The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-11
From the National Capital.
FROM OUR OWN WASHINGTON CoRRRQpoNDEs

WAsHINGTYos, March, 8, 1879.
The great gensstion and all absorbing topic OF
the time i,the fall and utter iuin and Disgrace
Tue suddeness with whloh the sad news was
broken to the public on THURSDAY last clarified
In this case as that OF the Oldest case Of human
transgression on RECORD the woman seems to
have LED ae nan as dEys R
onerate himself before the coJnmttce Of the
terrible charges that were brou9ht against him
and II is whispered by lis IT euds that he is not
so guilty as he now, appears but that he has
chosen to sacrifGe himself 10 shield her who is
dearer to him tnau' lie or reputation. 1t is
yesterday was highly hOnoreg and universally
respected official high in tho codnsels of the
nalion now stands lhpeaehed Of high crimes and
gIlty knuwledpe 8f the alleged transactions
unit. told Of 1t og hiA present wife and iIon that
moment he could ORtr no defense that wOuld
not seem 20 reflect 'discredit on lls manhood.
Overcome bv affection tor tho wife who had
made ms take he chose to acocpV the RESPONSE
bIitv and lhe shame.
The scene in the House On Thursday last
when the impeachment resolutions was adOpt.
ed was impress)ye ahd painful Mr. Clymer; 81
COMMITTEES, rose in his seat aud asked the pei.
mIs SION of the House to present report from
ance. Every Oody Knew what was coming and
Immediately the floor and galleries were all at.
tention. Mr.. Cymer was much excited and
very ne vOus. He stated that as his commit 90
had no clerk 1t had devolved upon him to draw
up tile report and other papers which he dc.
sired TO pl esent, und as he did not think s1y
| one but himself could deCipher them he asked
permission to read them himself which was
| granle and he advanced to he clerks desk and
read them in voice husky and much broken
with the excitement incident to the occasion.
1t appears from the testimony given before
| the committee that in the summer OF 1870 Mrs.
| Mrs. Bowers, the present wife Of General Bel
| knap, paid visit to the family of g. Z. Marsh,
| Of New York City that during this visit Mrs
nnu d lyaA Ia Ea
ohaye position as post trader at one of the
| frontier military posts, stating that she could
prOdcure y min such position. that the post
| trader at Fort sill was about to be removed and
| II he would apply tor the position he could get
| it. Marsh made application and was promised
| the position. subsequently he saw Evans, the
| post trader who was abouC TO be removed, and
| made an arlanGement by which Evans was oil.
lowed to reta.n the position upon tue payment
| long as ne was allowed " retain the place. Upon
receipG of the Il, st payment OF twelve thousand
| dollars from Evans to NJ arsh he Marsh sent
| six thousand dollaI of it to Mrs. Bowers. The
| first Mrs. Belknap ned In 1870 and In due time
| General Belknap married her sister, Mrs. Bow
| ors. after which the payments from Marsh.
which contil ued down to the fal of 1875, were
made to secretary Belknap. II does not ap.
pear from the evidence that there was any con
| tract or agreement as 10 these payments be.
| tween Marsh and General Bel Knap OF his wife |;
| simply that the money was sent and received
Alter reading the evidence, Of which tine
above is a Synopsis, Mr.. Clymer offered the fol
| lowing resolution
Resolved, tnnt w. w. Belknhp latb secretary
| OF War; be lmpeached OF high crimes and mis-
demeRnoIs III office
| Resolved, That the testimony In the case Of
| W. w. Belkn0p, late Secretary OF War, be re
| farred TO the Committee on the JUDICIARY, with
| instructions to prepare and IeDoI t. without un
| necessary delay, sun abls articles OF impeach
| ment of W. W d, BelknAp, late SECRETARY Of War
| Resolved, That committee OF nve members
| Of the House be appOlnt,d and instructed x
proceed to the bar OF the senate and there mi
| peach W. W. Belknap, late Secretary OF War in
| the name of the House Of Representatives anC
| Of all the American peop,e. Of high crimes ant
| that body that articles OF impeachment will II
due time be presented, and 10 request tho sen
ate TO take such action ~ they may deem pro
One hour was Ullowed for debate upon thep,
resolutions General Belknap having offered hi
resignation as secretary Of War. OF the u. q.
and the PreAdent having accepted the SAM
ABOUT ten O'clock on Thursday MOI nInR it wa
| argued during the dlscusslOn on Mr., Clymeri
resolutions. that as General Belknap was N
longer on ohieer Of Lhe Government that IN
the late Secretary was now private eluEel
AND was amenable only % the Courts and wa
entitled TO a trial by Jury as IN the case OF an!
ever seemed TO be in favor OF leaving the nai
ter OF jurisdiction 10 the Senate aud the resslu
ions were unanimously adopted The Speake
then appointed hessl .. ClyIner. Robbins, Blaok
burn. bass and DanfOrth oommittee 20 90 be
| fore the Senate aud modify that body OF tho nc
tiOn taken by the House. l fIlit3
1t has been a matter Of wonder that Mara
who showed such IeadlnesB 70 enter into col
rupt transaction Of this sort ehOul1 exhibit sue
an AmuunL Of spasmOdio virtue wheA sUmmol
cd 10 appear before the committed He test
| ic appeals 70 him to sava them from thejsham
| and dlaRrace Of exposure, that her brother be
sought him 10 leave the country, that tI9 Be<
s.sry himself osgEsa % Dim 70 mase a .taSepsn hs,
statement that would be lruo ea far as II " ent