The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-22

Tho Coming Senator from Pennsylve nia.
| The New York World publishes letter written
in August, 1865, in which A1r. KELLY, Representa-
tive in Congress from Pennsylvania, sketches
something of the life and public services OF his
brother Republican, SIMON CAMERON, whom the
Legislature Of that State has just pronounced q
better man than STEVENS or FoRNEY, by electing
him to the Senate over both Of them, by six or
eight to one. We give few extracts:
I was but youth when first heard the name Of
Simon Cameron, and it was as the perpotrator Of a
great crime. He had been made the agent Of the
Government to carry large amount Of money due
advantage OF their ignorance and helplessrcss to
enrich himself. Those Of you who had then at
tanned manhood, though you may not, after the
nation with which you regarded the Infamous
swlnder of the poor Indians, will doubtless re-
member nj; that instead Of paying them the specie
purpose, he retained it and gave them the notes of
che Mlddletown Bank, OF which he was owner.
At At their encampnlent in the remote wilderness,
these notes were utterly wort less. Tho Indian
could not use them for any purpose there nor car
ry them to Middetown for redemption. But what
vas that to Simon Cameron? Was not their loss
his gain, and was he not so much the richer by
every note that failed to come home for redemp-
tion though they did suffer and starve? And
those Of you who are not old enough to remember
all this now know why this bold lad man is some
times spoken OF by your seniors the 'Great Win
nebago," and sometimes as 'sOld Kickapoo"
watched
tortuous career of this man, and have never seen
reason to abandon my first impression of his char
acter. 1SIr7- 0''--""~ II
need not rectc the disgraceful facts attending
his several canvasses for the United States Senate
Their nauscous odor fingers in your nostrils to this
three Democratic mem, crs. and in tho last bid
100000 for tho one vote which would have elected
him. ~''>N
The evil report Of his deeds pervades tho coun-
try as rcproach to our State. Yes unhappy for
Pennsylvania and her great interests tho buzzard-
months OF abcct solicitation and corrupt bargain
res hs R58a4zHa ef letters and
coin as the representative man Of tho Keystone
State That was an evil hour foE Pennsylvania;
As have said, he begged and bargained for the
influence which induced NJ. Lincoln to invite him
to seat in his Cabinet. 1t was now fondly hoped
depravity, that being old and rich, he would take
advantage OF distinguished an opportunity to
prove that he could be honest, and could admins
ter trust without turning it to his profit, or hand
ing the fund over to his creatures, to Be used on
joint account How sadly these hopes were dis
appointed is attested by the breyiy Of his term Of
Office and the circumstances under which it clos ed
In less than one year from the day on which ST.
mon Cameron was installed as Secretary OF War;
Congress- though at that early day it had before it
drove him from that high Office. Two thirds Of
! the members Of the lower House were friends Of
the AdmlnlsIaton, ana would gladly have suc-
tanned each member Of it as they did its distn-
guished head.
But it became inevitable; for this
| old man, Notwithstanding his boosted and reputed
millions, believes that one of his name is never
rich enough until he has little more, and, to save
their party and the country tho friends of the Ad-
mini tration in tho House had to proclaim his in
fanny and denounce his crimes. Nor was the vote
by which they did it meagre one His friends,
and those who would most glndly have averted this
disgrace from our State, could rally but about one
THIRD of the House against the resolution Of con-
demnation. The vote was about two to one against
him s.gt |I o1I--"'"7