Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-01-15
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The Burnside expedition. consisting ot
some any vessels vet fal from Annapolis
on Thursdsy last A boat. containing
seven soldiers, was svampod In the inn
barcolion al of whom were drowned. FOL.
They all belonged 10 y Massachusetts reg.
iment
Adyices from Port Royal. 4. C., arc TO
9Th inst Gen, Stevens had a brush with
the rebels few days previous in which II
was said the latter had been repulsed.
Tho Provost Marshal General, nj 81,
Louis has issued an order requiring oil the
publishers Of papers in Missouri (St. Louis
excepted) to furnish him with copy OF
each publication for inspection under the
penalty Of suppression
The Chamber Of Commerce of St. Louis
was disrupted on the 9th inst, by the
Withdrawal Of the Union members. in con.
equence Of the secession members reru,
sing by their votes to admit Union uppli>
cants for membership.
The armed expedition down the Mis-
sissippi left Cairo on Friday morning last,
II was composed OF alarge number Of gun,
boats and Eom $1,000 to 100000 men,
Altogether it was 10y far the most formi.
dable expedition yet put in motion in any
quarter, and if il connot open the way to
New Orleans, and suppress rebellion in
that quarter there is no use in making any
further efforts.
1t was reported and believed at FreI-
erick, Nd, on Friday last, that the rebels
under jackson were about to attack Gen.
Kelly at Romney, Va. It is thought that
the latter would be reinforced by the S4th
and 10th Pennsylvania regiments.
The Pittsburs papers Of Monday con.
tain report that Humphrey Marsha, at
the head of rebel force in Kentucky being
hard pushed by the Federal troops, had
burnt and destroyed all his wagons, mu,
nitiors, &C., and dsbanded his men.
The town Of Carbonier, New Foundland,
was IN a state Of siege at last dates, a
fierce riot having ragged for several days,
between the Protestant and Catholic Dor
tions Of the inhabitants, which could only
be kept under by the presence OF a large
military force.
The Democrats Of Indiana held their
State Convention on the Sth instant, and
n full ticket of straight.out
Democrats. The resolutions are highly
TEey set forth that the
restoration to power Of the Democratic
party can alone preserve the Union en-
dorses the principles heretofore put forth
by the National Conventions Of the party
declares the present civil war mainly re-
suited from the slavery agitation, aud the
consequent organization of geographical
torty ia tie North, producing it's counter.
part IN the South of secession, disunion
and armed resistance TO tie Government
condemning the course of the republicans
in the last Congress, for the rejection oi
all peace proportions that peace and
harmony would now reign had the party
in power shown the same desire to settle
the internal diSsenslons that it recently
exhibited to avoid war with England =
that the republicans had exhibited their
inability to conduct the government tbro'
the present difficulties; denounc,ng all
the violations OF the Constitution as usur>
pations Of power; that the disregard OF
the writ of haJeas corpus, and the impris
onmenl ct citisens in the loyal States, aud
tlagrant violations Of the Constitution,
that the seizure of Mason and Slidell was
either legal or illega,--if the former, nei-
ther nation had been humiiated by their
threats ifthe latter they
should have teen delivered up before inn
prisonment.