Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
GENERAL CAMERON.


The Boston TrareHer, in the course of an
article in relation to the next Presidency,
aludes thus handsomely to General Came
ron, one Of the Pennsylvania Senators
There is another Penpsylvanian, OF oppo.
site politics to those 1'Mr. Dallas whose
name has been mentioned in connection with
the Presidency and who is o 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 Colonel Forney in the last Senatorial con-
test of Pennsylvania, rs q man whom the
Republicans might find it necessary to nomi-
nate, or "some such man" we think its words
we're. The idea is shrewd one. Mr.. Cam
eron is an abler man than most of those men
who have been President Of late years. lie
belongs 20 the State where and by whose
people. the next national contest humanly
speaking, will be decided, as the last contest
was there decided. He stands we'll with the
people, and has never had his name associa-
ted with anything that could be raked up to
his damage. His experience in public life
has been considerable, and his familiarity
with affairs is such as to allow us to believe
that he would be as successful as some others
have been who made very fair chief magis-
trates. Whether he will be nominated is for
time to determine, but the mention Of his
name in connection with the general subject
is by no means an insignificant fact The
custom, for such we must regard it, OF re-
strcting a President to one term-no man
having been e.elected since 1882, or nomi-
mated for reelection since lS40-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 change in our modes Of poll
tics 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 almost
the entire opposition press of our own State,
and Gen. Cameron has reason to be proud
of the high compliment which is thus paid
him. The Senatorial career Of no public
man has elicted more hearty endorsement
from the entire opposition press than has
that Of Gen. Cameron
"Several leading papers, we observe, have
suggested the name Of Gen. Cameron, OF this
State, in connection with the next Prosiden
cy. They do so on the ground that he COM
bines the elements of strength and availability
needed to carry us through the election sue
cessfully and that bis personal popularity
will secure the "Old Keystone" for the oppo-
sition in 1860, as did Mr.. Buchanan's in 1856
for the Democracy.
There is much force in this suggestion
Pennsylvania was the battle ground in the
last Presidential campaign Every inch was
hotly contested Money, labor, and ali the
oiatorical powers that could be commanded,
were brought into requsition from every
State in the Union, to influence the vote Of
PENNSYLVANIA; and all, too, for the obvious
reason, that without Pennsylvania neither
party could be victorious. But notwithstand-
ing these extraordinary efforts of the Democ-
racy, the personal popularity of Mr.. Buchan-
! an, coupled with natura! and commendable
State pride, was, after all, the great lever by
which the victory was obtained. If this was
the case with Mr.. Buchanan, how much more
can we expect similar result with Mr. Cam
eron, whose personal popularity among the
people is proverbial, and whose whole life
has been devoted to, and Unidentified with the
interests of the masses. This is clearly
shown by his repeated successes over party
rules in his election to the Uuited States
Senate. Besides, he has always been the
uuwavering friend Of a protective tariff, which
question will again enter prominently into
the next Presidential contest. Under these
circumstances, we are not surprised that his
name is brought forward in influential quar-
ters for the high Office Of Chief Magistrate Of
the Republication, with Cameron in the lead,
| Peunsylyunia may be set down as pretty safe
for the opposition, and "as Pennsylvania
goes, so goes the Union"