, 1876-05-06
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tho impeachment faros IA mors sxoitlngly ANUS
lnR shAa Any comsdy produced at our theatres.
Tbs principal actor Ia Matt Carpenter, who ar
rsJed his high, broad shoulders in 4 new dreea
coat on bis lrss appearance. but haa resumed hls
Ola brown ffockcohs, buttoned up a Ia fntlttaire.
Ae baa adop.od the Ben UutIer ety1e, deaaut, az
roEsnt. and somattnos sat[rical, seasoning hls
romhrkA NTH comments on the House, whtcl,
make III weak n1anagors sqnirm With rsge,
aud prompt George 11oar to reply with of
Tended puratanlcal indignation. Carpenter Ia
seconded BY those old Democratic D., =
DLAcK AND BLAIR,
rho have come down 10 90 from past goner;s :
tions: yot "Uoele Jorry." a. tho Tar fsmilta, =
torm Bnchanan'a Attorney General, Il ~ dehf
air and courteous As he was fifty yesrs t. +
Time han corrugated hta genial countenhnce. pu.
he handles bis silver tobacoo.box with tho grace
OF the old school, aud arraigns his Domoctatic
brethren seatod at the manRgors' tabIo almost as
severely ~ Carpenter. Aa for tho third counael-
or OF tho accusod Montgomery blair. he las
only spoken once, and then hp did not appear to
advantage. For Working political intrigue Into
norks, or premnturelY exploding electoueoring
schenea. u. D. fs hard to beat but ho Ia 4 fall
ure At an Impeachment trial as counsel for the
accused.
Tho House Managers hayo not thus far COW
erod themselves With glory. Tho leader, scott
Lord, Is Senator Conklnt's law paEtnoF, aud,
when he gets outdankcd br Carpenter, ho casts
~ lmpIoEing glance It the imperfous Senator. AZ
ssgere, they arc not with tho exception Of
deotRo Hoar. worth row Of cheap pins. There
tbey stt ali 10 row, and when Carpenter makes
point, they gaze a. thels chief, a. II respond.
Ing Ii their hearts. "uood Lord, deliver u /"
Far moro imposing Ia
... HEEoEASr-A1-Anxs FRENCH,
arTayod Ia bragH coat with blue buttons, who
annouuoea tho Managers on their arrival, worry
much - the onrncss are called At u country
funeral, and Who thou mateBtcalIy makoa proc
1aaation that the court is open, commencing
t. Hear ye! Hear yet! nEAn rE!!!" It is
really too imposing. and no spectator can Won
dor that tho Senatosn avail Themselves OF every
reasonable excuae for "rotiring for consnlta-
tion." This moaus leaving the curulo cha!rh for
tue more comfortable lounges In the tuarble-
room. where thoy can light their cIgass and In-
duige 10 corner chhso on Presidential prospects.
What makes shis impeachmont FARGO appeas tho
moro ridiculous, IL tho admitted fAct TINT
TIE SENATE 11As so JunIbD1CT1oS,
as Delknsp WAS private citizen when tho Houae
adopted tho articles Of impeachment. After
another week or tro Of argument: this will be
c,Y Of the courss OF justice,. whore alono ho
should have been arraiened. rLls will not
pioaso Hieater Cl5mer, Joo Blackburn, aud 9TH
or Representatives.. who hurfiedly concoctod thIs
bloning up the Republican party. and ,psuttng
the triumph Of the Democrats. Poor Hiestor
may 5es be hoisted NTH his own petard, and ii
Hll! te for tha country to eay whsiher this im-
peachment is worth the 0,000 or more which It
will coat in money, besides the delay Of other
business. As for
THE HoEsE INVESTIGATIONS,
they are bong prosecuted With ortJ-committeo
power. Every cosspool, and common sowcr,
And coal-holo is being raked and 1Ansackod, IN
the hope that eomo wrong. doing can bo fishcd
up whosonish to biAcken Bone Ropubltoan's rop-
ntation. Any impocuntous fellow residing at =
distance. who wishes 70 via,t Washington and
return by tho Centennial Exposition, has onIy
to intimate that he Is coEnizaut OF some act Of
Republican rasca1ity, to be Invited to the Capt.
toi At Government oxpeuae. and tho testimony
glyon BY oue-half Of these willing witncases il
so worthless that II Is cancolod and suppressed.
THE wu1sKy-n1S0s cnusApE AGA1xBr nR1srow
has been carried On with porsistons maIigpity
heretofore unknown In our legislation. and Bono
private insestisations By Bright. Of Tennessee,
acting aa : special subcommittee on Bis own
hook. finally became uobenEab[c. Readers Of
scotts poetry will remember tho scosn NTH
which tho Douglas declined to shake hzuds with
his guests, entottained BY toyst command, nay
ing: