South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-10

-'>-~''s ~-''s'~s S.'SsSSs Suoh w ctt0Ccf'
ated.' lie says that ''the next quarter
in which there will he a toppling will be
in the Judge Advocate Generals Dc.
partment. and after that in the Quarter.
master Generals Department; and be.
tween the present position OF General
Belknap ard that Of General Rufus In.
gals. inside OF thirty days. thsrs will
not he the toss OF . cent?
"rhe President Of tie United States
Is to he asked to rescind the orders Of
Quartermaster-Geners Metgs, requiring
his absence abroad, so that he shall
place has foot on American soil and be
within bailiwick Of tile committee, when
he will be summoned 70 testify 20 i,n-
portant measures involving the Quarter.
rnaster-Generars Department.. In a
word. Gen. Ingalls, and several other
officials are now ss completely in the
hand OF TIC committee AS Secretary
Belknap. The whole thing, from
beginning to end, 81 use the words
o:Mr. Blackburn, is rotten 70 the core.
When Senator Cameron was toll of
the fall of Beiknap he repeated the words.
terrible terrible And then, accord.
ing to the Gazeite's special, he went on
to say:
This comes, said he. from Grants
SYSTEM of appointments. He had fire.
quen,iy told him that lie ought not to
put obscure men in high positions. He
always had lot OF these unknown char.
acters around him. The only way for
people to live, said he. is within their
means. MIR. Buchanan and my self used
to pay from $ to $40 week for board
and two rooms, and we lived we'll The
Scripture is right-"Lead us not into
temptation
The Washington Star says that the
Secretary's fall had its origin in his
wife's weakness for display. Says that
paper:
at seems to be understood that the
bargaining was originally made with
Secretary Belknap's late wife. q sister of
the present wife. 1t would apl ear fur.
Their that the wrong doing originated
not in any greed for money for its own
sake, but through feminine weakness,
desiring to make a more distinguished
heurc socially than the salary Of the
husband would justify. Il is the old. old
story repeatcd-snother chapter in the
history of vanity fair"
LAW or IPEACHMENr.-The power
Of impeachment is derived by implica-
ton from the fourth section of the Sc
cend article of the constitution OF the
United States, which is AS follows:
The President. Vice President and
oil civil officers of the United States.
shall be removed from Office OH impesch.
ment for, and conviction of treason. bri.
berry, or other high crimes and misde.
nesnoTs."
The New York Herald says: Tile
articles OF impeachment adopted by the
House, IL is feared. will fall like spent
bullets The President has pardoned
Mr.. Belknap before the Senate could
try him The question whether, under
our system, any bat one actually hold
ing federal Office can be accused, tried
and sentenced according to the forms of
impeachment has never yet been dispos-
Ell orby American precedents.
There is no dispute, however. that
BellInap can be indicted by the grand
jury for the same otTensc for which he
has been impeached by the House. and
II found guilty the punishment of his
ofense viii comprehend that which
would follow impeachment, ami other
penalties not included in that. Under an
existing statute. il he has committed the
offcnse, ne is not only disqualified from
holding any Office Of honor, profit or
trust under the government of the
L. States, which is identical VIII the
las; part of the constitutional judgment
in cases OF impeachment, but he is sub.
lect TO imprisonment Of not more than
2 years, and ola fine not more than $40.
600. As has been already stated the
President has directed the Attorney
General 10 take immediate steps to
proceed with criminal charges against
Gen. Belknap. This Judgment and pun.
ishment can he inflicted whether the of.
fender IL impeached or not. The jndi.
cinry committee. with perha IS one ex.
ccptlon, are said 10 be- Of opinion that
CSC late Secretary of War is impeacha.
bic. IL is greatly 10 I've regretted that
any doubt has been left on the subject
by p" Presidents premature acceptance
81 N-. Belknnps resignation. BY this
has'y act The impeachment and tria! of
the resigned officer by the Senate may
be prevented Bar. SEN.
L.aee from the Redgned General.
WAsmNGroN. March G.-At midnight
tonight everything Is very quiet in the
vicinity or Gen Bclknap's residence.
Police officers ate on duty guarding the
h0use loo which be- is prisoner. One
officer Is stationed within the hall. anotb.
or iB boo 'front.' OF the house. and still an
rH.r Dob iAc rear OF tho premises.
Friends ri thc cK secretary declare that
He has never Cor a moment fostered the
iiea az Eight. Tomorrow be will Toe
formally arrested by Major Richards.
he chief of police Personal friends
who have visited Mr. Belknap tonight
Say That be appears somewhat more