Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-08-11
1ettey from Mr. Barr.neer

1t will be remembered that V. Ellis, and
Kenneth Rayner, and others, have asser-
ted hat Mr.. PIERCE appointed Mr.. Camp
bell to a seat in his cabinet, in pursuance
Of a contract with the Catholics, as con-
sderation for their votes; and tina, Mr.,
Barringer, our late minister 10 Spain, could
prove the fact BY confession Of the
pope's Nunoio. This has called cut Mr..
Bariinger, and here is his response. 1t
throws the whole weight of his testimony
on the other side. and exhonerates the
President from The foul charge, instead OF
convictag him of it, as it was said it
would do. For sllame's sake we trust to
hear 20 more of ii story always incredible,
and heneelorth ridiculous. The following
i, the letter. Virginia Sentinal.
SARATOGA, July %. 1855.
DEAR SIR Il did not receive till last
evening your note of the 18th instant, ad-
dressed to me at BALTIMORE and covering
our card to the public, in which refer
ence is made to a conversation between
the Nuncio or the Pope at Madrid and
myself, about the appointment Of Mr. Camp
bell as member Ct the present Cabinet
at Washington. II had sooner seen OF
heard of the contents of your card, Ishould
have deemed tiny duty to reply at once
to that portion Of il which refers to myself
and to this matter.
You are mistaken as to The ipurpoIt 0
the remarks made to me by the represen-
tatve Of the Pope at Madrid. 1t was not
that he knew beforehand shat Mr.. Camp
bell would be appointed, and as ,membe
Of the Catholic Church, or that he knew
anything about it before the appointmen
was actually made. VIVA, have .ais,. an,
what repeat is, that before had any
| certain news Of TIE formation OF the iCahi
net, aud while its constitution was still il
doubt, and the subject Of conjecture in tn
public mind at Maarid, he told me tina
Mr., Campbell! was appointed, and that /,
was Catholic; which was the first infor
nation had Of either TACT.
did not at all suppose that he had an,
previous knowledge of an intention 10 ap
point this gentleman to office, or that b
| knew, or had any reason 10 believe it wa
done, In pursuance Of any bargain or III
trigue to ,his effect on the part OF al,
| persons ~ hatsoever.
| Tie inference made was, that the ap
pontm ent OF a Catholic to this high ollic
being, naturally, a cause Of much in;eres
and salts faction to the church Of that fat
especial pains had been taken in som
quarter, 10 communicate the earliest intel
ligenee OF that fact to the leading member
OF the Ca, holic priesthood.
1t il proper to add that, having seen i
a Raleigh paper brief, and what appear
cd to be an imperfect report Of HE speee
recently ma De in Washington by the iiou
Kenneth Rayner, in which there oceur.e
a similar statement, though somewhat dii
fereat in t'eia,l from that contained III Gu
card, and IL which M name was quote
as authority, took the earliest opportu
nifty, on the 6tsr instant, to wife him
note for the PR oese Of correcting the er
renoeous i.npressl'A which might SO read
lily be made on the pnblic mind, howeve
Internationally, ttol2 such reference to
casual conversation II social intercourse
without a written stat .nent Of the facts.
am. very truly youiss, &c.
d. NJ. EARRING Ezs.
To VFsPAsfaN EE;ls, Esq.