Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-30
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putations Of the coarsest character in sand.
box. With these It sprinkles everything it has
to say about the American party. 1t thus in
dignantly contradicts what it is pleased to call
"a Know-Nothing calumny against President
Pierce"
"We took occasion to say that We did not be
lieye that Mr. Barringer would assert the fact
of the occurrence of the conversation between the
Pope's Nuncio and himself at the time and under
the circumstances specified. Intelligence received
yesterday from Mr., Barringer proves that we were
correct. He is at present at Saratoga Springs, in
the State of New York. and he has stated to q
gentleman from this city, of unquestioned intell
gence and integrity that the conversation with the
Nuncio Of the Pope concerning the cabinet OF Pre-
sident Pierce, which has been made the foundation
of so much falsehood and elimination, trd'spired
subsequently, to the Inauguration Of March, 1858,
and 10 the reception of the intelligence thereof,
and Of The names Of President Pierce's cabinet IN
Madrid
"Mr. Barringer also stated that he had addressed
two letters to Mr. Rayner, of North Carolina, sta.
ting the time of the conversation, and its circum-
stances and purport, and asking that gentleman TO
do all parties the justice TO state the facts In the
case but that Mr.. r. had suppressed both letters,
and had wholly refused to correct the falsehoods
in the premises.
"Mr. Barringer also expressed his purpose to
publish his last letter upon the subject to Rayner,
in few days, if the proper correction and retrac.
ton was not made by that gentleman.
"Thus pershes another Know-Nothing ca
lumny"
We feel deep interest in correcting any
misstatement whether it be to the prejudice
Of the Catholics, or to the character of our
Government. The charge that a corrupt bar
gain had been made by the Executive incum-
bent with the Papists, has been extensively
made and believed throughout the Union. II
rests upon several distinct allegations. Amongst
them wasthc negative proof derived from astate-
mept made by Mr.. Rayner upon the authority
of Mr.. Barringer, and quoted by Mr.. Ellis in
an grafton, that "the Pope's Nuncio to Spain,
before the Cabinet of the President was known
to be public here, declared, in Madrid, that the
present Postmaster General, Catholic, would
be member Of the Cabinet of Gen. Pierce!"
When this statement was denied, Mr.. Bar
ringer stated his version Of the charge, which
we published on Thursday last, as follows:
Il
of the formation of the Cabinet, and while it was
still subject of conjecture at the Court Of Mad
rid, he (the Pope's Nuncio) told me that Judge
Campbell, of Pennsylvania, was appointed, and
that he was Catholic; which was the first in
formation had, either Of his appointment or OF
his religion"
1t will be observed that the force of this tes-
timony is impaired by the variance. If the
Nuncio knew at Madrid the determination of
the President to appoint Papist to his Cabi-
net, before it was publicly known here, or be-
fore, as we had understood it, it could have
been known to the American Minister at Ma
drid, it would 60 far to establish corrupt
prWity on the part Of the Pope to the official
purposes of the President, and would thus, by
implication, establish the charge Of a bargain.
But when the CHARGE is corrected, and Mr.. Bar
ringer states that WILTSHIRE constitution Of Mr..
Pierce's Cabinet was still in doubt, and the
subject of conjecture at Madrid, the Nuncio
gave him, Mr.. Barringer, the first information
of the appointment and religious faith of Mr.
Campbell, however the public may incline
to suspect, from the interest taken by the Nun
clio in the particular religion OF Mr.. Campbell,
yet his having obtained earlier information of
his appointment than the American Minister,
cannot be held conclusive of preliminary bar
gain between the Pope and the President. We
therefore give the public the benefit of fair
comparison Of the general charge and the par
ticular specification, without attempting to
y, 9Th dan l.
other than appears from a fair comparison of
their language.
We wish the Union and the public to re-
member that the charge Of bargain aud cor
ruption still rests upon evidences heretofore
submitted to the public, and upon the weight of
that testimony must depend the conviction
or acquittal Of the parties. Our magnanimi-
ty in publishing the variance between the
versions of Messrs. Rayner and Barringcr, is
by no means intended as a withdrawal OF the
charge which rests upon the original evidence.
But in justice to Mr.. Rayner, who is charged
upon anonymous authority with having I" sup
pressed letters from Mr.. Barringer," we repeat
an extract from his letter published in this pa.
per last week Mr.. Rayner, under date Of the
10th July, quotes from letter Of Mr. Barrin-
ger, dated 9th July, but "just received"
From this it would appear that there has
been no other than an ordinary delay to publish
the letter. To this charge, if made by re-
sponsible person, Mr.. Rayncr will, we presume,
respond
In answer to inquiries of friends at dis
lance, we copy the following from a late mum.
Der of the Shelbyville Tenn.) Expositor:
We believe the competitor Of Andrew John
son for Congress- here referred to, was VIM.
G. Brownlow.l
Gov. johnson an Infidel.
Your attention, Democrats, ifyou please, as Gov
johnson would say. We address Democrats, not
the blinded followers ofAndy johnson, but Union
loving American Democrats, and ask you 20 reflect
for moment upon the character of tho man, pub
lie and priyate who under the false parb of De-