New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-08
A PlQUANT CHAPTER IN POL TrICAL HISTORY


The Republican party in Pennsylvania, as
I'm NewYOrk. has It's two factions, nearly equally d.
Curtin and Cameron factions. They were Distinguished
from each other mainly oy the greater extent To whch
political objects. Cameron, more than any other emil
hent American politician, has that sort OF honesty
politics to pay for it. The fact that Penn
sylvauia east it, vote for him in the Chicago
Convention against Lincoln Tor the Presidency caused
President Lincoln 10 appoint hm to pace IN his Cap
met. on the same principle as he appointed seward
in order 10 concentrate all tie diverse elements OF me
Republican party IN c0unseiing and supporting ms Ad-
seDtatives induced President Lincoln 10 ask Mr.. Cam
er0u's Withdrawal nom the Cabinet, the real
sG his OI powers as see pSa' of War tended
too much 10 Ill the pockets o. his reamers. After few
The birds o. prev Who hovered over the War Department
while Cameron nestled" there, Mr. Lincoln concluded
States 80 ST. Petersburg that being the siberia 10 which
our Presidents usually exile PATRIOTS who are either
Cameron possessing qualifications for such
mission, and the senate was with
view. In consequence OF this unhappy rebuff, which
went directly % the seat OF MI CdmerOns honor, ms
that he had established o. national reputation Tor
rottenness. which would toreve thereafter condemn
t-'otic vi orn1" and abIe Pre5dcnt Iincon recejv@d
from MIN all the support his State cOnld be brought to
reader. ana advised with him cordially and with
mutual confidence in al matters which brought the
With the or Grant 20 the Presidency the posi-
uOns OF these two Penny wanna statesmen were re-
ver-el. Cur In eAlld % 81. Petersburg. and,
unlike Cameron. be accepted the mission. Cameron re-
NAMED 20 run the state, and, although his fame was
Vi character 100 OdOrCs' 10 admit or his taxing
the Cabinet. he shard more fully the Presidents
cuun-es than any mcmJerDl the Cabinet Mr.. sumner,
the senator most familiar with international law
and with our foreign relations, was, after great struy
Le. kicked uut OF tAe CAa AansLlp Of the Commit
or FOREIGN Relations IN oTter 10 make place for the
Presidents flyOute. In lie d,pcn-atOn Of Federal
patronage, aud ia tho general mouarchical policy by
which President Gram lgtdgOniZlng he Republican
party simon Cameron mas D,Dn, after Ouver T. Morton.
JUS chic. adviser Hc has rporldded 70 the Presidents
hottest, bat unsoptstldted. retcence that ey+
TEN OF cLcaue yAieI has inspired the entire
effort 20 TIE power Of appointing and re-
moving ans Oi briDing and bullying the
primary coEF Cu, rLs q tiU several states. Tie curtin
party surveyed ne situation from the unODsruslye
standpoint 10 WHICH th President consigned them, Won
derng what could Doe ne DE ~ affinity between an adj
whose only ulens are intrigue and money and
President Grant TIE wonder 81 not yet solved. But
thc time for tlInCD l0tca accounts is approaching
and with II thc Curtin ,ry have summoned nome their
cl. a. 4oH tolt. AC VIII head the IrnuaJ wanna
delegation ~ thr Cincinnati Convention. Pub
Ic attention ollor States has been
withdrawn from Gov. Curtin during the
past three years IN frs own he Is stsl tower
thc LrID when e s expected 10 lead, and Oi which
only the names If the Hon ) MOrehead and Col Nc
lure announced VIII d. ut only able but repro
sentative uf very important s.cOn OF me EcpuDcan
party that o,-,e. Mr. CdtIrOn.s plan OF playing
o. W f-w-oli' 10 president Crafts King Henry mas re-
suited ia a very prolonged drama. full OF interest, no
aOubt To himself RE Ia- Dcei. indeed. the power be-
lll, IiIu some poets, crHter than TIE throne
upOn drama there tme for the curtain 10
| 4lsc.ld, iuI tleL, n' rally, he play stops.