Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-04-21
Gen. Cameron in Pennsylvania

The New York Tribune delights in
a correspondent from Philadelphia who
IS either a great ass, or still greater liar.
His last missive the Tribune heads in
large "caps," PENNSYLVANIA
NOT FOR CAMERON.n This sani-
ent correspondent says cit is due to
the Republicans of PENNSYLVANIA, that
the report that is ,ao,c being circulated
OF her advocacy Of the claims of Simon
Cameron for the Presidency should be
contradicted" which work of ICON
tradicting" this vague, strange, spuri-
Gus "report,' he then proceeds to per
form to his own entire satisfaction, no
doubt, but in such manner as must.
we think, excite the ridicule and con
tempt OF every intelligent man. That
the Tribune should publish such It's
sue Of falsehood and nonsense, we can
only set down to the amount of it's uni
form untairness and want of candor
towards Gen. Cameron since the first
day his name has been mentioned in
connection with the Presidency.
Now let us see how this report be-
came current, upon which this PhiIa-
delphla wlseacre puts an extinguish-
er. 1t first began to be circulated py
the spontaneous action Of the County
Conventions of the 'sPeople's Party.''
more than year ago, designating Gen.
Cameron as their choice, in such coun-
ties as York, Scliuylkill, Alleghanv,
" ashington, Butler, Indiana, Union.
Northumberland, and many others
The ''report" was taken by the oppo-
sition press, until more than seven
eighths Of the journals Of the party in
the State were circulating this s'reportn
and responding to the choice Of the
people. This same ssreport" was
brought up to 4 State Convention, bv
one hundred and Mity-three delegates
chosen directly by the people in every
Representative and Senatorial district
Of the State. And those same dele
gates i'll Convention assembled, had
the audacity and temerity to publish to
the world by vote OF i26 to and
circulate this same false s'report," that
Simon Cameron was the choic of Penn.
sylvania for the Presidency, and to put
this Philadelphia Solomon to SO much
trouble to contradict" through the
columns Of the Tribune. That this
"report" might not be 'Fcirculated' too
rapidly and widely, a few malcontents.
such as the Tribune correspondent, in
sisted that the delegates should be Sc
lected by the people Of the districts
The friends Of Gen. Cameron having
entire and complete control of the Con
yentiol, determined to meet every test
that even the opponents Of Gen. Cam
eron could invoke. The s'reports'' that
have come up from tie districts that
have selected their delegates ought to
silence the pulings and winnings Of
such scribblers as the Xribuae's cor
respondent. When especially right
under his aristocratic nose, in at least
four or five districts in Philadelphia.
the people have circulated this same
'sreport'' by electing the friends Of Gen.
Cameron as delegates to Chicago.
The Republicans of PENNSYLVANIA
went accept Simon Cameron" Who
IS this anonymous dictator that slulks
behind the name Of "Keystone ?''-
The Republicans, the Peoples party Of
the "keystone State have spoken.
and he that runs, though a fool Oike
''keystone' may read-the :Freport."
She has designated her Representatives
to convey that 'report'' to Chicago
her Wllmots. her Thad. Stevens, her
Feeders, her Purviance, her Palmess.
her Cotfeys, her Buffers and Lowries.
with hundred others equally firm and
determined in the support Of Gen. Cam.
eron, as the free and unbiased choice
OF more than nine-tenths of the Oppo-
sltion party Of the State. These men
will speak there, and "circulate the re-
port" s'with authority and not as the
scribes'' or scribblers.
Ii the Tribune and it's CORRESPONDENTS
would but recur to 1856, when it and
its clique, foisted Fremont Oh the par
ty against the warning and remonstran-
ces Of those who knew Pennsylvania
and had ri ght to speak for her peo-
pie, they might learn lesson of some
practical value at this time. They
might also be able to discover, that it
IS not good policy to falsify the posi-
ton, and malign and defame the char
acter of one who is the cherished and
honored choice of State where the
battle is to be fought, and won, if won
ut all, and one too, as we affirm, t,ce,e-
" thousand Uotes stronger in the State,
than any other living man.--Psnn'a.
Dolly z5zegroph.
STATE PAPER.-The Madison .yo,<r-
nal has been made, by an act of the
Legislature, the State paper, in which
all the official publications of the State
are to be made. Persons HAVING oc1a-