The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-06

''The adroit SImos-not Simon Pure-had sig
nalized himself by feats of pecunary and political
| legerdemain. That dexterous trick played off by
| him the Indians, (the Winnebago tribe, if
recollect aright,) when entrusted commissioner
to pay off their claims, enough of itself to
commend him to Mr.. TYLER. In that case the
transit of the public money from of his pockets
| to the other was SO cleverly managed, that the
| new transfer of it from side OF him TO the
other had the effect of extinguishing the claims
of the Indians and the United States to a great
part of this money, and make il Mr.. CAMERoN's.
as | have been informed Mr. TYLER knew that
MIR. CAMERON had little bank at Middletown,
| nine miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, of
| which he was sometimes President, sometimes
Cashier, but always Manager; that was great
| convenience TO him in his pecuniary and political
operations The screw of this bank, il is said, has
helped him, in some instances, to turn the scale in
| the Pennsylvania Legislature, where "A little dust
in the balance would effect il. Its facilities may
have ingratisted friends in his Senatorial election,
when he had surplus of the $50, 900 in his hands.
believe all the true men Of the Democracy then
| voted against him. / exonerate the Wings for
voting for him, their only object being to give the
| color of his character to the administration he
served.
"Mr. TYLER could be easily made TO understand
by Mr.. CAMERON how the putting of $4,000 Of
| the public money in the till of his bank would
enable him to use it, or some other money for
| his purpose, just leaving memorandum TO be
counted cash, like Mr.. BIDpLE's memorandums
were counted in the Bank of the United States.
| MIR. CAMERON, being assured by the President that
was, and the President to be, that it should be
called for during the next two three years.
| could arrange for its timely return through the
suit of the investment, and that he and his bank,
tIa
the disposition of the public money. Accordingly,
on the 4th day of November 1874, soon the
signs showed the probability of Mr.. PoLK's election,
the stipulated $4,000 transferred from the
Governments deposit in Philadelphia to Mr.
CAMERoN's bank in village-not even a county
seat-nine miles from Harrisburg Pennsylvania
There object there to which the Government
money could be applied--no creditor TO whom it
could be paid. If there had been check on Phila.
delphia, bank in Harrisburg the capital Of
the State. it would have served better than one on
CAMERoN's bank in the country. But the fact s that
not one dollar of the money paid out to
any Government creditor; but after having
| swered the for which it was put into Mr.
| CAMKRoN's hands, il was returned in lS47, in easy
instalments, to the Treasury repositories And it
| is remarkable, that whilst Mr.. CAMERON was set
ting on this egg laid by Mr.. TYLER, and out of
which Mr.. PoLK's organ sprung, the with
Mexico raging, and the Government of the
| United States was borrowing money. Here, is the
statement taken from the books of the Treasury,
showing the dates of the transfer of the $4,000 to
CAMERoN's bank, and its withdrawal:
Statement of Bank Of Middleton, Pennsylvania.
1914, November 4. To transfer from Philadelphia
! Bank, Philadelphia ............... y so, 900 90
1915, December TO- To deposit by w. S.
Wilson. ............... 525 70