Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . 61) his seat in the United States Senate and ac-cepted the position of secretary of war in Mr. Lincolns the former relations of the President and our Governorwere entirely cordial, and their ideas and action in regard to thegrave questions then liefore the country were in perfect accord,Air. Camerons appointment to the portfolio of war had the efifectto draw Mr. Lincoln and (Governor Curtin into still closer rela-tionship, and thus to give the latter every opportunity to knowthe actual needs of t
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . 61) his seat in the United States Senate and ac-cepted the position of secretary of war in Mr. Lincolns the former relations of the President and our Governorwere entirely cordial, and their ideas and action in regard to thegrave questions then liefore the country were in perfect accord,Air. Camerons appointment to the portfolio of war had the efifectto draw Mr. Lincoln and (Governor Curtin into still closer rela-tionship, and thus to give the latter every opportunity to knowthe actual needs of the government and what would be requiredof his own State on each occasion. This the legislature knew,and without question or caxil the Governors suggestions wereaccepted as expressing the actual situation of national affairs, andthey were acted upon promptly, generously, and with every con-fidence that the best interests of the State would thereby bepromoted. Governor Curtin has ever been known in history as the WarGovernor of Pennsylvania, yet he was not inclined to favor war. Curtiiis Aciniiiiistratioii witli tlic Smith until every means tor an amicable settlement oftlitlicultics had been exhausted. He took kindly to tlie propositionemanatin_<j^ from Virginia for the appointment of commissionersfrom the several States to meet in Washington and make anearnest effort to agree upon a plan of settlement of the presentunhappy controversies, in the spirit in which the constitution wasoriginally formed and consistently with its principles, so as toafford to the ])copleof the slaveholding States adequate guaranteesfor the sovereignty of their rights. In accordance with the spiritof the undertaking and in conformity of a resolution of the legis-
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