Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
Feb. 4th-ls ~
rennsyIv.nIA Unlt.d states sen.tor.h,p.


astounding lopments-Ansmpt to Bride a Demo-
erottc Member of the Legislature to Vote for Simon
CUmsr ron-Satement of T. jefferson Boyer, assembly,
man from CIear field County.
TO the Editor of the HGr1 tsburg Patrtot i Unloa.
AS many rumors afoat in regard to certain trans
actions which took rlace between Gen. Cameron and
myself several occasions previous the late election
OF United States Senator, think it my duty to make
plain, unyarn' shed statement of the facts 80 that
there may be hereafter misunderstanding or nisrep-
resentation. Relieving that there wonld be attempts
to bribe members in order to Gefeat the election
Democrat conceived the project Of putting myself in
the way of the operators and trying how far they
dis JOsed to go in the matter. One conceived, de.
termined to act upon it, and communicated my inten
tion to several friends The frst opportunity that
offered | embraced-snd ht re is the result
| had been in Philadelphia and on my return, per
haps a week or more before the election, met Mr. VIM
Brobst, OF Lswisburg, with whom acquainted, at
the Penrsy vana house, in Harrisburg, for the first
time this winter. and noticed some unusual
bis part and from bis conduct led to sus-
pect thet his business at Harrisburg not of very
public character. In the afternoon came to and
asked to privately, and proceeded at once
my room, where be very commenced disparagiDg
the several prominent Democratic candidates for o. s.
Senator and concluded by expressing his decided pref
erencs for Gen Simon Cameron.
This OF course, left room to doubt the object
OF his visit to the State capital and to me- and at
asked him whether that the object of his visit and
he said is Ia reply to my question whether Gen.
y,
sad he authorized to any Democrat of the house
senate, and enter into the preliminary arrangements
to vote for Cameron. l then asked him in
what they expected to secure the election Of
Cameron. He answered, by getting three Democrats
to absent themselves on the day of election"
| then asked him, what they would pay. He said he
authorized by Cameron to offr FIVE thousand dol
lars told him the figures were too low, and desired
him to tell me who the other members were. This he
refused to do at the time, but would lry and get per-
a hen left and re.
turned in short time saying Gen. Cameron wanted to
me- personally his residence, out of the city,
evening. / told him could not make the engagement
but would answer him in hour, and, if could get
clear of another engagement had made, I would go
with him.
In the meantime l consulted with DR.. Farley of the
House of Representatives, nay colleague, to whom re
lated the foregoing facts l then saw Brobst again,
and told him would 90. He told me he would have
@ carriage ready in front of Herr's hotel at O'Clock
that he authorized by Cameron to get carriage
a. any time. When the time arrived, Dr. Farley and
myself walked down to Herrs and saw the carriage and
Brobst there then made some excuse to BrObst and
told him it would be best not to CO. Il deemed it pru.
dent at this stage of the proceeding to manifest too
much eagerness lest night defeat the object n view
The next day he (Brobst) called and said that Gamer
wanted to at the State Capital bank. I call
ed, and ushered into backroom of the bank and
found Cameron there, alQRe: He addressed me as fol-
lows: Boyer, do gB6thnk you could have courage
enough to vote for me ?" ] answered this was very
much on circumstances He then said, Suppose the
circumstances all right - | asked him how lie
meant 'al right" He answered the financial consid-
Grafton in short, the dollars and cents" answered
him, "Ce rtsinly." be then asked me what would
take. tod him had not been in this business long
and did not know exactly how to answer, but wished
him to the sum. He asked me what thought OF
$4,000, right down, after the work was done"
then asked him whether he wanted vote abs entee
He answered. "a vote, and that it would be very troub
IN Catfh he man hco pIv rd
ed the money paid the first instalment and that he
felt in duty bound to take of the person that made
him Senator afterward and if be had 30 many to take
Of it would embarrass him. but if he had but one
he could do it we'll and proftabs, as long we lived
and said, BESIDE there would be danger In 20
ting directly for him than in being absent for they
would make every provision for the protection Of the
man that would vote for him.
This ended the interview, and we agreed to meet
again to tx the compensation The next day he sent
Brobst for me- declined going to him, but agreed
to see him at my room, No Is Pennsylvania House
Mr.. BrobSt, who STILL up to this time figuring fol
Simon, went after him, and, in less than twenty min
utes returned with him. Cameron then said, " Well
let's come to understanding" said, What for?'
de answered, In reference to the Senatorial ques-
ton"
then said, must have $4,000" He said, q"
viii give 1t " and wanted to know who would pref
to arrange further interviews and do the fnancierne
OF the business. told him my limited knowledge oil
bis friends die not enable to name that person. He
then proposed Jim Bur / said he would do. He
then lett stating that he going to Philadepbia
arrange another matter which he had in view, and
would return on Saturday evening. This was On Wed
nesday.
Ga Thursday I met Jehn J. Patterson. He desired
to see me- and asked ME to call at his room at Herr
HOTEL When met him, asked him where Burns was?
de told me he was sck. BE then said, Boyer, tb'
money viii be oil right" asked him, W hat money!
he then said, "oh kncw all about IL +; saw Gamer