The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-13


told ME Patterson wanted 10 sae lr{ on that
business and BY eaner6hs arrailsemrut. he
Weuld helpwn IN tile cara on the Iielsnon kal-
ley Road RB Friday. Al two clock ahdlI at We
WOULD gofpgether and settle the entire affair.
i NE inetHpecdfdinS to arrangement. and ih
the bagsl5e aIlar ;raent OF the New ferk cAr
eoHtlnded he larg4iii for $4,000 for "a vote
for Gencrhl Siinen chmeron for the ufiee o.
United ssEics SENATOR with Il AGREEMENT that
10 p.hfr 4lFmber should be bought and that
thl4 sliolIld end he inattcr-Provided Camd
con woulf agnee 70 the terms. and i5posite the
inphes III the Ilalds uf Paterson. TO ts paid ip
inc IinIhie iitrly taller tlsc eectioa rat ovef
Alid iliht lEie twp lneaIberA with whom Pattets+
1qn s.t;d Fsmsfon WIS also Ia trfafJ } whF
wefe IL tEt cars on their way 70 Philadelphia
SHOULD I4tKrrI i'm Saturday. We 4onsidersF
The i,ct tplt. ii they were sent of. the House
wtIhll n'itlgo Into an election, and buI agree
rent couli rot be cons ulnnsatsi This state
rnent seelhsd 70 determine his mind In favor df
tie 'sgretEie,sk Palters9n went iillme diatelk
to CameriIl. who was in the car and rtturneh
.ili = few minutes, stating that tlrhohgh Came
Fon regarded Ihe price biz. he Fohld ray il in
order 10 Fase iuftler ironblr, add wonl@
theref,rej ikot say anything . the members
t'Icm bn tRsir way to Philadeltiia. and tha
they might return, and thhs prevent any di4
afrans enhAt &c iheI plan hat might arise FROM
their Absfisce. Saturday even ng WAS theh
agreed libhr AZ the time for the mkt inter-
view. fhepPei AZ Reading So lii Patterson
who resurIle,l that same eyta.n5 - Harris
burg. C44ereh wetit 10 I'hiladslpti4 | cam
mp On Satiflay ey.nlg and nsuhd Chmers,s|
~ thE tfFih AZ well af at leaii one Jf the mels
Who ven f. fihiladeiI.hia the day befsrs. anil
j think betli.
At the sispef at HatristqrggIl II mel PAitersol
Who sari 4hs interview wshIl lbe atlDJn Cam
rrou's. ecprdinglyl P-ttorsda ntd myself
went direHi ts The hsiise and found Iiht Gen
eraI there ahqaA Of u.s. lie tied u4 uP-st:lil,
and ky a disElI4l light, We agreed appn the
price. siE Cameron ab.cnica ID tie bargain
Betwcep lPAttsfseli and myself bt a4resing tr
pay the 81 900 1000 Of With Was to be
paid in hsiitaf and would dsps1il II ia Pattef
SON s hands i'll NV snce al some future III
terxiewsiIhirct % niy ins pectiSn i little III
dident thzk lpfcrrted here il rJnld be a pity
10 lose - THE world Afer tIls bargain was
doncIudesi fimon ktraightsned mp on his chair
rala6:p. fEs Irgsi with his hanIis, saving. .@Weli|
thi. ofis n / will be Ssna tir and roii shall
IlsSer rrgtst ET.1 lilsidfes. ng himself To me-;
III will Be the nest powerful man in tile Sen
ate; the ehtire state sf affiirs or this Govern
Eheni viii hb changed; nothing il mole sertaih
tlan that lie Seulls will gain her indie ependsnce
Eth > s1ulllpd ike trsassnE1 airi therI we will
hold the ephfoI of the GJterhaent, hnsl will
BE able fplsetYe my lrien4s; and 81 we part
lDu NinhsBagoss for 5eaAferI Patterson and
tItlles AZ ~ A. meet pa Aenaay.
4 we Iayt ii i've p'eisekI in Pattersbn's rosrh
at Hers PA Aoni4y aiter1ioen Here Pat
Estssn told I.se he adfhs e5 900 llandl money
locked up ih tile safe FloIn Stairs. hht wali.eli
to see SIfadn agaia befsre paying II oyer III
me. | insisted on tlIo l.nl aAslss1. This i
declneh neSessary 80 kdep up the deltlso1
We then libartcd 10 meet al tile shnia placs
s4rlx n iaf next morning immediately after
break fAss diI Tuesday the day ssf the election)
! met Patterson. accprdiug TO agrfement a.
Ills room Simon being present. lyihg on tile
bed, comp plaininx Of ! disease of tie bowe's
X was tileiI desired that should see ssrne Re
Pul,lse an AenlBer Of lhe Senate or House. who
would BIZ sent 70 nie and inform: him Of my
willingilesk 10 vote ief CaInerJn in case he wis
hominated- TO this made some pretended
objection. hbd demanded 10 know the necessity
for il. Simon saIlf Il Was this that unless L
did this tliey mig lat ihk lie Just wanted their
id noiniliatfon for alfect. Which was not'true
He declared ~ would not have the llolnirrati On
aud i defeat tskst whole Leg gsslatlte So b.
course. cohsenteIl. and the voting price was
voluntarily raised s. 600. Patiersob said The
gentleman who would Wait on the there was
Dr. Fuller. pf lie Sanate WHO would be pres
ent as ssoil asI was ready 70 redeite him.
said that S as all right But must NOW he con
vinced that the money Was all right tee.
PattersdnI then ilurriedIy showed hle a large
bundle of hbtes. which he represented as hei1g
tile aInoqll.lof the final Ayment lie assur "a
me the day before 1 should have tlss hand
money. and agaiq on Tuesday niDr1inx said
could l,ayt il told him deemed il bettdr.
On reledtloh, not 90 have il about me- inzs
much aslillere be zrow after the eIdction. AID
said | w9tIld trust Il to them, Patterson and
Cameron knowing them 10 be hoas4 Pattdr~1
ron again assured 4le the hand money y ls
down in tie safe and together with the resi-
due. shopll be ierthcplniilg soon - the eide
tion WAS pver- I may here state Il did not
Gomez gAIner0n tieh said bis carriE.s, would
be at the State capitbl Blnk after tId. electid dr
and shptlih come 4 zhf down and 10 over to
his house hhd renlaifl there akhilel This. ol
course II 5grceel 10 j !. (Bllt did nut)l
Now tEsn.l all things being :rFAnk ked. Dr (
Fuller ~Af nshersd ID by Pattersoil The Ia
troduct.5i compistel. / said :Ise.Dc@tjr. pre-
sumo IuId rstand the objdc Jf this iistar view "
He then stia Ill sIni chairman Of a coHnitece
nppointed BY the Rtpnillicanlcauelis 10 whit
on you ID SEP whether yon wossh vote los5
Caincronl1 Isald n es llassure YOU that ifi
yon nominate General Cameron. (iloihtirlg 10 /
the old Wunebago lying on the bed d It win be |
all rfghtf1 lie said -.Afou give that assllr-
anceIs said Yes DE-. r. sail Yoni
need have no fears ol personal dang1erE or any
thing Of tat SORT We have made 9yery pro-
vision todeet all iatger. Titus tsid las, scene
in this strhhge farce eIldedl S;ihon ASSURED
sle that ld would lfetyer grateful. And hope
he Will. H ii-fh If4l LII
!. Il b PHr45eF here to say that during this
entire lfdntnre witk Simon and his agents
nv colleakIle Dit Early. VI A. Wallace. the
senator irJin CIe4rGela, And Rohert Vaughn
br Of Tie Pellnsyl rania Hpuse, an