The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-01
Campbell vs.. Sige1.
WHEELING, May, 81, 1864.

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EDITORS OF rHE RlaIsrER
Will YOU be kind enough to give the fol-.
lowing place 10 the Register.
NV ate ntion has been called to an arti-
Gle in this mornings Mtslligencer contain
ing the following words:
II understand that an individual of some
influence among our German citizens. and
who is known to occupy gerry hypocritical
position toward you, has been endeavoring
by q systematic perversion OF facts to i'm
press upon their minds tie idea that you
cordially despisc the foreign element in orr
population" &C., &c.
am told that the individual aimed at in
the above communication to the Int uigea
Ger is myself do not know the writer OF
. that communication, but l suppose as be
| signs himself "a Citizen only one remove
from foreigner" that be is not German.
Expressing no opinion whatever about Mr..
Campbell having or not having any Know
Nothing tendencies, one cannot help think
ing that il, such matter the direct testi
mony of an actual foreigner would have
been of more weight. af.i.'f
If, as people tell me, am the person &C
cused of corrupting to the prejudice OF the
Intenigeacer tho foreign population, the
writer of the above communication to the
/ ntellgencer "who is one remove from for
eiener," tells what is false.
have felt indignant as to the Sigel article
written by Mr.. Campbell--not because ST.
gel ia German, but because of the glaring
Injustice done the man. Why were such
hard terms used as "humbug," why was it
said he had been "costIy parsonage to this
country Sigel may have and has com,
mitted mistakes, but there are fifty others
who have done fifty times worse, yet they
we're never called "bumbugs." Did the
Iatelligsncer ever call Gen. Banks "hum
bug" or mention that he had been "cost
| ly parsonage to his country2"
The Injustice AID inconsistency Of the
attack felt Immediately, yet knew not
till few days after that it was equally felt
by other Germans, and also by great
many Americans Before | became aware
Of the universal Indignation among. the
Germans, a number Of them had given up
the paper. Before had any idea of the
disaffection, Mr. Campbell had received a
article. Ii needed no effort Of mine tn get
up feeling, neither did make an effort in
that direction. Nonsense | have no time
to be about making politics.
am accused of holding a hypeccitical
position toward Mr.. Campbell! What does
that mean2 | am one of the clerks at the
Wheeling Post Office. Post Master Camp
bell, is also editor Of the Mteliigeacer. work
there for a certain salary. Is there any
thing hyrocritical in that? The writer Of
that communication certainl does not know
the meaning Of the term "hypocriticaI. y
Let me refer him to Webster. Mr. Camp
bell and myself have not conversed for per.
haps three years. He is too busy, and am
perhaps still more so; so you see We get no
time to talk things over, and five did attn
altogether too Insignificant to be Of much
use.
In this connection let me call your at
tention to the singular expression in the
above communication; "4a indicidual of
some influence among the Gsrmqas' There
is no man about here who knows better
that have no influence among the Ger
mans than Mr.. Campbell, no man in the
neighborhood who weighs men more accu-
rately, according to theirpoitical influence,
than Mr.. Campbell. Were known TO have
any influence, ali might be different.
What in the world is meant by myself
occupying hypocritical position?-Have l
concealed any Of my sentiments before Mr..
Campbell? certainly not. He would have
known me all, in and ou', if be had thought
it important enough to know me. My s"n
timents about his attack on Sigtl eve;v ore
at this Office knows. have expressed
them freely. Is that hypocrisy?
However, if they believe that ! am to
eat dirt for my hard earned salary, | can only
tell them III y are pretty nightly mistaken.
Yours truly.