New-York tribune., 1876-05-06

orSA CARPENTER MAhIo n Di"NN
VERDICT OF NO JURISDICTION EXTREMELY
ppoRA1tE-MR KNOTT BATTLING AGAINST GRhAi
ODDS.
IDr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEI
w,suvGroy. Nav 5.-The further the impeach-
oont trial goes the more evident becomes the iac'
.hot the Managers on the part of the House are no
rootcb for tbe brilliant and able counsel for 'lle ii
,,oocbed Secretary. This is now the universal Noi
dict here although it may be hasty one loi SU' Sc
oral of the Managers have not yet been heaio' ino
xietory to-day was all on the SIDE Oh 'io 0o
Mr. Corpenter spoke for nearly three houis' laying
c.. a4ronC foundation for his argument, ana then
1T: ,,on u q structure at once massive, SYM
1..;ao1 ond nicturesaue. Nothing whatever was
~ 90 tho merits of the case the discussion being
oon6ned entirely to the question OF the senates
jurisdiction. .., A..
Mr. Carpenter laid down the broad principle that
Mr. Belknap is and wasat the time OF lmpeachment
nrivate citizen; and then he went on to show that
there is no authority to impeach private ciuzeh.
He said il is the office that is impeached, not the per-
son that impeachment is for tile purpose OF re-
,ooval from office and for no other purpose; and
that the courts for the punishment OF the cizen
on indictment. If man can be impeached one day
ont of Office, he can be impeached year out OF
Office. Mr.. Belknap can as well be impeached now
III
an officer He is not Secretary of War, and the
Constitution only contemplates the impeachment OF
a Government officer He said the courts are open
for the trial of the respondent, who, being pr-
cate citizen is not lawfully before the Senate. lie
closed bv warning the Senate of the great Importance
of the case and the necessity for settling IL 1or all
time 70 come The address, all in all, was remark
able one. 1t showed that its author had gwen the
subject severe labor and attention III was Close
logical argument full of apt references, ana cover
ing wide field of reading and lnformatloh' mr
Carpenter quoted from the Constitution, and even
went into debates of the Constitutional Convention
to show that it was only the intention OF the
trainers of the instrument to protect the State mot
10 punish the individually by impeachment; that the
intention was to provide way for getting rld Oh d
fa,thess officer The speaker also went back 10 tue
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson and read from
opinions of Senators Howe Edmunds, Garret Davis,
and Charles Sumner to show that they enter
tained at that time the same views which he was
advocating to-day. About o'clock Mr. Carpenter
closed.
Judge Knott occupied the residue of the session.
1t was evident that his line of argument was fixed
on before Mr.. Carpenter spoke, as he used some of
the arguments which Mr. Carpenter had exploded.
Mr. Knott is man of slight frame, large head, dark
hair white mustache and ford complexion, and is
ahont 4 wears of age He speaks easily, but pitches
his voice disagreeaby high. He makes many ges-
tures. and shows q good deal of earnestness lie
smoke only short time but made some good points
lie will finish tomorrow, TO be followed probably
by Mr. Hoar, and then Judge Black
II is generally admitted that the Managers have
the weaker side and that the Senate will at once de-
eide il has no jurisdiction. The arguments Will
probable close on Monday.