Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-09-05

sum from Uonover and $500 from
Holt IL tho sub.agcnts werc thus
liborally stimulated, the reward OF
the head professor must have been
still moro generous. 1t is understood |
that $4,000 had been placed at his
command for his valuable services,
and that his co-partnors in crime
quarrelled, and "lot the cat out of the
bag" because moro equitable divis-
ion of the bribe was not made among
those who contributed TO the same
evil work. Snevel, the accomplice,
told his tempter that he should appear
before the Committee to make what
amends he could; that "he had not
any rest since he swore to what he
did" 1t would bo super1uous to add
further details us TO the character
of the witnesses, or the unhallowed
means further used by Holt in his ca
pacity as Judge Advocate General =
but all will remember that these facts
were ondeavorod 10 be hushed up at
the time, that it was the Republican
members of the Committee who locked
up the evidence from the eyes of the
Democratic members, and that a Re
publican Speaker decided that Mr..
Rogers twas not entitled TO see the
papers, on which my opinions, as
member of that Committee, must be
based, until such time as the other
members of that Committee chose TO
allow me by saying that they were
done withsthem." He was, in fact,
only permitted TO see the papers
the day before ho made his re
port. II is teo late now TO attempt
10 fasten under-hand dealing on this
subject upon Democratic members,
although they may have desired to
use the confession of the criminal
against the men who induced the com
mission Of his offence Until the
statements Of these parties, therefore
interested in this matter, are supper
ted by some higher authority than
the letters pRraded in opposition jour
mails from Uonover's brother-m-idu,
Nathan Anser, and his co-associates
in villainy, twill only be adding fresh
crime to those already perpetrated,
in vain effort TO stem the fatal YER
dict TO which intelligent minds can
offer but one conclusion, and that is
thai dark riiiainy has been perpardted
BY officials high in pOloer and the bdsest
means used TO bldsken the President by
the most infamous agencies. Until,
therefore, some more responsible par
ties appear than those who claim that
they have been assiduously approached
by respectable men Of this community
(who deny under oath the false impli-
cation it would be in their cases
more reasonable TO assume, that the
same lavish means which purchased
a Conovcr and his tribe, have agen-
cies equally Iliable at their command
to carry out any evil purposes they
may design. Even the meek Mr.. Match
EFT, the Rev. (l!!) Mr. Matchett, who is
said to have been refused ordination
or office in the Baptist Convention Of
| ehio RNotNf 70 hhhi'hr III w Nur li'lii-
ETY. OF his proceeding ms intervening
agent, and the whole correspondence
of Ashley, Butler, and Holt, reveals
how low men will stoop in partisan
rage 20 overthrow by any and every
means, those who may oppose their
wicked policy.
The whole subject is revolving, and
reveals the degradation TO which they
have sunk. Merritt, another coadju-
tor of Mr. Holt, according to Mr.. A.
j. Rogers official report, received
$4,000 for his services as perjured
witness. His glaring falsehoods have
been so fully exposed, that .on his
return to Canada, we are told, the
man was driven with disgust from the
community. There has been hereto
fore an investigation of these charges,
to which Mr., Rogers at the time APP
pended his name, but it is 10 be hoped
for the cause of truth, that the villainy
of the whole transaction may be fully
exposed.-N. Y Express.