Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-02
HuNrsyILLE, Texas, Jan. l2, 1856.

nUNTcNILLE, lEAASs JAN =, 1000.
Sin: The order, dismissing me from the Office Of
deputy postmaster at this place, wasnot unexpect
ed Being yourself q member Of that intolerant
sect who have never been known TO forgive oppo-
stion, hesitate at any impunity to punish those
who might differ with them, | should have been
infatuated indeed II had expected you TO retain
me in off ce after had dared to vote as my con-
science dictated. NY dismissal Is only proof Of
what ! believed you capable, and may serve 10
show the American people what they have TO e.
pect if ever your Church should obtain the power
for which it Is struggling.
The Office was indeed worth something TO me,
and so long as il could be retained by an honest
and faithful discharge of its duties, desired to re-
tain il: but no Office however lucrative, would
have charms for me, il il was TO be held on condi-
ton of trucking to thing so mean as James
Campbell Postmaster General of the United States
An humble individual like me might suffer no dis
grace BY surrendering his owns opinions in defer
ence TO great man, such az Washington or Jack
con, because in such case no might well plead
that it the part of patriotism 10 trust to the
Judgment of one whom he knew to be wiser aud
better than himself. But he must be low indeed
who could plead such excuse for following your
leaders, or that Of the petty tyrant to whose cor
rupt bargain with the Pope, your master, you owe
your present official position.
Thank God, that with the Office of which you
have deprived me, your power over me has de-
you would apply the torch as readily as you now
resort to the political guillotine.
The mean and the cowardly are always vindic-
tive and mercless. Mr.. Pierce came into power
under pledge 10 apply only the Jefferson test ;
and has that test, and that alone, been more
earnestly insisted upon by the anti-Americans in
the recent elections throughout the Southern
States. From every stump we heard their orators
declare that they never asked whether man was
foreigner or a Catholic that all they wanted to
know was, /" Is he honest, is he competent is he
faithful to the constitution" Now, it may be tue
that they have made very few inquiries about for
egners or Catholics but il il very certain that you
have often asked, Is he an American And when
ever the answer has been in the affirmative, If he
had an appointment, or was seeking one, his doom
was sealed.
To love our own blood-to profess an attach
ment to the religion of Milton, of Knox, or OF
Wesley--is sin for which the Catholic Church
hag no absolution.
From you no one expected anything better
there never has been an hour when you possess
ed the humblost share of the confidence of the
country.
But your chief General Pierce) something was
hoped for, chiefly, Isuppose because no one knew
anything about him. 1t is the nature of the hui
man heart to hope while hope is possible and al
though there was little upon which to base it, we
did trust that Mr.. Pierce wonld prove an honest
man and patriot.
The disappointment has been bitter, but the
Lesson viii not be lost.
1t has put an end, l think, to the reign of small
men, and hereafter the American people will be
careful how they confer nominations upon those
whose only merit is their obscurity.
For one cir, was prepared to vote any ticket a
Democratic Convention might give me, and il the
Infamous system of prescribing Native Americans
in favor of foreigners had not been adopted by the
present administration, / should, most probably
have continued of that mind. But when / saw
them turning out even icatcimen about the Capitol
grounds for Americanisnl, and made their TOOLS at
the same time, on every street declare that
the American party ought to be damned for its
intolerance and prescription indignation got the
better of contempt, and determined to act no
longer with those who sought to cover their trea
sonable practices by such barefaced hypocrisy. /
voted, sir, the American ticket, and, am a
young man, hope to live 70 cast many more such
votes.
For that vote you have turned me out of Office.
Be it So do not pretend that its perquisites
we're Indifferent to me, for / am poor and needed
them. / am honest, and have discharged my du-
ties faithfully. An honest man in your position
would have made no further inqury--you acted
differenty-but have the consolation of knowing
that in short time your power ceases.
Office has given you momentary consequence;
the next election strips that from around you and
then you will sink again the insgnifcance from
which you never ought to have been dragged.
am, sir, w. II. RANDOLPH.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
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