The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-14


begin. Let Mr.. Armstrong hasten to intro
duce and pass his resolution ''without op-
position" and let the honored sons of Penn
sylvania file up to the Clerks stand, with
grave and measured step, and draw the
coveted black lines of expurgation around the
biting blunder committed in the agony of the
nations woes In the front rank of the
honored detail to perform the grateful task
should stand the manly form of Kelley who
but few years ago proclaimed, in public
letter, that the highest honor he coveted was
that it might be said of him 'that Simon
Cameron and his confidential friends
were ever hostile to me-" He might write
below the lines of expurgation, as he did in
addressing his constituents August II, 1865,
these harmonious words Whether acting
with the Democratic, the Know-Nothing, or
the Republican party-for he Cameron has
in turn disgraced them all-he has never been
false to his criminal instincts. Close to him
should be the benignant face of O'Neill, who
is now met with disorganization in his own
district animated by Cameron, because
O'Neill is not subservient to his cease
less prostitution of the Republican
party. Next should come the venerable
Townsend, who won an easy victory in the
contest for his place because his chief CON-
petitor had to stagger under the weight of his
relationship with Cameron. Next we should
look for the genial Cake, who was twice
elected in an adverse district in the face of
Cameron's open and bitter hostility, although
the regular nominee of the Republican party.
Covode would hasten to the work, in requital
of Cameron's betrayal of his Gubernatorial
aspirations in 1860, to give Cameron the
mockery of rump Presidential recommenda-
tion. The stately Woodward would come next,
with his grateful memories of the venality of
lS45, that made the names of dozen boiling
Democrats immortal in infamy. Next
should be Phelps, whose revenue appoint
ments have been rejected by Cameron be-
cause they would not bow to his debauchery.
Cessna must grace the column, and his
delight will be intensified by the remem-
brance that Camerons obedient followers
voted squarely for his opponent in 1868,
giving him the narrowest escape from defeat
Armstrong, blushing with the authors pride,
could add to the laurels about to grace the
conquerors brow, that Cameron Joined dis
organization, and overthrow him in Con-
gressional race in 1862; and behind them all
should corse Forney, who could crown
the task with his memorable words uttered
in his paper in January, 1867, viz.:-"In
short, the wishes of the Union Republicans
of Philadelphia could IN nothing be more de-
66erately defed than 6y her Senators and Re
preSentatives IN the Legislature goting for
General Cameron for United States Senator. 3"
He could add in pathetic justice: Sacred to
the memory of Lebo, Maneer, and Wagonsel-
ler." Thus completed, the work of expurga-
ton finished, there should be sunlight mingled
with the evening shadows of Cameron's life
But the work would scarcely be COM
menced. The grave and unimpressible
Dawes should be called to confess that his
sworn reports, exposing the revolving corrup-
tions and peculations of the War Office, know
ingly tolerated, if not participated in, by Came
ron, were but pleasing political 6ctions for the
time. General Hitchcock should be made to
own that his scathing report on the Winnie
bago frauds was a falsehood and crime.
Colonel Jordan, now Secretary of the Com
monwealth, should certify that his bold
exposition of Cameron's bribery and corrup-
tion in the Senatorial contest of 1855
was the offspring of perjury; and
Ball, and Taggart, and the score OF so of
others who proclaimed to the people of the
State in 1856, that Cameron sought to climb
to seat in the Senate by shameless cor
ruption, should certify that they knew not
what they did. Kunkel should be brought up
to confess that his suits instituted against
Cameron to recover the mysteriously vanished
surplus Of the Middletown Bank, were but a
heartless persecution; Chase should bear wit
ness that Cameron's expulsion from the Lin
coin Cabinet, and the after-thought letter of
resignation, were sacrifices of the administra-
ton to endear him to an honest people, and
DIR. Boyer must crown the imposing tablet
of expurgation by testifying that his sworn
exposition of Camerons venality in 1868 was
but legislative romance.
Let Mr.. Armstrong hurry along the begin
ming of the good work. The time is short
for the long course expurgation must run,
and great offices are to be performed. There
must be no delay. Onward friends of the
long-reyiled and despitefully used statesman
onward to the grand consummation!
! THE IA RIFE 4 ND HTTNDTNG