Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-29


N-rThe editor of the New York Tribune has no
notion of converting his paper into a medium Of
ssctarian wrangIes. He talks TO all denominations
in this wise:
TuE CArIroLIcs-OuR PosrMAsTER GENERAL.-
A paragraph in a gossiping Washington letter
in our last speaks disparaglngly OF the PRESENT
Postmaster General, and bids the reaoer 10
"Ask tJohn Hughes" concerning his appointment.
As this paragraph escaped our notice IN manuscript
and is calculated 10 dIfuse false impressions we
add word in explanation.
AS we understand the facts-Mr. Campbell was
put into the Cabinet mainly because Mr.. Buchan-
an requested it; and Mr.. Buchanan requestedlt be-
cause (Nlr. c. being Catholc) he thought such
appointment on his instance would gain HIM favor
among Catholics. MI. Y. ma oncS Oeet c"Hul1 :,
date for the Supreme Bench Of Pennsylvania, and
was beaten, while all his associates on the Demo
cratic ticket were elected--beaten because 1t was
charged and believed that he had been nominated
by Catholic votes, when his legal standing did mol
entile him to aspire 10 so lofty position. we
do not believe that Mr.. c., had he been Protes'
tant would have been nominated for Judge when
he was, nor that he would have ever been apron
ted Postmaster General; and therefore we think his
appointment wrong. He may be qualiheu LOT
the high position he holds; but he certainly hau
given The public no proof of it up TO the hour oil
his appointment Now we protest against The ap-
pointment Of a Catholic because he IS Catholic
lust as we would resist the exclusion OF Catholic
from office on account of his religion. The pres
ent Chief Justice Of the United States is a Roman
Catholic; but his religion had nothing to do with
his appointment, which was due entirely to his
standing is politician and jurst, and no one OBJ
jects 10 his filling that most important post. We
regard Mr.. CampbelPs as very different in its i'm
pulses, and glaringly Objectionable.
But there is not shadow of evidence, and no
inherent probability, that any Catholic prelate-
much less "+John Hughes''-ever asked or sought
this appointment. II was nowise calculated 10
benefit the Catholics nos advance their cause; and
we are very sure the OF their prelateS are too
wise TO NEEDLE in the matter of getting place for
this or that Catholic. Archbishop Hughes has been
vioe mtIy suspected of great many lnirigueS and
pIcts 10 help this that party, when have very
good reason for believing that he had never even
thought OF the matter i'll which lie was supposed
to take SO deep an interest. We have no doubt OF
his Willingness to do anything honorable which he
deems calculated to advance the interests oil his
Church; but we are very sure he is too sagaclous
TO imagine that faith is to be built up or cast
down by the accident of this or that politician Sc
curing Judgeship, place in the Cabinet, or any
thing of the sort. We will therefore thank our
political correspondents TO leave his name out OF
their letters land tie same with every other cler-
arena as a Union saver or the advocate OF this o:
that party, the champion Of this or that aSpIrant
Whenever he does, his letter, speech or other
manifesto, is open TO criticism, just as though he
were lawyer or hod carrier; but while he lets
politics alone, we require that he be let alone by
polticlans-at leuSt in these columns.