The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-13
The Postmaster General.

| Inc KoSLmaetef General
The Buffalo Commercial Aduertiser gives
the following history of the late Presidential
election in Pennsylvania, accompanied by a
biography of the Postmaster General:
But a few weeks previous to the election of 1852
the leading partisans of General Scott were elated
with the expectation that the vote of Pennsylvania
had after serious efforts been secured for their
/ leader; and at Washington, among those politi
clans, the belief was strong that the Catholics of
the State certainly enlisted in the ranks of the
hero of Lundy's Lane. At the very moment of
their exnltation however the Wings were suddenly
made aware of a remarkable movement among the
Catholic clergy. Populations of priests Wears and
preates visited every portion of Pennsylvania and
all the toas in the southern tier of counties of this
State, and wherever there was Catholic congrega-
ton, or little knot of papal subjects, there was
to be seen emissary from the head quarters of
Catholicism in New York or Baltimore. These
agents labOred strenuously. and in less than one
week, every Irish Catholic whom they could reach
had been positively pledged to vote for Pierce.
We know Of irishmen living in towns in New
York, which lie contiguous to the Pennsylvania line,
who had for years voted with the Wings, but who
at the tine mentioned, stated to their friends OF
that party, that they should go for Pierce, and
many of these admitted that the Eruption OF priests
had something TO do with sac coming election
Those men, and hundreds like them, were absent
from their own polls the day Of election, and 1t
is not doubted IN that part Of the State that they
crossed the line and deposited their votes as bid
den by their fathers in God in the ballot boxes of
Pennsylvania.
And when the occurrence of the priestly crusade
became known in Washington, the leaders OF the
Wing party at once understood the object of the
move and it was commonly remarked then that
this State would be lost, would go for Pierce, and
that the price of the victory, to be paid by him,
was aseat in his Cabinet for Judge Campbell of
Philadelphia. That was well understood to be the
return promised for the Catholic votes of Pennsy-
vania, and the writer heard the statement made
frequently by the knowing Wings Of Washington.
The event proved the correctness OF the prediction
Judge Campbell is the son of an Irish carman of
Philadelphia, whose industry and thrift enabled him
to aud keep for hire several street trucks. One
of these, his son James, the present Postmaster
General, Drove until he arrived at an age when his
developed capacity rendered him fit subject for
Jesuitical training. He was then sent to Jesuit
institution educated in their scholastic well as
their social tenets, and came out finished lay dis
ciple of that dcddemus, the walls of which are ba
zoned with such notices as, The end justifies the
MEANS" "Do evil that good may follow" "Mental
reservations are to be practiced in communicating
with the hereto" and the like moral teachings.
The young Celtic Jesuit was finally elected by the
the Police Court of Philadelphia-for he lived in
Of the Catholic infested districts of that city
and in that position he remained until nominated
for election to the Supreme Bench of the State
Then, when Americans had something like fair
chance TO be heard in reference to thr selection of
their own judiciary, he defeated OF course; for
he had not only shown himself bigoted Catholic, |
but had evinced want of capacity as a judicial
officer. Ii was to salve the wound inflicted by this
Ehpl nip off hat o he
person in whose name Pennsylvania should be made |
over TO Pierce These we know facts, and we |
do not fear successful contradiction.
After Judge Campbel's accession to the chair so
lately occupied by whose private virtues and
whose official superiority made the contrast almost
ridiculous, there were, of course, for period OF
some weeks, constant and pressing demands for
applications for Office, political friends and strangers
with various Objects for admission to the presence
of the new incumbent. Many Of these visiters had
come from long distances; many had urgent bust |
ness in charge, demanding instant attention; all
were anxious to see the Postmaster General and to |
conclude the settlement of their affairs in the short
est space of time possible
Yet we have seen scores of such petitioners |
supplcants for the attention of the person whom |
they had elected to Office kept waiting outside the
locked door of his room, while priests-Catholic |
priests-hed him in conversation hours at time
This did not occur once, but many times during |
the first month of the present reign of Jesuitism
in the Department, and can be attested by many will
ling witnesses.
And yet the waiting and suppiant men, the hum
BILE people outside Americans, and the super |
ci'ous official Catholic, and his favored guests
were the loyal subjects of foreign potentate.-
Can any one blame us for wishing to see Americans |
and none but Americans, on guard in the high |
places Of the land? Sentres on the rights protectors
Of the privileges guaranteed us as the descendants
of the men-of Bunker's Hill and of Yorktown.