Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-13

Whatever may have huUn The short
cominps VI the Congress Just expired 10
has passed one measure ior which ID is on .
titled TO tho thanks Of the country We
nlludc TO the amendment of the Patent
laws, which provides that all patents
hereafter granted shall remain In iotce for
seventeen years from the date Of issue,
and that all extensions OF such patents
shall be prohibited We know Of no in
huence which has contributed moro to
the generalization Of The National Lcgis-
lature than the sums spent in lobbying
10 extend tho large patent monopolirs. -
1t is impossible TO estimate the amount
+, that has been llvishcd in this way within
the last dozen years, but its TO be counted
by millions. For the uture, thank God,
this source oftemptation will be removed,
and we shall be spared the disgrace Of
seeing the Votes of our representatives
publicly sold for the support of these un-
ljustihablc privileges. The only objection
to the amendment is in the length of
time given to patent Ten years
would nave been long enough a time
HeralR
BACKBONE roR SALE.--The owners hav :
wing no us" for the article since HE recent
cavcin of Republican leaders, offer for
sale a large lot of backbone. much Of it
nearly new, having only been uted since
Lincolr's Indianapolis speech, which it
now seems was misunders TODD 1t is all
just as good as new, and will be sold very
low for cash, or exchange for oil or any
other material good for lubricating Re
publican knee joints. Inquire Of the
Republican editors, Office hunters, or ex,
ecutlve committee. Also Of any Of the
squiriS or squircs engage in the riot at
City Hall to break up Union meeting,
few weeks since.-PatJJ,oy Post
The CENSUS or lSG0.--The LONDON
Times is fairly amazed at the last census
returns of the United States. 1t opens
its eyes IN astonishment, says nothing like
such growth has ever been witnessed in
Europe, and considers the statistics "as-
founding" The Times remarks; "if the
threatened dissolution of the United
States should be actually contaminated
the citizens will enjoy a singular opportu-
nifty of contemplating, at the very crisis
Of their destinics, the magnitude and
srlcndor of the political fabric which they
have just destroyed"
The Virginia Convention does not seem
to be well pleased with the inaugural
The seccssiOnists denounce it as war
message; modera te Union men think
they can discern n very small negro in the
woodpile, out.and-out Unionists would
rather have had something more explicit
and encouraging. But they say Virginia
will not secede at present
Judge Daniel Il. Nondcrsmith, of Ian.
ter, who was convicted nearly two
years ago Of forging applications for land
warrants, aud sentenced to twenty wars
imprisonment and $4,000 fine, had his
sentence commuted last week bv Presi-
dent Buchanan from twenty to three
years, which term will expire on the 5th
of June, 1869.
The great Republic is coming down a
peg The Nicaragua Congress has not
ratified the American treaty, and proba.
bly, will not. The Granadian Govcrnmc Mt
declare they don't want treaty with US,
and are n match for either the Northern
or Southern Governments of America.
Think of that.
The sudden flight Of Mr.. Lincoln from
Harrisburg was n very remarkable oom-
mentary upon the opinion expressed at
Columbus that there was nothing the
matter" "nothihr going wrong" nobody
hurt # nobody was hurt, it is now
very evident that somebody was terribly
scared.
young clergyman having in the hear
ing Of DIR. Parr. stated that he would be-
liove nothing he could not understand,
the doctor said-'rhen, young ran, your
creed will be the shortest of any mans
know
NEw Trial GRANrED.-Thc Supreme
Court has reversed the decision Of the
Court below in the case of Loguc convict
ed Of the murder Of Jared Lewis. Tie
trial will probably take up the time Of the
court at the May term. Clarion Democrat
The Democratic and Union Conyen.
tions of Rhode Island ON Wednesday
last, re nominated Wm. Spraguc furI
Governor, and the whole ticket as elected
last year.
John Covode and Mr.. c. II. Van Wyck.
of New York. who was recently "assas>i-|
mated" by four men. out subsequently
killed them all, have gone to New lTamp..
shire on an c.ectioneering tour.
Titan J. Coffey Esq, late Senator from
Indiana county. Pennsylvania, has been
appointed assistant Attorney General of
the United States, ir place Of Mr.. Mccall
mont, resigned.
Adiutant>General Cooper has resigned
his commission in the army. lie is q
brother-in-low Of Senator Mason, of Nir.
gina.
B1rThe State Legislature having adj
journed over from the lst to tho 18th inst,
of course no harm has been done in that
quarter, especially If they all left Harris
burg during the adjournment; but having
again re,assembled on Yesterday 10 con-,
tinue their feast upon the vitals of the
Commonwealth, VIC may soon hear Of
SOME object heing introluce1 IN still fur.