Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-28


Intended to issue o proclamation de-
claring the rebellion at an end, placing
the Southern States in the same rela-
tions as occupied BY them towards
the United States before the war, and
also granting general amnesty and
pardon. 1t was also said that Secrc-
tary Seward indorsed the position of
Mr.. Lincoln, although not able to be
at the Cabinet meeting. Suppose
such proclamation had been made
by Lincoln, wouldit not have been a
death blow to The Radical party Z
They would have been deprived at
one blow Of the power Of reconstruct
ing the South, orof intermeddling in
the internal aifairsof she States. That
party would have dropped dead, and
the Union would have been put upon
its former basis, except as TO the ex-
istence of African slavery in the South
ern States.
The Radicals would have been pre-
vented from overriding the Constitu-
ton, and, in fact, that party would
have been powerless, inasmuch as sla-
very had been abolished, and there
would have been nothing to feed their
dupes upon. But Lincoln was killed
the night after he had expressed him
self in regard to the proclamation. 1t
is probable the people Of the United
States would like 10 know why the
Secretary of War and Radical Con
gress permitted or directed Baker TO
receive the greater portion of the re-
ward offered for the apprehension of
Booth upon such slim testimony, when
Mr.. Stanton had it in his power to
force Baker to produce the dead body,
he being the superior officer and mas
ter, so TO speak of the creature Baker
Why was Baker brevctted Brigadier
General by Mr.. Stanton, soon after
Booth was said TO have been killed J
Although the Kentucky man tells
General Davis that he murdered Lin
coin, and this fact was made known
to Stanton, we hear no noise about it.
Congress has not appointed commit
tee TO investigate the affair, The
question presents itself, what has be-
come of the man who confessed TO
having killed Lincoln and tried TO mur-
der Sewardy The whole matter in
regard to him seems to have been
hnshed up in some way. 1t might be
of some interest to the public TO know
what has become Of Kingy is he still
in Kentucky, in prison waiting his
trial as n thiefg or has the War De.
partment taken charge ofhimg When
the dispatch from General Davis, in
regard to Kings confession, reached
Stanton, what order was given in re-
gard TO him, and why has he not been
tried before a Military Commission, OF
a Court for the murlerg
They hung n woman, who said on
the gallows she 1as innocent; why
don't Stanton have this man hung
who says, i murdered Abraham Lin.
coin 2 While all tho Radical papers
and stump speakers aud Congressmen
arc charging that JEFF. Davis was i'm.
plicatod in the assassination plot, why
don't they say something about the
way Stanton allowed this man Baker
to put away the dead bodyg Or cry
aloud and groan heary because Stan
ton don't hang Kingl Why is il that
no attempt was made upon the life oi
any one but Lincoln and Seward, who
it is stated, agreed to the proclama.
tion granting amnesty to all! You
will observed | accuse no one; but
there is such fog floating around
this whole matter, that /, for one
would like to be able to see more clear.
ly through IT,