Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-22

as tll}ht occur, ana pears upon tne lace Vi
il no apparent discrepancy. Itis corrobi
Grated, in nearly all its leading details, 10y
the testimony Of Messrs. Brobst and Pat
terson, and in several particulars by that
OF Captain Chritzman, DR.. Farley, Mr.,
Vaughn, Michael X, Boyer, and DR.. Full
Ter; all which may be seen by a reference
TO the testimony Of these gentlemen,
herewith submitted.
But now let us take a brief survey Of the
statements of Messrs. Bro~st and Patter'
sou. Mr.. Brobst met Gen. Cameron some
weeks before the meeting Of the Legisla-
ture, but no conversation passed between
them in regard to the eleotioDof a United
States senator. Subsequently, without
any request flom any one, and OF his own
accord, be came to Harrisburg, went the
same evening to see Gen. Cameron, and
offered him his services, without being
asked to do 50, to secure his election to
the Senate Of the United States. He
again returned 10 Harrisburg, stopped at
Heirs Hotel, but soon removed to the
Pennsylvania House, where DR.. Boyer
had his room.
He there met with DR.. Boyer, and had
repeated interviews with him; invited Boy
er to 80 with him to General Cameron's
house provided horses and carriages on
two occasions to convey him there visited
the general three or four times at his resi-
dence, became the medium Of communi-
cation between him and Boyer, and made
the arrangements fer several meetings beN
tween them. All this was done by Mr..
EroEst, be it remembered, at considerable
cost both of time and money, and without
any arrangement whatever with General
Cameron, or anybody else by which he was
to be reimbursed. This is possible but it is
not at all probable?
But again Mr. Brobst is positively
implicated by other test mony than that
Of DR.. Boyer, in tho alleged bribery.
Mr.. John Hancock t~estiiies that Mr..
Brobst told him he had the authority Of
General Cameron to use money TO secure
his election, and that any arrangement he
might make, within a reasonable amount,
would be Immediately complied with by
Gen, Cameron.
The testimony OF Michael X. Boyer on
this subject is that Mr.. Brobst told him he
was authorized to offer $4,000. it is also
in evidence that Mr.. Brobst told Mr.. Pot,
teiger, IL member of the House, that if he
would vote for General Comcron he could
make an independent fortune that he
would guarantee to him five thousand dol
lars in hand, and a position worth forty
thousand dollars that if he would pane a
day he would bring General Cameron
down to Berks county to make a final bars
gain, and that he had better let party 20
to the devil and make his money.
The testimony Of John J. Patterson, as
already intimated, c]orroboYa,es that of DR..
Boyer, in nearly every point. They agree
as to their trip to Reading on the Lebanon
Valley Railroad their interviews on the
cars their arrangement to meet General
Cameron at the house Of his son previous
to The Senatorial election a meeting as,
cording to this arrangement, 10 have an
interview between General Cameron, DR..
Boyer and Senator Fuller, in Mr.. Pn;ter,
sons room in Heirs Hotel. But Mr. Pats
terson denies most cmphatically that he
or General Cameron offered Or. Boyer
money or anything else as a means of in
ducing him to vote for Cameron. This,
whether true or false in itself,is what might
be expected under the circumstances, and
10 "ihS " TIC bllltllltDN u 1T. DDF-
er, what Mr.. Pattersonisaid he would tes-
tity if the Investigation should be institute
ed,
There were other statements in the tes-
timony Of Mr.. Patterson that are worthy
Of consideration. lie SAYS he came to
Harrisburg az the request or SUCCESS
ton of no. one. That he arrived here
on the Sth Of January, between five and
six o'clock in the afternoon. That after
supper he met General Cameron by acci>
dent at the Post office, and was informed
by him there that he was not q candidate
for U. S. Senator. On the next day he
an interview with DR.. Boyer, in or
der to ascertain whether he really intends
ed 10 vore for Gen. Cameron. That after
some conversation with DR.. Boyer,
on their way to Reading, he had no faith
in him, and concluded that he would adj
wise. General Cameron not to trust him,
and that General Cameron said he would
have nothing to do with him.
Sill, however, as the testimony of both
DIR. Boyer and Mr.. Patterson shows, they
persisted in holding interviews with DR..
in order to secure his vote for Gen.
All this service Mr.. Patterson
performed without fee or reward from any
one. There is one Other point in Mr., Pat
lerson's testimony hat may be noticed.
lie says that he was present during the
whole time OF the interview between Sena.
tor Fuller, Gen. Cameron and DIR. Bower, at
W room in Hers Hotel. Accor-
he relates, in his testimony. the
conversation which took place between the
on that location.
But the testimony Of Senator EULER is
that Mr.. Patterson was not in the room
he was there. Here, then, is a fat
contradiction between these two witness
out the committee have nodcubt, from the
evidence before them, and from all the
circumstances Of the case, that the testi.
nony Of Senator Fuller is literally true.
1t appears from the testimony before the
that there we're other mem
of the Legislature besides DR.. Boy.
n, to whom offers of money and place
we're made to induce them to vote for ST.
non Cameron for United States Senator.
Those who would come to an enlightened
Judgement in regard to this question, may
Onsult the tpstimonv Of Mpssra. Grobar