The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-24
ChlnteIIfgeneer.
Impeachment.

Ry,lIeI when '''u e"" ''"' ~, 80, "y"
,,,n,,d. after more than half weeks
-,r..ion. that the whole proceedings are
',.,,,l,t The merits Of the case are be-
,i.r,..eI a, though the accused were
.',,treI by the House and a. il the de-
,nn reached by the House either ac-
,gI,t,i or condemned the Auditor and
T,,.,ret whereas the parties are not
trial before the House. This is the
Il, taken by Mr.. Hutchinson, as indi-
,,J by him in few remarks just be-
~, adjournment yesterday evening, in
t,b h, also stated that the course in the
,,.., .bouIl have been for the commit
,.,o ,,port that in accordance with the
.,,nooi the House last February, i'm
,,,,hiurIhc Auditor and Treasurer, they
njhl6IIrd the duty assigned them. The
:,,,,, ,honld then have been notified
d,,,be article, Of impeachment and the
~ginony in relation thereto were ready
IN. admitted to their consideration and
alsncnI,
IA accordance with previous arrange
mont Mr,J. b. Jackson occupied the floor
I,be House during both the morning
,ol afternoon sessions, in favor OF the
m,tponemcnt II there was nothing new
,Obi, speech it was perhaps as much the
holloi tile subject as OF himself Assum-
ias,be same ground of defense that has
beeptraveled over by all his predecessors
ar,ilit /, A. hard ~ the the beaten high
uyin 40 far as he Travelled it, his course
of argument ran in the same groove.
Solhinsinliclablc, nothing impeachuble,
6,lhinv lot to the State, no oItense in
mllling out the taxes Of the people
for the private emolument Of officials.
The gentleman however did not alto
mlber follow the beaten line Of his pre-
jece,,or. The larger part Of his time
r,,,,Esnnnwilh what was intended to
ka pathing review Of the Investigating
Committee. A committee appointed by
hi. own party to perform a duty which
w,,,ooo, aware TINT the gentleman him.
an v,, on,o,eL l., having done. and
.Li,h having Jone, thew claim, 10 the
ho., of,Loir ability the gentleman from
w,,J,,n,lo,,ooL IN hold them nm IN thc
,,o,o o,nI con,cmn, of all uood men. II
..,m.I,oL, ,,,, in,ou, NJ ,Lo ventlomnn
,l,.,,,o,,I,, cowmi,,oc such mann.
nj, II indiyritv IN make tle lnbors Of
ho .onmi,,sa an odious that In tho IN.
,,.. ~, .,,,,,,,;,,oo o,rII ov.r ovoir he
,,t..l IA inyo.tig,,o ,lo misdceds of thc
n,,,y with o,hor ;n,rn, thun 10 admin.
i.n, Lo,vv co,, ot whitewosh If.
,L,,ooI,Lo commi,,es with being nni.
n,,aJ ly mo,iyo. n revonvs nor,oroI
onmi,v t.r ,lo ,-o,iGco,ion n which thew
.onnh, n,, ,o,,;monv hn, on;nior ro,l;-
,0o, incon,rnyo,,ihIo sviderco In,
Loo,.v uoI v;yo, .couJol" Tho ,on,Io.
m,n .e.m, ,o Lo n ,ho mimic" ,Lo,
uo ln,iro,, ,of,urnv.,,;,,,ir, If Commit,
,ee liLo ,L,, n = ,r.nI irry i. morolv
conGro5 ,n ,,,o rooo,,io,, II 0,;Iona.
vLil,in to, H.. L,,,t,,a,, - .,a,, ;, ,,.,s.,
miuoo +, IA imn,,,on;Io,o, rLa.aa.,
I'M, fov n M, ronJo,. mLo i, NO., Laa,r
h,, Ia ,noh .,,n. =. i,..o oo,,,. ..,,,,;.
tbe putvicw of tbo nro,on, uouvo com.
miuOp. dutie. f,c,s oro ,root ,lif,icpl, N
ie,,p, out Mon who in oHtc;oI .,o,ioc
engage in rcprebensihle nrocticcs n use
amiIlevnrc.,;or II ,hov oro ,it,oJ with
common shrCwdposs rui out tbo;r foo,ors
make their opprooches corcrullv and nv
circntlou, routes Thcv cover nm their
tracks, thew mt nothing in block and
white and in many cosrs their ia simnIv
An understanding, II /, onlv whom oGi.
ciaI. have long indulved with imnuri.
" in reprehensible nractices tboi
they become careless, and corruo,ion
stalks at noondav. Investigating Com.
nittecs must take hold Of evcrv
thread that will lead them into ,be
inner tccesscs Of the lnbyrip,b. The
present investigating Committee have
reported to the House in detail M, orlv
The direct testimony pnumer,,,rg toc,.
but all the incidents hv tho ,;I ~ iii,
they were enabled IN rooch r,r,;o. rh,
could give dircc, ,c,,imorv E.or, ,i,o
cour.c pursisd ,owo.J ,L;s oon,,i,,,. +,
lea fair iptororcc ,ho, /, Lo, a.o..t,o,
the marx I, w,s ro,o. to,;,o,i u,.,
the Investigations nf The comm;,,oe
should end where ,hav db II v,s "a
the Serge,ulot.Arms NM. n do,;onod IL
show tip Radical mi.dced,. RHi tbs
committee, having struck n horor,, mn
their own exclusive ntonprtv. ltLs tho
man who ha, pu, hi, bnnd 10 the nlow.
would moi turn back, and tor this ',rict
Interpretation Of their dutv thcv woto
villided by their Marty uro., orI nav oro
mathematical br ,ho gon,lom,n t.on,
Wood. with tha incoroistapcv Lo,n n