The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14
The Attack, ON secretary cameron


II i hirh time that the bafsled spectators
Who have been driven out Of the War De
partnent. ceased their calamny about Sec
retary Clmeron's use of the HARRISBURG kai-
road Every soldier who has been trans
ported over that route. knows that Mr. Cam
eron has saved 20 the Government >9uVo on
each regiment forwarded 20 Washington
Tha; was the difference in the price charged
by the Harrisburg line. and the Camden and
Amboy. Bv this route. al transhipments
and changes OF ears were avoided. exceed
ingly important items ia the transportation
OF heavy guns, horses. stores, and munitions
of war. while saving 20 the Treasury cnor
nous sums Of money
We take the foregoing extract from the
Washington correspondence OF tue New York
Tribune. and are exceedingly gratfed that
it's in our power to contribute towards its
circulation. a. an act OF justice to the distin
gu;-hcl gentleman TO whom il refers We
have not suffered the malignant assaults ep
pom Mr.. CAMERON 20 abate or weaken in aus
degree. our confidence in h;s integrity. and
have rested under the conviction that. in
short while. tho weapons directed AT him
would be turued upon his a-sailants- The
time has come sooner than re anticipated,
and il will afford his friends some satisfaction
TO know that il is his stern and unyieiding
defence of the interests of the Government
which has invited the fierce assaults upon
him IL IS an easy matter 20 raise popular
hue and err against the President OF any
member Of his Cabinet BY a charge OF cor
ruption upon them-because the public mind,
unfortunately. is far more prone 10 believe
a lie than the truth. Disappointed Office.
seekers and baffied spectators take advan
tsge of this state of things, and. by their
complaints and groundless ISLANDERS, often
cause unjust suspicious TO be INDUCED against
the honor and integrity of men who at the
tine, both by day and night, are devotiag
every energy they possess TO the advance
ment Of the public welfare. This We appre
bend has been the case with the present
Secrefars Of War, whose position. since he
came into Office. has involved more response
bility by far. than ever rested upon any Of
his predecessors since the Government was
formed In the first place, he found the at
fairs Of his Department thrown into confu
sion by the steps which traitorous prede-
cessor had taken with view Of turning al
the material of the army against the Gov
efament, upon the breaking out of the revo
luton which he was. with unparalleled base
ness and corruption. then engaged in plot
ting And hence. when the war broke ont
he vas Immediately surrounded with the
most extraordinary embarrassments. which
IL required hercule1n energy 20 overcome
We ned only refer 70 the facts that nearly
the cntit army AMI all the wAr material were
IN the ,uthera States and large portion
Of the Jrts in those States leit ungarrisonei
a the ground of these suggestions. Ye,. n
tie MIDST Of these diff suities-which would
have overv aelmed MN Of ouly ordinary
energy Secretary C.NfRoN has eontriveJ
90 hiring orier out Of chaos aud 10 pm; nc
army upon more complete and better war
footing than it ever Wa before AMI be
sides this be had 20 gather lhis AMY from
the farms. and workshops. aud business ave
nue. u 4 country unused - war and entirely
unpreafed for it And lie had nor oals q
gather the men together but - tr,asaori
them MANY hundred miles. ia large helic.
and - provide Tor their substance When
al these things are remembered. the aaI,
~onier : that situated A. he Wa. hc has
done - weiI--snd Thu We feel convinced.
wlll he the iuIgmen, o. the country uhca It
shall come 10 understand the character 81 the
services IL has performed
Bur there j. another view OF the matter.
which shoud no. be overlooked IL Is ths
That. At the present time. nothing IS So vel.
calculated 70 advance the cause ct rebellion
the North. a. tbs constant false clam1einc
AGAINST ne Administration. ami. especially
tac War and Navy Departments. which are
Immediately charged with the coniue- of tie
vsr The Secessionlsts desire uofhie- -
much ~ 10 s,ri4e ~ Nor't INTO f,e,ioas>/.c
cause. thereby. they promise themselves O.
make aa,fed >ovis the more certainly .ac
cessful in ovesthroVing tae tsoscsament an3
dvdm- The nion. Au.l there IS M mete
effective means Of doing nj. th,. q ae
strov the public confdeaec ia the Asnfa.-
tration Therefore. they sre reIairel 49,
doubt. % witness the attacks upon iae See
re,arg Of Var and consider those el4l a. lke
them as materially helping their cause aiaae
Now. while Ne woald screen no ofi - 81
the Government from he consequences 81
oficial misconduct. yei We must protect
arains. such assaults a. those re.cgsei TO-
unless they are supported by evidence ~
their truth. That tAey are nos in tie ease
referred 70 b. the correspondent; Of the =.
sane il sufficiently shown b. the fact. stated
bv him.--thas instead q there bc.az sat
thing improper in the employment 81 tte
Harrisburg Railroad bv the War Dessrt
rasn', il actually savei he Government 3.
600 on ea,h regiment forwarded r. Ws-h
iuxton.-shich makes al aggregate satias 81
avery / rye sun. We fee conhdsa, that.
when all the trcta j. known. the other ga
,a.ions. about which - much has been 80
against that Department. vii turn ont IN 10
same vsv.