but did
moi choose 10 notice any unauthorized denial
OF the allegation, aud especially when
,couched in terms which rendered lhe dena
wholly worthless. s.aa sssts,
s There is but one factin the history fthe
Washington Union which enli,les anything
!. may say u even passing notice, and
that lacl is, ,ha, il is tho m0u,hpiece Of the
Presiden, and Of his cabinet. Whatever hu
initiation an American citizen may feel in
the admission. we are oil Compelled 10 ad
nit that Franklin Pierce Is. al present, the
Chief Maais,rats oil this Nation, and that tht
Washington Union is the recognized orgar
OF his administration. Under this Stale o
things bavr 10 say, in response 10 The
Washington Union, that the allegation con-
iainpd in The quoted exracl from my Grafton
was made both distinctly and deliberately
and s nov herein distinctly and deliberately
reiterated 10 the firm conviction OF It's truth
acknowledge my responsibility TO 'ht
country, 10 state the grounds on which
made the allegation. purporiing that the
Pope's Nuncio in Spain. declared in Mad
rid, before the Cabinel of the President was
known 10 tho pub icS here, that The presen
Postmaster General. Catholic, would b. d
member Of the Caoine. OF Gen. Pierce
have 10 sNsnha. The Hon. Kenre.h Rayner
Of NonA carolina, declared SUBSTANTIALLY
and upun the aulhorny OF the Hon, Mr.. Bar
ringer. lu.e Unned States Minister 10 Spain
wha, is contained in this branch OF the ex
tract. Mr.. 3atringer is the witness 10 prove
The substance oi this allegation. and his
response will settle thu, point. The publ
cation of This card will. trust, produce ,ha
response frnm MI l3arringer Mr. Rayner
know. will admi, his declaration male pub
liclY and repeatedly in this city.
Mr. Ellis continues, BY laying that as re
sspecls the second branch OF The allegation
viz: ,hRl "'here is the oIher and, nbundan
proof 70 conffm the opinion that this ap'
poinlnenl (of the P. M. General) was Sc
cured to the Romish Hierarchy before the
Catholic vote WIS cast ioI The present In
cumbenl." The proofs are necessarilp cir.
scums,aulial. but weK enough known 4
the reading community. One circumstance
is stated as follows:
One important circumstances was publish
ed in the American Organ some months agc
and has hos 10 my knawledge been contra
,dicted.
The circumstance. AZ publicly stated u
the Ilpe, wasahal commiHee Of the De
mocracy az Pehnsy lVania waited upon Gen
sral Pierce op hearing that Judge 'Campb'l
was n have seat in his Cabinet. and re-
Inons,rated noninsl such u selection, demon
sra.ing By iScmand figures, thai he had no
the confdence ol ihe Democracy of Penn
sylyania-and General Fierce Responded
substantially as follows 10 vii: "Ganle
men. it is 100 lale--tha. mauer was arranged
before was nude President"
eTheHfare hundreds IN this city who car
iestifY lhni such was The response of Gener
al Pierce, os publicly stated al the time.
s The response Of Mr.. Bar,inger, thu!
evoked on The frsi branch Of the allegation
will be looked Cor with much interest. A.
respects The fac. thar Mr., Campbell had no
the confidence Of his party in this Ssale The
nose upon Judge Camp6el's face could no
be palmer Than that Those who remembe
how he was bralen when he went before tn,
. people Of the S,ale for their votes, and The
dumb aslonshmeDl with which they hear,
OF his appointment TO the Cabinel on IN,
heels OF a popular defeat will need no olhe
''lacls OF figures" 10 prove thar he had III,
entire confidence OF The then democracy
whe.her they pu. lull credence inihe rest o
Mr.. E'hs's statement, or not. The lacl iha
our Cabinet appointments were made publ
in Madrid before they we're known here, il
interesting 10 contemplate. Lei US have III
facts. as. k-,
LATER. = The North Carolina Register
authorized 10 say Thai The Hon. ID. NJ. Bar
ringer has written leller, which will b
printed in day or two reasserung and con
firming the statement relating 10 The coDver
sAnon which took place between him an
ahe Pope's Nuncio in Madrid, the uuih Q
which the Union has recently denied. IS
Journal.