The Van Buren press., 1872-09-03
Eorney on Cameron.
PennsyivaHia Lost 10 The RspSb''can'
n.C. POrnsy Ia tho New York Hs,alI.l


their malfeasance in clllcc. coming gigan-
tic fortunes while the nation poured out
its richest blood, and gathering wealth in
the enjoyment Of contracts ~hieh we're
marked by fr.sls such - have sent The
Tammany Ring of NV York iuto crimi
nal exile And the void th}se men have
on tn. affairs OF he State of Prnns Iva
MIA can only be broken by taking the con
troll of the Auditing Office aud State
! Treasury ont of their hands
Why is the elder Cameron so anxious
to secure Hartranft's election' Why is
he so solicitous to keep the Treasury of
Pennsylvania in his pocket' why was
Gen. Hartranft's term OF Auditor General
extended and why are the Camerons so
determined to prevent the light from
shining into tho vaults Of Pennsylvania 5
State Treasurer or Of bringing to the
public view the archives of her Auditing
/ Department | answer, because such
! intelligence. like the Investigations INTO
+ the affairs Of Tammany, would result IN
prosecutions against the Cameron ring
similar to those now pending against
Tweed and his associates thieves
Cen Cameron, in connection with his
son Donald, his brother William. and n
few choice spirits Of like qualities. now
own or control some nine banks, every
one OF which is carried on by deposits
/ from the State Treasury. The Cameron
banks at Harrisburg and Mldd!ctown
have the larger portion ofthese deposits.
aud by which tho Csmerons make enor
nous sums in shaving notes In addi.
| ton to this, it is well known at Harris
burg that Mr. Mackay lost at least Sl00,'
| 600 by the failure of his broker in Phila
dalphia Mr. Mackay is the State Treas
urcr, Comparatively a poor man. and this
loss can only be made up by the Came
rons, who will never refund the money
but who are now striving to elect an An
dtor General to settle Mackay's accounts,
covering up this frightful loss and re-
Ii wing the Camerons on his bond
Remember, | am only giving you a
hurried statement Of facts, an analysis of
local political history, to prove to the
country how mistaken Gen. Cameron is
in reference to tho condition OF Pennsyl-
vania politics He SAYS there is no
trouble in that State. ! answer that there
is The trouble being that he purchased
and packed the last Republican State
Convention there to make nominations
for officers whom he expect TO use, when
elected, to
COVER Up HIS OWN HON CRIMES
And misdemcanors, and save the despcr
ate scoundrels who compose the ring
which he heads from the whip Of justice
1t is not alone the " Forneys" who are
dissatisfied with this personal rule, and
these acts of plumber, but the better part
Of the Republican party OF Pennsylvania
is moved to unrest, and the best men or
the State are blushng with shame, huml
lated to find that they have been so fear
fully cheated, disgraced and misrepre.
sented by this faction Pennsylvania has
felt This disgrace for eighteen years in
the United States Senate, where she had
but half the voice which her sister States
enjoy, while her Merediths, her Curtins,
her Browsters her Franklins, her Moor
heads, hor Kelleys. her Pollocks, and
other men Of mighty intellect and grand
attainments have kept out Of that body
because they would not oulbid Simon
Cameron for \ seat there; because thoy
would not do as he has done--barter in
her honor and huckstcr in the virtues of
her legislators that he might reach a
place to disgrace it by his inability and
stain il with his foul acts.
As LiSCoLS's CABINET OFFICER,
Gen Cameron ought to have been the
lsst t. make a personal attack upon an
9th r or talk glbly concerning any mans
public or private career. have already
said that he either bought or begged ev-
cry position he has ever held. The
country remembers the manner in which
he managed to get into Mr.. Lincols's
Cabinet against the judgment and tho
wishes of the people of Pennsylvania,
Hs was forced upon Old Abe, and to
show how this was accomplished quote
from one OF Mr.. Lincoln's biographers
at required hard struggle to over
come Mr. Lincoln's scruples. and the
whole force was necessarily mustered to
accomplish it, All tha, ! am in the
world, said Mr. Lincoln, tbs Presidency
and all else, owe to that opinion OF me
which the people express when thay call
mo Honest Old Abe. Now, what will
they think Of their Honest Old Abe, when
he appoints Simon Cameron to be his
familiar adviser ?"
Once in the Cabinet, Gen Cameron i'm
media lately surrounded himself with all the
plundcrers ready TO gorge themselves at
the public crib, making in less than
wear a millionaire of his Oldest son, who
had loading share in every contract
filled in Harrisburg, forcing another son
into the regular army as a Paymaster'
placing n brother-in law in similar po-
siton in the same service The manner
in which the contract system of the War
Department was managed aroused and
alarmed tho entire North, the iinanciers
Of New York and Boston hurrying to
Mr.. Lincoln to declare that they would
advance no money to the Government
while Cameron had control Of its militia
ry supplies Forced by popular indig-
nation. and literally appalled, by the ir-
resistible facts Of frauds presented to him,
Mr. Lincoln removed Mr. Cameron from
The War Department by sending the de
posed Secretary an exile amid the SHOWS
o Russia.
REPUBLICAN DEFEAT CERTAIN IN PENNsfL'
WANNA.
1 have made this communication al
ready too long, but give me room for n
few more words The Republican party