Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-03-05

ghn0N.Iou ul tho party Whatever o.'o
they may lo. wo venture 'o guess lhat wo
will hear uo more OF the great Fyditu
rmly, and This ronyoea,on 10 doubtless
for the purpose Of pcrlormjng the bnpiis,
NAL ceremonies of q new ulmR patty
But il will be tho "samc old coon, and
nobody will be deceived thereby
Ezg Gov Morton. of Indiana, has ap.
pointed Ex-Governor Joseph A. Wright
Of that State United States Senator in the
room Of Jesse d. Bright Mr., Wright
was appointed Minister to Prussia y Pres,
ideut Buchanan. If the present party in
power would secure the services Of few
more Of "old Bucks" appointees, there
might yet be some hope for the country.
Let "old Abe" turn the "robJer' Wells
out Of tho Navy Department, and Il @ dcs'
pot Blair out Of the Post Office Depart
meut, and put Dix and Holt IN their pla-
ces, and the "machine" will soon assume
healthy motion. They will run it at
seventy per cent. less thar the present
hands are doing it.,
Ray~ The United States Senate has re-
jccted the appointment Of Major Will A..
Stokes, of Greensburg, as Major; and also
for the second time the appointment Of
the celebrated DR.. Leib, of Chicago as
Quarlermaster. The reason assigned for
the rejection o! the latter is that he has
already speEt million Of dollars that he
cannot account for. We presume the
Senate concluded that he had served his
country long and well enough. It is q
pity that so many of those well-meanng,
patriotic (?) Abo ltionists should copy af'
ter that notorious traitor Floyd
4 DsAp Late intelligence from Kansas states
that after several interviews between Gen.
/ Hunter and Gen. Lane, it is evident that
amicable arrangements between them are
impossible, and that Lane will return at
once to the Senate. Jayhawking Is below
par in Kansas, but seems to be at premi~
um in the American Senate, where such
men arc favored aad petted by those who
lay claim to the title of Christian
Bn-Une of our exchanges abuses the
Republican party very vehemently, be
cause it ayows no national principles
This we think is a mistake. The Repub-
lcans have certainly Incorporated at least
one national plank in thei: platform, and
that is nat,oaalroJbry We hope our co.
temporary will bear this in mind herear-
ter, and make the amcnde honorable.
THB SEATE PRIsoNrRs.-The President
has appointed Gen. John A. Dix, and the
Hon. Edward Pierrepont, of New York
Commissioners for the purpose cf exam
ining the State Prisoners nov confined in
the several military prisons, and determin-
ing whether they should be discharged or
remain in military custody, or handed over
TO the civil tribunals for trial.
Bay~The Jacobin Club who control the
Z United States Senate, were again defeated
in that body on Thursday last, upon the
question of administering the oath to
Benjamin Stark, Senator from Oregon. -
The vote stood 26 to 10. All the Demo
Gratis and Union men, and ten Republi-
cans, voted to admit M Stark to his seat
Bay~ A convention OF cotton and tc bacco
planters was held at Richmond one day
last week, to discuss the propriety of deS.
troying these crops rather than permit
them to fall into the hands of the federal
forces. Without final action the conven-
tion adjourned to meet next day.
The Sad Side of the Picture
The following private letter, written by
n former aftache OF the New York Pos o.