The national Republican., 1867-01-16

From Harrisburg = Hon. sfmon
Cameron Elected Uaitesl-ssetcs
senator.
HARRrsBuRo,sJ Jan. ,l5s-- Both Hoases Of
the Legislature met at 3 O'clock, md pro.
ceeded to the election Of United States
Senator.
In the Senate Simon Cameron received 10
votes, and Edgar Cowan 10.
In the House Cameron received 81 votes,
and Cowan 81. -
In both cases Il was strict party vote.
In the Senate MessrS. White and Belling-
felt, (Republcans,) and McCandless and
Randall, (Democrats) were absent.
SPEECH OF SENATOR CAMERON.
'HARRrsBuRo, Jan. l5.--This p. m. public
gathering was held at one Of the hotels in
this city, at which speeches were made by
Attorney General Brewster, Senators Lowry
and Landon and General Cameron.
In the course of his remarks Nj. Cameron
said Your greeting syery kind and cordial,
In spite Of the ISLANDERS that my. enemies have
heaped upon me1for twenty years, my fellow.
citizens, who have seen my life from day TO
day, have always stood by my side and helped
10 repel them r.''f- ...' sa. 81 %
This last struggle Of my political life has
ended in victory. / desired this as an an.
swer TO vindcate my honesty to my children
and my friends. now propose to put these
ISLANDERS behind me, and to forget alike the
liars who concocted them. OF the eighty
two Republican members Of the legislature,
my friends assure me that sixty.three OF
them preferred me to any other candidate,
and would have voted for me rather than
have witnessed nv defent Dbl. ..
20 forward to the honorable duties TO
which my native State has called me for the
third time. Six years ago I. thought that
slavery was the strength Of the rebellion aud
ought to be destroyed without delay, and
wished also TO arm the black men who would
volunteer. Thought that clothing black
man In the American uniform clothed him
also with the rights Of an American citizen,
and am always sorry to see black soldier
and reflect that even Pennsylvania denies
him the ballot, the only weapon he can pro.
tect himself with. hope to live to see the
word "white' stricken from our own Consti
tuition, and the spirit Of caste based upon
color utterly destroyed. The South, how.
ever, Is more controlled by social than politi
cal influences II You are wise and firm you
may possibly educate the rising generation
into loyalty, but there is no method Of states
manship which will make this generation Of
the South loyal to the Union and TO the flag.
The Southern territory is disloyal, and the
loyal men Of to-day must guard their children
against another reasonable rebellion. The
constitutional amendment and impartial suf
frage will help to do, but universal amnesty
will help to undo II. or Andrew johnson ]
said long ago that he was traitor to his
party and an enemy Of his country, and q
bad man. He has done many bad things
but nothing worse than offering the Offices
of the country to those few unprincipled
men who agreed to desert and betray the
great republican organization for his pa.
tronage. He Joined the Democratic party
long ago, and he has the right to give them
the Offices, but he has no right to dispose Of
them at auction to weakened Republicans
The pauper labor Of Europe is again com
peting with our labor, and our manuiac.
lures languish for want Of protection against
it. Pennsylvania needs no assurance of my
devotion to her interests in this regard
which is the interest Of the whole country.
l will continue to labor in season or out Of
season, TO protect our manufacturers from
ruin, and their workmen from being thrown
out Of employment. or their wages reduced
to starvation point for hold that the true
welfare of any nation depends on its laboring
| classes. .... =
Gentlemen, trust that this is my last po
litical struggle. ! have nothing more to de
sire, and hope we will all forget the bitter
ness the unjustifable bitterness Of the late
contest; for my part / will try TO act as Q
representative Of all the radical Republicans
Of Pennsylvania, without regard to past dif
ferences or .dissensions. cannot forget my
friends who have stood by me SO nobly, bui
will try and forget and forgive the unjust
calumnies and the political opposition l have
experienced.