The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-16
NUMBER 81.
Trying to Save Belknap from Inn
peachment.
WASUJ\GToN March :

Trying to Save Belknap from Inn
peachment.
WASHINGTON, March !.
| The scene in the house to-day was the most
| extraordinary of all that have been acted dur
ing this the most remarkable session for MANY
years. The excitement that it caused was so
great that it is nearly impossible even now
after lapse of three hours, to look at it calmly
AT times the applause, shouting and laughter
were outrageously uproarious, more befittng
| the theatre or the circus than the House OF Rep
| resentatiyes of the American Congress. Indi-
| viduals got angry and lost control of themselves
as the Associated Press report will show, but
| the crowd, the mass, was good -humored and
| Jolly. 1t was impossible to resist the impression
| that the purpose Of the Republicans was to
darken counsel with a multitude of words, in
order to obscure the true issue, which was
! whether the use that it was attempted to make
of the United States Courts in frightening away
witnesses in the Beiknap case should be coun-
| tenanced by Congress. All the quibbling that
was had was arttully intended but failed of its
| purpose. That Il great deal OF feeling has been
worked up by
| TIE COURSE OF THE PRESIDENT
| in directing the Pierrepont letter to be written
some weeks ago with reference to the whiSkey
| trials, is evident, and it is noteworthy thai the
| suspicious aroused by that performance have
not been ut all allaycd by the Xplanatorv letter
of the Attorney General sent YOU last night. In
| point of fact that letter, while it was intended
| 10 s,nooth the tronhIptj ,vnterS has onIv intnn
sitipd the fp.r ana confirmed tha LaIief 1bnt the
President has yn,,n ., RI ~ Ill n,toriousI- ol
| tic conscience would permit him III the defence
Of his Private Secretary. This atmosphere Of
suspicion is daily thichening about the Pres-
| dent, and such scenes those Cf to-day only
aggraNate it. There was more really
BRILLIANT FORENSIC DISPLAY
to-day than there has been before during the
session, and vet the House had the appearance
| of a mob of bair-splittiDo LAWYERS intent upon a
display of their skin and knowledge. NIr. la
mar said. tonight, he went into the debate with
| great reluctance, but that he felt that Blaine
had endeavored for months to draw him into
SONY sucn qulIIel' anu ihe 'eiiI' htlon pecaihf
to-"'S Hic>ist!po: bi1iiir Scc:nS ~ nav iau
o spa.io Ilr lug ,t ~ WY osni9i; @ aai @ i,
itb i r'il ;t
! Win /" ''esile ~ Hc'>ult s"ol"s Win H'il'
BLAINE GOT A VERY BLACK EYE
to-day. This is the almost unanimous verdict
tonight. While as a parliamentarian he has de-
monStratod himself thr master of thn IJouse
and while us a general dehator he is happy and
telling, he cannot eNp0und law. lie has never
nad any eoucalion III the direction OF the raw
anu IL "aS uiiiolttiittt lot nun tnat III MS
! spetch lo-uaS Whlie nc pfttehueU 10 pe answer
| M DrlSnI oi 1ehncaser, le was tooh"'S "hu
talhlil@ Il. L'HlaI. iie Mahtu np lne Wfohg Gus
worst dtupolh% ne mas eyer received IN us NE
nnrionrn Rl,ino tnund himself ntterlv nnohIa tn
! renlv. IIr could not utter 4 word. and SIT tbr
ini.I nr .homru and modification lie surn.n1- :
cd Veil In Hutler,s Hi role of huIIvino and
ta,,,ti,ie tbe o,,nn.ition intn indi.rnaf t7or'i,
| noS Luf ali his inmnnI,itv f.ilad In thrnv- thn
vjly .,ma, otl Ill onarI viii to.lavis ,Infnat
Goes aIimmerug his list titful hone for The pres
| idrnry. Indeed, since the Belknap AFFAIR hns
| hncn,n. n,,hlir h h,4 in his hnart>bod Lut it,
tIo bl,,,o III frionS ,,aoan thren or fnr
% .a+ fho ,,,ai,Tht of thnr in tIInnra far Bris
| t7,,- pu+ If Dajisnn, bnI ,,of LilirI Li,n ~;
| Lrief cnrrer os = lawIrr to-day vou1I rrrtainlv
| haJ,a tinishnd him
A'' il''''N
DEMOCRATIC REJOICING
/ The Democrats of Congress are in high 9lee
| tonight over their signal success in the House
| to-day. They say that the party iii the House
is Just getting ready and in good trim for real
| contest With their Wc!l-trained opponents.
! They have helped to-day to knock clear of the
| track one Republican candidate for the Presi-
| dencv, and it is their purpose to hit on the head
| in Il similar manner every Presidential aspirunt
| who makes his appearance.
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nt "HtIoIi = = ~! !, i,}' Ky
70 I''f l'ouHc "t W 'H' ''St "It"ij ulitE in
beiN'ap 'trtlt!t' oS aiu u.s. q lll
| TO pf"'eGt WHnt9sts ".u in"s WHY "pI"ie
| 'oh+t'9>'o'I,'i lHN'N'i9"'i'i-s N"iilHl''FtN'
ih'- i'-" - - - 7''
! In the House Of Representatives, to-day, Mr..
/ Clymer. Of Pennsylvania, rising to u question
| Of privilege, stated that Il aubpunt had been
SprN ed on him lit>I evening, issued by the SUI
premc Court Of The District Of Columbia, sitting
is Il criminal court, to appear before thai Court
and bring with him all the papers, checks, doe
umentS, etc.. and to testify in regard 10 the
charges pending III thai Court against the late
.Secrctarv of Var Two oi his colleagues Rob
bins and Hlackburn) has been similarly subpW-
nacd IL (Clymrr) had appeared before that
! Court and had stated that in obedience to the
! law he appeared at its bar to obey its order
but that II Il member Of u Committee of the
House he thought that it would be preiudicial
to the highest interests Of the country that him
self and colleague. should be compelled to state
what had tranSpirod in their committee room.
/ He (Civmer) believed such a course would not