Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
From washington.
Departure Of Simon Cameron and $4,000 for
Russia-The Morality and Honesty of the Pre-.
sident's Frien6-Th Conference Of COnserua-
the Members.
WASHINGTON. May IL.

AShiNSION, MAY II.
DEPARTURE OF CAMERON FOR RUSSIA.
NEW YORK. May Z.
among the passengers on the Persia were
Minister Cameron, Bayard Taylor, and Bishop
Lewis, OF OntaflD. She has eight hundred thou.
sand d9llars in SPECIE"
The above is the exact copy of the dispatch
which was sent out through the United States
announcing the departure of Simon Cameron for
the friendly court of Russia, to act as the repre-
sentative of this government.
SIMON CAMERON AND EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN SPECIE HAVE SAILED TOGETHER.
To my mind this is quite suggestive, just as
notorious jail-bird escaping from community
which has censured him with their condemnation,
upon horse, or with a carpe:- sack, that every
body knows he didn't buy. excites suspicion.
And this brings up again the theme of the
MORALITY AND HONESTY OF LINcoLN's FRIENDS
This man Cameron stands convicted by the
Committee on Contracts. He is shown by his
own party 70 have squandered upon his partisan
favorites millions of dollars of the public money
money which is raised by taxing the people.
The testimony proves his completely in the most
stupendous larcenes. robberies aud thefts of all
kinds and degrees ever perpetrated upon the
treasury of the United States.
In a court of justice Simon Cameron would,
upon the evidence already elected by this Van
Wyck committee, be convicted as common
thief and sentenced to a long term in the peni-
Tertiary Even in a Republican House of Rep
resentatives enough of his own party friends
have turned States evidence against him to car
~, with the unanimous vote of the Democracy, a
resolution censuring this man and his reeking
corruption. The Republicans who voted for this
censure, most of them, did so simply because
they discovered that even with all their adruit-
ness, they could not cover up the mountains OF
rascalty, robbery and rottenness which loom up
through every branch of the Cameron contrac.
business.
give no credit to the majority of the aboli-
tionists Il use the terms abolition and re1ub-
can as syhonyms) for voting TO censure Came
ron. He could not be screened any longer He
was out of patronage, out OF power, and could
be kicked by his former accompces with impu-
nifty, and so he was kicked and spurned.
But what is his punishment How does
"Honest Old Abe" vindcate the law and the
equity in this case2 Does he censure Simon Cam
eron for his patent guiltl Does he propose pun.
ishment or fines for this colossal convict? Nc
sir No sir!
Honest Old Abe writes to him laudatory let
ter, commends him public officer, believe:
him as a personal friend and closes the delicate
tribute to moral worth and official pro5ity by ap
| pointing nlIn Minister 10 RtSSldl
Cameron may represent the great all the mo
rality party of aboIitonism in Russia, but he car
never be called Justly the representative of tn,
onest-handed Democracy of the Northwes
The farmers of illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wiscon
sin, Minnesota and Nebraska would lock then
stables more carefully, the old ladies i'm those
States would stand guard over their chicken coop:
and the children watch anxously the victuals be-
longing to the old house dog. if ever they should
hear of this great Government highwayman being
in their section of the country. His name is a
synonym for thief. No children to be born in the
next thirty years will be called Simon-as soor
call boy Larceny or girl Rottenness.
The word steal will grow obsolete; we will say
instead, "a man sinioned nv horse from the sta
BILE last night" We will say, when terribl,
swindled by some rascal, We have been sadl,
cameroned" All other words signifying robbery
theft larceny, depreciation, pilfering, spoliation
shopliiting, plundering or embezzling, will be de
spoiled of their expressiveness, and the names Of
Simon and Cameron engrafted among the vo
cabulary OF the English language as intenstive.
to be used in describing great villainies.
And il is question whether the people viii
not, by unanimous consent, strike the pref,
"honest" from the name of that man whom a ia
natich party have made President of the UniteC
States, and who dsgraces his own country and in
suits Russia by sending the ex- Secretary of Wa
there Minister. Hereafter shall drop th,
word honest from before the Old Abe, unes
public opinion shall permit the prefix dis just be
fore il. ~ ~ r.
In another letter it will give me great pleasure
to show up still further the morality of abolition
ism and Lincoln's friends bya few words upol
Gideon Morgan Welles, the old Noah of th
Navy Department.
THE CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS
of the House of Representatives met yesterday a
the Capitol to consult as TO the best method o
DISCRIMINATING the numerous fanatical con6sca
ton and emancipation bills OF Lovejoy, Arnol,
and other AboIitionists. Forty-two member
were present. Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, pre-
sided, and Gen Richardson, of Illinois, prepare
and carried through nearly all of the proposition
which were adopted. He stated distinctly, how
ever, that he did everything as member Of tn
Democratic purity; that he should adhere strenu
ously TO each and every line and letter of tn
Address TO the Democracy of she United States
over his own-and other signatures, and that h
was willing and glad to have all conservative
men co operate with his party in their efforts Q
maintain 1.-THE Constitution as il is and the Unio
as it was His remarks we're well received, an
all parties agree in ascribing TO him the mos
loyal and patriotic devotion to the Government
Only two Republicans were present. aud the
were Kellogg of Illinois, and Sheffield, o
Rhode Island. They seem about ready TO re
nounce and denounce the hereses and abomna
tions of Abolitionism.
COMMITTEES was appointed. consisting OF on
member from each State there represented, 3
draft resolutions expressive of the purpose an
determination of all the conservative men in tn
House. Last evening, the committee, Of whic
General Richardson was a member, met at tn
National Hotel, and il unanimously agree
that they would oppose all legislation, excep