Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-04-25
Mr.. Kaine's Reply to Judge
Champneys.

lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Governor be in
structed to direct the Attorney General to
institute criminal proceedings against Si-
mon Cameron, John j. Patterson, VIM.
Brobst, and Henry Thomas.
Mr. Benedict moved to amend by strik
ing out the names of General Cameron
and the others in the resolution ayd insert
the name of T. Jefferson Boyer. Dsa-
greed to by strict party vote.
The vote was then taken on the reso.
luton of Mr.. Hopkins, when Dir. Laport,
Republican, voted age, and desired TO en-
ter his reasons for so doing on the Journ-
al, which were as follows:
GAS Simon Cameron has, as am :n-
formed, constantly asserted since his dt-
feat that but for his failure to obtain my
vote he would have been elected, aud as
that assertion can only be true, in nay
opinion, upon the grounds that he had
purchased Democratic vote, vote aye"
| The original resolution of ME-. Hopkins
(Wash.S thcn paSsed-yeas 40, nays Al.
The resolution then being on final pas
sage.
Mr. Champncys rcse to dcnouncc the
act as the most infamous violation Of the
Constitution which he had ever heard.
Mr. Kane. l have no Objection Mr.
Speaker, to the resolution offered by the
gentleman from Huntingdon. The only
difficulty in the case, as it seems to me
arises from the fact that believe, the
testimony with The report of the majority
of that committee will be printed to-day.
Bnt l would prefer, sir, if this minority
report is to be printed, that it ,sh ouh ac-
company the report of the majority with
the testimony. 1t will then be before the
people of this State Nndcr tho whole cvi-
dence to determine which report is onti.
tied to the most favor.
The gentleman from Lancaster has IN
dertakcn to say here that the report OF the
majority Is not an argument upon the
facts, tut is u partisan ,argu,rcnt That
allegation upon tie part Of the gentleman
from Lancaster slterly and uS-oIRtcly
deny. say here in MY pace, that if
there is any thia5 in shat report which
should receive favor from the people of
Pennsylvania, after they have "cad the
tcstn ony, it is that it is not strong enough
that it docs not fully come up to the
testimony in the case. If tn ore is in
either ofthosc reports anything of "A par
;isan character il is in the minority report |
That rcpor', Mr. Speaker. says that Chas.
u. Buckalcw is Justly chargcablc with al
Tempt tc use corrupt influences or corrupt
means 10 secure the election Of the United
States Senator. ] say there is nothing in
til" whole case which ju>tifcs any change
of that kind. | say that that conclusion
hus drawn lrom this testimony is ssHa'Sr
Is il /, indignant. could take the lcs-
imony, and by the same course Of .nrsu-
ncnt, conld prove that every Republican
member upon this floor, who voted for
simon Cameron, is justly churgeablc with
completely in au'ettcmpt 10 bribe mon
,er of the Legislature to vote for Simon
' amcron for United States Senator.
Why, sir, what is the testimony in re.
,ard 10 Charles r. Buckalew Nothing
n the world, except the simple statement
If MIR. Boyer, that he sent note TO Mr..
5uckalew; that Mr.. Buc kalew called on
lin, and that he informed Mr.. Bucka'cw
What he was doing; that Mr.. Buckalcw
old him to be careful to be cautious. Is ,
here any thing more! Not one solitary {
sord. Upon this alone the minority COM
nittee have undertaken to say that Chas.
(. Buckalcw is Justly chargeablc with as-
ng corrupt infueLces to procure tie olcc
ion of United States Senator.
In addition to this, the mieosity nave
ragged into their report the testimony of
member of this Hourc, who says that he .
net n man in Philadelphia, by the namo
f Goodwin, and that in conversation
nth him, Mr.. Goodwin said, that Mr..
set this up, aud they carried it
through. This gentleman is not shown to
ave had any completely with Charles X.
'uckaew in any sfepe or form, and he
ONES before this committee, and swears .
hat the testimony given by that gentle y
nan Is not correct-contradicts him in
very material statement, and says that
&c had nothing in the world todo with it. {
lie says that he had no CONVERSE ton with
lr. Boyer, whom he never knew at all
L.