The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-20
THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
" The GALAXY.o

The contents of the February nu mber of
Tile Galaay are as follows
"Lady Judith. Tale of Two Continents,
chapters xiii, xiv and XIV, by Justin McCar-
thy; ''The Neither Side of New York. 1. Pri-
vate Detectives" by Edward Crapsey; "Ma-
dame Vigee LIE Brun," by J. Durand cover
land, chaps. XIV, XVI, and xvii, by j. w.
De Forest; Successful People, by Titus Nun
sen Coan; My Avenger, by Lucy H. Hooper;
Souvenir of Imperial Sovereigns," by Dom
Piatt ''Mr. Lincoln and Three Friends in
Council, chapter from the Autobiography
of Thurlow Weed, by Thurlow Weed; ''Mr.
Black to Mr.. Wilson" by j. S. Black; ''Coun-
sel," by NJ. E. NJ; ''Vita Vitalis, by Robert
Weeks; "Ought We to Visit Her?" Novel.
'Life's Answer" by l.. B. Moore; ''Drift-
wood" by Philip Quilibet; Scientific Mis-
cellany;" Current Literature; "Memo-
randa, by Mark Twain; "Nebul@," by the
Editor.
From Hon. ]. S. Blacks slashing rejoin-
der to Hon. Henry Wilson we take the fol-
lowing reference to the why and wherefore
of the exit of Mr.. Cameron from Lincoln s
Cabinet
Your account of Mr.. Cameron's retire
ment from the War Department and Stan
tons appointment on his suggestion de-
manded refutation, because it not only per-
VeIted and misrepresented fact of some
general Importance, but was a serious injury
to Mr.. Stantons character as it then stood.
Between these two men it did not seem as
if there could be any relations which implied
confidence or friendship. If Stanton him
self was any authority for his own sentiments,
he had no respect either for the horse con-
tracts or the ''nigger arming' Gas he called it)
of his predecessor, and Mr.. Lincoln had Just
as little. Stanton was appointed not to carry
out but to put an end to Cameron's policy
with all its corruptions. l admit that since
the evidence you have furnished of Mr. Stan
tons dupliclty in other matters, it becomes
possible to believe he may have been insin-
cere about this also. Still your attempt to
deceive the public was inexcusable.
OF my own knowledge L know nothing
about Cameron's appointment or removal;
but will give you the main facts briefly and
without the ALA enOrlntd, as l have them on
undoubted authority, and as l firmly believe
them. A bargain was made at the Chicago
Convention of 1860 that in case of Lincoln's
nomination and election Cameron should re-
ceive Cabinet appointment. Mr.. Lincoln
was no party to this contract; but after
much persuasion and pressure he consented
to ratify 1t by trying Cameron as Secretary of
War. Before the end of nine months the
experiment ended, as you know, and as every
body else knows, in a complete and total
failure. Mr.. Lincoln, seeing this, determined
to get rid of him, and expressed his resolution
in letter addressed to MIR. Cameron and car
ried by MIR. Chase, then Secretary of the
Treasury. That letter is not now in existence
but Mr.. Chase described it as curt-that is to
say, plain, short, and direct. Mr.. Cameron
understood and felt it as an abrupt dismissal.
He afterwards got it suppressed, and cor
respondence different in its whole tenor aud
effect substituted in its place. Ever since
then he has been trying to create the opinion
that he retired from department full of rich
jobs, not only without compulsion, but in
spite of the Presidents affectionate desire
that he should remain and manage them as he
had done before; and he makes it part of
his story that he was permitted to designate his
successor. He contrived to produce some
belief of this on the mind of Mr. Chase; bnt
if Mr.. Chase had known more of Cameron s
character and previous history, he might have
been less credulous.
OF the fact that Stanton was appointed on
Cameron's suggestion we have not a spark OF
direct evidence except Cameron's own state.
ment, and all the circumstances make that
improbable. II the President made up his