Pennsylvania daily telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1857-1862, May 05, 1862, Image 1
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INCIDENTS OF THE OCCASION, Several wteks since a number of our leading oitizens, personal friends of Hon. Simon Cam eron, desiring to testify their appreciation of his numerous services and their esteem and regard for him as a man, citizen and neighbor, hon ored him with the tender of a public supper, previous to his leaving the country on the im portant mission to Russia. Owing, however, to numerous business engagements, his acceptance of this kind offer on the part of his friends was not indicated until the early part of last week, when the committee having charge of the mat ter at once commenced making arrangements, and the banquet came off at the Jones' House, in this city, on Friday evening, May 2nd. Tan INVITATION AND ITS ACCRPTANOB. HARRISBURG, Pa., April 7, 1862. Hon. SIMoN CAIIRON, Dear Sir : The un dersigned, } our pi round friends and acquaint aunts, nut willing that you should leave the country on your important mission as Minister Plrniputentiary to Bus-ia, without having re ceived some manifestation of the high esteem with which they regard your integrity as a man, and the entire cosfideuce they have is your great ability as a statesman, desire that you indicate some future otrcasiou when it will be convenient for you to juin your friends in par taking of a banquet. In thus tendering to you the honor of such an entertainment, we feel that we are obeying the expressed desire of a large portion of your fellow citizens who are not aware of this tender, but who will gladly assemble around any hoard at which you may be the distinguished and honored guest. You will please indicate the tima most con venient for you to partake of such a banquet, 111 your early reply to this note. Your friends, WILLIAM BUEHLER, A. J. JUNES, JNO. A. FISHER, WM. DOCK, GEO. BERGNER, ROBERT A. LAIIBERTON, E M. POLLOCK, DAVID M cCOR OCR, ROBERT L. MUENCH, F. K. BOAS, CEiARL ES F. MUENCH, WM. COLDER. OEN. CAMERON'S REPLY LOCRIEL, May 1, 1862 Gziiirrimium:—Your note of the 7th of April, inviting me to partake of a banquet, as a manifestation of the high esteem of my friends and fellow citizens, was duly received, but I have been unduly delayed in answering, ioviing to the preparations incident to my departure for Russia, the etnbarrasment of a prosecu ution growing out of the arrest of traitors while I was Secretary of War, and the neces sity of my absence from home, in attendance on the President, to receive final instructions for the government of my embassy. These having been disposed of, I am now at leisure to acknowledge your very fluttering note, and also to accept your very friendly invitation. It will afford me much pleasure to meet my friends and fellow citizens to-morrow (Friday) evening, if that time will meet the prepara tions of your committee. With a high regard for the members of the committee, individually, I am, gentlemen, Yours, truly, SIMON CAMERON. To John A. Fisher, William Duck, William Buehler, George Berguer, E. M. Pollock, A. J. JOLICS, Win. Colder, David McCormick, Robert A. Lumberton, F. K. Boas, Charles F. Muench, and other members of the com mittee. THE COMPANY IN WAITINGF The citizens interested in the banquet com menced assemblyiug in the large parlors of the Jones' House at an early hour on Friday even ing. As the company arrived, they were usher ed into these spacious rooms, where they were introduced to Gen. Cameron. During the inter. vals of the arrivals and the banquet it must have been gratifying to the distinguished guest of this occasion to receive the many warm expressions of personal regard then offer ed by those who had known him from boyhood through years of stern struggle, to the hour when he had fairly won some of the brightest honors and hugest confidence of his country men. Whatever tribute may have been here tofore offered to Gen. Cameron in circles be yond this locality, where the compliments of men are generally controlled by their own hopes of interest or gain, those which he has ever secured in the circles of his own home and among the citizens of this city, have been of a character which prove that he has a hold on our people which no outside attacks can affect or destroy. TUB BANQUET HALL While the company, with its distinguished guest, were thus awaiting the hour for the ban quet, we availed ourselves of the courtesies and privileges usually tendered to the reportorial corps, to visit the banquet hall.' This, of course, was in the usual dining saloon of the hotel, which was handsomely decorated and ar ranged for the occasion, presenting a scene of the most beautiful description. The char-pied lien; pendant from the ceiling and brackets pro jecting from the walls tlooled the large hall with intense lustre, amid which the silver, china and glass ware of the tables, flashed with a bril liancy almost overpowering to the eye. The tables, of which there were two running the entire length of the hall, fairly groaned beneath the weight of choice edibles, prepared in a manner that spoke volumes for the - good taste and proficiency of Mr. Willi am Hutchinson, ... . ... . .. ~ . ... . ..... :.. . ' • '' ' ' . .. , . ..... . •• . . : . ... . 1 • .*------'''''\ / rl O-' 4l4efr.C-<---- : . e llillib." to ks 111 1 11 11 nilov i ti .., ...._,....,;..‘‘„________:: .._, , tet I ..:).. 4 ' . •_. ..,---... e...... _.,..1............„.. VOL XVIII to whom Col. °overly entrusted this important part of tho programme. TITE BANQUET About 8i o'clock the doors of the banqueting hall ware thrown open, and the company, numbering about one hundred and fifty, with their distinguished guest, proceeded to occupy seats around the sumptously furnished table. His Honor, Win. H. KEPNER, Mayor of the city, occupied the head of the principal table, flanked on the left by his honor Judge PEAR SON, and on the right by the distinguished guest of the evening, Gen. CAMERON. Ameug the company, we noticed Hon. Thomas E. Cochran, Auditor General of the State, Wm. M. Kerr, Esq., Judge Murray, Wm. Colder, Maj. John Brady, Gen. E. C. Wilson, George Trullinger, W. 0. Hickok, Dr. Geo. Bailey, Dr. A. Patterson, J. B. Rutherford, Win. Buehler, Esq., Thomas C. Nicholson, of the Treasury De partment, John A. Weir, Esq., Charles F. Muench, Samuel A. Power, of the Commisary General's Department, Cyrus J. Reese, David Fleming, Esq., County Treasurer J. L. Speel, A. J. Herr, Esq., E. M. Pollock, David Mum ma, Daniel Shellenbergir, and a number of other leading men of the city, who vied with each other in their spoken and silent mahifesta tinus of regard for the honored guest of the occasion. The supper was discussed with a hearty zest, showing that the company fully appreciated its merits. The bill of fare embraced all the choice delicacies of the season, divided off iuto several courses, intermingled with excellent wines, and terminating with a desert of incom parable richness. THE TOAST OP THE EVENING AND THE SPEECHES Atter the cloth was removed, his honor May or Kepner announced the following toast : %lam CAMERON—A Pennsylvanian who has never forgotten his native State—an American who has always been faithful to his country and his countrymen. His fellow citizens de light to honor him. The enthusiastic applause with which this sentiment was greeted having somewhat sub sided, G,neral CAMERON said: Mr. Mayor and Fel low Citizens: I take it for granted that I am expected to say something in return for the compliment you have been so kind as to confer upon me, yet I cannot speak to you, my fellow citizens, in any cold or formal language. Since I have come into this room all the thoughts of business and of duty which crowded upon my mind during the day have fled, leaving only the remembrance of the associations and friend ships that I have experienced during the long years of my residence in this, my home. I remember that this day forty-five years ago I came to Harrisburg—a poor, delicate, sickly boy—withoueany reliance but on the overruling control of Providence and the reward which I had been taught to believe would always follow proper actions. The only countenance of those around me which I remember to have seen at that day, was that of my friend who sits beside me on the right, (Mr. C. F. Muench,) who was then a boy younger than myself, and whom I met the day after entering the town. He was an apprentice in a printing office here, to which I went to obtain employment, and which I left with a feeling such as can be experienced only by those who are wilting to work, are without money in their purse, and are destitute of friends upon whom to rely, when told "we cannot employ you." I can now re member the name of only one living housekeeper in the town at that time. I rater to Judge Hummel. I made the acquaintance of the honored gentleman at the same time that I be came the recipient of his generous hospitality. The first place at which I stopped to rest my weary limbs after reaching the town, was beneath the shade of au old willow tree in front of his house. Hu came out and spoke kindly to me, inviting me into his home and we have been friends ever since. Sir, hew, the world has changed since them I—how has every thing about me changed! A day or two after I saw my friend Mueueli I obtained employ ment. I immediately went to work with such a heart and will as never fail to win success. During the daytime 'I worked for my employer and at night. I cultivated my mind. A few years of assiduous toil made me the possessor, of a printing office. When other men slept I continued to toil, and felt certain that sooner or later I would feel equal, not alone in this world's goods but in the scale of merit and ca pacity with other men around me. Why, sir, it was no uncommon thing for me to retire at midnight and rise at lour in the morning to pursue my daily avocation. I have lived to see what was then a hamlet become the third city of the State. In my po sition as a newspaper journalist I necessarily came in contact with tee political theories and important questions of the day and never fail ed to advocate what I conceived to be a wise and beneficial State policy in regard to a sys tem of internal improvements. Since that day to the present time I may say that I have at least hid something to do with every work of improvement connected . with the progress of this city and State. The first efforts of my pen were directed in furtherance of the great poli cy of internal improvements which brought forth our canal system. 1 next labored for years to secure the erection of a railroad from Harrisburg to Lancaster, though laughed at as a visionary boy who talked about carrying cars, wagons and freight on rails by steam. lam reminded here of an expression made at one of the meetings which we held in favor of that railroad project—(for at that time I was in the habit of persuadingmy friends to go around the country and convene meetings, by which means I 'might be enabled to talk to the people ou my favorite theme of the desirability of railroad communication and its importance)—one of the auditors 'upon this oc casion (the meeting being held at Elizabeth town) was one known as Abraham Harnly, a very intelligent man, and one of the most active in that neighborhood. During the course of my remarks I had happened to say, " I have no doubt, gentleman, there are many of you pre sent who will live to see the day when a man can eat his breakfast at Harrisburg, go to. Phil adelphla, (one hundred miles,) take his dinner, rattsatet his business there, and return home to Harrisburg in time to go to bed, as usual, in the evening." There was a simultaneous roar of laughter from the audience, which had hardly ceased when this old man very confidentially whispered in my ear, "Simon, lam glad you told them about going to. Philadelphia and back again to Harrisburg in one day, because that will make them take the sham, (shares,) IV you "INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS NEUTRAL IN NONE HARRISBURG, PA.. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1862 and I know all about that !" [Laughter.] I leaie you to judge, gentlemen, whether ms predic tion was verified. After having proved success ful in my endeavors in behalf of the railroad from Harrisburg to Lancaster, I became engaged in a project to construct a road from here to Chambersburg ; then again to Baltimore ; then again to Sunbury, the place of my boyhood, and also to Reading ; all of which, I am glad to state, are now prosperous and in most success ful operation. I mention this gentlemen, not boastfully, but to show what may be accom plished by a determined will and a right pur pose. In responding to the sentimentof our worthy Mayor my intention, gentlemen, was simply to speak to you familiarly as friends and neigh bors, without referring to my control of the War Department, over which I had the honor to preside, but in view of a charge recentlymade against me because of my exercise of the dele gated power with which I was entrusted, ft may be proper for me to say to you a few words in relation thereto. I took a seat last year in Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet against my own judg ment, without consulting my taste for the position, and, I may say, against my own determination. I resigned that post, when I thought my mission was ended in organ izing, equipping, and 'supplying, under the most adverse circumstances, a larger army. than had ever been raised at any period of human history. When I did accept the place it was with the perfect understanding between Mr. Lincoln and myself that whenever I thought proper to r, sign I should be privileged to do so; and when a vacancy occurred in the ap pointment to Russia, he offered me the post, and I was glad to accept it. Way, gentlemen, I toiled in that Department as no.. man ever tolled before; I have told you that in my younger years I worked for twenty hours out of the twenty-four for successive months; but that labor was nothing in comparison with the overpowering toil which I underwent at Washington. To say nothing of the extra ordinary necessities of the Department, arising from an unforseen and threatening na Lionel emergency. The doors of my private dwelling were besieged from daylight to the latest hours of the night ; the department was surrounded on all hands, and at all hours.— Certain members of Congress, who figute iu the vote of censure, were ever besieging my doors, and often patiently waiting for hours to catch a part of the drippings from the War Department. Meanwhile I managed the deli cats and trying affairs of my situation as wisely as I knew how. Of course I committed some errors ; but I did not commit the wrong with which I em charged in the resolution of Congress. I solemnly assert .that neither in motive nor deed can I be justly chargeable with the commission of any wrong in the ad ministration of those affairs , and I am proud to say here in reviewing my official conduct, I see no act which I would not repeat under the same circumstances Upon my, appoint ment to the position, I found the depart ment destitute of all the means of defence ; without guns, and with little prospect ol purchasing the material of war; found the. nation without an army, and I found scarctry a man throughout the whole War Department in whom I could put my trust. The Adjutant, General deserted. The quartermaster General ran off. Tue Commissary General was upon his death bed. More than half the clerks were dis loyal. I remember that, upon one ,occasion General Scott came to me apparently in great mental tribulation. Said be, "I have spent the most miserable day of my life ; a friend of my boyhood has just told me I am disgracing my self by staying here and serving this ftagnieut of the government, in place of going to Vir , girlie and serving under the banner of myna tive State ; and lam pained to death." But the old hero was patriotic, loyal and wise enough to say that his friend was wrong ; and be was right in remaining where he was. But to proceed. You all remember, gentle men, the day of the President's proclamation calling upon the people of Pennsylvania (be cause the demand was made upon you here in common with other States) for troops to defend the national capital. My-son happeuing to be in Washington, I sent him thither with the ut most despatch and asked him to 'appeal to eve ry man he met in this town and through the country to send down every soldier who would come. Within three days after the issuing of the proclamation tour hundred and eighty troops from Pennsylvania arrived in Weshing tou. They were the first to inspire the gov ernment with hops and courage to contend with the awlul crisis then impending. They came there without arms and were turnished loom the arsenal at that place. Directly after this within two :or three days three or four regiments were assembled at Cockeysville, Maryland, by my order. At the same time a number of bridges on the Philad elphia and Baltimore railroad, via Wilming ton, were burned or destroyed. It was at this time that the mob in Baltimore, murdered our unarmed soldiers in her streets on their way to toe defence of the capital, and the Baltimore and Ooio iailroad refused to carry our troops AL that time when the loyalty of nearly all the inhabitants was doubted, Mr. Seward, the Secretary of !State, in company with the Secre tary of the Treasury, called upon me and said "we must have somebody in New York to assist the public oiflce,a there in collecting and for warding troops," asking me to name any in dividual whom I considered, competent for. that purpose. I was acquainted with but a few people in New York, but after a moment's reflection recollected Mr. Cummings, with whom .1 had au intimacy when be was a citizen of tots State. Tee two gentlemen then informed me that they had appointed Mr. Cisco, of the sub-treasury General Din, now in the army, Mr. Opdyke, the present Mayor of the city of New York, and Mr. Blatchford, a citizen of New York, and as I have stated, requested me to name some other gentlemen. I gave the name of Mr. Cummings and associated with it that of Gov. Morgan of the State of New. York. To show bow guarded I was in these appointments, I will read the order that I gave upon that occasion: DEPARTMENT OP WAIL, April 23, 1861. "In consideration of the extraordinary emer gencies which demand immediate and decisive measures for the preservation of the national capital and the defense of the National Gov ernment, I hereby authorize Edwin D.Norgan, Governor of the State of New York,. and Alex ander Cummings, now in the city of New York; to make all necessary arrangements for the transportation of troops and munitions of war in aid and assistance of the alms of the army of the United States; until communica tion by mail and telegraph is completely Te l established between the cities' - of Waslaington and New York. Either of them; in case 01 inability to consult with the 'other; may exer cise the authority hereby given. SI&IO4CAMKRON, Soore.tary or War. It"will be seen that not intrust those gentlemen with the expenditure of any I was careful to give them no authority to riot independent of the military officers of the gov ernment. Sometime afterwards, I received a telegram signed by Messrs. Morgan and Cum mings, asking for authority to draw money, which I referred in the usual manner to the Treasury Department. That is all I had to do with the matter, and at the eud of fourteen days, communication. baying been restored, I revoked their authority, as will be seen by the fdlowing note: - WAR DEPARTMENT, May 7, 1861. GENTLEMEN:—The extraordinary emergency which demanded immediate and decisive !mea sures for the preservation of the national capi tal, and the defense of the National Govern ment, rendered it necessary for this Depart ment to adopt extraordinory means for that purpose, and halving full confidence in your intelligence, experience and integrity, you were authorized to make all necessary arrange. ments for the transportation of troops, &c., in aid and assistance of the officers of the army of the United States, until the re-establishment of communication, by mails and telegraph, between the cities of New York and Washing ton. Uninterrupted communication between the two cities being now again established, and it being desirable that the duties heretofore at tended to by you should be hereafter perform ed by the officers of the army, to whom they properly belong, I beg to tender you the thanks of this Department for the very prompt and efficient manner in which you have discharged the duties assigned you, and to request you to cease making purchases, procure transports, or attending to other-duties under authority given, which could be justified only by the emergency now happily, no longer existing. Respectfully, yours, • SIMON CAMERON. Gov. E. D. Morgan and Alexander Cummings, Mgrs., New York city. Now, gentlemen, in regard to the Congres sional committee of investigation of which the country has heard so much, I have reason to believe that the original intention of its appointment was to control the War De partment and place money in the pockets ot its members. The second or third day after the announcement of the committee, its chair man called upon me and desired that I should authorize him to furnish a certain regiment with arms, munitions, clothing, etc. I. refusedl his application, because I thought from my knowledge of his character that he was un worthy of a trust. After a further colloquy with the chairman, I ordered him out of the War De; artment ; and of course I was attacked by that committee. The committee of investigation have made an additional charge upon me in my official connection with the government, with having bought a greater number of guns than were needed. I did order a large number of arms ; but I will take this occasion to answer that charge. It must be borne in mind that I was supplying an, army of more than 700,000 men, and that the loss of arms in a single cam paign has been estimated by military men ; to reach as high as fifty per cent. In a glance at the statistics I find that in round numbers I ordered nearly a million of muskets, almost one hun dred thousand .carbines and perhaps as many swords. When I. took possession of the War Department I found that there were but few muskets, in the arsenals, no swords of any ac count, and ; scarcely any munitions of war.— Within a short time after the proclamation, it became apparent that there was no difficulty iri ' getting troops, but there was great difficulty in procuring arms. I found the ordnance de partment without a head ; the person having charge there being an old man, who was con ceded by those in whom I had confidence, in eluding Gen. Scott, to be incompetent for the duties of the position. I superceded him, and put in his place one who was believed to be fully competent, but who soon proved in 1 the, opinion of my associates to be unequal to the crisis. I felt, personally, reluctant to euter into any contract myself, as I bad no time for such details; and therefore directed Me. Thomas' A. Scott, my assistant, to act in conjunction. with Col. Ripley, and that he should 8::e that every contract was so guarded that, in case of failure at the end co thirty days, the contract should be revoked, leaving to Col. Ripley to determine the qual ity and price of the arms to be contracted for. At this time Governors of States, officers with out arms, cabinet ministers, and members ot Congress were, constantly making application for arms, charging the Ordinance Department with inefficiency, stating that if consent were given they could be procured, and I therefore directed Mr: Scutt to act in conjunction with Colonel Ripley and to contract with every man who was wilting to make a musket or fuinish a sword, and from whom the other necessary munifions of war could be 'obtained, at the same time instructing him to see that the chief ot the ordnance department ehould fix the price and determine the chalacter ot the arms. The' allegation has been repeat edly iterated that I made these contracts . with an eye to personal pre erence. But I have already proven, gentlemen, that the furthest limit of even my unofficial action in the matter was simply to order the making of such contracts as were necessary, leaving all that regarded price or quality in the hands of the ordnance department, and 'to this day, I scarcely know any of the individuals veith whom contracts were, made. The special contract exciting public at tention was made with a party by the name of Boker. On the fifth of Sdptember, under cover trona the President, I received a note, which I now read: WASHEiGTON, Sept. 4, 1861. Hou. Slum Caussorr, Secretary of War: Sut:—Our resident partner in Europe ad vises us by last steamer of a lot of upwards of one hundred thousand stand of arms—rifled, percussion muskets,--new and in good condi tion—having been placed in his control by making advances thereon. We desire to offer them to your Department, and should it appear to you of sumcieutimpor• tance to secure the immediate delivery there of so large a quantity of good arms, we would invite your attention thereto. We offer the arms at a price not exceeding eighteen dollars each, subject to the inspection and approval of an armorer whom you shall select to accompany our authorized agent. It the article ie not satisfactory, the Government will Incur no expense, and if approved, yon will secure an article much needed. " We also control by advances thereon over 18,000 cavalry sabres, which we offer as above, at a price not to exceed $7 60 a piece. - Very respectfully, Your obedient servants, (Signed) HERMAN BOKall & CO., 50 Cliff street, New York. Also of Liege, Bolinger, Bemscherd, Birming ham, Bown., This WWI at the time when. the Queen's pro elamation had prohibited, among other things, the exportation of arms to the United States. You remember, gentlemen, we sent an agent (Mr. Schuyler, of New York,) out to Belgium to procure arms for our government. He suc ceeded in purchasing one hundred thousand guns there, but being unable to ship them all directly, he sent a portion to England, where (the proclamation to which I have just referred being soon after issued) he was prevented from transporting or using the arms in any manner. In this extremity, the large army of sol diers in and about Washington, not two hun dred thousand of them were armed. Upon the letter I have just read was the endorsement of the President in his own hand writing in these words: " I approve the carrying this through carefully, cautiously and expeditiously. Avoid conflicts and in terferance. "A. LINCOLN." —the literal meaning of the endorsement was that the world should not know of our military deficiency and weakness until the evil had been remedied and that care and caution were to be used as heretofore in keeping inviolate the se cret of our defect. Fully coinciding with his the President, and in obedience with his order, I promptly directed this contract to be closed ; and I assure you gentlemen, without the arms it produced, we should not have been able to achieve the late glorious victories in the west. I may add, in proof of the great anxiety of all to obtain arms, that but a very few day- be fore I left the War Department, the Cabinet agreed to adopt a conditional contract made by Mr. Schuyler for 100,000 guns in Belgium, which I successfully opposed on the ground that we had guns enough contracted for, and with the encouragement which had been af forded to our own manufacturers, the supply would probably be sufficient for our future wants. By this means $1,800,000 have been retained in the country to be expendel in those localities from which our soldiers have volun teered, and this occurred atter all those con tracts had been completed, of which so much complaint is now made. The investigating committee of Congress have said that the muskets made at the Sprinfield ar mory cost only $l2 apiece. Tb it assertion like many others that have been made in connec tion with supplies for the army, is not the fact. Without taking into consideration the expense of superintendence, the cost of buildings, ma chinery or capital invested, the mere net cost of the gun for labor and material when there is no competition in time of peace, has amounted to $l2 00. But had those guns purchased on my order proved to be twice more expensive than they actually were, then, in view of the fact that the army was practically use less without them, I would have done ex actly as I did with the beef contract, to which other gentlemen have seen fit to refer. When we expected large arrivals of soldiers from Pennsylvania and other States, and there was nothing to feed them with, the Acting Com missary General came to me and said, "I can now buy two thousand beeves if I pay two or three cents a pound more than they should be worth." "Well, I replied," "pay it," (applause)— "pay a dollar per pound rather than a soldier should suffer, but be guarded that your contract ceases when a supply can be had at the custom ary price"—which was done. He made a con tract for two thousand beeves, and the whole world rung with the announcement that the Se cretary of War had cheated the government in order to enrich some favorite, and yet the con tract was made with my. personal enemies. So, again, I was censured at the time of the battle of Bull , Linn for not having sufficient cavalry in the field. Yet I could not speak in my own defence, for the safety of the government com pelled me to secrecy. Plenty of horsemen offered their services ; but I bad no pis tols, swords or carbines to give them ; and I did not want the world to know that such was our condition. My function was to raise an army of the largest kind in the shortest possi ble time, and to supply them with whatever needful material I could first lay hands upon. As soon as I could obtain pistols, carbines, swords and holsters, I had cavalry enough. But then the cry was "he has got too many." Of course, then again I was cheating the govern ment, by giving my friends all the horse con tracts. [Laughter.] Well, Mr. Mayor, the horses have been in the service and the country has been saved. Those who then cried "no more horses," to day can see advertisements for the purchase of an increased number ; and to-day I saw also an advertisement asking for proposals to furnish more muskets. Had the material resources of the government been, in any manner, commensurate with the emergency, the war would have been termi nated 'ere this. So far as concerns myself, I would rather have had a million of guns too many rather than that a single soldier in any of our battles should have been sacrificed for the want of a weapon. I suppose that had I been the willing tool of every man who wanted to rob the government, and if in place of attending to my duties, I bad been content to receive men at my house and treat them to the hospitalities of my social and political posi tion, or allowed them to control me in the discharge of my duties, those men who now at tempt to slander me would now be most profuse in compliment and profession. More than this, had I remained in tne War Department until this vote came off, I should doubtless have re ceived the compliment paid to my late and es teemed colleague, Mr. Welles. [Laughter.] He was charged with having improperly employed a man to purchase ships ; yet the House of Rep. resentatives voted down a resolution to censure him by about the same vote that they cen sured me for having secured the services of an employee. Mr. Welles obtained the assistance referred to long after the excitement and con fusion attending the commencement of the rebellion had ceased. I did so at a time when the country was almost totally bereft of a government, and when we did,not know whom to trust. Now, gentlemen, I could narrate to you in this way many incidents of of f icial connection with the War Department. Were it necessary I would give you some particulars connected with the history of this man Dawes, who appears to be most active in the persecution against me. I understand he is a little prosecuting attorney living some where in Massachusetts. I am well aware of the real cause of his enmity, and I will briefly state it. Some people of Illassachusetts, especially about the good city of Boston, own nearly all the stock in the Wil mington and Baltimore railroad. Notwith standing that road has accumulated more money on account of this war, by the transportation of troops and war material for the government, than it ever did before in double the length of time ; (which fact was chiefly owing to the con fidence I entertained in its President,) yet the management of the road were displeased be cause a.certain portion of the troops were order ed to Washingtma via Harrisburg and Baltimore. When the bridges on the Wilmington and Bal timore road were burned, It became absolutely ttart Erin* it .1 , , s. liavlng procured Steam Power Presses, we are prover d to execute JOB add BoOlt PRINTING of every descrfp ion, cheaper than it can be done at any other eetablish . meat in the country. RATES OF ADVERTISING, sir Pour limes or less constitute one•half square. Elgin Ices or more than fedr oenetitute a nears. Half Square, one day one week /I one mouth ,,, three menthe Ella months ........ oue year One;Aquare, one day .... one week ..... .... ..............00 one month, ............ ........ 6 00 " three months • • ......... 10 00 six months 16 00 a one year sir filminess notices inserted in the Lno! . &unto. or before Narrigei and Deaths, EIGHT CENTS PEE LtN for each Insertion. _ NO. 3. ,may- Marriges and Deaths to be charged as rcgalar ad vertisements necessary to construct a new line of travel to Washington. By my direction, the Presi dent of the Pennsylvania railroad, Mr. Thomp son, in connection with the Wilmington road, made arrangements to run a line of boats from Perryville to Annapolis, and suc ceeded in getting the projectinto successful ope ration. This new route was used until the Bal timore and Ohio road was taken possession of by me for the government, and until the bridges of the Wilmington road were rebuilt. In the meantime, an arrangement was made by the Harrisburg, Reading and New Jersey roads, in reduce the fare from six to four dollars from New York to Baltimore, per soldier. But my actioa in this matter took money out of the purses of gentlemen in Boston, and Mr. Dawes, who ap peared to represent the interests affected, be came my enemy. This is the only reason for his opposition of which lam aware. Ido not know him further than that he was frequently hanging about the War Department in common with otner applicants for special favors. Efav ing my whole time occupied in preparing an army out of raw and undisciplined soldiers, ,of course I may have run counter to the Cesires of such gentlemen, and consequently, they now return the disfavor. This theme is by no means a pleasant one for me; but after the recent wrong which has been done me I felt that when talking to my old friends and neighbors I would do myself the simple justice to speak plainly. It would be needless for me to attempt to convince yon of my honesty of purpose and intention in every official act of my life. I am known to on personally, and I feel willing to abide by, and will fully appreciate your decision upon my character as your fellow citizen. [Great ap plause,] I leave you with great reluctance. It has been the dream of my life to go abroad in some position that would enable me to catcli a proper glimpse of the beauty and grandeur of the old world; and as the time draws near when I shall bid you a parting adieu, I approach it with pain caused by the sepbration from old and dear friends. Perhaps I have said enough—it may be too much. I desire to state to you, however, that my relations with the President have always been those of the highest respect for that distinguished gentleman. I entertain as gredt a respect for him as for any one with whom I have ever been associated. He is an honest, high-minded gentleman, as well as a faithful public officer. (Applause.) . . This rebellion will be ended after a while, and with it we will end the cause of this and all fu ture internal strife, as I hope. (Great applause.) I have never been un abolitionist. lam not one now. But if I had the power, I would call into the field every man able to shoulder a musket, whether he be white or black, that this war may be brought to a speedy and certain close. And I believe we will come to that. Ido not believe that, after a while, when the :hot Southern climate is killing our soldiers who are fighting for the government, our people will be content to see their eons and brothers die, when men acclimated to the South are able to defend the country, and of their own strength and will, to drive all the rebels Ant of tha land. [Applause.] There cannot be a doubt about how this slavery question is to be settled in the end. But, so far as lam con cerned, I am willing to leave its disposal to the Great Ruler above. I would not punish the deluded rank and file after they have laid down their arms ; I would not harm one hair on the head of a single individual who was enticed or seduced upon misrepresentation to join the rebel army ; but had I the leaders, I would do with them as I saidl would do with the Mayor of Baltimore when he asked the President to send back the national troops from Cockeysville, and not allow them; to pass through Baltimore. I said "let me alone, and I will hang him and his whole. pone upon the trees around the War Department. ‘d I been allowed to do so, our troops would never have been impeded.in their march through that city, and by such a course the rebellion would now have been crushed. Such are my opinions on that question, which, per haps, I sometimes express unwisely for my own good; and this is another reason for the passage of the resolution to which I alluded. Every border Stito Representative who thinks his brother or son or kindred into° rebel ranks does ..ot deserve hanging for his treason, voted in favor of that resolution. [After a short pause Gen. Cameron concluded as follows:] Gentlemen, this is a contest in which we all have a direct interest. Pennaylvania has a moral power which no other State in this Union possesses ; and therefore every citizen of Penn sylvania can do a great deal towards bringing this war to an end. I have no right to give advice, but I shall be glad, in leaving the coun try, to believe there is to be no party here but the party of the country —tbe party for the war and in favor of supporting the Administration in couductiug the war ; because whether men were opposed to Mr. Lincoln or otherwise, by hie administration alcne is the war to be conducted. If Pennsylvania will stand by his wise and pa triotic measures, she can aid the President and control the result. I remember that in the war of 1812 every man who opposed the war was considered an enemy of his country. I trust that the same beneficial rule will beep plied in the present case. [Applause.] If we tatter in patriotic devotion, - the people of the south will be encouraged to persevere in their rebetlious and infamous design • for the war can only be ended by a determined and united policy here in the north. Why, it was only the other day that a letter was seen from the wife of the traitor Davis, stating that "Jeff. was cruelly deceived in Pennsylvania and New York, where he expected the support of half the people, because he was led to believe that more than one half of the people in both of those States were going to join nim." That is the current delusion in the South ; and so long as we give them aid and comfort byalivi sions among ourselves, just so long will they be encouraged to fight the government. L e t a po nd liti th ea a l t air be : looking solely taint attack eachiroga e o lo s l v b o e jw f r e , i e o l a e o lo s l v h o e j w f r e , d tt w h : y e g s oo c n a g te n o h n r h r e o a eu k b ag y r e ht : u t a n p h s d t h w a e g a a o r El d ; other with all the spirit of Whig and - Demo cretin fury. In the first place, let us Adak th e war. LLong continued applause.] Short as the interval is before my departure, I confidently expect to be able to carry with, me the news of further vital successes, which will prOve to` the powers of Europe that the Union is safe, and that the complete redemption of the nation is drawing nigh. In answer to repeated calls, Robert A. Lam barb:a, Esq., addressed the audience as follows: Mr.MATOIL It gives me pleasure to respond to such a call upon such an occasion. If a sixteen years unbroken friendship with ourdis tinguished guest enables me to know anything of his mind and heart, this I surely know, that wherever he may go, this evening Will be .80 01 . 1 25 . 250 .400 . 600 .10 00