Cameron, Simon,
candidate for Republican presidential nomination in 1860, i. 167;
sells his vote for promise of a place in cabinet, 169, 170;
willing to sacrifice anything to save Union, 197;
secretary of war, 234;
difficulty over his appointment, 236;
opposes relieving Fort Sumter, 245;
refuses muskets to Massachusetts militia, 257;
wishes to leave War Department, 326;
appointed minister to Russia, 326;