The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

dental eiector on the Taylor tCket. ne again rerepresented Hardin county in the popular branch of the legislature from 1861 to 1863. and from 1865 to @lSo7. Hope he is still living. but do not know whether he is or not.
 Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, has cut considerable figure in the politics oi 1 his state, and. may say, of the nation l He began the battle of life as a printer He afterwards established newspaper and was i,s editor for a number Of years
 Fe supported Jackson and Van Burcr through the twelve years of their admin istra,ion. The first political office tha
 he held vas that of senator in congress
 He was elected in 1915, over the nominee
 of the democratic caucus, Judge Wood
 ward receiving the votes of all the wings
 and eleven democrats. During the ad
 ministra,ion of President Polk, and fol
 some years thereafter. he claimed to bt
 d democrat. and in the main co-operated
 with the democratic party. In 1855, when
 knowno,hinsism was in full blast, hi:
 democratic principles were thrown into
 the was,e-basket. never to be recovered
 The whigs and knownothings had ma
 iority in the Pennsylvania legislature oI
 that year, and Simon Cameron was tneii caucus nominee for senator. IL was no,
 4 harmonious combination, and after a long struggle. ex-Governor Bigler, dem- ocrat. was elected. In 1857 the demo- cra,s got control of the legislature and nominated as their candidate for the Unitcd States senate. John w. Forney. somehow or somehow else Cameron de featcd him. He resigned his senatorship March !. lS6i, on being appointed secre- tary of war by President Lincoln. He continued in this position until January, 1892. when he was appointed minister 10 Russia. He went there and came back, remaining in S,. Petersburg less than a year. In 1895 he was candidate for re- election 10 the senate. The democratic majority in the legislature on joint ballot was oHly one. A rumor reached ihila- delpha before the election took place that two of its democratic representatives were going to vote for Cameron. Where upon some of the democratic roughs of that city went down to Harrisburg and swore that they would shoot any demo- cratic member who should cast his vote Tor Cameron. The result was the cleo ton ot Charles K. Buckalew (democra,) by majority of one vote. In IS6o Cam eron was agaIn elected senator, and re- elected Tn 1873. serving until 1877. when he resigned and was succeeded by his son. Don Cameron.
 simon Cameron has been one of the best abused men of the age. have not joined in that abuse, nor can find It in my hear, to do 50. He possesses many noble qualities. He IS of d kind dispos- tiox and has always been true tn his friends. have another knock-down req son for using no disrespectfui word in re- gard 10 him. \ Pennsylvania democrat said to me forty-thrce years ago: " l wish 10 make you acquainted with gentle man who tavors you. That gentleman was simon Cameron. Our personal rela- ,ions since that time have been cordial. 1 suppose there must be striking resem- blancc in features between him and my self. for have often been taken for him. As was going out of the E.bbit house one month ago gentleman addressed me thus: " How are you, Mir. Cameron :: am 50 glad to see you" assured him that l was equally glad to see him. . How long has 1t been since we met! in qured. Il do not think" said he that we have met since you were secretary of war. l shall do myself the pleasure of calling on you. want to talk about old times told him that should be mos, happy to receive his visit. As we parted he gave me another cordial shake oi the hand. firmly believing that i, was the hand of the verltable simon, for did no, undeceive him.
 Simon Cameron completed his eighty fourth year on the Sth day of last month Time has treated him much more kindly than his enemies.
 On the Sth and oth days of May. 1916. the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma were fought General Taylor was victorious in both engagements.
 President Polk immediately sent mes- sage to congress declaring that Mexico had invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fcllow-citizens on our own soil. and congress declaring that war existed by the act of Mexico" authorized the president to accept the services of 5o.ooo volunteers, and placed Sio.ooo.ooo at his disposal. The presidents call for volunteers was answered by the tender of the services of more than 100000 men, This was the beginning of the Mexican war-a war that terminated so gloriously to our arms.
 IL was in ISl6 that the Oregon boun- dary question was settled by treaty. It was question which had produced no little excitement on both sides of the Alt lantic and grave apprehensions were en- tertained that 1t would lead to war be- tween this country and Great Britain. Happily. wise councils prevailed.
 The most important acts passed by the twenty-eighth congress were the follow ing: An act recognizing Texas as state in the federal union on the terms pro- posed and agreed to; an act establishing the sub-treasury system; and an act re- pealing the high protective tariff of iSl,, and the enactment of another based on the principles of revenue only.
 Ben Buffers Bridge.
 Derrick Dodd, in the San Francisco Pos,.l
 The just achieved triumph of Ben But