The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-26

IAs following interesting letter relative
9 the election OF Gen. Cameron 10 the u.
J. Senate, was written By one OF the Iced.
~ lawysrs Of Pennsylvaaia 10 ! gentle
nsn OF Davenport. to whom we are much
'eiged fes lie use.
WEsr CHEsrER, Jan. II, 1857,
Before this communication will reach
lou, the election Of Simon Cameron, BY the
Legislature Of this State, to the Senate Of
he United States, will be an old tale. II
. not, therefore, with I view TO announce
IAis event, bu, TO discioss the manner in
which It was accomplished, and to sueges,
10 probable effects on parties, that write
this letter. The public journals Of the State
will inform you, that General Cameron was
elected on the 6rst ballot BY vote OF sixty
seven, being precisely the number required
Mhen the convention is full, to elect
There were one hundred and thirty-three
sotes cast, Of which Colonel Fornsy re-
ceived fifty EIGHT, Henry D, FoAtsr--a dem.
ocrat--&even. and William wilkins, one.
Simon Cameron poied the rest. The re-
suit was most unexpected TO the democratic;
and equally 50 to the out. door Republicans;
and hence when the announcement was
made. il was received in the galleries with
prolonged applause. have been familiar
with the proceedings of the State Leeisla-
ture for forty years, and, although ! have
known slight attempts 20 applaud. which
were instantly checked. no case lives 10
my recollection OF long continued applause
in that body. This unusual proceeding to.
geihsr with the fact OF the firing of cannon
on Capitol Hill in the afternoon OF the same
day in honor OF the event, will afford you
come idea Of the feeling it has produced -
Here, there 10 nothing else spoken Of. judy
ing from the appearance Of the democrats,
one might we'll imagine tia only question
with them 10 determine was--"Whether
us nobler in the mind, to suffer the slinRs
and arrows OF Outrageous fortune, OF to take
arms against sea Of troubles. and. BY OPP
posing, end them" They look d If they
deairsd that--"ihis too solid fesh would
melt, ihaw. and resolve itself into a dew. .
On the other hand the Whigs. Republicans
and Fillmoreites--in a word, the Repub-
licans are in extacies. No one acquaint-
ed with the people here can fail to see the,
the event 10 source Of intense delight to
the free-soilers.
But 10 the question. How was it brought
about The forces in both branches stand
Democrats, 90; Republicans, 64-givine
to the former on joint ballot majority OF
ave. Three Of a change was enough to
produce the result, snd three did it. These
came--two from Schuylkiil County, and
one from York County They are all, az I
understand i, personal scquaintances and
intimate friends Of General Cameron, and
il Is more than limited, that he intsrlered,
N these two instances al least. in obtaining
the nominations in the counties named
They are men who are under strong per-
sonal obligations 10 Mr.. Cameron, and one
of them Was at Harrisburg last winter, ex-
erung his influence TO obtain the election
Of Cameron over Bigler. With all this. il
wac stiil necessary for those three repre-
sentstives to keep their determination a se-
cret from the body Of their party, or infu-
ences Of contrary character would be
brought to bear upon them, which might
oyerwhelm them. The fact Of their inten-
ton to vote against their party candidate
was made known al an early date to the
Republicans, and these concealed their
nomination from the Democrats altogether.
On Monday eFening the Republicans
went into caucus, and nominated Simon
Cameron, but gave out that they would
meet again on the next evening to ncmi
nate candidate. By this means the Dem
ocrats were completely thrown of tthsir
guard, we'll knowing that these three Dem
ocrats-who began to be suspected-woulN
not vote against their party, unless Came
ron was nominated. The election took
place q, time when the Democrats were
not aware that the Republicans had can.
didate nominated,
You are perhaps not 90 well acquainted
With Gen. Cameron as am. He does not
bear good name. The Democratic press
have abused him more than any other man
ia the State. and that party hate him with
bitterness that must be unpleasant TO them
selves. In this they are not alone, as the
Wings have suffered their feelings to be
Influenced BY the eIamor OF the other par
y agsins, him. Men are apt to permit
themselves 10 run into extremes I,is ss-
pecially 90 with parties. All public men
Are infinitely better or infinitely worse than
hey really are. Life is badly written
'omsnce. So in the case before Us, Simon
Cameron 10 neither the Judas nor the Iaro
81 the drama. He is, uuquestionably, an
ntriguer in political Office. In this be ex
,els any man 10 the State But this il the
worst that can De said OF Simon Cameron.
know Of no blot on bis private character.
He makes friends without effort, and often
Without design, and be rarely loses one
&c 10 generally uae to his political princi-
,les, and always to bis promises. More
han all at the present moment, he il a
in principle and policy. He 10
j Republican, and was on the Fremont
ieke; a. an eiector, This is enough to
excite us, and to induce Us to claim his
election as ftee-soii-fres Kansas tri.
amph. From my heart am truly, deeply
Erauhed at his election, not only because
I places Republican, in addition to those
already there, IN the Senate Of the United
States, but also that il Is De eat Of Colo
lel Fornsy
But il ls much more than q detest of
torney. II is al overthrow of the party
n very important point. 1t ia also re-
suks to Buchanan, who, / have reason 10
believe, wrote st least one letter, urging
The election Of the Colonel The Presi
lieut. will 60 to Washington. carrying with
ain this rebuke to be used By his enemies
gainst him. 1t will weaken him. His
own State, carried by him by less than a
thousand majority, BOW sending Senator
10 oppose him, and his administration, is no
ssry gratifying exhibition Of his strength at
home. Forney, who By his intrigue with the
fiilmorites and his purchase Of Sanderson,
carried the State for Buchanan, is now de-