Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-11

wears Of age and one of the most in
teresting figures in the state Of Kan.
sds, arrived in the city yesterday ovel
the Santa Fc and called upon ex-Sen.
ator Edmund G.. Ross, Of Kansas. al
the l~atter's home in this city.
As is well known, General Cameron
has widely advertised a pilgrimage t.
Albuquerque to convey to senator
Ross. in behalf OF the people of kan
sas, belated appreciation of his higl
moral courage in voting against tn,
impeachment Of President ndrcv
Johnson, while Ross occupied a seal
i'm the senate. Edmund G. Ross. who
was later governor of New Mexico. was
practically driven into exile by his
constituents as a result Of his casting
the deciding vote against impeach-
mcut. and saving the country. as Cen
Ctal Cameron puts It. from a terrible
stigma" General Cameron several
days ago took official leave of the peo-
Pile of Kansas from the steps of the
state house in Topeka after he had
previously been invited to address
both the state senate aud house of
representatives.
General Cameron is 4 picturesque
figure. He is one of die brightest and
at the same time most eccentric men
in his state. When he reached here
Yesterday, he was attired i'm a suit of
o~veralls and jumper, and wore a
bright red toboggan cap, from under
which his hOarN locks fen. He lis
in his eighty-first year. His hair is
quite white and his long flowing
beard and keen eyes make him a most
striking figure. Although slightly
stopped he bears the burden of his
four score years well and his faculties
are apparently as sharp as ever.
General Cameron mas a dfstin-
cuished war record. He enlisted as It
private when the war broke out. lie
was promoted to first lieutenant and
then to captain Of Company r. Sec
ond Kansas cavalry. He served two
years in the latter capacity. He was
then detailed to assist John l.. Phelps,
son of John r. Phelps, who afterWard
became governor Of Missouri. to assist
in raising another Kansas regiment.
He became lieutenant colonel and af-
ter the close of the war was brcVetted
colonel and %brigadier general. He
served ~streUuOuslY through the whole
four years of the war and displayed
gallantry on many a famous field.
The meeting between General Cam
oron and Senator Ross. whom he had
not sceen for twelve or fifteen years,
took place SUNDAY afternoon at the
home of Mr.. Ross in the southern part
Of the city. a number of friends being
present at the meeting. 1t was an
interesting sight when the aged solder
grasped the hand of the aged states
man and gave him the first official
recognition of his Nindication after
years of exile. For Senator Ross has
been a real exile from Kansas until
within the last few years. seldom has
there been such deep and VindicttVc
feeling against a senator as That
aroused among the people of Kansas
against Senator Ross 10y his impcuCh-
mCnt vote.
General Cameron said. "MN Old
cOmrade and friend. | am 50 glad to
meet YOU after So many years, luoE-
ing SO well inc enjoying health and
strength as you receive the gratifying
Intelligence of which | am the bearer.
You stand higher i'm the grateful re-
membrance of the people than n
senator from Kansas or from her sis
ter states has ever stood After Cen
Cameron had made a few more re-
marks Senator Ross expressed his
deep appreciation of the service done
him by his old friend aud his apprc-
citation of the good will of the people
of Kansas.
General Cameron viii remain i'm tho
city several days. or to use his WI
words. until he has sufficiently 'cm-
PhasiZCd' before the public the end of
his mission. He is loaded with liter
allure and letters bearing on the Viudt-
cation of Senator Ross and viii spend
much time with his old comrade. go
ing over past scenes and experiences.
Never Promised To Walk.
why didn't | Walk" asked Cen
cral Cameron laughiugly yesterday.
while talking to a Morning Journal 4
representative. Il never promised TO
walk. II would have taken entirely
too much time and strength. and
ann getting old | announced that
was goir- to make q pilgrimage and
the newspapers did the rest. ! I'm ih
my eighty-first year and not as sprN
as / was once. Senator Ross. whom
I am most agrecably surprised To- iIhd
in such good health. Is just t~hirty-i"ui
days my junior
Major r. j. Anderson. secretary "l
HE Topeka Commercial club. wrote
the following humorous letter TO Cen
"ral Cameron upon the Y Of his de-
pdrturc from Kansas.
My Dear Generals Nuu are i'
-.aIt on YOUR pilgrimage to New Mex
leo at high y tomorrow taxi IalS
To gaV-thHt the road is q l2}aA
one. The Santa Fe trail is bal-a~ied
now with lone. There are uutntI"Hr
cattle guards and some ~blackgudtds
The weather Is not prurttluus. fo@
tcr Chains MANY eruptionS of the plan
during March In your prime. Johh
Weston was not In 10 as a
walker, me you had plenty practice
in running during the Late tnpleaS-
3rtncss Rut YOU are getting OLD. gem
cral. and then il is not becoming IN
~ the OlG Guard TO walk. lhtl
entitled 20 ride. anti-pass laws an"
tWu-ccnt fare bills 90 the contrary nor
outstanding. Come TO think about IT,
many orders were issued TO Nou duf-
ny the war over M. signature. ahd
YOU always obeyed them 10 the ieitef
! propose 10 exercise some OF my ola
aga..ls ILL YOU arSs therefore e4-
sS4z.SrgHS~
etA-rEa E.aEA11aint Aluu--
uuerCUe-
The last time Z met Sefiatos F"s
was nearly fifteen years sge sdld
General Cameron. "aS he was "u nus
way home from Washington We rode
for two days together ON the tram
through ohio.
II believe that with tine execution
Of two or three % the old villains
ihe people 80 Kansas na. - ''ru. 600