The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-06
"The Pot Calling tn. K,til, Black"

gress from Philaoelpnia, ana ieddet III us
parry, has written a letter called forth by
speech made by ex>Secretary Cameron, in
which he handles that individual without
gloves Some of the charges made in the
letter are quite Interesting as showing the
kind OF men who are high in the confidence
of the SO called Republican party. We
make some extracts. Says Judge Kelly
and his exposures remind Us of the famil-
lar adage "when rogues fall out the truth
comes 10 lights"
81 was but youth when first heard the
name of Simon Cameron, and it was as the
berpetraior of great crime. He had been
made the agent OF the Government to carry
large amount of money, due them, 10 the
Wnue5ago Indians, and bad taken advan-
tage of their ignorance and helplessress to
enrich himself. Those Of you who had
then attained TO manhood, though you may
not, after The lanse o. SO many years, revivs
the burning indignation with which you re-
garded the infamous swindler Of the poor
Indians, will doubtless remember that in
stead Of paying them the specie which the
Government confded 10 him for the purpose,
he retained il and gave them the notes OF
the Midde,own Bank, of which ne was an
owner Al their encampment in the remote
wilderness these notes were utterly worth
less. The Indians could not use :hem for
any purpose there, nor carry them 10 Mid
dlelown COR redemption. But what was
that to Simon Cameron?
"For more Than thirty years, | have
watched the touuous career OF this man and
have never seen reason TO abandon my first
impression OF his character Whether act
ing with the Democratic, the Know Nothing
or the Republican patty-fof he has in turn
dsgraced them all, he has never been false
to his criminal instincts. He has enjeavor-
eo to turn them all TO profitable account
His ambition is sordd and panders TO his
avarice, and he measures honors by the
perquistes they expose TO his grasp. He
has no confidence in the people, and is
| aware that they disrust him. His speech
( of Thursday evening was not characteristic
J OF him for he is no, prone TO the use OF in-
strumenis. His habit is TO point the siletto,
bul TO EN-, 10y another hand 10 drive il home.
! Though an active participant in the politics
| OF his country and Slaie for more than half
a century, during which long period he has
pursued the profits of Office, of jobs OF con-
tracts, with eager and ceasless assiduity, he
has never dared TO permit his name TO be
presented to the people of county or Stale as
a candidate for any elective Office. He
crawls TO the ieet o: the appointing power.
He cares not who may be King, so that he
may "still be Vicar of Bray" and TO that
end he chaffers with and corupts weak and
! needy members of Conventions and the
| Legislature Of both parties"
Yet this same man was taken into tho
first Ca5inet organized nnder the rule of ihs
| Republican party, and placed in position
where he could pass upon the loyalty OF
! American citizens aud arrest and imprison
hem. Bot this, Judge Kelly says, was the
result, not only Of "beggiEg," but OF "bar-
| gaining" We quote again:
"He begged and bargained for the infiu-
! snce which Induced Mr. Lincoln 10 invite
him TO seat in his Cabinet II was now
fondy hoped, by those who had not sound
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old and rich, he would take advantage OF
such an opportunity TO prove that he could
De honest, and could administer q trust
without turning il TO his OWE profi:, or ham
ding the fund over TO his creatures, 10 be
used on joint account How sadly these
| hopes were disappointed is attested by ths
brevity of his term o! office, and the cir
| cumstances under which it closed
rIm less than one year from the day on
which Simon Cameron was installed as
Secretary of war, Congress. though at that
! early day it had before il but partial evil
dence of his crimes, indignantly drove him
from that high Office. Two-thirds Of ihs
members OF the lower House were friends
of the Administration, and would gladly
have sustained each member OF il as they
did its distinguished head.
"You can imagine how painful il must
have been 10 them to find themselves
I constrained by duty to proclaim the fact
that the first man ;he head OF their party
had been induced 10 appoint as The success
sor OF John B. Floyd had exhibited greater
aptitude than he for his worst tricks But
il became inevitable, for this old man, not.
wilhslanding his boasted and reputed mill
ions, believes that one of his name is never
rich enough uuti he has little more, aud,
to save their party and the country, the
friends OF The Administration in the House
had to proclaim his infsmy and denouncs
his crimes Nor was the vote by which
they did it a meager one. His friends, and
those who would most gladly have averted
this disgrace from our State, could rally bnt
one third of The House against the resolution