Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-02
Correspondents q the y. Y. World


On motion of Mr. Wakefield cf Westmore-
land. committee OF FIVE has been appointed in
the Penus, lvania House OF Representatives to
inquire whether any attempt had been made u
the recent election OF United states Senators %
bride ang member TO support certain cind date.
with power t. send for certain persons aud pa
per-. The report OF this committee will be awaited
With intense anxiety
The facts expected 10 be brought to light by
this Investigation are as follows:
The Democratic minority IN the Legislature
had nothing to dread but the power OF Cameron
money, backed. a they knew him 10 be. 10y all
the power and unhesitstng corruption OF the Ad-
ministratiOn 81 Washington. member OF the
House OF Representatives conceived the idea OF
foiling Cameron with his own weapons-oi appa-
rently yielding 10 bis persHGsons, for the double
purpose of penetrating the mystery of his opera
tious and checking his exertons IN any other
quarter.
This member managed, through one of the
despicnble instruments hifed To do Cameron :
bidding, TO obtain an interview. After some pre-
liminaries Cameron made Mr. Boyer direct
offer of money IN consideration of his vote for
United States Senator The sum offered was
1000. with the promise OF lasting friendship
through life Mr. b. who affected To be rather
innocent, admitted that the sum was immense,
but suggested that in view Of the bodily risks that
of the Democratic party and his conliding con
stituenfs the offer should be increased To S25 900
This interview occurred on the Saturday night
preceding the election. For some reason the bar
gain was not closed at that time On Sunday OF
Monday the parties had another interview, and on
Tuesday morning Bower met Cameron by ap
pOIntment early as o'clock. This was the
morning of the election which was fixed by law
at - NJ Note the fact that the Republican
f,r fba of a candidate a
Senator, met at precisely the same hour.
Cameron and Mr. Boyer held their interview
in the privacy of a bed room, no other person be
ing present except the defeated Republican can
ddate for Congress in this district Mr.. Boyer
said that be had concluded to take Tie S25 900,
and in consideration thereof to cast his vote for
his kind beneiactor, Cameron. Something was
sand about danger from enragel Democrats at
the discovery OF their betrayer. when Cameron rs
sured Mr.. Bower that lie had nothing u appre
heni We have taken. sail he. every pre-
caution n guard rainst that Our frieH6S have
already crowded tie House of Representatives
and they VIII see that not a hair 0i your head is
mjurei. But Mr. b - continued he, ''if YOU dc
not wish to t'ke thu! contract say 50 at once ant
| will give II 10 some other mlu. Several are
anxiuus to take it, but we would rather have
YOU"
Mr.. b. reiied that he would run the risk an,
take the contract. The money WIS then couute.
out To him in Government green hacks, ans
Cameron, in the excess OF his generosity, volun
tarlly increased the amount to $50 $50, whicl
was, by mutual consent, placed in the hands o
the defeated candidate for Congress for SAT,
keeping
As soon as Cameron supposed that the bust
ness was settled to his satisfaction re threw him
self upon the bed and exclaimed shaH BE- Sen
GiOr. wiH then be the most polcertui nun II
America These Southern people riH gain heil
iHdepeRdence We ,riH hare a Northern republic
and, ,ott tie aid ef The Neto England Suites gor
erH mahorS prefty much as IRE like ." tie assure
Is. that he would make him rich man aud re
member his services ~ long as he lived Imme
dately after the conclusion OF this job Mr.
was waited upon 10y D.. F on behalf OF III,
Republican caucus, 10 ascertain how he intended
10 vote
Being satisfied that the man was all right, DIR
F. reported the fact to his Republican brethren
i'll caucus assembled, when Cameron was imme
diately nominate! az the most available candiiat,
Ut had been previOusl Y ascertained that Dir. VII
mot hal no Democratic vote to count upon, ant
then and not until then, was it determined thai
the Senate should agree to meet the House fo
the purpose OF eiecting the Senator. Cameron
and his Republican friends we're perfectly sure o
success. and did not awaken from their deuSioi
until Mr. Is. sounded the death knell of then
hopes by voting tor Charles X. Buckaew