New-York tribune., 1876-07-25
GETTING oy WITH IMPEACHMENT.
sKrr,H oF TnU AEGrNrNIs YESTERDAY FINAL
srErCH.S TODAY - 1E. ,ALrESILEs s.NsA-
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W,srly.ro>. july 2l-Thr impeachment cas-"
I4a.c good pro-rrs, to-day, and the prospect il1l
the arguments CO., counsel and manager, VIII tee I'M
l,lrd tomorrow is cuooUu-iug Mr. Lap.mm "I
the r1aag.I,. ~ hn had made careful and elaborate
preparation for long speech to bee delivered to-day.
was still absent too unwcil To bc present lie for
warlcd a certificate from the same physician made
Use of by Mr. carp inter- on two previous occasions.
Mr. Laphaus illness at tins time is rather unfortu-
nate for himself ard the managers; and it is init
mated that had hc been less earnest IN the sput oi
the case hc would have escaped his present sickness.
sit j.. all his careful preparation Is lost
Nh Jcnl.- was Informed last night that he would
have to take Mr. Llphams place, and So, WITH iItte
time FOR reelection study lac took h' no'r to-day.
He made his point, STRONGLY, but his speech Lacked
.,utiuuity. The whole ease he .aid, rested not on
coucstion of iuri,dI,tiou which had been decided
already but on the guilt or innocence of tie ac-
cusrd II will be remembered that Mr.. Marsh icNti-
tied that he gave Nr Bcll,nap half of the money he
received from the Fort sill post-rdcrshp rs pres
cnt Mr. jerks argued that present under such err
cumstanccs was nothing except bribery IN another
FORM one being rs bad rs the other.
lie wa, followed by Mr.. Black of Nlr. Belknaps
counsel to hear whom quite Il large audience lad
gathered lie Disappointed the expectations oi MS
friends. one of whom, a very prominent gentleman.
said tonight that hc had made the best oi very
had case and had argued against his conscience lie
dwct at length on the question of jurisdiction ana
then touched rather bungingy the receipt by Nr.
Rclkuop of the many Thousands of dollars from Mr..
Marsh Something had to bo said on this subject,
and probably Mr. Black treated it i'll the best way.
II l. a pr,tty difficult task to attempt To place the
conduct of Mr. Bclknap before the people as Il
propcr act when il is in evidence that he received
regular instalmcnts of money amounting III the az
prcgatc TO over $50, 900 from man Whoh hc du
not very well know, the payments beginning very
soon after the Secretary had performed an oilcEl
act bringing To the pockets OF the man he dd i'ot
know very we'll immense sums OF money ana ehu'hg
only shortly before the articles OF impeachment were
preferred. Mr.. Black did his BEST however anu
was listened 10 with the most courteous attention ny
the Senate He is not pleasant speaker ana IL was
difficult to keep the run Of his argument III the Sll-
leries lie made very effective Closing Which VIII
not however tend to help his ease among neha-
tors He carried the idea throughout ms address
that the money received from MI MARSH ny slI'
Belknap was present, aud he cioscu ny remlhu'i's
senators that the incumbent of the Executive man
sion was not above present-takng. lie referred to
thc Credit Mobiler Congressman, and to Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster aud others who had been
benefited by the receipt of presents lie Thought
the fact that Judge Pierrepont had contributed
500, 900 to the election of Gen. Grant was worth
considering, since he had received two Oh the nigh
est Offices in the Presidents gitt.
Tomorrow it is expected that Mr. carpenter VIII
speak, to be followed by Mr. Lord VINO VIII close
| the case. Ii is said that Mr. Carpenter VIII reah
| two autograph letters from George Washington
one acknowledging tho receipt OF some stationery
from n subordinate AZ a present, intimating that
more would be acceptable, and another asking to be
furnished by the Quarternaster-General with