The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-29

provisioued aud differed, and army Of taco 6u,-
bred thousand soldiers. Gould more hopeless
task, a more herculean labor be assigned to
even an experienced man? The clearing out
OF the Augean slS'0es was mere pgstime com.
Jared with it.
Do tho1e who are SO persistently cOndemning
Nr. C9.meron, and calling for his removal, take
theS', facts into consideration? Do they take
ip.o consideration the fact that he has been all
this time gaining that experience in the direc-
ton Of the varied interests of his Department
hat can only be acquired by practical perform
anceg a new man placed in his position, even
now when order has been to n great extent
evoked mdisorder and confusion would have
to learn the duties by experience. before ne
could do himself justice OF give satisfaction to
his friends.
The popular Demand" may be for the re-
moval Of Mr., Cameron, but the more important
demand of wisdom and discretion is for unity
of action and feeling among the friends of the
Union and a more practical confidence IN the
Judgment of President Lincoln. Never was
there a time y hen perfect unity in feeling and
action among those called to administer the
Government, was SO necessary as now. But
that cannot be had with this everlasting carp
ing and fault finding, with first one and then
another member of the Cabinet, without sufi-
cient reason
There has been no louder outcry against the
the Secretary Of War than that made by the
Chicago Tribune, and yet that paper met with
a very decided rebuke among its own friends,
at the great War Weeting held in Chicago on
on Saturday night last. When Resolutions
were offered declaring that the people lacked
confidence in the Head of the War Department
and reco mmending that a committee be APP
pointed to circulate petition for the removal
of Simon Cameron, they met but feeble re-
spouse, and the following substitute was adopt
ed with tremendous applause
Resolved That we have confidence in Abraham
Lincoln, and believe he will do his whole duty IN
the administration of the war.
That is the whole question. Have we conf
dence in Abraham Lincoln, and do We believe
he will do his whole duty in the administration
of the war five have we shall no longer in
dulge in the abuse of his chosen advisers and
co-la6orers.
| But we have other evidence, beside our con
| fdence in Abraham Lincoln that many CT the
charges against Secretary Cameron are without
| the least foundation, which renders the attempt
to destroy the confidence of the people in the
Administration, still more to be regretted.
The Washington Correspondent of the Chi
cago Journal, in late letter, makes the follow
ing assertions iii reference to this matter:
"And here let me say a word about Secretary
| Cameron. Reports are rife here as elsewhere
of his trickery in the management of Govern
ment contracts; and l had reluctantly come to
the cOnclusion-soc common and uncontradictory
were the reports-that there must be some truth
in them. But l have good authority for saying
that they are 'baseless as the fabric of a dream.
vi y authority is no less a person than Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, He is chairman OF
the Military Committee of Congress. and his
official position brings him into confidential in.
tercourse with the Secretary of War, and he is
necessarily made acquainted with the business
OF the War Department He entered upon his
Official duty as Chairman of the Military Com
miitee, with some of the prejudice against the
Secretary which exists in the public nina. He
was, therefore, inclined CLOSELY to scruunlZe his
conduct; and the result Of General Wilson in.
tercourse with, and scrutiny OF the War De
partmcnt, has led him to the conclusion, thai
the charges made SO .hippant and so confident
~ against Cen Cameron, are without founda
tIon-that he had not made one cent out of any
contract with the Department | heard Gen
Wilson decl6le this in conversation ; and no
ony did he say this, but he further emphaticaily
declared, that he believed these reports origi-
: mated with those wh1 wanted, but have been
; unable to sell the Government, at enormous
prices, vessels worthless for war service, or tc
Zine their pockets with fat contracts for the
army. lie added, further that Gen, Cameron
: is conducting the War Department with grea
energy and efficiency.
have also unquestionabe authority for say
ing, that Secretary Chase, whose lynx-eyeC
keenness III seeming out everything which
, smacks of fraud in the conduct OF the Govern
D ment is proverbial, concurs in Gen. Wilson's
opinion of Secretary Cameron.
Such testimony ought to be satisfactory to tn
public, and men should cease to believe these
f stories of harpies who wish to prey upon the
| Government in the tine of its peril If thes
sharpers have charges to prefer against officer
OF the Government, let them substantiae thei
allegation by proof, OF shut their mouths