Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-17

We copy from letter OF Hon. G.. w. JULIAN,
the Republican member of Congress from the
'burnt district" an abstract showing up some of
the beauties of''latter day politics" The sketch
develops the weakness and vacillation of "honess
old ABE" his duplicity and double dealing, the
way that Giles are twisted out of him. and the
arrangements" by which fat positions
cured No one can peruse the statement without
coming to the conclusion that the President is a
weak, irresolute man, without any adequate idea
of the crisis of the country its pers, or the ques
tons at issue We ask our Republican friends
to read an intelligent Republicans opinion of the
Republican President, and one, too, who would
naturally sympathze with the radical views of
the .'hero of the prairie land"
The protracted controversy which has been
going on here about the appointment of Commits
sioner of Patents was closed on Wednesday by
the confirmation of Mr. Holloway. The history
of this case is little remarkable, and it fully
written would prove highly interesting to the stu
dent of latter day politics. i can only give few
facts, out of many which / have gathered from
reliable sources.
Early in this month virtual tender of the Office
of Commissioner made to Mr. Fogg, of New
IduhlSufe. he ttit-Itllu 81 dllHOuuCcd, anu
Mr. Fogg and his friends so understood il. He
returned to New Hampshire in the fun assurance
tina. the Office was his. In the mean time the
Secretary of the Interior warmly urgel the Pres
ident to nominate Mr.. Holloway. Mr.. Lincoln
did not wait to do it. but such appeals and repre-
sensations were made to him as finally to induce
him to send in Mr.. Holloway's name.
The announcement Of this through the news
papers took the country by surprise. Mr. Fogg
was especially astonished. and ON returning to
the city went to the President for explanation.
The particulars OF this explanation it would
scarcely be proper to state. Suffice it to say that
the President regretted the nomination and was
anxious to recall it. His anxiety was increased
by the active demonstrations of Fogg and his
friends, and by fuller Information as to bis duty
The friends OF Mr.. Holloway finding his position
insecure, rallied with much zeal. The President
was greatly perplexed. and alternated between the
contending forces. More than once he resolved
to recall the nomination, but each time was pre-
vailed upon to reconsider his purpose
Meanwhile both parties were laboring with the
Senate. which yet had to pass upon the question
At first decided majority of Senators stood op
posed to the confirmation. Action upon it was
for several days suspended in the hope that the
President would relieve the Senate from the ne
cessitv of acting. The business of electioneer
ing Senator's still continued, and the friends of
Mr.. Holloway were found in quite Intimate rea
tons with Democratic Senator's. Senator Bright,
in particular, was quite Jealous for the conirma-
ton. The President finally determined that how
ever much he might regret the nomination he
could way out of his dilemma, except
| through the action of the Senate upon the case
The session neared its close, and several Repub-
lican Senators who at first declared against the
confirmation. finally declined the somewhat deli
cate task of voting against the President Sew
eral Senators who at first were among the fercest
of the opposition. at last acquiesced in virtue of
certain arrangements by which fat Examinerships
we're secured to their particular friends So that
when at the end of struggle of two weeks, the
case was brought to a final determination, the
nomination Of the President was confirmed.
i have no time for comments. 1t will hardly
fail to be regarded one of the strangest poti-
cal dispensations of the nineteenth century. Ii
Patent Commissioner ought to be a good law
yer, man of large and peculiar intellectual
gifts and of rare scientific tastes and attainments
and ii the country contains any men of this de-
scription, then the nomination of Mr. Holloway
was eminently not eft to be made The Ar
chives of the Patent Office" says the New York
Times, " contain many strange contrivances-
schemes of perpetual motion, plans for the gen
Grafton of power out of nothing. and what not
but there is invention that can quite take rank
with the art of transforming pettifogging law
yers, rural editors. and backwoods politicians into
competent judges of the subtleties of pure and
applied science. -- -. l.