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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

DIPLOMATIC WARRANTS s.-Anothel
one has fallen Diplomacy is fatal to
Radical big-bugs. That renowned
literary statesman, John Lathrop Mot.
Icy, was sent as Plcnipotcntiary Ia
England, short time ago, to settle
the Alabama claims or thrash the
British empire, but was ingloriously
assassinated and us Americans cheated
out of our Alabama claims, aforesaid
Motley is dead. That celebrated
masked battery hero, Gen. Schencl,
was sent few months ago to enjoy
the revclrics Of the English court,
but his avaricious desires have already
tarnished his honor and disgraccd the
American people. Schenck, like his
predecessor, Motley, is looked upon
by English gentlemen rs Il repre- senta,
tive American, when in fact they are
only loyal humbugs or vagrant states.
men, unified by nature to represent
any people above coxcombs. Vienna
Battery Schenck has engaged in q
moonshine mining and gambling
scheme, and for this low and cheap
method of robbery, he has been snub
bed, and as diplomat is fatally wound
ed, and he must be recalled or he will
be kicked out of England.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

THE NEXT REFoRM-Public plum.
der, we repeat after the election, and,
therefore not for the election, has
been no worse in the city than in the
federal government, If the reformers
want TO continue their good work, 10.
them organize against the now "Cus
tom House rings" the old "cotton
rings" which cost the government,
$3.50, ,0O0, 900, the "whisky rings" the
Sandstone. .jobbing rings"at Washing.
ton, and political rings generally. 1t
would be small gain to the morals
and politics of the country to kill of
the lesser and leave the greater rings
in power. We need at once a reform
in our taxes, in our tariff, in our in.
ternal bureaus, and, most Of all, in the
federal officers For every Hodge in
prison there are twenty Hodges out
of prison, and what is more, the Presi.
dent and his advisers, if not stone
blind, know it.-N. Y. Express,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

Now that Honest Tom Murphy has
been driven from tho Custom House,
is it too much to hope that he will
make some explanation OF the facts
respecting the donation TO Gen. Grant
of the valuable house at Long Branch,
which has belonged TO the President
these last two yoarsY Tho allegation
has been widely published and never
contradicted, that this cottage was n
present to Gen. Grant, and that Mr.,
Murphy was one of the donors. In
August last the Buffalo Courier as
serted positively that this present to
Gen. Grant was given to him sin the
interest of a real estate speculation =
and on the 28d of August tho Hudson
Gazette, following in the wake OF the
Courier, make the following state,
ment:
"John Chamberlain, notorious sporting man,
proprietor Of the gambling hell in Twenty fifth
street, New York, and also proprietor Of the Club
House and Race Course at Long Branch, is among
the leading subscribers to the fund which purchas-
cd Grants seaside cottage. The information
comes so directly that we have no reason TO ques-
ton II. The gift was made early last season,
about the time President Grant took possession OF
that valuable piece of property.
Again on tho 10th of September
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend gave
the story in the Chicago Tribune as
follows:
'Tom Murphy, Tammany jobbcr, discovered
soon after Gen. Grants Inauguration what sort Of
friendship was required at the White house to
qualify him for an Office. lie united with John
Hoey and Others to present the President with a
cottage and franchises at Long Branch the obi-
cation was discharged by the reinquisbment Of
the Colleetorship to Mr.. Murphy"
J And on the 2Sth of September the
intelligent New York correspondent
of the Springfield Republican wrote
that "Mr. Isaac III. Bailey was at one
time nominated for the Office of Col
iector of New York instead of Mr..
Thomas Murphy, but the ldtter'S cot
tdge gift secured his appointment. y
Other writers have also averrcd that
in addition to this cottage given to
Gen. Grant, Mr. Murphy presented
another cottage at Long Branch to
uGus uOTuCc OTlcTt WuO III NiUlullOil
of tho act Of July Is, 1870, figures rs
tho Private Secretary Of the Prcsi-
dent.
So long rs he was in Office wo could
understand that Mr.. Murphy should
not wish to reply TO this allegation,
or in any way to explain it; but now
that nc is once more free man, why
should he not tell the whole truth in
the premises +? Has he ever given,
either in whole or in part, a cottage
there TO Gen. Horace Porter Docs
he or docs he not understand that
this gift contributed to secure for him
the appointment of his successor to
that office? Or if he did not himself
give cottage TO Gen. Grant or TO
Gen. Porter, did any one else make
such gift for bin (? These questions
are interesting to the public, and as
they relate to the President the pco.
pie have right to positive informa.
ton upon the subject. Will Mr.. Muir.
ply speak out and give the whole
truth, no matter whom it may hurt or
help Y-Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

LOYAL WIspoM.-lIon. VIM. A
Wallace, although at home quietly at,
tending to his profession, seems to be
the evil genii which troubles the
dreams and hounts the waking hours
of some of our Radical cotemporarics
They seem to think that he is rcspon.
siblo for all the devilment done and
not done in the State. The old shod'
dyite who presidcs over the Lewis,
town Gazette, wants him arrested,
hung and quartered, since he will not,
as Speaker of the Senate, issue writ
for the election of a successor to the
late Mr. Connell. Upon this point in
his loyal wrath he breaks out and
says: "There is nothing too mean fol
that dCmagogue (Wallace) to be con,
cerned in" All because Mr.. Wallace
will not issue the writ in question,
when everybody but shoddy fools
know that he has no more to do with
issuing il, than the oman in the moon,
as that business belongs exclusively tc
the Speaker of the next Senate, who is
" no vIevCcu pesiues, MIR. Broadhead
is the dd interim speaker.
The wisdom betrayed by tho old
Solomon who presides over the Ga,
zette, shows how common sense can be
destroyed by prejudice aud bIgotry
and should be warning to younger
shoddy patriots who assume TO lead
and direct public opinion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

SNoBBERY ON TIP ToE.-The arrival
of the Russian Duke, Alexis, at New
York, few days ago, has set flunkey.
dom on edge. The American scion
stretches out his hand gleefully To
grasp that Of the Russian Bear, Shod
dy is on the tip.toc of anxiety TO get
at the young Grand Duke, and ncr
vous litter or chilly gigglo runs
through the anxious mammas and do
lighted daughters at the glorious pros
pect Of realizing the charming scnsa
tion Of being in fashionable jam
where they can neither sec nor hear
this wonderful production of nature''
divine hand. Yet they can breathe
the same air baslS in the sunlight o
his majestic presence get squeezed il
the writhing, wriggling mass anC
have their fnery smashed out of shap,
for the dear, darling Dukes sake
That is glory enough for once.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

MILITARY PowER.-Tho whitened
'epulchre of military power, hollow
and full of rottenness, has been twice
tried in France. Its exhaustion and
humiliation paid the price for a sem.
llance of strength and greatness.
Waterloo and Sedan ended the career
G two military usurpers. Let it be a
warning to the whole breed, for they
are never so near their fall us when at
the pinnacle of appnrant Success
The plot of Grant and his military
STRAPS against tho institutions of our
country, seems to be in full.blown
prosperity; but there is "many slip
'wixt cup and lip" Grant might, II
h, were not too headstrong and dol.
fish, profit by the examples of history,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29
7ne xYyth sena,oriay Disiyie,.

Tho Supreme Court has ordered the
two senatorial return judges to certify
10 the election returns of Cumberland
and Franklin counties, and issue their
certificate to Wcakley, the Radical
candidate for Senator,
This order is squareIy in the face
Of the decision of Judge Allison, OF
Philadelphia, whore three years ago
similar case arose, and through his
decision the return judges refused to
issue the certificate TO the Democratic
candidate, who had the most votes
This ruling of the Supreme Court
settles the matter so far as the law is
concerned, and in the future Radicals
must obey it as well rs Democrats
The Philadelphia Age, in referring to
the question, says;
ga singular ignorance was displayed
by Radical paper of this city, in
commenting on tho case of the return
judges in the Nineteenth Senatorial
district, who rejected certain returns,
Our cotemporary said What right
or authority of law has he to sit in
Judgment upon the alleged frauds /?
There is no precedent in the history
of the Common wealth Our cotem.
porary has short memory. Two
years ago, in this city, Judge Allison
established the precedent, and advised
Radical return judges to follow it, and
VIC venture to say that he and they
were highly commended for so doing
by our Radical cotemporary who is
now greatly scandalized when its own
OK is gorcd. At the time when the
case arose in the Nineteenth district,
we spoke of it as the doctrine of Judge
Allison, returned to plague the invent
ors. Gage, October 81 We cannot
now join the Press in abusing coun.
try election Judge for accepting as law
what was so laid down by n Philadel.
phia lawyer, the President Judge of
ono of our Courts, amid chorus Of
appreciation from tho Radical press
But the disapproval of Judge Allison's
doctrine by the Supreme Court will
not distress us in the least. 1t will
restore the law TO what we always
thought it ought to be, and afford a
new example Of the very different
construction it receives, when it is
for or against the interests of Radical.
ISM"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

THE ApING DEspoT. Grants
Washington organ, after alluding to
the late elections in the Southern
States, which resulted adversely to its
party, soye at will require not less
than ten thousand regular troops, judi.
ciously distributed throughout the
Southern States, TO insure free and
fair election in those States in 1872.
1t may be necessary that Congress
should increase tho army" Such an
announcement as this would stir the
people of France, at this time, to a
perfect frenzy. The use of troops to
insure fair, free election, in time OF
profound peace What effect will il
have in the United StatesY
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29
n Good Omen.

II IL alleged now that society OK
lists in the South whose object it is t
send North the Intelligent, peaceaJle
law abiding black voters of the Gran
government This tho imperial pa
pers call "The New Rebellion" Very
consistent--hypocrites!
Their moguls, Philips, Sumner ant
Wilson, have for the past decade lcC
the northern people in their lunatit
doctrine that the races are equal, anC
that commixture Of blood would i'm
provo the species. Notwithstanding
the revolving political dose, the people
North swallowed it, and are, with {
mad oomplacenoy, trying to keep i
settled, that their own pulled up opin
ion of self may not appear to bc stul
tilted by their action. But their natu
raj reason and judgment will be forced
to assert itself sooner or later.
Already we have tho evidence of {
return to rational action. Ii IL bt
true that such q society exists in Tho
South, and the mention of their in
tentions to send North the black "citi
zens," which the Beechers, Wilson's
and their kith, lose no opportunity Il
laud and extol, calls forth the cry o
"new rebellion" it is very evidonr
that those Radical fools are not willing
to make fellowship with tho creatures
they have made their own equals, il
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

LITIGATIoN.-A OH LAWSUIT De.
oIDED AT LAsT.-The controversy be-
tween Ross and Shoemaker for So
tracts of land, about $1,000 acres,
which suit has been on hand from one
court TO another for thirty years, dur.
ing all which time the best legal coun.
sci was employed on both sides, to
witi on the part of the plaintiff, Wm.
Banks, of Indiana, now deceased,
Joshua f. Cox, Of Somerset, now de.
ceased, John G.. Miles, S. S. Blair, II.
l.. Johnson aud the late Edwin NJ.
Stanton. On the part Of the defend
ants; Mich'l Dan Magellan, Charles
Heyor, Judge White, Henry d. Foster,
John Fenlou, and George NJ. Readc.
During the thirty years different
parties bought from both sides, while
sometimes the interest of the defend.
ant was sold out for cost This last
suit being for 200 TO 800 acres, and
involving the same question as the
first for II 900 acres, winds the thing
up, A. l.. Holiday having bought the
last tract the 9th of June, 1850 II is
mass of pine timber and lying about
seven miles from Altoona, on tho
Cleardeld creek, and both parties be-
ing enstrepe'd during the whole thirty
years aud trees growing, makes it a
very valuable property. This last
suit was brought by Murray Hoffman,
! the Ownpr of tho Shoepol,o, ,;,Io 80
James McDermitt and others, to make
title for Holiday, and was decided
asst week in the Supreme Court at
Pittsburgh in favor OF Hoffman. We
arc informed that at least $4,000
vas paid for attorney fees and $4,000
70 $4,000 for survey fces,-HoHiddys.
lurg Register.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

RESIGNED Tom Murphy
the man who made present of a hous,
and lot at Long Branch to "tho gov
crnmcnt" and was afterwards appoint
cd Collector of the Port of New York
has resigned, because of the clamol
raised against him as one of the Tam
many corruptionists, and Gen. Arthur
one of his clerks, has been appointed
in his stead. This is dirty dodge OF
the part of "the government" ALA
Grant.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29
Grnnf,s .Miiiinru Son.

President Grant, il seems, is not
satisfied with appointing to office
every one Of his own snd his wife's
relatives, even to the third and fourth
generation, but must needs sec that
they take from the people every cent
that can be made out of such offices
by any artifce that dishonesty and low
cunning are capable Of dcvising. BY
his latest and most glaring act OF
nepotism-to which we have before
rcierred-his son Fred. Grant, who
recently graduated near the foot OF
his class ut West Point and who
should have been assigned position
in the infantry, finds himself suddenly
translated to a lieutenancy in the
Fourth Cavalry. Only Presidents S
son-not even a Kaisers-couid have
received such unmerited promotion.
The country first discovered this
fact through military ukase, recent
ly published, ordering "Lieut." Grant
TO report to Gon. Sherman and to &C.
company that officer on his European
tour. Had Lieut.. Grant received a
six month leave of absence to visit
Europe, he would have been entitled
TO salary of only S45 month but
being ordered on sham duty with
General Sherman, his full pay goes
right along just as if he were actually
engaged in the service-s1S5 a month
and commutation of mileage at the
rate of ten cents per mile for every
mile of travel. TO ascertain just how
much young Grant will make out of
this, ascertain the number OF miles he
will travel and the amount of time to
be consumed, then proceed according
to arithmetcal rules Warren Ledger.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29


GRANTS TYRANNY. AS an idea Of
the tyranny in South Carolina, Attor.
ncy General Akcrman recently stated
that there were at present confined in
the jails Of that State, at least two
thousand prisoners, who were arrested
undcr the Ku Klux act, and more
arrests are being daily made. Grant
to day is exercising moro despotic
power than any Of the crowned heads
of Europe. There is no monarch on
that continent who dares to seize bis
subjects and thrust them into dun,
geons without first making accusation
and proof Of crime, and giving to the
accused an opportunity to be heard
And the loss of heads and assassina
tons which adorn the pages of history
for engaging in wholesale wrong anC
oppression, seems to have no tcrrors
for him in his wicked career. ThC
fate Of former rulers who oppressed
their people should be warning t
him, as no despot is allowed 10 escape
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

LOYAL GovERNoRs.-There is a nice
batch of Radical Governors in the
stocks at the present timo tor honest
men to gaze at. Holden, Of North
Carolina,was impcached and removed.
Butler was impeached for fraud and
corruption in Office in Nebraska
Davis has been disgraced in Texas
Bullock has stampled from Georgia,
TO avoid impeachment. Austin, Of
Minnesota, is now charged with hav.
ing taken bribe of $4,000. And now
Governor Scott, of South Carolina, Il
charged with fraudulently issuing
State bonds TO the amount of $50 900,
900. And yet the Radicals claim that
their party is "honest." Why, if one
of the Radical officials undor General
Grant was vaccinated for honesty, il
would not take.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

ONE ACCOUNT SETTLED.-The ac.
count of Paymastcr Hodge has at last
been settled in Washington, and shows
his defalcation to be just four hundred
and forty sir thousand t,co hundred
and fortyhiae dollars and forty .Serea
cents, (S446,240.47). Such is one of
the many frauds perpetrated on the
Treasury by other than Tammany
robbers. Not n dollar of this sum
will ever find its way into the Treas,
ury, and we would not be surprised to
learn OF Hodges promotion, because
he is "loyal' and "sharp."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

SPANISH IMITAToRs,--Our Minister
to Spain, General Sickles, has issued
an address setting forth that the
United States has refraincd from in.
tcrfering in Cuban affairs, simply be.
cause the Spanish government has al
ways promised that Cuba should have
all the rights Of great province, 1t
is to be hoped they are greater than
the rights Of State Of this Union, as
constructed by the present admins.
tration. Cuba has long been suffering
from "marlial law" which our Radi
calls are trying TO accredit hero. Fol-
Americans, Grant and his tool Acker.
man, can play Spanish pretty we'll
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

SELF REpRoAcH.-Gcn. Grant has
directed tho Postmaster General 10
investigate charges made against Mr.
Prosscr, ex member Of Congress from
Tennessee and Postmaster at Nash.
vile, to the effect that he accepted
pay for getting certain claims through
Congross. Admitting the oflonso
charged against Mr.. Poser, is that
my more heinous in its character than
FOR a President to take valuable gifts
from a man and then appoint him to
b lucrative position under the govern
ment
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

Or CouRsE Tho Philadelphia Age
says; The Bullock gang Of plundcrers
arc all clamorng for martial law in
Georgia; our City Treasury thieves
would also like to have il in Philadcl.
phia in place Of the law that says; at
shall not be lawful for any Council.
man, Of any municipality, to bo at the
same time Treasurer, or be tho sure.
ty of such officer, and any person vic.
lating these provisions shall forfeit bis
membership, and shall bo held guilty
Of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced TO pay a
fine not exceeding $500" y
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

WONDERFUL =. The Philadelphia
authorities are actually talking about
the arrest nf tho Ciiy Troosnror, who
has stolen half y million of dollars and
is a defaulter TO that amount. If he
is arrested he never will be tried, and
if any costs are incurred by his arrest
the city will only have to pay them
and add that much more to the sum
already stolen.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29


GOING TO rnE DoGs.--A Washington
telegram recently made the following
announcement
at is said that Attorney General
Alderman informed the President that
the punishment of corrupt officials in
the South was necessary to the success
of the Republican party in that Sec
tion, and should 90 hand in hand with
the destruction of the Ku Klux. 9th.
orwise there would be nothing OF tho
party left in very short time"
Commenting on the foregoing the
Savannah Nei0s says;
"Akerman's n fool. II he were to
put all the "oorrupt officials" of bis
party in this State in the ponitentiary
there would not be n sufficient number
Of white Radicals left TO make a small
sized funeral
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

KEEP IT Up.-The way the peoples
money is made fly in the hands of tho
Radical office. holders, says the Phila.
delphia Herald, Is q caution. Not a
day passes that we are not called upon
to record some evidence of corruption
and rascality. To-day it is Baily, TO.
morrow Hodges, next day Marcor,
then Forbes, then Stokes, and finally
Judge Wright is charged with having
fraudulently appropriated 100000 OF
tho peoples money. This last thiev.
ing official was connected with tho
Pension Office, Next,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

MARRIED,-IIon. George W. Wood,
ward, formerly President Judge OF
this judicial district, and for many
years on the Supreme Bench, was
married on the 10th to Mrs. e. ii.
McAllistcr worthy lady of Licking
ton, Kentucky.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

JUST LIKE HIM.-The Radical dead.
beat, Calhoun, who for several years
past has been robbing the soldier and
the widows and orphans of that class,
in the capacity of Pension Agent, is
the scoundrol who stumpcd portion
Of this State this and last fall for the
Radical nnriu IIi- -t---.H-c ~
Gratis was especially bitter, while his
own honesty and loyalty, like that Of
bis party, was held TO be God like.
Yet, now, Grant turns him out for
robbing the Treasury. And it is well
known that n man must be n very
mean scoundrcl if he attracts the
attention of "our gifted ruler" We
suppose Calhoun will be trotted out
next fall to blackguard Democrats.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

LAmENTATIoN.-Therc is q strong
cry for martial law coming up from
Georgia. The necessity for it will be
fully appreciated when we say that il
comes exclusively from the Bullock
gang Of plunderors. If they can &c,
the civil courts closed they will fec
perfectly safe. No doubt Grant and
Akorman will sooth their perturbed
souls by declaring martial law as soor
asprosecutionsar commenced against
| them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

"FoLLowINo Sulr"--England is fol-
owing the example of Lincoln and
Grant in her government of Ireland.
Newspapers that have tho indcpen-
donoo to criticise tho corrupt and in
sane royalty of the Queen arc sup
pressed, and their editors confined in
oathsomo dungeons. Thus much for
loyal and royal afllnitios.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-29

golden" PATRIoTIsM.-Tho Hon.
VIM. Pinckney Whyte, the Governor
elect Of Maryland, in a speech deliver
cd at Baltimore, the othor evening,
amongother things, said:
Wha, a shame that the talents Of the Evortsos
the Curlises the Picrponts, should be directed to
the punishment Of the robbers of the public treas.
ury In New York, while they close their eyes to
the greater crimes of the plunderers Of public lib.
crty.
Mr. Whyte should bear in mind the
fact that the tinkle of stolen silver, OF
the rustling of grcenbacks, falls much
Heavier upon the cars of the shoddy
patriots named than tho death cry OF
walls of strangled liberty. The groanl
and lamentations of a dying Stat,
never disturbs their equilibrium. Il
rather soothes their loyal hearts
while the hope of II large fee, or al
opportunity to display partizan malice
turns them into heroes, but OF lh,
shoddy kind