Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-27

EAsTE Y N.
Tho neiknap Impeachment Trial.

penter continued his argument for the de-
fense. III. denied that Belknap hal W.
ceivcd money with intent to have his OH
cial action swerved. and without that In
tent there was no crime. Carpenter then
spoke Of improbable crimes, and argued
that Belknap had not committed any
crime. and even II he had taken brides the
courts here In the District were compe-
tent TO deal with him. He commented at
length on the question Of Jurisdiction, and
cited many legal authorities upon the
subject 10 show that the Senate had no
Jurisdiction. The Senate had o perfect
right In its final decision TO consider that
already rendered: but those Senators who
voted guilty on the final question would
by that vote assert jurisdiction. Every
Senator who believes there was no juris-
diction must vote not guilty. II any Sen
Aiors regard the question Of Jurisdiction
settled. then IL had been settled in favor Of
the defendant. because less than two-thirds
of the Senate voted Ia favor thereof.
Having discharged his duty to his client.
lac now left him In the hands of the court,
confident that in a case Of this importance
every point would be considered and.
leaving IL, he would make his last and
Earnest appeal To those senators who be-
lieved there was no Jurisdiction in this
case. that they would do all In their power
10 save the defendant from q conviction.
aud not let ID IL said, ~ Lord Brougham
said in the Ease 81 0'Connell W. The
Queen. "The decision would go forth with
out authority aud return without respect.
The Senate took q recess 81 fifteen min
ute-. and upon Resembling Manager Lord
commenced the closing argument upon the
part Of the prosecution. He replied to the
argument Of Carpenter In regard TO juris.
diction. and claimed that the articles Of
! impeachment were sufficient in law and
bound every senator. He commented at
length npon the Law of bribery and argued
that II made No difference whether the
money accepted influenced official action
or not, the accused was guilty under the
law 10 this senate, ia the eyes 81 the
nation, in the eyes u the world. and In
| the eyes II history. Who dared taking the
responsibility IL SAYING that Belknap re-
ceisei this money but did not have his Of
fetal action influenced thereby Let the
Senate do 50, and see what history would
say IL the verdict. Belknap knew where
the money came from Ia him, and for
what purpose. There was the Isiba1s ar
! ticle, the letter of Grierson, and the order
IL General Mcdowell. Of which Belknap
knew. Yet after these things he received
ten distinct and separate payments--g gifts
they were called by the learned counsel,
Mr.. Blair. Nonsense /; q man who re-
ceiyed a rift from y friend was generally
proud of il, as evidence 81 being apprc-
| ciatol by his friends. But those gifts were
all kept out Of sight. They came under
The head Of e Addition, Division and
silence" Why did General Belknap re
sign the Office ~ Secretary Of War II he
were innocentr Why did he 20 down like
the oak before the whirlwindr Did he not
know that II he were an innocent man he
could still bc Secretary Of War. and no
man would attempt 10 turn him ont on ac-
count of his wife being In the post-trader-
ship busin,ssp His resignation was q
confession % his guilt. His counsel had
put in a special plea that the resignation Of
Belknap was In pursuance OF q contract
with Clymcr. Chairman 81 the House
Committee on Expenditures In the War
Department, Clymcr vas on the stand
Why didn't counsel for defense attempt 10
prove the fact by him IL the plea was true ?
Ii was because they knew II was false.
Lord concluded his argument and the
court adjourned upi.l io.morrow. and will
then proceed to vote on the final Issue.
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Ton fn.ithhas; wy sspp o;an, I'M
uaniss ~ H. Timh ca.,irv his aficrnoon
aaJ in,snd. having for lie front ,o.mor,
row morning. taking with him a small
boiy Of recruits for the Fourth and Ninth
Infantry. lie will make short marches
for the iirst few days 10 allow two add
uo.., eomranics vi the Fifth Cavalry 10
oyertake him, aud viii then press rapidly
forward. II is thought That General CROOK
will advance upon the Sioux within twenty
lalr hours after this reinforcement reaches
INN. which viii h in about nine days. A
b,ttle may be e,pscts,i almost Immediately
after the advance. as the Indians are
m4.sed in large numbers in the ~neighbor-
hood o. nrook'. command and sre rendered
~oyer-confdent by their late success, Ner-
riti's command amounts In oil to about
$50. which will give Crook al available
force o. something over . The army
Is well equipped; Is supplied WIN TWO
months rations, and oincers anu men are
alike confident that the campaign VIII DO y
success. IL Is senefally thougnI Una. an
stack viii be made upon the cavalry d.