Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-01


The struggle in our Leg gislature FarSenatqE
Of the United States. has 1t length ceased-the
subject being postponed until next October.
The star of the daring Cameron, which shone
so brilliantly but q few hours since, has been
dimmed by lowering clouds. and has fallen 70
rise no more. His political career, as lea
der of influence, has closed forever, and ike
the fallen Wolsey he may exclaim
Farewell! along farewell to all my former
greatness" -..s.
: In the postration Of Simon Cameron, we be-
hold terrible refribution- fate of the rep
rebate who would not be advised. Possessed
of warm impulses, shrewd judgement, and
indomitable frmness, he was fit to lead, even
when numbers and example pointed the other
way but he deserted to the campof maraud-
ing Guerilas, who, instead of rewarding his
apostacy, turned upon him and stoned him 30
death Let him rest from his labors disturb
not his meditation be has no future but the
fate of disappointed ambition. There is no
!" promethean heat" that can his former light
relume.
Let US turn for moment to those who have
thus, suddenly, prostrated the hero of
hundred fights. Simon Cameron and Others
like him, abandoned their party, by which the
Democracy of the State were overwhelmed !
The new party TO which they attached thems
selves swept everything before it. Their
Governor they elected by 81 900 majority,
and secured 90, out of 133 members of our
Legislature These 90, met in Harrisburg !;
their first object being the election of officers
they held eau cuses and selected their candl-
dates. These candidates were all Former
Wings, but still they were elected d-as the
majority of the caucuses which nominated
them, had previously decided. There was no
boiling, no addresses published to the public
revealing the secrets of Know Nothing corr
ruption. AL went ON admirable in Know
Nothing estimation, because no Democrat had
been selected to share the spoils. But mark
the sequel of the game played By this treach-
erous combination mark the perfdy which
strikes down Simon Cameron. Twenty-eighf
who had attended the Know-Nothing cancds-
ses, and whose friends Cameron's followers
helped to place in Office, bolt the nomination
of Cameron, after he had been proclaimed the
nominee of their caucus These twenty-eight
be it remembered, were in the caucus which
nominated Cameron, and did all in their power
to secure the nomination of their several
favorites; they made no objection to the pro-
ceedings, until after seven ballots were taken,
and the success of Cameron certain. Then,
and not till then, did the twenty-eight discern
the corruption of Simon Cameron. Had the
caucus beaten Cameron and nominated Wing.
all wosld have been right, and the whole
scheme of the bolters carried out to the very
letter
What reason can be urged by these boilers
for not voting for Cameron. except his having
been a Democrat? He answered their inter-
rogatories favorably, a test submitted to no
other candidate They knew, from his former
course, that they had him, naturally upon
the tariff and internal improvement questions.
He is as orthodox upon these dogmas of Whig
faith, as any Wing in Pennsylvania, and yet
they refused to vote for HIM, although their
| regular candidate. The reasons for this
treachery are plain and simple. These twenty
eight are controlled by Pollock's administra-
ton and by their management the election is
postponed for this s.ssiuu, III ioa e.--
for the Administration to secure the triumph
of Secretary Curtain at the next Here is the
whole scheme p PiHsbury Daily Union.