New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
CARPENTERS IMPEACHMENT SPEECH.
FOUR HOURS OF IT, AND THE ARGUMENT NOT
ENDFD-TuE BEST OF BAD CASE.

icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The arguments OF
managers and counsel in the impeachment trial were not
closed today as expected ana 1t is not certain ta
they will end Mr Carpenter had given the
Senate to understand that If he granted ADJOURN
ments some ago it would really hasten the case and
enable him TO in and close for the defense In two
hours He spoke four holrs day and from the size OF
the manuscript before him it is not at all improbable
that he will speak four hours tomorrow. He looked
somewhat hagsard and worn from his recent Illness anu
il must be confessed he like Mr. Black, did not come up
the expectation OF the fine audience VINO listened 10
him.
His opening very ne and he quoted Scripture Ike
professional making some excellent hits. lie laid the
sin OF the receipt the money from Mr. Marsh sqarey
on Mrs. Belknap, and cOncnded that Mr. Belhhap was
innocent Of al knowledge that the money came from
Fort Sill and he pressed the point that MI Belkhap WIS
innocent because he had been rigorous with Evans Fur
ther along his argument he made the American people
nation of takers showing thar Senators received
boxes OF cgars persons who have business before
the Departments for the Senators to attend TO, and he
called particular attention TO the receipt by prominent
Government officers Senators, members, and al hands,
OF railroad passes telegraph passes express passes &c
IIo said If Mr.. Belknap was guilty OF tax
Ing brbc from Mr. Marsh the public officers who accept
presents OF cigars and passes are guilty Of high crlLe
ana islcncanors He referred to the manner IN which
public live and said he could pack jury II he had
tbe facility of United states Marshal In NcwEngand
and i'm other States that would convict any public man.
from the President down. who spent $1,000 year. He
~ he would put upon who never spent $500 In
their whole lives who had never Travelled hundred
miles. and who had never ridden except behind farm
team lie made one point for his client that had been
overlooked while the testimony was being taEcn-haihey
that the letter OF Sr Marsh asking for the appointment
o posttadcr dated previous to the time when Mrs
Bekuap was seek at his house but Nh. Carpenter went
outsc of the testimony cases, and alluded 10
documents and points never presented IN evidence hut
gave no reason why they not brought In with other
testimony.
Some Of lis points were very dun and shly par'icu-
Iorlv when he appealed the ladies IN tie galleries
never to keep any from their lovers and nus
bands Mr. Carpenter spoke from his old seat IN the
Senate Chamber which he occupied Tor many years. and
from which OF the most brilliant speeches were de-
Lyerrd that were ever listened to In that chamber
While he was weak in places he very strong IN
Others and made pretty good case that Mr. BeXnapS
rather better than other in spite Of his having re-
ceiyed over from Marsh. whether he succeeded
I'm making Mr. Bckrap think himself innOCen; can only
be corlecturcd from the Of the eNsecretary,
which WAS that of supreme satisfaction with himself
Mr. Dclknap has kept IA very close watch on the case
from the start and has prompted his counsel repeatedly
and kept better o; the evidence aud documents
than any man connected with the except Manager
Mcmahon During the session there were six eXCaoinet
officer, ON one side Of the Chamber-McSsrs Back BAR
Dcnni.or Boutwell,. Williams aud Bclknap. Nh Car
pentrr will take the floor again at II o'clock tomorrow