The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-08
General Cameron.

General Cameron.
The Boston 1Iareie,, in the course of
an article in relation to the next Presi.
deucy. alludes thus handsomely to Gen.
eral CAMERON, one of the Penna. Sena-
tors:
There is another Pennsylvania, Of op.
posite politics to those of Mr.. Dallas,
whose name has been mentioned in con-
uection with the Presidency, and who is
sort of Felix-his luck having been
surprising. A few days since, the New
York Herald spoke of Mr.. Cameron, the
same gentleman who got ahead of Col.
Forney in the last Senatorial contest Of
Pennsy ylvauia, as man whom the Repub-
liouns might fud it necessary to nominate
or "some such man" we think it's words
we're. The idea is shrewd one. MIR.
Cameron is an abler man than most
of those men who havebeen Pres.
ideut of late years. He belongs
to the State where, and by whose peo.
pie, the next national contest, human.
y speaking, will be decided. He stands
we'll With the people, and has never had
bis name associated with anything that
could be raked up to his damage. His
experience iu public life has been consid-
erable, and his familiarity with affairs is
such as to allow US to believe that be
would be as successful as some others
have been who made very fair chief mag
istrates. Whether be will be nominated
is for time to determine, but the mention
of his name in connection with the gener-
al subject is by no means an insignificant
fact. the custom, for such We must regard
it, of restricting President to one term
no man having been reelected since
1882, or nominated TO reelection since
ls4O-has made the Presidential question
a permanent one for all parties. Every
fourth year We are to see some new men
brought forward, and the other three
years are passed in discussing who they
shall be. This change has wrought a
corresponding charge in our modes ofpol-
itics, the full effects of which We are yet
to learn.
The following article from the Danville
| Democrat is but an echo Of the tone Of al
most tho entire opposition press of our
own State, and Gen. Cameron has reason
to be proud of the high compliment which
is this paid him. The Senatorial career
of no public man has elected more hear
ty endorsement from the entire opposition
press than has that of Gen. Cameron;
Several leading papers, we observe,
have suggested the name of Gen. Gamer
ou, Of this State, in connection with the
next Presidency. they 10 30 on the ground
that he combines the dement's OF strength
and availability needed to carry US thro
the election successfully, and that his per-
sonal popularity will secure the "Old
Keystone" for the Opposition in le6O, as
did Mr.. Buehanan's in 1856 for the De.
mocracy.
There is much force in this suggestion
-Pennsj lvauia was the battle ground in
the last Presidential campaign. Every
inch was hotly contested. Money, labor,
and all the oratorical powers that could
be commanded, were brought into rcqui
sition from every State in the Union, to
influence the vote of Pennsylvania; and
a Il, too, for the obvious reason, that With.
out Pennsylvania neither party could be
victorious. But Notwithstanding these
extraordinary efforts of the Democracy,
the personal popularity Of Mr.. Buchanan
coupled with natural and commendablc
State pride, was after all, the great lever
BY which the victory was obtained. /.
this was the case with Mr.. Buchanan,
now much more can we expect similar
result with Mr.. Cameron, whose personal
popularity among the people is proverbi
al, and whose whole life has been devo.
ted to, and identified with the interests of
the masses. This is clearly shown by bis
repeated successes over party rules in bis
election to the United States Senate. Be-
sides he has always been the unwavering
friend of protective tariff, which ques-
ton will again enter prominently into the
next Presidential contest. Under these
circumstances, We are not surprised that
bis name is brought forward in iDfuen-
tisl quarters for the high Office of Chief
Magistrate of the Republic-for, with
Cameron In the lead, Pennsylvania may
be set down as pretty safe for the opposi-
tioD.-and "as Pennsylvania goes, so goes
the Union"