Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-12


For some time there was an embittered
controversy between the friends OF STEVENS
and Cannon for the successorship Of Hon.
EDaAR CowAN in the United States
Senate from Pennsylvania. CAMERoN was
written down as scoundrel infamous be-
yond comparison. Even so late as the llth
inst, the Cincinnati Commercial thus spoke
Of CAMEaoN:
at will certainly be most extraordi-
nary event II Cameron secures the Sena-
torship. His friends In Harrisburg and
throughout the State seem confident tina
he will, and back up their opinion with
round sums Of money, but find no takers.
1t was supposed when Mr.. Cameron retired
from the Cabinet OF the late Pesident Lin
coin that he had reached the end Of his pub
licl life. He weRt out toith reputation bIdchened
SOitk charges Of iRcGpdcitv and corruption. 10
t0ds alleged aidt he had taken advantage Of The
psris and dangers Of the country 70 enrich him
SeT aud hs friends, By awarding contracts upon
terms thai tcere tn AeInselues an assurance Of
fortune"
The woOl-dyed Radicals championed the
cause Of STEVENS with great zeal. In ac-
tion and in speech they said he is in real
ilty the youngest man in the Federal House
Of Representative. His recent revolution
ary and Radical speeches were quoted in
Attestation. FoRNEY, through his two
presses, argued and plead for his Domina-
tlon and election. Radical journals, such
o. the Nep York Tribune and Cleveland
Leader, outside Of the State, intimated TO
the Republican members of the Pennsylva-
mia Legislature, that they would be doing
the canse Of righteous reconstruction an
essential service by electing STEVENS to the
United States Senate.
On the night of the 10th, the Republican
members Of the Pennsylvania Legislature
met 10 caucus to put in nomination can
didate for the United States Senate. In
that caucus CAMERON, the man pronounced
corrupt and incompetent in his own party,
secured the OminatIon-receiving forty
six votes, while THADDEUs STEVENS, the
embodiment OF Revolutionary RadIcalism,
was compllmented with only seven votes.
This result seems to signify that the Re-
publican party in PennsyIvania, in the
persons Of It's Senators and Representative
In the Legislature. is . purchasable COM
modify; that as between money and prin-
cIple, they pocket the money and permit
principle to hawk It's virtue in some other
n rket. They'll none Of It.
Were Democrat permitted to believe
that the Republican members In the Penn
sylvanIa Legislative caucus who voted
against STEVENS were not bought up at q
specified price per head, they would iatter
themselves that the contemptibly insig-
nlfcant vote given to STEVENS was de-
signed as . Reputation Of the abomlnable
political doctrines he advocates Inn
peachment Of the President, the Terri
tOrializinE Of the South and the utter deg
radiation Of the great mass Of the South
ern Whites. Had STEvRNs received the
nomination and election to the Senate.
throughout the land there would have gone
mp from the Radicalsa most joyful con-
graduation. The great political fiend In
carnate Of this country has been stricken
down In the House Of his friends. Only
seven out Of eighty-one votes was he able
20 receive. The old sinners power is de-
parting never 70 return. The doom Of
IA iIcallsm is decfeed, and Il win soon tot
tsg 70 10 everlasting downiaII.