The sun., 1873-11-05
A MODEL MODERN SENATOR.
John j. Patterson of Pennsylvania
aud south Carolina.
Acoaai,lre Man Escaping the Penitcn.
tiary and Buying into the
United States Senate.
IKE STORY OF A LIVING POLITICIAN.

r.tt.l JuutIja county, Pennsylvania, John
I p.t. N was comparatively an uumpor-
tipt lIl Nul.tr fraction Of society. IL was OF
lf'lc..u 'tlcncc outside his immcdiite nci III
hiriiuod whether he was q saint or a rogue.
Bat when John j. Patterson became the sue
cc.sor uf John g. Calhoun, by purchasing scat
200 tle United states senate from the negro
.liturc II South Carolina, the history uf his
ito became II interest to the whole country.
ruc iull import Of this mans elevation g. the
suito of the United States by Wholesale
bribery has not been rasped by the prUlic mind.
llc stands in the senate chamber the reprcs,n
tAtivc Of all the moral and political degradation
that the last decade has given birth to IN tLls
country.
John j. Patterson entered the school of poll
tr. n l,j 10y migrating from Juuiuta
county, PI, TO Harrisburg, where he pur-
chased ui rhc,. Fem and philo Sodgwick
the H. nnslNinld T,lepuph. There was nothing
about Liiu ~. that early period To indicate that
BE- was destined to occupy place In the United
Sl,'c4 senate, tni It was impossible to conceive
Of any political earthquake mighty enough IT,
uphsayc such creature into the scat uf John
{. Calhoun. On the contrary, AS afterward suf-
a,icutly Appeared, be had already set out on tue
foai which In those days commonly led 10 the
renfeutlry; aud a. Christian statesmanship
the -upcrluous rogues Of tho land, Johns
chances Of ending his days In making shoes or
plM+ns chair bottoms for the state were as
good d. those Il any young man of his age.
J1hn got along however. during the year that
he airc,ed to direct public opinion through the
columns II the NltWph without coming to
an, spec Al harm. The fraud he had in contem-
il4i 900. hv which he afterward cheated the
l,kioss owner of that newspaper out of the
purchase money nobody, Of course, knew any;
% about nut himself, willie ~ "A political
writer hi- stupidity dlsarmed antagonstu.
GOOD BEGISNtNd.
O' 'ho 0rt II November. lsI3. John came into
IT, r.. r..--'s-'n 1.-THE Hi'grdl,h paying one third
..Nr pAIrlt-c money ami giving his obligations
t.rfI. piyncut II the rest At stated periods.
NJ l"in avs that "at the time 81 the sale
lttt.r-,n repre-. .ented himself a. abuu,iAntly
a.lr o. meet his obligations having in hts own
;ht iNh winch he had inherited, indepen-
gent ~ li- lUhcr who was reprcsented as he
ins wealthy. The too ocOnadinz vendors learned
wh'h ~ wa, tvo late that this was a lie out Of
w.. shnlr cloth.
In the spring Of lisa before any Of his oblsa
'u~ l" tchu and Sedgwick had become due,
rttirrs"n sold he Telegraph to Mes-rs. CLYDE y
h'rr i"r An advance Of three thou and dollars
al" lelt Tue .ltV. tenn, thrifty and enterprts-
inf man, had gone into business IN Lancaster.
H., aud W.. promptly on hand when his money
Nt- due. tie found the bird had flown. but he
huuted him down and threatened summary
l"rrediuss Il hts money was not forthcoming
" lercupou Paterson assured him that he had
ini the slightest intention Ia the world To de-
fraud min. but In selling the Telegraph he had
ed NO cash, aud could not pay until he had
noTe+ of Clvde < Mi er but Patterson defined
tnsurrendrr them, and upon Fenn's threatening
tMtdch Tue money IN their hands. John opened
i'' heart To the old man. and told him how he
ti co Hted and won " ladye of high degree.
wodloch. III" said he, "yuu proceed against
ic 90 this manner great scandal will he ere
ti"d. and nay hopes blighted, my prospects
t3a,tcd. 1tust 10 my honor, and | soleinuly
a.. Itre Will pay you every ftrthing | owe
,9". teuu rephcd, II shan be ms YOU say.
III. Patterson, a debt Of honor. / will trust
Nn- flr the unsophlsticated Theophllus Pat
tc ''u DISPOSED OF clyde Miller's notes To-
Juth II. berry and the next time Mr. Fem
ruIed upon, him e. redeem his pledge and paw
tho debt ~ honor. he was coolly told to get his
r.luey the best NAV he could. Fem employed
!h hInNel, E-qY and at the August Term
ne ne "",thlned, IN ihS court of common Pleas
..trr-on for s3..Oi.1, with Salsi7. Interest
H'l' was not ing however, in the name Of
!u j. Patterson whereby he could recover
aNd Mr lcun sttll could not see his way clear to
wi ~. yoInr rogue. However, he, was
tlessei with patience, and resolved to hide his
tuiil JOINS father, who was quite old aud
I''',' pis,ed away, when he thought, hy being
IH "n The trigger, he might get his money.
ing and promising swindier. John confessed
'guent t. his wife ia the sum Of $4,000 soon
hIiff D father died, and at the September Term
81 tlr COURT of Common Pleas OF Juniata coun-
heheat ~ Lucretla Il. Patterson, his wife.
ASurHER CHAPTER or RAsCALITY.
IN the meantime Patterson had gone to Phis-
trli' i't where he engaged la the banking bust
he.s, haN!ng for his partner one Samuel Slay-
mixer. His career a. n banker was OF short
GtrI'iuu, hlt long enough 70 defrtud sundry
di "r,. ani fleece hi- partaer out Of goodly
All this time Patterson was an active local
'i' w. q Iius whatever the MlunehAgo
ttrt wished done IN the way - manipu
ana Northumberland counties. Finally the
wir came and cameron being Secretary II
. aster In the army. He u ted In this capaciiy
short time without being confirmed b, the
S'nate, and exhibited the same opliquity of
f iu VISION which had distinguished his deal
N.fl Fem n SedgMick In Harrisburg. and
o.. fIni4 " the Government FOR his own. and
Hrt u'- nam" came M for confirmation a- Pay
t''tf Ice -tuHte res solutely refused 10 prove
lppllhiln"ut because II was clearly shown
HN Doe iad uTeaQy deiraudcd the Government
l' owen Htrlc9 lu hls accounts. His hackers
p'N"r."s- ~ save him ana he quit the
"r l'i n."o'cr with the Cameron Influence
DI iu' sirptness to obtain the regular
it'tI'ttI' u'uIuution for Congress in the
'"' N'i'H T. i-l, 'si Iual District, composed Of
'"I''" n'4eL NorthumDerland, tnion, aud
'''"l I'u .'i, Yes. ] NJ. was rheo. Feuns great
,riHr4t|tl. iic Lrd waited patiently for Cllht
'S 'rus l'r a chance to revenge his wrongs
hr Mr"tc out a PLAN statement 81 facts" CIV
i'- Ir ilIc history 81 the manner in which
'Du d. Patterson had swindled him, and had
A' 1'inr printed ia large type IN handhills,
We lie ll-trbatcd throughout the Fourteenth
n-.nri "" travelled through aud through The
i-,il,t himself. hosting his handblls and tell
,nI l"e s'"rN "I ms wrongs AT Patterson's hh"ds
J." ,h' hottest leonanry with whom he had teen
W. 'cI tainted Tor many years as the old editor
81 lhe fthhSHrHh ItlCgrdph.
CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.
from thls plain statement OF facts" will
P'.le the following paragraph:
II n nov eight years and sH months since Patterson
N'"' N H- l'hti ~ possession, or been ulIug TIE
',+fy u.,e ne t0r the PnHsthIid Tele0rdJlh pfess
tA had tueut twenty three OF the besf ysArs OF NV
d. tsiAhlshlus 1ud bulldog up to a circulation AMI
Zee heN'r hefpre possessed by any prrss at the
80 p" .FtfAWeu OF Penusy lyAnia. No one acquzlnt.
~ hll means doubts that Patterson ha. had Il IN
'pNN'I % pay me Al any time within that psriud 4
'i h'l ihe h"TcHV ~ "a 80. the sum he owes me-
"N 49, seen .N acupy from the docket, certified by
49,, IIhiuotAfy of Dauphn county. IL b'ut Hrs H0u-
l".i'N lie portion ~ the purchase price Of the
,ar! Owed uY hiW to Mr.. StdgwIck vas after
'' i'iihs+ attempts 10 Obtain payment 10y the
,1t,,., H.It-hti lu tt- manner; Mr.. SedgWic was
IN'uY IN lhlladephia which proved 10 be
,t'f ~ NNttt cluslYely the knaNery and rank dis
t .' 'is man Patterson, need only refer 10 the
,N.. t|rI iy the rilhrd record Of the PruthOn-
i., ."la'a county, which viii be seen below that
Do I.1 Nis property az refused 10 do 40 fru.u
1,.,.'tt .N Ttit. aud lfedFtt rulu udtlOn To- lie.
''' 'tf lhni after the decensc OF his father, who
III. t', ~ uANr i"ft larsH estate to three nclts
L. "rf-1n gave hls wife a Ju ulslnent OF ten
AL Doc mad p' the means to pay M A. he allosci why
th' hs VIE Judgments tu the amount ~ TEN
,.. '' IYtuAf Wa % not lone 10 Keen me from
l,, d * au honest debt what other niuttve could
H. Hllu TO tOp No 1fhrf c0Hap Vcrrn cu,
OH o." "b," N's deI dean u rssOI0s ~ chsut hOHssi
bon.A ask + there an honest man IN Dauphin, Nor
ca ~. ma mon, Any cr, or Julata couuties tEat
t",' vote for J0hh j. Patterson tn repf,snit the