Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29

myoilc with every nlnck Republican cdi.
tor In tho country sis months apo, and
very few people vo presume, thought
lhot they would In loss than five months
after pctiihs iuto rowcr surpn" even the
worst accusation, they made against the
! omucrsls. Vet such {. the fact u Wo
are 10 l"lioyu 'ouc Of these ,oli same pa.
per.
/ We shall cndcnyor to present thc mcts
to our reodcrs in d, a,intcligent shape as
our limited space will permit
Our State legislature, before the ad-
'journmcnt ol the regular session, appro'
Ipr!atod 100000 to arm and equip the
volunteers OF the State. This money all
disappeared in few days. When the
Legislature met in extra session, resolu-
ton vas adopted calling upon the Cover,
nor to show how the money was eNpend.
ed. TO this he replied ia messSge coy'
aring some Is or so pages, filled with gen
eralitics, but nothing specific. Ia this
message, Gov. Curtin says he had no a.
gents 10 nurchase clothing and supplies for
the volunteers except the Adjutani Gem
era, L, N, Bidllc; the Quarter Master
General T. C. Hale aud the Commissary
Gencroi Wm. W. Irwin. and that "aHI
purchases have been made through their
Departments."
This seemed conclusive enough, and
right bu. the editor OF the Philadelphia
Inquirer, has instituted an examination into
the fact5, with an astonishing result, flo
takes two items one for SS.94 to Lambert
& Higgins of Harrisburg FOR boarding and
putting up tents, to which one Of the
ahoro er,, 5,,,y +, ,,rr,r. and also net the
60,
cer'lHca'e OF 'ho '1u"' 'p' .t'S'o' ,''''0'"'
the other item was Tor S-Z,oSo 10 L.
Frowenfeld & Bro, iof Pittshurgh,l for
r,,irorr,s 60 nc follows.
0OSj up;fo,ms ot $40 500 $50
az ,,o;rs &c nartaloons ot 81 T35
-.
600 5S5
This largo bill the h.qq:rer says, was
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simple authority oi Chaflee NJ Neal "
CITY Commissioner, as Agent-without an
er,lo-sament bv the Quarter Master Cen
49,, ,,. o.;do,oo h,, y roy avon
o...
SrorH to by any BODY. let uo'' curtin
states in his message that he had no
4 ,orts oxc,nt IN. officer, above named.
,,,, n...~,.l III 90 ;,,o,,oI,,
"p ''''ou'9 ." 1'''I'''"' "''
Republican sheet, comes TO the aid oil the
Iag,drcr, and after giving the substance OF
an interview with the Mcssrs. Frowen>
- 80 .l,... r,I,o,,.s.
helu D'o'' P'o''on' - -,
"Mr. NJ frowenieia' a luouloe' VI .no
firm OF +. FrownieId Dros' says ne was
unjustly treated IN the article Oh tIo !"
q'tircr. That he himself s"ore 10 Enc dc i
count for uniforms, &C. before a justice
oi Inc peace az nn' 'iao"'e s',', ~ - W
SouH' [gi was o.' s,", ,,iornd 90 social agent
h.. ;oy C.r,in that it was endorsed 'appro-
ycd by Gov Curtin, by q. NJ. Gen. Hale,
the Auditor General, ana py 'he 1I"se .to.
ce"surer , ,a,, Mr ,.oo Loma fJo"tbot his
firm was he thinks, the only one in the
City prepared to furnish the uniforms
within the specified time, and TO that he
attributes 'he Go'",m's IllI oo,,'."oS .a."n. Ut
.no s ein'S ''" ''
$50 fa,. We cot nothing for our trou-
bic, but on making further inquiries we
learned from responslo,e ,in, iirni VI o'UT. w
Vool NJ e. 70 Nor nair for uniforms of the
same quality OF material ana workman
snip as tha' Io ~ 'rs u"'o ";n "T III iii wa. W
moi moi occertcd @ and the contract was made
with Frowcnfeld, through
Neal at $40 per rpair. Il IS also stated 10
u.s. on good authoti'y; NN' t,tUt~';IC e' n;Corn,s M
-, ,nono e SO "a rneir of quality tul,
~ equal to those for w!,ich slO per pair
were paid"
The result of this infamous swindie is