The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-12-29

ity and courage which surprised his oppo.
nents, and won the admin alton of his
friends, he resisted to the last the per
petration Of this great wrong to his native
State, And such was the success ofhis ef
forts, that it was only by the detection, to
call it by no harsher name, of one of Penn.
sylvania's own sons, that her humiliation
was accomplished.
Gen. Cameron was again elected to the
Senate of the q. s. in 1857. The Democrats
again had majority in the Legislature.
The nominee of the party was Col. j. w
Forney, who as leader of the Democratic
hosts, just had emerged from the campaign
Of 1855, covered all over with glory, and had
moreover all the influence of Mr.. Buchanan
the President elect to sustain him.
From the earliest agitation of the questions
connected with negro slavery Gen. G. has
sympathised with the North. As an editor
more than thirty years ago, he took his po-
sition against the extension of human sla-
verv over free territory. While he was at
all times willing TO concede to the South all
their just rights and privileges under the
constitution, he has ever resisted the in.
crease and extension of slavery.
And when the Democracy of the North
abandoned this Just and national position
and entered upon crusade with the South
FOR the spread of the peculiar ns'itut'on,' v
he abandoned that party and associated him.
self with the Opposition to the Democl a.
cy. .....
Ofthe coarse of Gen. Cameron since his
last election it is unnecessary to sneak; suf
flee is to say, that it has commanded the re-
spect of his opponents, and inspired the con
fidence of his friends. Few members ofthat
body arc held personally in higher regard
and esteem by men ofal parties. The same
industry that has characterized him through
life, distinguishes him there His quiet un
ohtrusive manner-his affaole and courteous
depoltment-his fidelity and courage-his
liberal and genial hosptar'y win for him the
high personal regard in which he is held b,
all his acquaintances-
Compelled from early youth 10 depe I'd OF
his own eZertions, accustomed TO a life O
cons ant labor, the habit of SELF, elance--uu.
remisting industry win nevel-(a failing resou,.
ces are his distinguishing traits. No man
possesses clearer ideas, or firmer conviction,
on All the ss'eat questions of he dav, none is
more respectfully delerentiai IN The Inference
of them, or more determined in adherino tc
them. When he writes or speaks, it is al
ways with full and clear apprehension o
his subject and his power of concentration i.
such as TO compress his ideas into the small
est compass OF words without either obscur-
ing their meaning or impailiny their force.
In Pennsylvania he is regarded as the chan
OF her peeu''ar interests. Identified as be
has been from early boyhood with her svster
oFlabor snd development. he understand,
fully all her wants, and sympathies with al
her wishes. ..
Nor has he alone encouraged and sustain
ed her general and public interests, but he
individual labor and enterprise has often fel
his helping hand. Hundreds of her citizen.
now prosperiDg n business owe their fortun
and prosperity 20 Ire aid and encouragement,
received ofGen. Cameron in ,neir earv struc
giles.
With the record of lch life before them
without reproach in his public career, an,
without stain upoa his private character, i
| II strange or surprising that the people O
iser'''Sylvanla, as almost with one voice
should seek to attest their admi,aiio, of In
man by claiming for him the highest hono,,
o' ,h0 eanntry. Should that claim be respon
ded to, we doubt nvt sl,at his native SAT-
viii testify its appreciation of his w,..l . =,
tideity by sach a vote as no can2,'ste eve
yet received from her people. And snout
ne be elected to the high office of pyesident
we feel warranted in saving that his admin
istration would be marked BY the same Wis
dom and sagacity, by the patriotism and de
votlon to the great interests Of the country
that has distinguished him through life, i,
all hts relations, as citizen and a statesman