The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-04-04
The Camerons,


Hon. Simon Cameron. the veteran
Senator from Pennsylvania, resigned
Ills seat in the United States Senate,
on Monday the 18th nit, after au
almost continuous public servics of
forty years. When asked for the
reasons that induced him to take
this step. Senator Caneron replied:
II am rs years old. ani think have
been in public life long enough. aui
that will never find better time
to retro. / am tired OF tho care
nnd the worry of office, OF having to
turn away god people whom |
would be glad to serve i; htd the
power, aud of being ANNOYED by
bad people seeking to make use of
me. am rich, and neel not SUBJ
ject myself to all this trouble
In an interview with President
Hayes the retiring Senator avowed
his hearty support Of the Presidents
administration, and to correspon
dent he said that he had no obiec-
ton to any member of the cabiuet
except Schurz, who sneered Mt his
appointment to the war Department
in 1861. He had voted for Mr.
sherman confirmation, but-re-
membering that that gentleman had
held back his name several days
when he was appointed Minister to
Russia, aud had joined with others
in securing immediate action upon
the nomination Of his successor in
the War Department (Mr. Stanton),
he lad thought it no harm 10 make
him wait little. lie felt no grudge
against him, but only wanted to res
turn n complement iu kind.
Senator Cameron is the Oldest
member Of the Senate, having conf
pleted on the Sth inst, his 18th
year. His service in the body long
antedates that Of any other Senator,
but has not been continuous. He
was first elected in 1916 to serve
ont the unexpired term of james
Buchanan, who resigned t. go into
President Folks Cabinet ms Secre-
tary Of State It was not until six-
teen years after that the Senut lis
next longest in servicc-M Messis
Howe and llnmlin entered the
chamber. Mr.. Cameron was n Dem
ocrat during his first term. but had
decided tendency against slavery.
| Altei four years III tue Senate he re-
| turned To his business, not having
been re' elected lie was one of the
fathers of the iiepnbLcnn party. Mt q.
tending its first national convention
and running ns one of the Fremont
electors in 1856. In 1857 he was
again elected to the Senate, defeat
ing John ". Forney, who WAS Pres
ident Buchannn's candidate At the
Chicago Convention in lSG0 he was
one If the prominent candidates for
Presidency, and might perhaps have
been nominated If II had not been
for the active, though secret bosiili-
~ of Gov. Curtin Mr.. Cameron
never forgave Governor Cm tin for
what he called au act OF treacherv.
He resigned the Senatorship. in 1861
to go into President Liuculu's $ Cabi-
net as Secretary of War, from which
position he soon resigned to take the
itu.slau mission. lie remained only
II short time abroad aud on returu-
ing esuncd the control Of his party
III eunsy!,anit. and was u thirj
lime elected 10 thr Senate, tlkins
his seat la 1867. In 13I. he wIa
,e-el, cte,l. Old as he is. the re,ir
ing Senator is still vigorous, phys.
Icuily aud intellectually. and it
would not b. surprising ii he should
again appear IN pHhlic iifn IA Ia,
lost nothing of his wonderful skll. in
politics, and lis cuntrul ut lhe ,,r.
publican party in pcuusyivunlii
seems To hc us absolute us ever