Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
GEN. CAMERON AND HIS REvILERs-iN.
DIGSATIOS Az DISCOUNT


Though the election Of General Cameron
meets with the appropriation of at least two.
thirds of the people Of the State, there are
nevertheless, number Of indignant indvi-
duals who express great dissatisfaction. A.
mong these. none are more so than our neigh
Dor, the editor Of the Gazette. His indgna-
tion has not only reached the boiling point
result to the Genaaraye peylaell Ills aeeltTb"ies the
the only good thing he is willing to give him
credit for The great trouble with The Ga
zette is, the Generals madiocriry On winch
he phiiosophses thus
Every thing has it use the General can
be OF every little benefit To his State in the
U, >. Senate, but his election will serve tS
encouragement TO ambitious men who are Ia
ooriug to climb The hill ofnotoriety with tie
mlIl-stone OF mediOcrity weighing them down.
Small politicians will take heart. aud apply
their shoulders to the wheel with renewed
industry and vgor."
1t is rather unfortunate for the General.
that the Gazette has raised its standard of
excellence, requisite in representative. for
' "' A'"''O'"' NouHCi'S, so hlSh, lhnt
few can reach it, especially with that "mill.
stone OF mediocrity" hanging around the
neck. To undertake "to climb the hiIl of no.
toriety' under such difficulties would. indeed
be iruitless task But our neighbor shouId
recollect that the world has produced but one
Washington, one Fabus, one Admirable
hrichton, and but one ornamental Candi.
date for Congress. 1t i, true the General
Will not occupy, in Congress, the same wing
oil The Capitol with the editors beau.idea of
model representative, and may thus be bet
Ter enabled TO bear up against that superior
wisdom which he would have to encounter BY
a nearer contrast.
The Gazette has already spoken of Senator
Bigler as great Iuminary. Surely with such
light in the Senate. and the ornamental of
The Nation" in the House, the country NAV
be considered safe, aud even "mediocrtv',
might be tolerated in the rest Of the delega.
ton in Congress. Before the Gazette accu.
ses Gen. Cameron of treschery and want Of
principle, it should first account for its own
want OF consistency, in eulogising the Gener-
al at his previous election for Senator, under
similar circumstances, when the Gasege de-
clared they "had never heard his political in
tegrty even suspected" and when Major
Dewart, as delegate, voted that 1--WE have
the most unshaken confidence in the moral
character and political principles of the Hon
Simon Cameron, Sunbury Gazette of
May 28, 1916.
As for the three democrats who voted for
Gen, Cameron, the GazeHe considers them
as three contemplate wretches, who have
turned their backs upon faith and honor
surely this is most ungracious change, con-
slderng that these men only did directly what
the Gazette has declared that Major Dewart
ana his friends did indirectly, They blame
these members for voting for a Know. Moth.
ing and Republican. Did they not vot for
MI Iaggart now speaker of the Senate, an
open and avowed Know.Nothiug and Repub.
lican, in opposition to Jesse Horton the dem.
ocratIc nominee? Did they expect Mr.. Tag
gart to desert his party and vote for Mr.. For
ney II not are they not us cupable as these
three traitors" After having so eiectually
aided in the election Of Gen. Cameron. by yo
ting against the democratic nominee for Sen
ator, the Gazette and its indignant friends
should be cautious how they reproach others
for sirs similar to their own.