Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-16
PENNSYLVANIA SENATORSHIP.
Election Of Simon Cameron Is y. q. Ser
ator-HiS Address

In the Pennsylvania Sc nate, yesterday, ST.
mon Cameron received 10 votes, ana Edgar
House, Cameron received 81 votes and Cowan
u. In both houses IL was q strict party vote.
In the afternoon public gathering was held
At one Of the hotels in Harrisburg, at which
speeches were made by Attorney General
Brewster, Senators Lowry and Landon, and
General Cameron.
In the course Of his remarks Gen. Cameron
said: "Tour greeting Is very kind and cordial,
and thank you for il. / thank God that, IN
spite of the ISLANDERS that my enemies have
heaped upon me for twenty years, my fellow
day have always stood by my side and helped
TO repel them. This last struggle of my politi-
cal life has ended In victory. desired this as
an answer to vindicate my honesty to nv chill
dren and my friends. 1 now propose 70 put
these ISLANDERS behind me, and TO forget alike
the liars who concocted them. OF the eighty
two kepuoilcan members OF the Legislature
my friehds assure me that sixty three OF them
preferred me TO any other candidate; and
would have voted for me rather than have
witnessed my defeat
60 forward TO the hon ora BILE duties to which
my native State has called me for the third
time. Six years ago thought that slavery
was the strength of the rebellion, and ought 10
be destroyed without delay, and wished. also,
TO arm the black man who would volunteer
L thought that clothing a black man in the
American uniform clothed him also vita the
rights of an American citizen, and 1 am al
ways sorry 10 see a black soldier and reflect
that even Pennsylvania denies the ballot, the
only weapon with which he can protect him.
self. L hope TO live 10 see the word " white''
stricken from our own constitution, and the
spirit OF caste based upon color utterly de-
stroyed. The South, however, is more con-
trolled by social than political influence. II
you are wise and firm you may possibly edu-
cate the rising generation into loyalty, but
there Is NO method Of craftsmanship which will
make this generation Of the South loyal TO the
Union and TO the flag.
The Southern territory ie disIoyal and the
loyal men OF to- day must guard their children
against another reasonable rebellion. The
constitutional amendment and impartial suf-
rage Will help TO do this, but universal am
nesty will undo il. OF Andrew Johnson 1
said long ago that he was a traitor to his party
and an enemy of his country, and a bad man
He has done many bad things, but nothing
worse than offering the Offices Of the country
10 those few unprincipled men who agreed TO
desert and oetray the great Republican or
ganiZatlon for his patronage. He )oinec the
Democratic party long ago, and he has the right
10 give them the offices; but he has right 10
dispose OF them at auction 10 weak. Kneed Re-
publicans. The pauper labor OF Europe is
again competing with our labor and our man n
features languish for want of protection against
Pennsylvania needs no assurance of NV de.
voten to her interests in this regard which IS
the interest OF the whole country. will con-
unue TO labor in season or out OF season 70 pro-
tect our man nufaeturers from ruin and their
workmen from being thrown out of EMPLOY
ment or their wages reduced to a star yation
point, Tor hold that the true welfare of any
nation depends on its laboring classes
Gentlemen, trust that this is nv last poll
ticai struggle. l have nothing more 10 desire
and hope we will all forget the bitterness
the unJustflable bitterness of the la,e contest
For my part i will try 10 act as a representa-
tive for all the Radical Republicans of Penn
sylvania, without regard TO past differences or
dIssensions. l cannot forget nav friends who
have stood by me nobly, but will try and
forget and forgive the unjust calumuies and
the political opposition have experienced.