Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-06
pennsylvania uNFTRD sFATRs
Senate EsEzEF.


Democratic Member d tke Legiss 2ture 10 P0tt
] for SjnOH Cameron SiqfsR,eRf Of 7. jefferson
Boyer, Asssmbigman from CLeRrfeld County
To the Editor Of the Haisbsrg Patriot and Union :;
As many rumors are afost In regard TO Ger
tain transactions which took place between
Gen. Cameron and myself on several occasions
previous TO The late election OF United States
senator, l think Il my dusy to make plain, un-
vanished statement of the faets, so that there
may be hereafter no nj understanding or mis-
representation. Believing that there would be
attempts 10 bribe memhess in order 70 defeat the
election Of a Democrat I conceived the project
OF putting myself in the way OF The operators
and irYing how far they were disposed to go In
the matter. Oncs conceived, / determined to
/ act Upon it, and communicated my intention to
several friends. The 6rst opportunity thst
offered I embrace5-and here is the result:
I had been IN Philade pbis, aud on my returc,
perhaps 2 wesk or more before the election,
nat Mr.. Wm. Brobst, Of Lewisburg, with whom
/ was acquainted, 80 the Pennsylvania house
in Harrisburg, for The first time this winter, aud
noticed some unusual seriousness on his part,
and frem his conduct was soon led 10 suspect
that bis business at Harrisburg was not Of
very public charseter. In the afternoon Be
I came 10 me and asked to see me pTivately, and
we proceeded at onoa 60 my room, where be
very soon commenced dispaTs ging the several
prominent Democratic candidates for United
1 States senator, and concluded by expressing bis
/ deeided preferences for Gen. Simon Cameron.
This of course, left me no room to doubt fhe
object of his visit 10 the State capital and TO me-
/ and I al once asked him Whethor that was the
l object Of his visit and hs said it was. In reply
! 10 my question, whether Gen. Cameron author
ized him % come to me IN this way, he said a.
was authorized 10 see any Democrat of TIE house
OF senate and enter into tie preliminary a.
rangemepts 80 secure q vote for Cameron.
/ hen asked him Ia what manner they expected
! 20 secure the election of Cameron. He answer
1 ed By getting tb-ea Democrats TO absent
themselves on the day Of election"
then asked him What they would pay. 30
4 said he was authorized bv Cameron TO offer five
/ thousand dollars Hold him the figures were
/ TOO low, ard desired him TO tell me- Who the
ether members were. This be refused to do
Z the time but would Try and eet permission Of
bis priaeipsl to do so. He then left and returned
/ iu sh0rt time, saying Gen. Cameron wanted 20
see ne, personally, at his residence, cut Of the
] city. that evening. told him 1 could not make
/ the engagement, but Weul5 answer him IN one
/ hour, and, i I could get clear Of another en-
/ gaEement i had made, t'Would 30 with him.
Ia the meantime / consulted with DR.. Ear
/ ley, Of the house of representatives, my col
league, TO whom 1 related the foregoing facts
I / then saw Brobst again, and told him1 would
90 He told me he would have carriage
| ready in 'front.' Of Herr's hotel at o'clock
that be was authorized by Cameron to get
! csrrisge at any time. When the time srrived.
I Or Esrley aud myself walked down to Herr
and saw the caTriage aud Bgobst there. I then
made some excuse to BrObst and told him
ss this stage OF the proceedings not to manifesl
toe much eagelness, lest l might defeat the
object in view The next day he (Bcobst) /
called and said that Cameron wanted to see
me at the State Capitai bsnk. ] called, and
was usbered into 2 back room Of the bank
and found Cameron tbe-e, alone. he ad
dressed ne as follows Boyer, do you think 4
you could have courage enough to vote for /
ne F" / answered that this was a very I
business Ike question, and that it would /
depend very much On circumstances. He
then said, Suppose the circumstances are all /
right" I asked him bow re meant ell right 2 /
He answered, 's The financial consideration In (
short, the liars snd cents" ! answered him, I
Cerbainlg." He fhsa asked me what / would 4
take. I told him I had not been in this busi- /
ness long, and did not know exactly how to an I
swsr, but wished him to name the sun. He
asked what thought Of SO 600, fright down. /
after the work was done 1 then ssked aim |
whether be wanted g vote OF an absentee BE
/ answered, 2 vote" and that il woud be very
troublesome 20 get the men away, snd, beside, /
! he only regarded the money psid as the first in
stailment, and that he felt in duty bound to take
care of the person that made him senator after
werd, and if he bad so many 70 tsSe care Of, it
would embarrass him. but, if he had but one, be
could do il well aud probably as long as We
! lived and said, beside, there would be no more
/ dapgeT ia voting directly for him than in being
absent, for they Wonld make every provision
| for the protection Of the man that would vote
| for him.
This ended the interview, and we agreed to
! O.
/ day He sent Brobst for me. declined going to
see him, but agreed 20 see him at my room, No.
/ Is Pennsylvania house Mr. Brobst, who was
/ STILL up to this jme figuring f0T Simon, went
after hun, and, IN less Than twenty minutes, re
/ tBrned with him Cameron then said. Well,
/ let's come to an understanding" ] said. What
/ for 2" He answered, Ia reference to the SEN
aforial question
! / then said. Il must have Sl5 000v He
said. II viii give It p and wanted to know who
would prefer to arrange further interviews and
/ de the fnanciering Of the business told him
my limited knowledge of bis friends did net
enable me 10 name that person. He then pro-
nosed jim Burns said be would do. He IT, 4
left, stating that be was going 70 Phila5-
/ to arrange another matter which be ha5 -
and would return on Saturday eye This
gss on Wednesday.
| on Thursday met John j 44rson. He
desired to see ne, and asked 5 10 cali St his
Toon at Hers hotel When I net him, asked
lhr where Burns was7 lie told he was
sick. He then said Boyer, the money vii be
! All rirtt-' asked him, "What money!" BE
then SAID. sOh. I know al aboutit; I saH Cam
eron.n lImust rot forget to state mere that
/ prior 10 my meedng Patterson, Bfobst told me
/ Patterson wanted % see me on this busmess,)
and, BY Cameron's ~ sngemsnt; he would SO
down in tha cars en- tie Lebanon Valley rosd
4 Friday at O'Clock, aud That we would 60 to-
ge.hsr and settle the entire affair.
We met according to arrangement and, ia the
! baggage apartment OF the New York car, con
clUde6 the bargain for S2o.000 for vote for Gen.
Simon Cameron fog tie oliee Of United States
senator, with the agreement that 20 other mem
/ Der should be boHght. and that this should end
the matter-provided Cameron would agree 70
the terms, aud deposit the money in the hands