New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-24
I CApIEHoN,s RESIGNATION.

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Among the other items OF news that come to us
from Washington Is the resignation, from the Gabi
met, OF Simon Cameron, Secretary Of War. When
the report Of it first came, we placed very little
confidence ID is-but nov it is authenticated in
[suoh q way that no doubt exists of the fact. The
virtuons Cameron has cut his connection with the
sinking fortunes Of the Goriilas, and seeks politi.
gal Punishment in Europe, not for the sake Of the
office. but to have an excuse for carrying across
the 6aters, and safely hiding in foreign banks, his
enormous stealings and plundefings from the Fed
Feral Treasury. Is ~ !, 4se .
It is the first instance Of Cameron,s ever giving
Up On office. When ont Of Office he has always
been Intriguing to get in. and when in he has here.
tofore held on With Tie erfp ana tenacity Of leec
But office has ALWAYS been desired by him for one
purpose only-tbat Of lining his own pockets, and
amassiIp monev fsommenc;ne .lifa without d dol.
lar III the world IA eontriyed. though not vet an
ola man, 4, aoi.rinnate nrincely fortune before
he became Secretary Of War, which has been
since Increased. II NJ accept the evidence Of the
NDrthern panars by lie round sum Of fonr millions
Of dollars, In less than wear, the incorruptible
Simon has pockated four millions Of dollars Of
cash. being the pckings and stealinas arising from
the disbursements of the Department over which
she presided; and now that al aching void has oc-
CURED Id the Federal chest and The last dollar that
glittered intths vaults Of the Treasury has dsap.
peared, he leaves his position il disgust and seeks
10 escape across the ocean, like any other sharp
operator who has pnt into his own pockets money
which belongs 10 other people 1t shows that the
Federal Government has broken down in credit
aud cash for Mr. Simon Cameron would be GER
tain to stick by ii as long as there was any show Of
flehing dollar, and adding it to the enormous
pile of which be already boasts himself the owner.
THE Nprlhern journals which make this an.
nonncemen. declare that he resigns because Of q
sdifferencespf opinion with the President on the
emancipation question. This is ansexceedingly
weak and fimsy getof. It is the first Instance, in
the history Of late Administr Of resignation
of the sort for such reason. There has been per-
ihaps not an Administration at Washington for
thirty years in which neinbersof the Cabinet thor.
oughly agreed with each other and with the
President On all points OF public policy. A. differ
enee Of opinion was not Considered sufficient cause
Of resignation from the cabinets Of other PTesi-
dents, and for Mr. Simon Cameron now to set him
self Mp assbeing more Yirtuous than ether Cabinet
Ministers who have preceded him, and TO sickle
more on high points OF honor, viii excite universal
derision wherever the real character OF Cameron
is known sBnt the truth is, there is no difference
Of opinion between the Secretary Of War and the
President for the latter as much as proclaimed
the same doctrine as Cameron in his late mes
sage, and N as soundiys berated therefor by the
semi Aboli tionized organs Of the Gorilla Govern
nent IL the border slave States, The tthappy &C;
eord9 between them on this point was as well es-
tshshed as the same was said to be by the British
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, few years ago, be.
tween England and France touching their views of
the Monroe doctrine as applied to affairs on the
Central American lsthmus. If any real difference
existed betWeen Cameron and Lincoln, it must
havetb discovered nearly two months ago, but
it's suspicious circumstance that Cameron found
~ out precisely at the moment that the banks
closed down on the Government and refused any
lnorelto keep the wheels and cogs Of the Federal
smachinety properly oiled. .isst I
There IS report, also, not 30 well authenticated
as the other. that Mr. Chase, the First Lord Of the
Treasury has also sent in his resignation, despair
ing Of being able to get any more Of the sinews Of
war having exhausted all his financial expedients
and knowing that to extract blood from turnip Or
sunbeams from cucumbers would be an easy thing
in comparison with raising money for a Government
already sls hundred mions Y debt and making
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