Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-05-31
Republican Meeting sl Harrisburg.

In, was held at HARRISBURG on fftuaS
evening. General Cameron was among
the speakers.
Mr.. Cameron sadI 81 thank you. friends,
for the invitation to be present with you to-
night and for the opportunity it affords me
of comforting with you concerning recent
events. | have come at your bidding. from
my place 10 the Senate, 70 join with you in
ratifying the action Of the representatives of
cur party at Chicago. Not even the profound
respect | bear for you could induce me to do
Sc, had | not clearly aseertained that no harm
could come to the tariff bill, in which you are
so deeply interested during my brief absence.
II may lie proper that l should briefly allude
to myself before proceeding further. | need
scarcely say to you that | have no feeling OF
personal disappointment IN the result The
high Office which you, together with the peo,
pie of this great State would have conferred
upon me, has fer me no charms and While
| was justly proud of the demonstration IN
my behalf | never have for a moment felt
equal to the proper discharge of the duties
appertaining to it, 1t is surrounded with
cares and anxieties which a brave man might
fear to approach, yet the place is so high that
no true patriot Is at liberty to decline 1t when
it is offered for his acceptance. have but
one sentiment and one interest IN regard to
the nomination Of n candidate for the Presl-
dencv. and that is, that the candidate should
be true to the interests Of Pennsylvania.
which | believe to be the interests OF the
whole country; and in this connection | did
hope that the person fixed upon would have
been the favOrite son of our sister State,
Wm. II. Seward | knew, as did the entire
country, that he, through a long and useful
course of public life, bad been the able and
yao1,,,,, nly pf all mo- which
ised protection and encouragement to free
white labor. While representing a State
whose prosperity is believed to depend main
ly upon the commerce Of her great mctropo-
lis, lie had that foresight, so characteristic Of
n great statesman, which enabled him to re-
member that the coal and iron Of Pennsyi-
yania, and the agricultural products Of other
States, as well as their varied and important
manufacturing interests, must be combined,
in order that their full effect and force might
be brought to bear upon the great progressive
commercial interests of his own. On more
than one occasion, when the interests of Penn
sylvania have been threatened, he has nobly
come to the rescue Of those interests, prompt
ed alone by far seeing patriotism. Pennsyl-
vania could we'll in return, as q mark Of her
respect for his ability, and confidence in his
integrity, have entrusted to him her destiny,
as well as the interests of the great family of
States.
But | am aware that many men, enter
tanning like exalted opinions of Mr.. Stewards
craftsmanship and public services, have cou
pied it with doubt as to his availability for
the Presidential race. As for me, have had
no doubts upon that subject | have and
have ever had unlimited confidence in the in
telligence and sagacity, as we'll as the virtue
OF the American people; and the people of
Pennsylva Ia In no degree rank below the
masses elsewhere in these qualities. Know
ing the temper of the people from the init
mate relations it has been my good fortune
to hold with them, believe they were ready
to take a representative man, and with him go
! forward to the work Of reorganizing the Gov
ernment under such auspices as ruled when
the destinies of the Republic were being shap,
ed by the Washingtons, The Adamses, the
Jeftersons, and the Madisons of history. The
cOrruptioRs, the unparalleled extravaganza and
the NAL administration Of public affairs, which
bid fair to render the present an infamous era
in the country's history, had prepared the
people for active and willing service under q
great and energetic leader.
But the Convention which recently met,
deliberated, and harmoniously closed its ses-
sion at Chicago, after fair and candid inter
change of opinion, has presented to our choice
a candidate less known in public life perhaps
but who, on all occasions, when demands have
been made upon his zeal and patriotism, has
| borne himself bravely and honorably. In
regard to the great interests of PennsylVan-
Ia, the subject of protection to labor, his rec
ord is clear, emphatic, and beyond suspicion.
! He will require no endorsement to convince
| the people of Pennsylvania that their inter
! ests will be perfectly secure in his hands.
| Himself laborer in early life, he has strug-
| gled with adversely until he has reached the
proud position he now occupies, by the single
| aid of strong purpose, seconded by an un-
/ yielding will; and it is not in the hearts of
Pennsylvanians to doubt such a man. The
| laboring men of this State ever control the
! ballot-box when they arise in the majesty of
their strength. Let them 90 to the election
next autumn, and, while they are securing
their own interests, let them elevate to the
highest place in their election gift Abram
Lincoln, workingman like themselves
" OF his associate on the ticket, Hannibal
Hamlin, | can speak from personal Observa-
ton and intimacy. | have known him long
and have served with him many years in the
Senate Of the United States. He, too, is a
man in whom the people Of Pennsylvania
can rely. Honest, faithful, intelligent, able
and ever fully awake to the paramount in
terests of labor in all its various branches,
| risk nothing in pronouncing him as keenly
alive to the Importance of the gradual but
certain developement of Pennsylvania re.
sources as any man in the Republic.
Gentlemen, it is the duty of every one of
us-of every good citizen--to join hands in
the good work of elevating the men whose
names are inscribed upon our banners
to the proud positions to which they are nam
ed; that honesty, and integrity, and true pat.
rotism, may regain the places now usurped
by men grown reck ess and corrupt through
long continuance in power. | trust there
will be no division Of sentiment in the great
party of the people of Pennsylvania. Lei
US remember, when we go up to this coming
battle with organized wrong and official cor
ruptlon, that recreant son of Pennsylvania