Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-01-23
SPEECH or GEN. CAMERON,

After the election Of United States
Senator, on the 18th inst, the members
of the Legislature and other friends Of
Gen. Cameron met In the Lochel dining
room, and after the General had received
the congratulations of his many friends he
addressed them as follows:
GENTLEMEN:-Your greeting is very
kind aud cordial, and thank you for it
| thank God that in spite of the ISLANDERS
my enemies have repeated, for twenty
years, my fellow citizens, who have seen
nay lie from day to day, have alwayssiood
by my side aud helped me to repel them.
This last struggle Of my political life has
ended Ia victory. desired this asaass.ss-
wer, to vindicate my honesty to my ehl-
rcn and ny friends. now propose to
but these ISLANDERS behind me, and TO for
get alike, the liars who coined them, and
the fact that good men, in some cases by
the repetition of them we're induced 10 be-
lioyo aud repeat them.
OF the eighty two Republic an Mem,
bers cf the hegisture, my friends assure
me that sixty OF them preferred me to any,
other candidate, and would have voted for
me, rather than have witnessed mt defeat.
The character ofmy supporters is as graft
! Tying to me as their numbers. Any one.
who knows anything Of our pclitics, VINO
will read the list OF these who voted for
me- will find names az prre and honorable
as that Of the purest Christian moralist
among my rivals; aud quite as unlikely to
listen to any corrupt proposal. Just there
| leave the whole matter, putting all false
hoods, and animosities, aud redjudicss,
together under my feet; and go forward
to the honorable duties to which my ma
tive state has called Ine far the third time
Six years ago thought that slavery
was the strength of the rebellion, and
ought 70 be destroyed without 4ety. |
wished also TO arm all black raen who
would volunteer OF course ! Thought
that clothing black man in the Ameri-
can uniform clothed him also with the
rights cf au American citizen; ard am
always sorry 10 see = black soldier, and
reflect that even Pennsylvania denies aim
the bailot-the only weapon whereby he
eau protect himself. hope tol;ve TO gse9ihe
word "whitc" stricken from our Cous.itu-
ton. and the spirit OF caste, based upon
co.or, utterly destroyed
The South, however, is more controlled
hy social influence than by political p-in-
ciples. II you are wise and f-m rau Risy
possibly educate the rising generation into
loyalty, but there is TO method Of states
manship which Will ma g this g ncration
Of the South loyal 20 the Union aud to
he flag. The poison Of thirty years can
not be eradioated by the subseryieDcy Of
/ the President, or by the statutes Of Com
gress. Let US look the truth in the iacc
The Southern territory is disloyal The
| loyal men Of today must guard their
children against another reasonable re-
/ bsijion. Tho constitutional Amendments
and impartial suffra e will help 10 DO this,
but universal amncst y will help to undo
lit.
OF Andrew johnson I said long ego
that he was q traitor TO his party, and
enemy Of his country, and 4 bad maa.--
lie has done many bad things, but moth
ing woise thau otering :he oiicc1 Of the
country to those lev unprincipiai neu
| who agreed TO desert aud betlaY the Great
Republican organization for his patron
age lie joined the Democratic party
! long 400. lie has 4 right to give them
the Offices, bat he has no right to dispose
Of them at auction to weak-kn6ed Ropub
iicans.
The rauper labor Of Europe Is ocain
com ?atlng with our labor, and our manu-
features lang-jsh for want Of protection
against it. Pennsylvania needs no asaur-
auce Of my devotion to her interests in
this regard, whicn ~ the Interests Of the
whole country. will continue 70 labor
in season and out Of season TO perfect our
manufacturers from ruin, and their work
men from being thrown out Of employ
ment, OF their wages reduced to s.arga-
tion point. For [ hold that the true
welfare of any nation depends On the vel
fare Of its ia5oring classes.
Gentomen, l trust that this is my last
political struggle. | have nothing more
to desire, and | hope we will all forget
The bitterness-tbe unjustifable bitter
ness-I think. of the late contest. For
my part will try to act as represen-
tative Of all the Radical Republicans of
Pennsylvania, without regard to past diff
feruces or discussions. With nay TEN
perment [ cannot forget my friends who
have stood by me so nobly, but | will
try to iorget-and forgive--the unjust
calumnies, and the political opposition |
have experienced.
| TuE Sunrnmn Cnnrr OF the LLuiin6