The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-16
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The Mcclure Cameron 1mbrOgliO
Mcclure "Interviewed"-He is Ready
to Answer any Responsible De-
nial of His Charges
Against Cameron.

This morning the Post of this city INDUCED in
. ,bree-oolumn editorial divided about equally
between euOgy Of Senator Cameron and abuse
Of Colonel Mcclure in connection with the letter
from the latter published by us on Saturday
hast relating the circumstances under which the
former emigrated from the War Office to Russia
IN the early part Of 1862. Other denials of the
statements ade by Colonel Mcclure have also
appeared in the Washington dispatches of seve-
raj papers, but as yet Senator Cameron has not
seen fit to make denial over his own sigma
ture. Having received no further communica-
tion upon the subject from Colonel Mcclure, one
OF our reporters was despatched to his ONCE THIS
morning to ascertain, If possible, his intentions
In reference TO the dispute, when the following
eOlloquy took placer
Ronoytoy-Do Won intend TO answer the de-
malls made in the newspapers of the correctness
Of your letter on the Lincoln Cabinet recently
published in THE TELEGRAPH!
HoClure-I will answer, as soon as there is n
denial from any responsible source.
Reportei-Have you seen the Washington de-
spatches in THE TELEGRAPH and Press on the
subject?
NcCEue-Yes. The Press despatch is ingepi-
ously framed to deceive; to appear to deny the
truth of my allegations while it does not in fact
DENY any of them. 1t quotes Chase as saying
that ''the records of the Cabinet of Mr.. Lincoln,
al that time, would substaptiate the truth of
Senator Wilson's article relative to General
Cameron" doubt not that the records of the
Cabinet show that Cameron resigned, as does
,he correspondence prepared after his dismissal.
Iiy allegation is that the Cabinet records and
the correspondence do not truthfully represent
the facts of the case. Colonel Forney knows
better himself.
Reporter,-I see that Cameron pronounces your
statements false.
McChre-I doubt not that he does SO; he
cannot well do otherwise for he has labored
most industrionsly for eight years to state his
tory falsely as to his removal from the Lincoln
Cabinet. He will not, and dare not, deny any
material part of my statement in his place in
the Senate or over his own signature. Until it
is so denied by some responsible person. who
can assume to speak from personal knowledge,
/ shall not resume the discussion of the subject.
General Cameron is in power Around him are
men high in position, whose names are already
before the public in connection with this con-
troversy, and if l am wrong it is a very easy
matter to contrOvert my statement did not
intrude the subject upon the public, but Senator
Wilson did, and if he is right, the evidence is
accessible for him any day.
Reporter-Did you see the article in the Post
OF this morning?
Nc cClure-No: is the Post still published? /?
Reporter-Yes: it has an editorial of three
columns disputing your letter.
AcClure-I have only to say that l cannot be
diverted from the responsible facts in this con-
troversy to engage in disputation with irrespon-
sible editors of obscure journals. Cameron
could desire no happier escape from the real
issue than that.
Reporter-Then for the present you have
nothing more TO give to the public?
Nc Clure-No. Whenever my letter is con-
tradicted in any material point by any of the
parties named in the controversy, will be
fully prepared to prove what 1 have asserted
beyond all possibility of dispute.
And so the matter rests for the present.