The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-02-14
Monstrous Exposure of an Attempt to

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Ftcm the Harrisburg (Ps.) Patriot. Jas. ~
To tie Fditors of The Patriot and Union;
As many rumors are sdoa: in regard 70
certain iranssclions which took place be-.
tween General Csmervu and myself on
several occasions previous 10 The late election
Iof United States Senslor, think i my dn,y
10 make plain. ruvarnished statement Of the
facts, 70 that there may be hereafter no
misunderstanding o. miEePrssentation.- M
believing that there would bo attempts 10
lbribe members. IN order odefeat The election
of Democrat, ! conceived the project of
putting myself in the way q The operators
spd trying how far they were disposed 10 20
Iin the matter Once conceived. I desermined
10 srt upon il. aud communicated my in-
,entivn 10 several friends. The hrst cpppr-
|,uni'y that offered embraced, and here is
the result: ..
had been 20 Philadelphia, shd on my
return, perhaps week Or more before the
election, I met Mr.. WIN. Brobss, Of Lewis
burg, with whom | was acquainted, Al the
p~nnsyiysnia House, Ia Harrisburg. for the
hrsl time this winter, aud noticed solle un-
usual nervousness on lie part. snd, from his
conddel. was soon led 10 suspect that his
business q Harrisburg wss not Of very
pubic character. Ia the afternoon he canie
TO me and asked 70 see me privately. aud we
proceeded at once u my room, where lac very
;, on commenced dispuaging the several
Democratic candidates for United S,stce
Senator, and concluded by expressing his
decided preference for Gen. Simon Cameron
This, II course. left me no room TO doubt
The object u his visit 10 the Stale Capital
aud TO me, and at once asked him wheth, q
that was tho object OF his visit. He said II
was. In reply 10 my question. whether
Gen. Cameron authorized him 10 come TO me
~ this way he said he was authorized BY
Cameron to see any Democrat Of theIiousc 90
|Sesatc. aud enter into the preliminary sr.
Judgements % secure vote ior Cameron. ]
,hen asked him IN what manner they ex
pected TO secure the election of Cameron.
lie answered, "by getting three Democrats
10 absent tbemseIvcs on The dsy Of the
election" ! then asked him what ihey
would pay. lie said be was su'horixed b
Cameron 20 offer $500. ! told him the
Gpuscs wero TOO log, snd desired hin 70
tell me who the other members we're. Tbis
he refused "a. DO st the time, but wound Try
nj get pernis.ion Of bic principal 70 deso.
Tic then len. and returned In . short tine,
snd said that General Cameron wanted 20
see me, prreoDally, st his residence out Of
The city. that sssnise. I told him could
not make the engagement. but would an
swer min id one hour, N if could gss clear
of another engagement had made, ! vsuld
30 with him IL tho mean time consulted
with Dr.. Early. Of the House " Repsessn-
Ita.ises, my coIlcsgus, % whom ! sslssed the
foregoing facts. then ssw BrObss again.
and told him I would 20. Hs told NJ ne
would hive carriage ready 10 front ef
lctIe nVtos - sevcs y ssS>ss s~es -
authorized BY Cameron 70 get : carriage q
Isuy time. When she tlms arrived Dr.
Early and myself walked dowa 70 Herr's
and saw the carriage and Dfobst there. |
Then made some excuse to Brobs,s and told
Ikim |, would be best not 70 70. Il deemed
N prudent q this state of The psoceedlnes
mol 10 manifest TOO much esgesness, lsst
migh. defeat ihs object 10 view) The aex'
dsy he (3robss) called and said that Csmero1
vented 70 soc me q the State Capital Bank
II called, and ~ss ushered into back room
lvf she hank. and found Cameron there alone
He addressed me - isllOws:
boyer. do you think you could hsvs cour
ago enough 70 vote fos mer ! snswerss
'l,hsl Il .wss very business-'iks question
,IsDd that il would depend very mach % eiv
l|cums ssncss. Ne then said. "supPose ths
circumstances are All .'ighsv's ecksd hin
,,lhow he me "sll right" He answered
tthc financial considssalion; in short, tLs
dollars and cents." l answered him, "cer
I,ainIy." He thsn asked me what woul'
take. 4 told him L had not been In The
business hong. and did not know exsctl,
slhow 70 ssswen but wishsd hin % name III
lsum. Hs ssksd ne whss . thought Of e1os
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