The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-13

ISIS63 Pernsvlvanla expended about $780,
000 in paw and eqlipnent OF emergency troops
upon the reausilion OF the government OF the
United States This sum could not be repaid
without an act of Congress, and Gov. Curtin
and VIM. Il. Kemble. then State Treasurer,
accordingly went TO Washington City, and by
their personal efforts procured the necessary
legislation. The bill readily passed the lover
House. One hour before it came Up in the
United States Senate the gentlemen We have
named went TO Mr.. Buckalew, who was then in
his seat, announced that the Pennsylvania bill
would be reached IN a few moments, and asked
that he should speak ard vote for is Mr.
3uckalew picked up his bat and left the Senate
Chamber and did not return until the bill had
passed finally through the cordial support of
Senators from other States, Mr. Cowan being
absent on account of i'll health. This bill Of
such vast Importance TO Pennsylvania passed
with neither Senator from PeHnsylv in his
seat. Talk of the " Evans business ~ Here
is a man who refuses TO vote to refund to mis-
own Stave nearly a million of dollars, spent in
sustenance of her citizen soldiers simply be-
cause it was so expended, vet asks the pa tri-
otIc people OF Pennsylvania to place him in
the seat OF Curtin.
The foregoing article, which has been
published in several obscure radical papers,
found its way into recent number of the
Herald Of this place. 1t is a most foul and
villlainous libel on the official career Of Char.
Z. Buck alew-so mean and contemplate
that those who give it currency are ashamed
even to state the source from wheuce it
originally pr ceeded. 1t is political waif
floating on the sea Of radical calumny and
detractiou. The course Of Mr. Buckaew in
the Senate of the United States is fortunately
e al,
radical newspapers, cannot lie. It proves
conclusively, that his vote was never with
held from any demand. either for men or
money, made by the administration of Presi~
dent Lincoln for the purpose Of suppressiug
the rebellion.
In his speech at Philadelphia three weeks
ago, referring to his course in the Senate on
ths subject Of appropriations to carry on the
war, Mr.. Buckalew said:
al can recoIlect upon one occasion sitting in
a conference committee after the hour of
midnight, engaged in considering apprOpria
ton Tor war purposes, amounting To s5J0 goo =
600, and that enormous sum voted, and
necessarily voted, by myself and Others as
representatives of The adhering States. We
voted that prodigious mass Of money eating
a corresponding amount of public debt because
the necessity demanded it. Is was plain
duty to stop at nothing within the limit OF
honor 10 save our nation al cause from delca t.
and to maintain that union of States upon
(which our great future happiness depends
This is consistent with his all his acts in
the Senate, and no man who has any regard
for the truth will assert otherwise. IF An>
drew G.. Curtin ever sees this attack on
Charles r. Buckaew he will pronounce it
false in every particular. The journal of
the Senate shows that it was Mr.. Buck ale W
who was sick and not Senator Cowau, anG
that Mr.. C0wan had obtained leave of ab-
senCe for Mr. Buckalew for two DAYS on
account of his illness. Mr. Cowan was not
absent at the time referred 10, but was in
his seat in the Senate. Mr. Buckalew was
absent, for the very satisfactory reason be-
fore stated. The friends cf Charles R
! Buckalew are not ashamed Of any act of his
/ whole public life aud no amount of radical
! defamation can blot or blur it. His public
record is without spot or blemish, and of
which any man may we'll feel proud.