The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-17

TIE osMecvst suggests that I'VE esW~c~t~
our oppcsi,,en 10 rcslsasstet. General
Campbell, is that he ir a Csthe!ic 4. Prob
ably cur venerable neisAtot can point out
soa,e instances Wherein the Gsxette has
permitted mans religion 70 iaaaenec 10
criticism OF ether him or its course. Ii
Ii cannot do this, we respectfully submit,
that inasuach as not a word was written
by US as 10 Gen Csmpbeifs religion. and
Is We have never permitted mans relig.
ioas Or sestatisn feelings TO influence our
course towards han, the suggestion OF the
Democrat is cot only eratuitious bat dis
crcditabie 10 lie suihof. Ii the nemocfa.
can think OF no other or better motive 10
impute 10 us Tor condemnlae The acts and
policy OF The present Postmaster Genersl,
What motives does II ascribe TO those Dan
acrs;.e papers who have been even more g.
we're ia their structures upon Gen. Camp
bell than the Gazette We have seen IS
savage condemnation OF Gea. Campbell ia
Democratic journals as ia sut Democratic
pspers--snd this 50 often and 50 wei
founded, that We thaSgbt no Democratic
paper would have The tardihood t. openly
defend Gen, Campbell in his ofhcisl char
sctef, He is actually indefsnsisls = stl.i
..s.Jere precisely the person The DemaSisi
aehSlu 10 sustain His whole esreei
since he took his position at the head q
toe Post Once Department, has proyea
that he is utterly incapable ot psoPefi, III
filing the duties OF his once. He sesaa,
utterly ignorant Of, sHd almost entirely 10
lltiese at TO. Gil Interests West CT the mouH
taiHs. This has been boldly charged upoi
him By papers OF his own party Siaes b
took charge Of the postal srfsnsements
from almost every part OF the West hss'
sisen aacessing compiaints. With onl
railroads and other improvement there arr
Increased iscilities iot The distribution .
| the mails. ye, the niggatdiiness and ineom
peteacy OF this officer have 10 man,
| sections rendered these mail facilities oil bn
little advantage 10 the people. Even aoe
4 s
in some place., to save expense, wagons
are carrying the great Eastern mails owe
mud roads right alongside of railroads. az.
sisse companies have The contract to carr,
mails on railroads. doing so by mere suffer.
.nce OF The rsiroad companies, The Easi
! is well provided Tor. and can get pretty
much al il demands--hut the West Is sui
ieiing continually and everywhere through
The reiussis OF Gen. Campbell to allow thu
mos, reasonable demands. The Depart
men, has repeatedly broken Western con
trse,s, in THE same exhibition OF niggarts
ness, and by its ili-faith will no doubt los,
the country millions in endeayerias to -.
cape the responsibility OF thousands. Ma
nv OF our railroad. are RON accepting the
pay doled out to them for carrying the mails
under protest, While others are unable Il
make any reasonable contract wtih the DE
partneht. Thus Ne might ehumeraie I,
The length Of coiumns-yet because We. Il
the performance Of cur duty, see tit TO writ
som ething which NAV assist in calling pub
lie stten,io ion to Gen, Campbelfs incapsci,,
and esleet OF Wessera interests,it Is starg
ed upon US thsi our structures are GALES
forth BY the fact that ne is q Catholic. -
We think the author Of this snggestos
would scarcely he state to aitsck high
Official opponent on the simple ground thai
he L. not Catholic