Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-04-22
THE RECENT CANVASS FOR o. s.sENAroR
RenOrf of the Maioritv

The Committee appointed under the resolu-
tion of the 10th of January last, to inquire
whether unlawful means we're employed to se-
cure the election OF United States Senator,
with authority to send for persons and papers,
beg leave 10 offer the following report:
That they have held for thirty three ses
sions since that time, and exami ined thirty
witnesses.
The first witness was T. j. Boyer.
Gle testified precisely as he wrote In his
letter published after the election
Now, if this statement of Mr.. Boyer is true,
there can be no doubt about the employment
Of unlawful means to secure the election of
General Simon Cameron TO the Senate of the
United States. But the Committee had other
testimony before them in regard to the trans
actions related by DIR. Boyer; and it becomes
necessary, in the sight of that testimony, to
examine his claims to truthfulness.
That there were, within few days previous
TO the Senatorial elections, repeated inter-
views between Mr.. Brobst and Mr.. Boyer can
not be doubted, because they not only both
testify TO this fact. but their testimony is cor
r0borated by that Of Capt Chritzman, DR.. Ear
ly, Michael X. Boyer, and Mr.. Vaughan.
Phcy also agreed in regard to the private in
terviews had between DIR. Boyer and General
Cameron; first at the State Capital Bank and
afterwards at DR.. Boyer's room, in the Penn
sylvania House; and in this they are sustain
ed by the testimony of Capt. Chritzman, DR..
Farley, and Mr.. Vaughan. Thex agree more
over, AS to the arrangements and preparations
which wore made to visit Gen. Cameron at his
own hOtse at the request of Mr.. Brobst; and
as to the fact that such preparations were
made, we have the testimony of DR.. Earley
There is also marked agreement between
the testimony of DIR. Boyer and that of John
j. Patterson. They both testify that they met
in Harrisburg on the Friday Immediately pre-
ceding the Senatorial election that they
went to Reading on the afternoon of that day
on the Lebanon Valley cars, and that Gen.
Cameron was on the same train that ssrange-
ments were there made between Mr.. Patterson
and DIR. Boyer to meet Gen. Cameron at the
house Of his son, j. D. Cameron, On the next
evening that they met according to appoint
ment ,and that on the following Tuesday morn
ing, the day Of the Senatorial election, DIR.
Boyer, at the request of Mr.. Patterson, went
to Pafterson's room, IN Herr's Hotel, where
he found Gen. Cameron, and afterwards met
DR.. Fuller.
These are only few of the numerous points
of coincidence between the testimony of DR..
Boyer and that of Messrs. Brobst and Patter.
son. indeed, there Is almost perfect agree-
ment between them, ertept in regard to tie al
legged money transactions. 1t must be evident
to every one that, in the interviews which Mr.
Rrobst and Mr.. Patterson had with Dr. Boyer,
their only object was TO influence him, BY
some means or other, TO vote for Gen. Cam
eron for United States Senator. But by what
means did they attempt to accomplish this
object2
Here the testimony of these three witnesses
involves direct contradiction. DR.. BOYER
asserts that Mr.. Brobet told him he was au-
thorized by Gen. Cameron to offer fiye thou.
sand dollars tor vote, which Mr.. Brobst de-
nies, and that Gen. Cameron and Mr.. Patter
son positively agreed to give him twenty
thousand dollars. and finally, twenty five thou
sand dollars, in order to secure his vote for
Simon Cameron, which is emphaticaiIy de.
lied by Mr.. Patterson. We are, therefore.
bound to conclude either that the statements
Of DIR. Boyer, on the one hand, or those of NJ.
Patterson aud Mr.. Brobst the other in ro-
gard to the pecuniary considerations, are
downright and deliberate falsehoods.
Men always act from motives. II is, there
fore, legitimate to inquire what motive cou Id
have influenced DIR. Boyer in this single case
II could not hase beer fear, for surely he had