Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-04-01

,uuiiia,iug position, has never bri"ie
alien 10 the lot uf The United States.
WIKI corruption at the seat Of Gov
inment. and distru,t and fear among .
he people, the whole land seems IL .
be thrown into the horrors Of Il crisis .
from which 1t viii ca.ergc drhiiilatcd /,
and disgraced, or with stronger prin-
ciplcS and purer morals, and therefore
ali tie better prepared for worthy
Of lis Centennial, aud for
the Responsibilities Of It's future career.
The recent pr0xrG:ngS in Wash
inctOn have not added very much 10
the Information already POSSESSED on
the all-ahs1rLing topics. Matters IN
deed seem 10 remain in SiatU quo
and there i. after all, danger that the
prosecution or Impeachment of eX-
Secretary Bclhnap will end in Il meI"-
dramatic farce, in which the principal
actors have already begun to fall foul
Of each other. IN the abScEcc Of tie
ar;icl' Of Impeachment, the rrepara-
ton aud presentation Of which are
unaccouu:abIy delayed, General Bc!k-
nap has been placed under arrest,
cited before "A court, and admitted To
Lail. He is how awaiting the further
action Of bis acu>ers. When it will
be taken, or What it will b., nobody
can determine. The plea is revived
that the resignation of Belkaap reduces
lin TO the position of a private citizen,
and readers null and VOID the ac ion
,eading toward impeachment; and,
a. the result 81 the Whole, there Is at
least Il probability 'ha. be will escape
viii the loss If Office, and the disgrace
attaching to lis character.
MIR. CLYMER'S COMMITTEE,
To which the country already owes so
much, is making developments in
other directions bat, al present. the
information is too Indefinite 10 justify
the assertion of any positive opinion.
Mr.. Awful Grant, brother If The
President, has admitted TO having
.Lccu Interested IL various transactions
which wear vecy much the appearance
Of trirkHry, and 10 having received
nriva'e information from the President
him self, in advance, Of certain Office;
about to be vacant, upon which lntOr
na!iUu Awful acted with advantage
Such statement, if well sGbs'anliatcd
will prove as damaging 10 the presi
dent Is to his brother; and the object
presumably, is TO establish a q priml
I fac;e ground for n charge against ,h'
former. In other cases. The prCsiden
and bis fIaily have received valaabl
presents fro:n different persons, VIII
have subsequently been Rewarded
with lucrative offices; and the on!.
difference between this and the erin
of Bciknap is, that the one Was pai
, in cash, and the other ia Kind /
: either case there was corruption Q
/ favoritiSm.
PROF. SILLIMAN'S DISGRACE
Thc appearance Of this celebrate
, and once respected scientist hetoF
, the House COmniltce on Foreig
AElirs, to give bis version Of Il
!, Emma Nine Swiadle, was sad spe,
tacle. His narrative was not satl
; factory, either to tbs Committee c
. any one else who heard it. That
= was not satisfactory to the Professo
:. himself, was evident. lie locke
, pilifully humiliatcd. az he went G
i condemning himsci: cut Of his ow
> mouth. lie admitted much OF VIII
), has been charged agaiuS, him, eve
:, TO signing the telegram, i'll connectic
! with HusScy aud Williams, whie
= imposed upon the English people /
: making them believe that the nil
, was one Of fabulous value. lie sa
! be regretted having been led into Il
! sw!adlc. Ii 4 ll.ter subsequent
II addressed to the Chairman Of Il
- Committee, be has tried TO eXpla
~ away the bearing Of the telegram, al
:, Of his own general testimony in rel
:, ton to the mine. 1t is barely pos
. ble that the Professor is q silly ma
~ and acted without any fraudule
q intention; having been imposed up'
4 by men more cunning and desiguil
. than himself. But, upon his own ts
10 timony, the fact is undeniable that
20 helped, however unconsciously,
y puff into notoriety worthless spec
"a lation-a glazing imposture.