Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-08-26

Whether acting with the Democratic, the
know Nothing, or the Republican Party,
for he has in turn disgrsced them all, he
has never been false to his criminal in
stncts. He has endeavored to turn them |
all 10 profitable account. His ambition is
sordid and panders to his ayarice, and he
measures houors by the per.qustss they
expose to his grasp. He has no conf
dence in the people and is aware that they
distrust him His speech OF Thursday
evening was not characteristic OF him, Tor
he is prone to the use OF Instruments
His habit is 10 point the stiletIo, but 10
ewploy another hand to drive It home
Though an active participant in the poll
tics of his county and State for more than
half century during which long period
he has pursued the profits of office, oijoos,
of contracts with vlgor and ceaseloss as
sidui,y, he has never dared to permit his
name to be presented to the people OF
county or State as candidate for an elec-
tive office. He crawls TO the feet OF the
appointing power. He cares not who
may be king, SO that be may "stiIl be
Vicar oil Bray and to that eud he chaff
ors with and corrupts weak and needy
members of Conventions and the Legis'
lature of both parties.
! need no. recte the disgrace(ul facts
: attending his several canvasses for the
United States Senate. Their nauseous
odor fingers in your nostris to this hour:
In the first he BOUGHT the votes Of three
Democratic members, and in the last bid
tweuty thousand dollars for the one vote
, which would have elected him. The last
transaction was go fragrant that The Iegis'
lature was compelled to take ccgnizsDcC
OF it, and If justice be not lame as well as
: blind, the law and honor Of our state vii
t yet be vindicated.
The evil report Of his deeds pervade:
the country as q reproach 10 our State
Yes, unhappily for Penusy ylvana and bel
great Interests the buzzard winged famt
= OF Simon Cameron is national. By month
OF abject solicitation and corrupt bargain
!, ing be procured mass Of letters, icertt
Gates aud regulations, that imposed hin
upon President Lincoln ps the represeH
tative man of the Kepstoue State Tha
s was an evil hour for Pennsylvania. Iol
{ all remember low he organz zud The Nav,
, Agency in this city, aud teel The inatfAb
reproach he thus brought en- our Nav.
Z Yard aud commercial, and other busi ues
men, As | have SAID lie begget
7 snd bargaiued for the influence which III
= duced MIR Lincoln to invite hIm to a sea
! in bis Cabinet. ln less than one yea
from the day on which Simon Camerot
was installed as Secretary of War, Con
D gress, though at that early day it had be
o fore it bat partial evidence OF his crimes
p lid guantly drove him from that hig
: cfice. Two.thirds of the members of th
= lower House were friends nf the Admins
tration, and would gladly have sustaine
It each member Of it a, they did its distin
!. gui,hed head.
q You can imagine how painful it mus
have been for them to find themselve
constrained BY duty TO proclaim the fac
t the FIRST man the head of their party ha
t been induced to appoint as the successo
il Of John b. Floyd had exhibited create
aptitude than he for his worst tricks. Rc
it became inevitable. For this old man
notwithstanding his boasted and repu'e
millions, believes that one Of his name
"a Hever rich enough until be has llitl
Q more, and, to save their party and til
n country. the friends Of The Admiu'tratio
:, in the House had to proclaim his iuiam
and drnouuce his crimes Nor was tn
. vote by ch they DID 1t meagre on
: His friends and those who would mo
5. gladly have avcrted this disgrace iror
our State could rally but about oue..hir
., OF the House agans, the resolution of col
1t demua,lou The vote was about two
. one against him, though l, as Penn
is sy0anlan, not willing to bar w'tnes
d against The representative Of our State, hl
o too well satisfied Of his guilt to vote again
the resolution failed to record my vote.
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u With grateful regards, yours very trul.