The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-12
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THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. II, 1868.


THURSDAY MORNING, FEB II, 1868.
FROM the Harrisburg tPsnn) Patriot January % ]
MoceasiR TrRcks-AtGeaptt Co Hrlbs a McmtCl
of thc Lcgislature - AstSdndInR De~stsp-
ments -- General CRnrrOi's Operations "a
Eject IiIs Election 20 the UnIisd states SEM
ate Statement Off. Jr fTcrson Boyer, tirmber
OF ,4,e.nbiy from cIrarGcld County.
To the Editorv sf the Patriot and Union:
As maLy ruEnors src aAoat IN regard to Ger.
tain transactions which took place between
General Cameron aud myself on several occa.
sions previous 10 the late election { + Uni.ed
States Senator, think il my duty TO make q
plain. uhVarnishe abatement Of the facts, 50
that there may be hereafter no misunderstood
ing or representation. Believing that there
would be attempts to bribe members, in order
defeat the election of = Democrat, | conceived
the project of putting myself in the way Of
the operators and trying how far they were
disposed to 60 in the matter, Once conceived
determined to act upon it, md communicated
nay intention to several frieH :. The first op.
portunity that offered embraced, and here ID
the result;
had been to Philadelphia, aud on my re.
turn, perhaps q wee or moro before tho elec.
ton, met Nr. VIM. Brobst Of Lewisburg,
with whom | was acquainted at the PGnnsyl-
vania House, in Harrisburg for the first time
this winner. and noticed some unusual nervous
ness on his part, and from his conduct was
soon led to suspect that his business at Harris.
burg was not of very public character In
the afternoon he came to rae and asked to see
me privately, aud we proceeded at once to my
xVhRra ha aRuaTnannaI dionor
aging the several prominent Democratic sand-
dates for United States Senator, and concluded
by expressing his decided preference for Gen.
Sral Simon Cameron. This, of course, left nae
no room to doubt the object Of his visit to the
State Capital aud to me, and ! at once asked
him whether that was the object of his visit
He said 1t was In reply 10 m, question: wine
ther General Cameron authorized him to come
to me in this way, he said he was authorized
by Cameron TO see any Democrat of the House
or Senate, and enter into the preliminary ar
rangements TO secure vote for Cameron.
then asked him in what manner they expected
TO secure the election of Cameron. He an.
swered, "by getting three Denocrats TO absent
themselves on the day Of the election" then
asked him what they would pay. he said he
was authorized by Cameron to offer $1,000.
told him the figures were too low, and desired
him to tell me who the other members wore.
This he refused to do at tho time but would
try and get permission Of his principal TO do 70
He then left, aud returned in short time
and said that General Cameron wanted 10 see
me, personally, at his residence out Of the city
that evening. told him | could not maj Q the
engagement, but would answer him in one hour,
and if could get clear Of aAOther engagement
had made, would go with him. In the
mean time | consulted with Dr. Early, OF the
House Of Representatives nay colleague, to
whom related the foregoing facts. then
saw Brobst again, and told him would 20.
He told nae he would have carriage ready in
front OF Herrs Hotel at seven o'clock that he
was authorized by Cameron TO got a carriage
at any timo. When the time arrived Dir. Early
and myself walked down to Herrs, and saw
the carriage and Brobat there. then made
some excuse 10 Brobst, and told him II would
be best not to 20. Il dOSned il prudent at
this state Of the proceedings not TO manifest
too much eagernSss. leSt night defeAt the
object in View.) The GcESesss hs lRrObst)
called and said that CamerSs-zs snted lf6 4ySHiea.
at the State Capitol Bank, ! cGliceiAad was
ushered into room Of the bank, and iouhd
Cameron in there. lie addressed me as
follows:
"Boysr, do you think you could have oour.
age enough 10 vote for nae :" answered that
il was very business like question, and that il
would depend very much on circumstances.
lie then said, suppose the circumstances are
all rightP' | asked him how be meant "all
right" He answered. "ths financial consider
alton in short the dollars and cents" ! an |
swersd him, certainly" lie then asked me
what thought Of $4,000, fright down, after
the work was done | then asked him whe-
ther he wanted a veto or an absentee He
"a vote aud that IL would be very
troublesome TO get the men away, and besides
he only regarded tile mSney paid az the frat
inntallment, and that he felt in duty bound 10
take care Of the person that made him Senator
and, il he had so many to take care
Of, II would embarraHs him. but if he had put
one he could DO Il we'll and prohably az long
~ we lived; and said besides there would be
no mere danger in voting directly for him than
In being absent, for they would make every
provision for tho protection sf the mah that
would vote for him. This ended tho interview
md we agreed to meet again to hE the com
The next day he sent Brobst for me. de-
'ihod BOllk 70 sec hliht Dut ARioVu W hoo htul
It my room No 10 l5PennsylvaniA House. Mr..
Srobst, who WAS ntill, up to this time, figuring
or Simon went after him, and IN less than
wenty minutes returned with him Cameron
hen said, well. let's cone to an understand
ng." said, "what for He answered,
N reference TO the Senatorial question" II
hen said, ~ must have $4,000 he said, "
viii give Il" and wanted to know who would
refer to arrange further interviews, aud do
he hnanciering Of the business. | told him
ny limited knowledge Of his friends did not
nable me 10 name that pCtaon. He then pro.
,osed jim Burns, | said ho would DO. lie
hen left, stating that he was going TO Phia
elpha 10 arrange another matter which he I
ad IN view, and return on Saturday evening !
his was on Wednesday. h
On Thursday met John J. Patterson. lie