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+ Editor,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Friday Morning, Jan. 30, 1863.
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Murder Will Out, -
An old political sinner has at last been
caught and exposed. Simon Cameron’s
nae has been krown throughout the world
as synonymous with corruption and political
baseness. But the Winnebago chief, nev-
ertheless kad his defenders, who, as paid
hirelings, were constantly employed at the
white-washirg game, to cover over the pipe-
laying and other infamous schemes of this
most corrupt political lender. Many hones
persons were thus brought to believe Simon
the model of purity and political virtue—his
clit never hating been established by di-
pet testimovy. As will be seen in today’s
Watchman, by the letter of Representative
Boyer, from Jefferson county, Simon Cam-
eron has at lsst been caught. What has
heretofore been asserted as to the corropt-
ness of his character, has now become an
established fact—a matter beyond denial
and which cannot be explained away. [tis
an old saying that «murder will out,”
and we may add that corrup ion is bound
sooner or later, to be exposed.
A short time before the elect'on the or
gans of Camercn represented their master
as not seeking another election to that tody.
Yet all the time he was employed in batch-
ing schemes to bring about his election. —
His trip to Luzerne county to plot for the
arrest of Senator Starke, is known; and
row we Lave the testimony of an honorable
mawber of the lower house, that bribery
and corruption were resorted to to bring
about what he could not accomplish in try-
ing to plot for the false and illegal arrest of
a State Senator. Simon’s ** disinterested-
ness’ ran so high that he offered Mr. Boyer
£25,000 if he would yote for him for U. S.
Senator! Just think of it, tax-ridden read-
cr! This amount would purchase two or
three of the best farms in Pennsvalley, and
all offered for one single vote! ad Cam-
eren been elected the salary of his whole six
year's term would have amounted to $18 000
— seven thousand less than his bid for the
oflicc! What does this prove 2 It proves
that Simon Camcron still has an. unquench-
able thirst for plunder ; that he desired a
seat in the Scnate ot the United States for
the purpose, us heretofore, of putting into
Does the Union Still Exist?
At the time of the Revolution, or what we
{ might appropriately term the infancy of the
| American S ates, the people saw the neces-
sity of adopting a general form of govern-
{ ment; in order to provide for the common
| deferice an
d general hy ii of all the States
i8 was done by the
y¥ hich each State
independence, en-
trusting oi ly to the gencral government cer-
tain specificd powers, to the end that other
powers might be more sacredly protected. —
Tn delegating these powers, for the general
good of all, the States did no! surrender
not be reclaimed under any circumstances
whatever. New York and Virginia express-
ly stipulated in their Resolutions adopting
the Fedral Constitution; that the powers
granted under the Constitution, being de-
rived from the people of the United States,
be resunmed $y them whenever the same
shall be perverted to their injury or oppres-
sion,” and although Pennsylvania did not
reserve in writing, the right to claim her
delegated powers, ye: all the States joining
the Federation were recognized as (quals,
and all the rights belonging to one, belong-
ed separately to each ; so that if the major-
ity of the States recognized New York and
Virginia as members of the Union, with the
right of resu.ning the powers they delegated
at any time the people of these States saw
proper to do so ; it is evident that each and
every one of the remaining States retained
the same right,
A compact broken on one side is broken
on both,” is a maxim in law. That the
Southern States have broken their compact,
and are no longer enlitled to the protection
of the Constitution, every one will admit, —
If so, they can be no long.r considered a
part or parcel of the Federa ion of 1787--so0
in regard to States still claiming to live un-
ion, By the repeated violations of their part
of the compact, through their Representa-
tive, ¥vbram Lincoln, each State has been
absoleed Trom the allegiance it owes to the
Constitution, or gencral compact, and no
pover of right or justice can compel the
peop e of Penvsylvania to recognize a higher
earthly power than their own State Laws.—
Congress may pass, and Abram Lincoln may
sign, any law they have a mind to, whether
it comes under the provisions of the old Con-
stitution cr not, but from whence can they
now obtain the au’hority to exccate it 2 If
they point to the clause of the instrument
by whose power they hope to exact obedi-
ence, can not we point to a broken guaran-
tee, for the preservation of which we promis-
ed thatobedicnce ? Can they, representing the
general government, refuse to discharge to
us its obligations, and still demand that we
fulfil ours with punctilious regard ? No ;
the Constitution was the bond that bound us
togeth r for general defence, and when that
was violated the Union ceased to exist, and
each State, by this general act, was resolved
into its former condition —an Independent
Sovereignty.
For the benefit of those who are still in
doubt, we will mention a few of the instan-
ces, wherein the Chrief Magistrate of the
late Union has violated the trust reposed in
him. = By declaring war, a power which be-
longs exclusively to Congress—by the sus-
pension of the writ of Habeas Corpus in
States not in rebellion—by denying the peo-
ple the right to be secure in their persons
and papers—by abolishing the right of trial
by jury—by extinguishing State lines and
reducing Sovereign States to dependencies
—by destroying the freedom of speech and
of the press—by creating a central military
despotism filled with innumerable spies and
detectives, thus inaugurating in America the
most odious features of Austrian tyranny —
by prohibiting the people peacefully to as
semble and petition fora redress of their
grievances—by compelling civil and military
officers to disobey the injunctions of legally
constituted courts. -hy interference in the
State Legislatures, arresting and 1mprison-
ing the wembers—by interfering in 1 cal
legislation, arresting and incarcerating the
civil authorities of States not at war—-by
abolishing slavery mn the District of Colum-
bia—Uy prohibiting it in the Territories--
by issuing an innumerable amount of iire-
deemable currency by forming a new State
w thin the jurisdiction of another without
the consent of the people of the orginal
State--these ure but a few of the many fla-
grant violations of the instrumeat, by virtue
of whose authority alone, we existed as a
Union, by Abram Linco!n and sanctioned by
Congress. We might point to those who
have suflercd for months in dismal cells of
gloomy Bastiles —to the enormous taxes
that are fastened to the backs of the people
~—to the cold forms of Awecrican citizens,
murdered by this administration, and to
scores of other acts, to show that the rights
delegated by the States to the general gov-
crnment, have been ‘perverted to their in-
jury and oppression,” by the active powers
of that goverament which justifles them in
resuming openly their former eovereignty
and independence, ,
" Every intelligent reader who understands
the principles upon which our government
was founded, must acknowledge that the
position we have here assumed is the right
one, the only one that will bring us out of
the terrible diflicultics into which the idiotic
policy of the present administration has
placed us. There is no use of denying the
fact, that Abolitionism has succeeded in ac-
complishing its long cherished design—the
destruction or the American Union--and
the sooner we have the courage to recognize
this self-evident trath, and meet the erisis
like men, the better it will be for the fu-
ture of the American people.
meted te,
77 A bill has been introduced into the
House of Representatives at Harrisburg,
prohibiting the immigration of negroes nto
this State and providing for the colonization
his pecket milijons of the public money.
of those already here.
! independence of,
em; (not mation- |
them with the understanding that they could i
der the old Constitution and in the old Un-
| [For the Democratic Watchman.
| Who Are the Disunionists ?
| Dear ¢ Warcnman 7 A Revolution, per-
, haps the most important in the history of
nations, is now in progress in our land ; the
, fierce demon of civil war is unchained
, amongst us, and the government that shel-
tered our fathers trembles to its foundations
and will, in all probability, wail out its
death-cry under the Administration now
misguiding it, It has been a ma ter of sur-
prise to us, that persons of the loftiest in-
| tellects, and who are thoroughly acquainted
, with the history of the human race, should
| be so utterly selfish as to be able to see only
one side to this ¢* great rebellion,” Men to
, whom we have always looked for counsel in
time of peace, have utterly failed us new ;
| the howl of the storm and the threat’nings
of those who have unchained its lightnings
have frightened into silence many, who no-
| bly worked to stay the hands that were cut-
stretched to throw open the temple of Janus
{ and to lead forth the demon¥of destruction.
f Why 1s it that it 1s called treason forus to
! drag up to the light the causes of this war ?
Because those who lighted up the fires of
discord and now find themselves incapable
of controlling the monster they have led
| forth, shrink from the responsibility and fear
i the curse that will come from the hearts of
unborn generations to blight their names for-
ever. When Cain fled from the presence of
i the Most High, he bore not half the respon-
sibility that now rests upon and must forey"
er condemn the authors of this most terrible
of wars ; black as was the heart that con-
, ceived and prompted the execution of the
first murder, Cain presumed not to deny
| the deed, but those who have brought about
| the destruction of this great Goverament,
| and with it, millions of its citizens, not only
refuse to acknowledge their guilt, but, be-
| fore High Heaven, they seek to cast the,
| blame on those who struggled against their
! mad fanaticism and, ly superhuman efforts,
preserved this nation, for thirty years, from
'a baptism of blood. How dare the coward-
3 traitors charge Democracy with the re-
| sults of the teachings which they, thems
selves, a few years ago, declared would end
| in the dissolution of the Union and destruc-
tion of the Government, Not only have
| they done this, but in order to; bide the
, trath from the world, they have taken from
American citizens the dearest rights of man,
They have imprisoned men who stood upon
the temple of Liberty and defended it
| against their assaults when it rocked to and
| fro in the tempest they called up—men sho
had guarded the glorious Constitution ofwar
| fathers when fanaticism sought to rend.it in.
| pieces and who. to preserve oun institutions
| lowered themselves to an cquality with
| those who came under the inspiraticn of Sa-
tan to exalt the negro above the wreck of
| the American Government. They have done
| all in their power to force upon us a central
government and thus practically carry outa
doctrine far more dangerous to human liber-
ty than secession, and which ought to brand
its advocates with eternal infamy. But it
is impossible to enumerate the tyrannical
ac s by which the spirit of liberty was to
Le crushed out of America, ¢ They went
beyond even their exorbitance of power,’
and but for the muttered notes of a storm
that would overwhdlm and the appeal made
by the people through the vallot-box for their
invaded rights, we would even now live or-
ly at the will of a despot. But, while they
refused to us the rights of investigation,
they proclaimed to the world that Democra-
cy had brought about the terrible condition
of affairs and that democrat was but anoth-
er name for a traitor. We have been taught
to believe that our rights had a surer foun-
dation than the nod of a tyrant. We claim
a right to look at both sides of this rebellion
fairly and candidly, and we mean to do it;
we claim, also, a right to investigate the
causes of the present most deplorable con-
dition of affairs upon this continent, and we
mean (0 do it, and proclaim to our fellow-
citizens the truth; ““ Lut out of their own
mouths will we condemn them.” We pro-
pose to give the language of those who led
the present administration into power over
the shattered fragments of our free institu-
tions, together with some of their actions,
and then we would ask all candid men, who
advocated the dissolution of this Union and
who are responsible for the awful disasters
that have come upon us? We shall not
make a single assertion not followed up by
a quo ation from a Republican leader. We
scorn to quote from the most ultra of that
party, such as Garrison, Wendell Phillips,
Gerrit Smith and others of their kidney,—
Heaven knows the record will be black en-
ough without them to make every honest
American blush that those who "could give
utterance to such monstrous heresies, are
now secking to guice our tottering ship over
the mad billows their incantations have con-
jured up from the realms of eternal dark-
ness. W e shall give the teachings and prac-
tice only of those who elevated Abraham
Lincoln to the presidency, and who are now
holding up his hands and assisting him in
the furtherance of plans laid down years
ago—that is, Disunion and Emancipation.
In opposition to the mass of evidence we
will give against the Republican party, ev-
ery word of which 1s either the account of
their doings that has passed into history or
extracts from their own speeches, we refer
the reader to the page of history and bid
him read the bright record of the efforts of
Democracy to save the Union against the at-
tasks of the encmies of Liberty under what-
ever name they sought to hide their hellish
schemes. We point them to the pure states-
manship of Andrew Jackson and his co-
workers when the whole power of the foes
of freedom was united to crush him. Read
where he, in the spint of prophecy, points
out our present awful condition as the re-
sult of a sectional triumph and then decide
candidly who are the disunionists! The
question may be asked why we are interest-
ed in the rights of the South as it will not
be likely to affect us whether their institu-
tions are overthrown or not. But are not
all honest men interested in the triumph or
overthrow of the eternal principles of jus.
tice and niGaT 2 Troe, Diiicicy says the
majority shall mle, but thit is a principle
which will sustiin itself because it carries
might with it ; but it has ever been the care
of Democracy i sacredly guard the rights
of minorities. The principle that a minori-
ty must acquiesie in every measure ‘adopted
by the majority is the very ggsence 4
potism. or oy
But we are wandering from the su
sufficient has been written for
We are tired hezring the cry of secession
ist” hurled at Democra's and propese to
show through y our columns who the disun-
ionists in this country really are."
Truly yours, &e.,
Howarp. Pa. J, P.M.
Jan'y, 1863. :
War Democrats
We have heard much about war dem o-
crats. If there was a democrat who ballie
ved this war to be right, or that it was wa.
ged by the administration for the sole and
patrioiic object of maintaining the Union
under the Constitution, or that when so wa-
ged the Go hs and Vandals of the North
could succeed m subjugating the people of
the South, we hope that by this time he has
become convinced of the fallacy of his
views. No genuine democrat who underst-
ood the prince ples of the government, or the
character and spirit of the party now in
powcr, could or would onaorse the gar or
the policy of the party that conduct it. Not
only is the policy of the war wrong, but the
war itsclf is an outrage ; and the democratic
party, as a party, may take whatever course
it will, we want our individual opinion se:-
down as against the war. In this we are ful
ly convinced that we are right, and time will
yt vindicate the correctness and justice of
our position, We cannot conquer the South
nor would it be right to do so, unless it can
be established that migbt-makes right is a
correct principle. The fundamental principl
that the right of revolution 15 the right of
every people, cannot be wiped out of ixis-
tence by the edi. of a tyrant or by the
blood- thirsty legions that have consented to
become the Supple instruments of a new-
born despotism. Principles never ie. And
we warn the democratic party not to aban
don principles under any considerations,
row policy to the dogs.
Who is still a war democrat 2 The man
who would stand up for principles, even
against his own personal interests? No.
A war democrat now is a man who preten-
ded to be a democrat as long as the demo-
cratic party was in the ascendsncy, and as
long as he cou'd make his democracy pay :
or, perhaps, one who has ambition for offi-
ce and distiction, and expeois to attain “the
object of his ambi'ion by setting his sails so
as to catch the popular breeze, Ileis a
weak-kneed, weak-minded, and has not the
true mor.l stamina to enable him to stand
up to the maintenance of his bitter convic-
{ons ; or he isa mean degenerate villian
who is ever ready to run into any scheme
for selfish purposes, regardless of right or
wrong, truth or morals. No man can be a
genuine democrat and be in favor of this ac-
cursed war, for every intelligent democrat
must now :e2 that this war is Cestructive of
every democratic principle embodied in the
instutions of this government. —It is express
ly waged for the destruction of the democrat.
ic principles in our institutions, and that
democrats who gives it his “support, does
neither more nor less than commit moral
and political suicide. He is just as guilty
as the rankest Abolitiomst, and deserves to
be placed in the same category in the para-
dise of fools. It is sheer folley for democrats
to talk any longer about carrying on this
war in accordance with the "constitution.
There is no warrant in the constitution for
waging civil war against sovereign States,
in the first place ; and, secondiy, every one
ought to see by this time that this adminis-
tration will not adopt a war policy that will
leave intact the constitution, but they pre-
tend only to be trying to save the Union
wkilst the sole object is to abolish slavery,
exterminate the democratic party, and se-
cure forever the power and political control
of this government, with or without the con-
sent of the people ; and this1s beng done
over the ruins of the Constitution. Where
is the democrat still so stupid as not to be
able to discern this palpable truths 2—If
there still be one such living, let him at once
commit suicide to escape the reproach of his
own shadow !
Opposition to this infernal nigger war
must henceforth be the shibboleth by which
to test one's democracy. Halfway tom-
foolery will no longer do. The interests of
the people and of the country, and of unborn
millions yet to come, demand that this war
and the policy of the administration be han
dled without gloves, iiont fear and with-
out mercy. "The country must soon be sa-
ved. or it will be entirely ruined ; and as it
is self-cvident to all rational men that war is
not a savuor but only a destioj er, war mst
cease, and the people ex masse should so re-
solve. This Congress must take measures,
to amicable adjust our national misfortunes
or they must concent fo acknowledge the
the independence of the Southern Confed-
eracy. Unless Congress do the one or the
other, the people of the border free States
are fools and madmen if they fwill longer
consent to assist, to no purpose, in rearing
a rumons pile of debt upon the shoulders of
posterity that will grind a hundred genera-
tions nto the dust. States must resolve
themselves into their primal condition, rath-
er than be ruined. This mast be done, un.
less the present Abolition Congress, by
some means or other, give us peace. DBet-
ter, a thousand times, would be amicable
dessolutions than hopeless war and certain
runation.
Then, we say, let us hear no more of war
democrats —the political mules cf the age—
but let us have peace men and peace meas-
ures, and that without stint until we secure
a permanent peace. Then we can set down
and reason together, and lament the folly of
this war ; and with ‘a proper degree of Jjus-
tice and magnanimity = manifested by "the
northern people, we may again unite with
our friends of the south. liwe cannot do
this, let us resolve to part in peace and still
be friends; for it would be incalculably
better to divide the Union and preserve the
principles of the Constitation, than it would
be to preserve a Union by force and aban-
the great principles of the Constitution.—
Selings Grove Times.
——————— lr Aree.
A great many persons we see, refuse to
take individual checks, and accept eagerly
Old Abes” shinplasters. Why, this prefier
ence we cannot say. Individual checks
so long as they are issued by responsible
persons are certainly safer, than the rags
pumped by Sec’t. Chase from his bLottom-
less well. Govornment money is now 54
per cent below par, and how long at the
present rate of depreciation will it be, until
“green backs,” “postage stamps,” and the
whole batch of trash, is not worth a (onti-
nental damn.”’?
lB
IZ The continuation of Justic's article,
was received to late for publication this
week. It will appear in our next,
READ! READ!
\ DING DEVELOPMENTS!
nest Me\ Read —320,00@ nthe Muvket
— Attempt'to Bribe a Mi ber-of the Lea-
talure—Gen: Cainerols operation to Ef-
Sect his Election to the United States Sen-
i —Slatement of T. Jeffersun Boyem
i ember OF irrenily from Clearfield Co.
: 8 ©
t h k From ho Pat iot and Unign. ‘
and the MSS. surrgunding us fran us hath As many rumors ¢ cafloat in regard to
present. | {
certain transacyions which took place be-
tween Gen. Cameron and myself on several
occasions previous to the late election of
United States Senator, I think it my duty
to make a plain, unvarnished statement of
facts. so that there may be hereafter no mis-
understanding or misrepresention. Believ-
ing that there would be 1 ttempts to bribe
members in order to defeat the election of a
Democrat, T conceived the project of putting
myself in the way of the operators and try-
ing how far they were disposed to go in the
matter. Oaoce conceived, I determined to
act upon it, and communizated my intention
to several friends. The first opportunity
that offered I cmbraced—and here is the re-
sult :
I had been to Philadelphia, and on my re-
turn, perhaps a week or more before the el-
ect'on, I met Mr. William Brobst, of Lewis-
burg, with whom I was acquainted, at the
Pennsylvania House, in Harrisburg, for the
first time this winter, and noticed some un-
usual nervousness on his part, and from hie
conduct was soonled to suspect that his
business at Harrisburg was not of a very
public character. In the afternoon he
came to me and asked to see me privately,
and we proceeded at once to my room, where
he very soon commenced aisparging the se-
veral promment democratic candidates for
United Sta‘es Senator, and concluded by ex-
pressing his decided preference for Gen. Si-
mon Cameron. This of course, left me no
room to doubt the o! jeet of his visit to the
State Capital and to me, and [ at once as-
ked him whether that was the object of hig
visit. [Me said “it was. In reply to my
question whether General Cameron authori-
ized him to come to me in this way he said
he was authorized by Cameron to sce any
Democrat of the House or Senate, and enter
into the perliminary arrangements to secure
a vote for Cameron. Ife answered, ‘‘by
getting three Democrats to absent themsel-’
ves on the day of the elec ion.” T then ask-
ked him what they would pay. (le said he
was authorized by Cameron to offer $5,000.
1 told him the figures were to low, and de-
sired him to tell me who the other members
Were. This he refused to do at the time,
but would try to get permission of his prin,
cipal to do so. He then left, and ret urned
in a short, time. and said that Gen. C amer-
on wanted to sce me, personally, at his res.
idence out of the city that evening, 1 told
him T could not make the engagement, but
would answer him inone hour, and if T
could get clear of another engagement I had
made, would go with Lim. In the mean-
time I consulted with Dr. Earl y, of the
House of Representatives, my colleague, to
to whom I related the foregoing facts. I
then saw Mr. Brobst again and told him I
would go. He told me he would have a
carriage ready in the front of Herr’'s Hotel
at 7 oclock ; that he was authorized by
Cameron to get a carriage at any time.
When the time arived Dr. Earley and my-
self walked down to Herr's and saw the car
riage and Brobst there. I then made some
excuse to Brobst and told him it would be
best not to go. (I deemed it prudent at
this state of the proceedings not to manifest
too much eagerness, lest I might defeat the
object in view.) The next day he (Brobst)
called and said Cameron wanted to see me
at the State Capitol Bank. I caalled and
was ushered into a bac room of the bank,
and found Cameron alone. He addressed
me as followd :—Boyer do you think you
could have courage enough to vote for me 2’
I answered it was a very businesslike
question, and thet it would depend very
much on circumstances. Ife then said,
‘suppose the circumstances are all right I’
I asked him how he meant ‘all right.’ He
answered, ‘the finaucial consideration; mn
short, the dollars and cents.’ I answered
him, ‘certainly.’ Ile then asked me what I
would take, TI told him I had not been =m
this business long, and did not know exact-
ly how to answer, but wished him to name
the sum. Ile asked what I thought of $10
000, ‘right down, after the work was done.’
I then asked him, whether he wan ed a vote
or an absentee. [Ie answered, a vote,” and
that it would be very troublesome to get
the mer: away, and besides he only regar-
ded the money paid as the first instalment,
and that he felt in duty bound to take care
of the person that made him Senator after-
wards, and, if he had so many to take care
of, 1t would embarrass him, but if he had
but one he could do it well and profitably as
long as we live ; aud said besides, tkery
would be no more danger in voting direct-
ly for him than in beg absent, for they
would wake every provision for the protec-
tion of the man that would vote for him.—
This ended the interview, and we agreed to
meet again to fix the compensation, The
next day he sent Brobst for me. I declin-
ed going to see him, but agreed to see him
at my room, No. 15 Pennsylvania House.
Mr. Brobst, who was still, up to this time,
figuring for Simon, went after him, and in
less than twenty minutes returned with him,
Cameron then said, ,Well, let's come to an
understanding,” T said ‘What for?’ He
answered, ‘In reference to tde Senatoria)
question.” I then said, ‘I must have $15,
000." Hoe said, ‘I will give it," and wanted
10 know who I would prefer to arrange fur.
ther interviews and do the financiering of
the business. I told him my limited know-*
ledge of bis friends did not enable me to
name that person. He then proposed Jim
Burns, I said he would do, He then left.
stating that he was going to Philadelphia to
arrange another matter which he had in
view and would return on Saturday evening.
This was on Wednesday.
On Thursday I met John J. Patterson
He desired to see me, and asked me to call
at his room at Herr's Hotel. When I met
told me he was sick. Ile then saic, ¢ Boyer
the money wilt be all sight.” [ asked him.
What money 2 He then said, « Oh, I know
alabout it; I saw Cameron,” (I must not
forget to state here that, prior to my mee-
ting Pattercon, brobst told me Patterson
wanted to see re on that Lusiness,) a1 d, by
‘Cameron's arrangement. he would go down
in the ears on the Lebanon Valley road on
Friday, at-2 o'clock, and that we would go
together and settls the entire affair.
We went according to arrangement, ahd,
in the baggage apartment of the New York
car, concluded to bargain for $20,000 for a
vote for General Simon Cameron for the of-
fice of U. S. Senator, with the agreement
that no other member should be bought, and
that this should end the matter—provided
Cameron would agree to the terms, and de-
posit the money in the hands of Patterson,
to be paid ro me immediately after the elec-
tion was over, and that the two members
(with whom Patterson said Cameron was
also in treaty) who were in the cars on
their way to Philadelphia, should retarn on
Saturday. We considered the fact that, if
they were sent off, the House would not go
into an election, and our agreement could
not be consumated. This statement seem-
ed to determine his mind in favor of the
arrangement. Patterson went immediately
to Cameron who was in the car, and return-
ed in a few minutes, stating that although
Camerou regarded the price big, he would
pay it in order to save trouble, and would
therefore, not say anything to the members
then on their way to Philadelphia, and that
they might return, and thus prevent any
disarrangement of the plan that might arise
from their absence. Saturday was then
agreed upon as the time for the next inter-
view. I stopped at Reading ; so did Pat-
terson, who returned that same evening to
Harrisbarg. Cameron went to Philadelphia:
I came up on Saturday evening, and found
Cameron on the train, as well as at least
one of the wen who went to Philadelphia
the day before, and I think both. At the
depot at Harrisburg I met Patterson, who
said the interview would be at Don Camer
on'e, Accordingly Patterson and wmysel
went dicect to the house, and found the Gen
there ahead of us. He invited us up stairs
and, by a dismal light, we agreed upon the
price, viz, :—Cameron assented to the bar-
gain between Patterson and myself by agree-
ing to pay the $20,000—$5,000 of which
was to be paid in hand—and would deposit
it in Patterson’s bands in my presence a;
some future interview, subject to my inspec
tion. A little incident which occurred here
it would be a pity to loose to the worid.—
After the bargain was concluded Simon
straightened up in his chair, rubbing his
legs with his hands, saying, * Well, this
ends it. Twill be Senator and y wu shall nev-
er regret {t’--(addressing himself to me) —‘I
will be the most powerful man in the Sen-
ate, the entire state of affairs of this Gov-
ernment will be changed ; nothing is more
certain than that the South will gain her in-
dependence, (this rounded like treason, )
and then we will hold the control of the
Government and I will be able to serve my
friends ;”" and so we parted again, to dream
of Southern Confederacies and Winnebagoes
for Senator. Patterson and 1 then agreed
to meet on Monday, :
We met at 5 o’clock, in Patterson's room
at Herr’s, on Monday afternoon. Here Pat-
terson told me he had the $5,000 hand mon-
ey locked up in the safe down stairs, but
wanted me to see Simon again before pay.
ing it over to me. I insisted on the hand
money. This I deemed necessary to keep
up the delusion. We then parted to meet
at the same place early the next morning.
Immediately aftar breakfast on Tuesday,
(the day of the election,) IT met Patterson,
according to agreement, at his room, Simon
being present, lying on the bed, complain-
ing of a disease in the bowels. It was then
desired that I should then see some Repup-
lican member of the Senate or House, who
would be sent to me, and inform him of my
willingness to vote for Cameron in case he
was nominated. To this I made some pre-
tended objection and dewanded to know
the necessity for it, Simen said it was this
that unless I did this they might think he
just wanted their d—d nomination for eff-
cct, which was not true. He declared he
would not have the nomination and a de
feat for the whole Legislature, So, of course’
I consented, and the voting price was vol-
untarily riised $5,000. Pattersonsmd the
gentleman who would wait on me there was
Dr. Fuller, of the Senate, who would be
present 2s soon as I was ready to receive
him, T said that was all right, but must
now be convinced that the money was all
right too. Patterson then hurriedly shoved
me a large bundle of notes, which he repre-
sented as being the amount of the final pay-
ment. He assured me the day before
should have the hand money. and agaiu on
" Tuesday morning said T could have it. |
told him 1 deemed it better, on reflection not
to have it about me, inasmuch as thee
might be a row after the election, and said
1 would trust it to them, (Patterson and
Cameron,) knowing them to be honest.—
Patterson again assured me the hand men-
ey was in the safe, and. together with the
residue, should be forthcoming as soon as
the elcction was over. (I may here ste te it
did not come.) Cameron then said his car-
riage would be at the State Capitol Bank
after the election, and I should come right
down and go over to his house and ‘remain
there awhile. This, of course, I agreed to
do, (but did not.)
Now, then, all things being arranged, Dr.
Fuller was ushered in by Patterson. The
troduction completed, I said : Doctor; |
presume I understand the object of this in.
terview,” lle then said: ‘1 am chairman
of a committees appointed by the Republican
caucus to wait on you to see whether yom
would vote for Cameron.” [ said “Yes; |
assure you that if you nominate Genera]
Cameron (pointing w the old Winnebago
lying on the bed) it willbe all right.’ He
said : ‘You give me that assurance?’ |
said ‘Yes.’ Dr. F. ther said: ‘You need
have no fears of personal danger, or any-
thing of that sort. We have made every
ri
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provision to weet all danger.’ Thus the
last scene in this strange farce ended, Si-
mon assured me that he would
grateful, and T hope he will.
It is proper here to say that during this
entire adventure with Simon and his gents,
my colleague, Dr. Earley, W. A. Wallace,
the Senator from Clearfield, and Robert
Vaughn, the proprietor of the Pennsylva-
nian Hoase in this city, were in the secret,
and Dr. Earley, especially, knew what was
going on.
In one of my interviews with Patterson.
on the cars going to, Reading, he said in
cate there should any investigation grow
out of the transaction he would be the only
witness that knew anything about ig, and
he would swear falsely and put it through:
In regard to the date given in the above
statement, as 1 made no memoranda at the
time, [ cannot be certain that they are cor-
rect but I believe they are.
T. JerrErsoN Boyer.
be ever
Tribute of Respect.
At a meeting of the Athlonon Society, the
death of Maj. Frank Zentmeyer, Capt. Da-
vid Zentmeyer, and B. Y. Bilger, being
made known, the President appointed a
committee to draft resolutions respecting
their death, which committee reported the
following :
Wikreas, the afflictive dispensations of
an Allwise Providence, have removed from
§ .¢ active scenes of civil and military life,
hree energetic and carnest members of our
society, therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of Maj. Frank
Zentmeyer, Capt, Dayid Zentmeyer, and B.
Y. Bilger, we have lost three} members,
faithful in the performance of duties, cith r
as members of this society, or in defines of
their country.
Resolved, That while we mourn their ear-
ly death, we feel that their liberation fiom
the scenes of earth has been their eternal
gain.
Resolved, That we humbly bow before the
inscrutable government of God, who has
seen proper to remove from our midst (u-
former members, and that we he y ex.
press our sorrow for them, and our sympa-
thy for their many bercaved friends and
relatives.
Resolved, That we wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub.
lished in the papers of Centre and Hunting.
don counties, and copies sent to the families
of the deceased.
I. J. GATES.
J W.LAURIMORE,
B. B.TNEFR%
Com.
Keer WINKING.—Smith, the auctioneer
is a popular man, a wit and a gentleman, - -
No person is offended at what he says, and
many a hearty laugh has he provoked by
his humorous sayings. Ie was recently en-
gaged in a sale of veneralle household fur-
niture and fixings, [Ilo had just got +0 **Go-
ing, going, and a half, a half, going !"’ when
he saw a smiling countenance, upon agri-
cultural shoulders, wink at him.
A wink is always as good as a nod to a
blind horse or to a keen sighted auctioneer ;
so Smith winked, and the man winked, and
they kept winking, and Smith kept * ‘going,
going !” with a lot of glass ware, stovepipe,
carpets, pots and perfumery, and finally
this lot was knocked down.
** To—whem,”’ said Smi h, gazing at the
smiling stranger.
*¢ Who ? Golly,” said the stranger; © 1
don't know who.”
* Why you, sir !’* said Smith,
“ Who ?—me ?”
** Yes—you bid on the lot.”
“Me ? hang me if I did,” insisted the
stranger.
“ Why, did you not wink, and kept wink-
ing ?’
« Winking 2 Well, 1 did, and so did yon
at me. I thought you were winking as
much as to say, ‘keep dark, 1'll stick some
fellow into that lot of stuff,” and I winked
as much as to say, ‘I'll be hanged if you
don’t, mister.’ ”’
——— ee Se
I= The condition of the currency and
the total a sence of specie of every descr. -
tion compel a change in the ordinary lan-
guage applicable to everyday business. We
have now no *¢ small change,” but * Jule
rags,” So in every thing. Even in the
Church there is a change in nomenclature.
There is no longer any passing round the
‘ contribution-box-’—it is: handing round
the ¢ rag-bag.”
I7"Gen. Burnsides has been removed.
Gen. Hooker supersceds him. Well, it
makes very little matter now who has con-
trol. One, we suppose, will do about as
much murdering as the other.
There has been no battles of any impor-
tance during the past week.
CoNuNDRUM. —Why are the Legal-Tender
Treasury Notes like the Children of Israel}?
Because they are the issue of Abraham and
know not their Redeemer.
I= Very tall manda train, neighbor —1
shall get out and stretch my legs a bit, as
we wait ten minates.” “For goodness sake
sit. don’t do that I They are too long by
hf already.”
x ee A OG eee
7 A sham fight, like a certain high tone
n vocal music is a false set-to.
(CAUTION I hereby notify all persons
not to sel! my wife Katharine Shind er
anythiug on ray name, nor to buy any furnitlur
in the honse from her. as the same belongs to me
and. I will not hold myself respensible for any
debts she may contreot I my name
Bellefonte, Jan, 8th 3t If. ¢ SMTNDLER.
: AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
TE Auditor's report in the estate of Brice C.
Brishin, being referred back for correction
of errors which are apparent on its face, I have
appointed Friday, the 24th day of January, 1863,
at 2 o'clock, P. M.. at my office in Bellefonte.
where I will attend to said* duties. and where all
persons interested are requests. to attend.
W.J. KFALSH, Auditor
Dec. 23, 1862.
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