Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-05-27

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nMt lord, OH ia.h bell On my iieht
hand md ofIitf iNn 0l.asi Ola citizen IN
Ohio, con touch beii again and o..
der The inprisUnme cod Of "a Citizen In Nee
York and no i1ulf on earth but the
President can roIelsc them. Can tho
Queen OF Engn and, u her domibions, do
NJ muchi"
IN the introduction TO the above item IL
was represented that Mr. Seward used tie
la nguage attributed to him sin n letier TO
Lord Lyons" We copied the article from
some o. our exchanges, and gave il no fur
ther attention. Recently, however, the
subject has been revived by the Abolition
organs, under the above caption-"d Cop
perhead lie Erposed' Tho State Depart>
ment appealed to, and the following al,
thor!tative contradiction given as conclu,
ave %proofof the forgery 'lie," &c.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WAsHTNoroN, April 81, 1868.
j. NJ. W. GLIsT, ESQ Dcdr Sir Yours Of
l22nd, %enclosir & extract from the "Iat,Ui>
geaccr," has been placed in my hands. No
such passage is to be tO,md in Mr.. SsvdrdS cor
r~espondeHce. That you may satisfy your
self, | have sent you tho volumes by this
days mail.
Your obedient scryAnI.
Gro. f. BAKER.
This is conclusive-vcry. "No such
passage is TO be found in Mr.. Stewards cori
responde@ !" and ii is a 'copperhead lie"
to say that he did. Now, We have the
authority Of the editor of tho Vcnango
Spectator a gentleman whom we know to
be entirely truthful and candid, ard a We,
ry close observer of the passing incidents
in the political world-for saying tina.
Lord Lyons. the British Minister, arerS
that Fr, Scward used the language referred to
10 him in a coavcrSoton"-the substance of
which conversation was communicated to
the British Government, and afterwards
published.
The "oopperhead lie" therefore. con.
sistS in saying that Mr.. Seward used this
language sin a letter to-" instead of q
correspondence WITH" Lord Lyon and
hence the denial of Mr.. Baker amounts 10
nothing at all. II makes a distinction,
but without a particle Of difference.
A New CASDiDA1E.-We observe that
the Berks County Press recommends 81.
mon Cameron TO the Loyal Leagues for
Governor. The citizens of Pennsylvania
would no doubt like to have an opportu>
nifty to put their seal Of condemnation
upon the Winnebago Chief.
Simon has been sentenced by q large
majority of Congress, and has twice been
condemned by the Legislature OF his own
State removed as Secretary of War, and
as MINISTER to Russia, he is therefore a
suitable candidate for tho Leagues during
the approaching 6 ube,na,orial canvass.
CHANGING ITS NAME.-A Republican hav>
ing urged an old Quaker TO join a So call,
ed Loyal League" got the following re.
ply
Friend, thou chLngest thy name too
often | have known thee as a whig, as n
free soiler, as a Native American, as a
Know Nothing, as a sneerer at the Union,
as a friend of the Union, as a Loyal Leagu'
er, and thou recolleciest how many more
titles, and | cannot trust thee. When
brother Obed fell from grace, and became
Il rogue, he changed his name, and ! have
found that whenever men design making
their living by dishonest means they are
always likely to do tho same. If thou
dos, ever adopt one name and set of prin-
ciples, and hold on to them for fifty yea RS.
as the the Democrats have done, | may
begin to trust thee"
The CAPTURED REPORTERS. The corps OF
newspaper reporters captured a few days
ago by the Confederates near Vicksburg
give a good account of themselves. In q
letter dated Jackson, 9th inst, one Of them
says:
We are now en- route for Selma, under
guard, and will probably be sent TO Rich>
mond. We have been fortunate, from
the moment we fell into the Confederate,
bands, in being treated with great kind
ness and courtesy, and having our situa-
tion made unusually pleasant Tor that Of
prisoners. | write this hasty note in the
Appeal Office which we are allowed to visit
on parole. Messrs. Dumble and McClana.
han are here, and, with other members o!
the press, have been very kind in their
attentions.
Yours, A.. RICHARDSON.
THE NEWS.