Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-12

time. too, when he could not tellin whom be
could place confidence, Gen. Cameron by the
most herculean efforts brought order, system,
safety to the Capitol and restoration of
confidence.
Since the lameptable disaster at Bull Run
be has shown himself almost more than hu-
man. His indefatigable exertions in the re-
organization of our scattered and dishearten-
ed forces, his calling Gen. Mcclellan to the
command at Washington, all prove him to be
master workmen, possessed of powerful
intellectual genius-just the man for the
place, and the place for the man. Pennsyl-
vania may we'll be proud Of her noble and
true hearted Caneron--her own printer bow.
who las worked his way up from poverty to
position, fame, honor, and almost unbounded
wealth. People of Centre county, of Penn
sylvsnis, will you be true to Gen. Cameron.
as Gen. Cameron has been true to you and
your.interests
We clip the following from Forney's Phil
adelphia Press. and most cordially do we en-.
doIse every word of it,
"The assailants of Secretary Cameron, after
having made concerted movement against him,
are beginning to realize the fact that they are
committing grand mistake. Every one of their
allegations has fallen to the ground General
denunciation is always safe refuge for mere par
tizans, but, when driven to the specific charges
their mallEnity and falsehood are made shame
fully apparent These men should remember that
Gen. Cameron n n of nd
therefore, beyond every motive of cupidity; aud
that although in times past decided and some
what energetic partisan, he has reached that pc
riod of life when the ambition to do right becomes
almost a religious duty. 1t is this feeling that
induces him to defy calumny and to challenge in
vestigation. He has manifested lfberality in
the dispensaton of his patronage to all loyal men,
irrespective of party, that however, complained
OF at the start, is now known to have been pro-.
puctive of the happiest consequences.
There is scarcely county in the loyal States in
which may not be found number of young DEM
ocTats, sons of patriotic fathers, generally in
straitened circumstances, upon whom he has con-
ferred commissions in the army. And in doing
this, he has eontrived to take care of his own
party by providing for young Republicans. In
the matter Of contrasts not contract has been qiv-
en- out by Gen. Cameron achjch has not met the ap.
probation either Of Gen. Scott The officers of the
regular army at the head Of the military bureaus
Ii Oen cameron mas maQe q mistake, 1t is be-
cause he has yielded too much to the martinets iu
tn regular service, or, as the Washington lobby
would have it, has not been sufficiently atten-
tive to his friends" The result is, that many of
those who complain of Cameron are indignant be-
cause he has not been able to make them rich
Nobody could be Secretary of War in these times
without being subject to the most searching crti-
cism, and as Gen. Cameron has been an active
politician, and is as liable to make mistakes as
any other man he ought not to complain if he re-
ceives his full share Of this kind of hypercriti-
cism.
But journalists should remember that while
Jealous and Jealous vigilance should be exercised
in reg rd to all men occupying high position in
crisis like this. merely malignant antago onism
may run to such extremes to weaken the COM
mon cause, and to encourage the common enemy
One thing is sure No Cabinet minister, in the
existing state Of the public mind, can commit
hagrat wrong without being detected, denounced
and disgraced-and among the first to assist in
the chastisement of such an offender viii be The
PRESS"