Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-08
SPEECH OF GEN. CAMERON.

On Saturday evening, July 2Sth, there was
a grand torchlight procession in Philadelphia,
and serenade to Hon. A. G.. Curtin, who made
a neat and appropriate speech on the occasion.
Hon. Simon Cameron was also present, and
being loudly called for, responded in the fol-
lowing manner
'sI rarely make speeches, my friends, and
did not come to the City with any expectation
of talking to you tonight. | am, however
exceedingly gratiied 10 see this immense
multitude assembled here TO do honor to the
candidate presented to MS for the office of
Governor Of our great Commonwealth.
''l take it as an evidence that the people of
our commercial metropolis, so often misled by
the special pleadings of demagogues, and by
mistaken views of their relations to other Sec
tions of the country, are aroused to proper
sense of their true position, and proper ap-
probation of their real interests. | see in it
the proof that they clearly discern now, what
they should have known long since, that the
prosperity to which they are entitled by their
position, their enterprise, their energy, and
their wealth, is only to be obtained by hurling
from office and power the bad men and party
who have so long abused the trust repcsed in
them by contiding people. and who, for their
own selfish and corrupt purposes, have so
shamefully mismanaged the Government at
Washington.
ssThese men who have disgraced our nation
in the eyes of the world must not only be
turned out, but you must see that the right
men are put in their places. 1t is fortunate
for the country that the Republican Conven-
tIon at Chicago has presented men for the suf-
frages of the people, who are eminently
thy of our confidence and support and you
must see to it that, by no neglect or supine-
ness of yours, the cause which they represent
is endangered. You must not be led into in
difference by over confidence. 1t is true our
opponents are themselves as fully convinced
nf ha l,a1 n1t,af of hair Il
we are; yet we have so often seen them Stul-
tify themselves, and unite to perpetuate the
very wrong they had denounced, that it would
not be surprising to see them unite again now,
and support common ticket, Notwithstanding
all their denuncations of each other.
awe must not, therefore, rely on their weak
ness, but our own strength which should
be shown in its fullest extent. | have no doubt
of our success, but our vote should be so strong
as to satisfy the public mind throughout the
Union that Pennsylvania is settled in the con-
victions of her true policy. 1t should be no
partial victory, but an absolute triumph by an
overwhelming majority, and to this end it is
only necessary that the vote should be full.
If our vote is full, the position of Pennsylva-
MIA will be finally settled, not only for the
present but for the future.
81 see You have placed on your banners the
names of Lincoln, Hamlin and Curtin. That
is all very WE'LL Lincoln's name should be
HfSt as IL is national ana perhaps the m OSt I'M
portant. but the position and policy of our own
State is hardly of secondary Importance, and
therefore l want you to turn your attention to
the election of Col. Curtin first, not only be-
cause of its great value to ourselves, because
if that be secured the rest is sure to follow.
You will remember that it was by the vile
frauds at the October election in 1856 that the
outrageous result in November was produced.
ssI have but few words to say. The report
ed vote of Pennsylvania placed in power the
bad, weak old man now at the head of the
government who has violated every pledge he
gave to his neighbors and friends, and who,
besides inaugurating and maintaining the most
corrupt and vicious Administration the coun-
try has ever had, has done all in his power
to destroy the interests of his native State,
to the confidence of whose people he is in
debted for all he has.
ssRemember this, and if do not meet you
thus publicly again during the campaign, let
this idea be impressed indellibly on your
minds, and let it actuate you in all your plans
during the contest, that the larger the major
ity you give to Curtin, in October, and to Lin
coin and Hamlin in November, the more Sc
we're and decided will be the rebuke of Penn
sylvania to her faithlesS son, James Buchanan.
The State owes tito herself to redeem her name
from the disgrace he has brought upon her."
QUILP and his wife had bit of contention
the other day. ssI own that you have more
brilliancy than L. said the woman, ssbut /
have the better judgment. eyes !" said Quilp,
ssyour Choice in marriage shows that!" Quilp