Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-04-06
The Articles or Impeacamsnt.

W. VIC NOuithittCN WI ehc OuNt-
ciary, presented articles to be adopted and
and presented to the Senate, In mainten-
aucc and support of the impeachment for
high crimes and misdeneanors in office,
of VIM. w. Belknap, late SECRETARY Of
War.
The articles are FIVE 10 number and are
worded in the usual legal pharseology. one
being largely repetition Of the other. The
first is ss follows:
That VIM. W. Belknap, while he was in
office as Secretary of War. on Oct s, 1870,
had power and authority under the laws OF
the United States as Secretary Of War, to
appoint persons to maintain trading estab.
lishtnent at Fort Sill. a military post ofthe
United States, promised to appoint ons
Caleb P Marsh to said trading establish
ment at said military post, and thereafter
said C, P. Marsh and one J. s. Evans did
enter into an agreement in writing, cub
stautially as follows: (EIere the articles
of agreement are set out in extenso) that
thereafter, on Oct. 10, 1870, said Belknap
as Secretary Of War, did at the instance
and request Of said Marsh appoint said
Jno s. Evans to maintsin said trading es-
tablshment at Fl. Sill. aRd In considera.
ton ofsuch appointment the said BelKnap
did, on or about Nov. 2, 1870, unlawfnlly
and corruptly receive from said Marsh the
sum of 81 500, and did at divers times
thereafter on or about January, 1871. and
about the end of each three months during
the term Of one whole, year, while he was
still in oHce as Secretary Of War, unlaw'
fully receive from said Marsh like sums OF
1870, in consideration Of the appointment
Of said Evans and in consideration Of his
(Belknap's) permitting said Evans to con-
tinue to maintain said trading establish
ment at Fort Sill; whereby sal | w. W.
Belknap was guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors IN once
The second article recitcs that said VIM.
W. Belknap, while Secretary Of War, as
aforesaid, did on November 4. 1878, will
fully, corruptly and unlawfully take and
receive from said Marsh the sum of ii 500,
in consideration that he would continue to
permit John G. Evass to maintain ira
ding establishment at Fort Sill, and that
he.did improperly permit the said Evans
to continue to maintain said trading estab'
lishment at said military post, and said
Belknap was thereby guilty of high misde
meanors.
The third article AYERS that said W. w.
Belknap. rs Secretary Of War Of the Uni
ted States, did appoint Jshn s. Evans to
maintain trading establishment at Fort
Sill, and said Evans by virtue Of the ap'
pointment had since, until March Q, 1875
maintained that trading establishment and
had before he was appointed in order to
procure such appointment and be contin-
ued therein, agree with Marsh that in con
sideration Of said Belknap's appointing him
(Eyans) to maintain said establishment at
the instance of Marsh, he (EvanG would
nav to him (Marsh) large sum of money
quarterly in adv ance, from the date of.said
appointment by said Belknap, in order
that he, the said Evans, should be permit.
ted by the said Belknap to maintain such
trading establishment at such sums quar-
terly during each year until December,
1875; that Marsh upon the receipt Of each
Of such payments, paid one half Of Belknap
while knowi- these facts, and having pow
er to remove said John F. Evans from
such position at any time, criminaliy dis
regarding his duty as Secretary OF war;
and basely prostituting his high Office to
his lust for private gain, did uniawfully
and corruptly continue said Evans in such
position, and permit him to maintain his
establishment to the great inquiry ana
damags of the officers and soldiers OF the
army of the United States stationed OF
post. as well as to the emigrant fire gh:ers
and other citizens of the United States; /;
whereby VIM. W. Belknap was, as Secre
'tary of War, guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors in office.
Artlce 4 charges Belkuap with having
received from Marsh large sums ofmoney
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