Mr. CLARK. Mr. President, so far as I have observed or been able to ascertain what is the fact in these rebellious States, there are now there 2 classes of what on may call Union people. There are some fhw remaining there who have always been Union men; they were Union men at the breaking out of the rebellion; they remained Union men through the rebellion, and would not touch it or have any art in it. There are other people who have been in the rebellion, but who now call themselves Union men. I fear the operation of this bill will be to place in office the men who now call themselves Union men, and to leave the old, true Union men under the ban of these new and pretended Union men. I found this difficulty the other day: a man, perfectly loyal, who had fled from Mobile on account of his Union sentiments, and has remained here in poverty, desired to return there, and some of the people there asked to have him appointed postmaster. He came to me to inquire what were the propersteps to be taken. I said to him, ” Get some of the Union men in Mobile to ask that you shall be appointed.” “But, ” said he, “what kind of Union men do you want, those who have been in the rebellion and are now Union men, or the old and true Union men? I could get the latter, but they are entirely discard and will not do me an good.” I want the dept to bring up those old Union men, not the men who have been in rebellion and have now turned Union men, but the men who have always been true to the Government; and I think, if the Dept. will seek for them and bring them from under the ban, socially and politically, you can have in these Offices true nion men. But, sir, I desire to ask the Senfrom Connecticut one question. The difficulty, as I understand, here is that the Dept cannot find loyal postmasters who can take the oath, and so they can have no postmasters with who11 to lod e these stamps or sale. I ask, then, what o you want to sell stamps for if you have got no postoffices and no iostmastersl What are you going to do with a etter there when you put a stain upon it? Are you going to carry it afoot? think you had better establish your postoffices 1st.