New-York tribune., 1876-05-08
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyg.l

IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYHl
WASHINGTON, May THE argument Of George
f. Hoar, one of the Impeachment Managers, ia sup
port of the proposition that the Senate, sitting as
High Court of Impeachment has jurisdiction Of
lhe Belknap case was the ablest yet delivered, and
as caused those who heard it to reverse their judg-
hent that the Managers are not match for the im-
seached Socretary's counsel. Mr. Hoar argued very
ibly that the only proper construction that can be
put upon the constitutional provision touching i'm
Sachnent is that 1t the right to proceed ac-
'ordlng TO the usages OF Parliament against such
persons and for such ofenses those usages per-
hitted He continued:
NOW then, and this IS point OF THIS argument which
he slrohg one, II II is true tDat the power 70 I'm,
peaen at common law included the power TO proceed
ssas any subject for any abuse OF public trust without
i1espton Is not the absence Of any express limitation
loe nsiutlon almost decisive that IL intended 10
ve the denniton Of the person 10 the common law as
t ,b tne dehnon Of the ohense II there If anything
tle amers OF our Government did not leave 10 con-
a1etien, but expressed plain English, II was the
hSs sh on the power of dealing with offences N cases
tley Thought the interest Of justice OF liberty
q1leo such limitation. Tbev knew that the grant Of
mo NOV pT%er owe OF impeachment involved in it by the com
sfcai sasshing OF the term the power 20 punish for
@ onehses not ndictabe, ard the power TO mpeach,
sea ist i . ana sentence after the offender had left
6 The friend Of liberty and the friend of America
eu of putting the great seal TO treaties dis
S isf Sa. he left Lord chanceiior Maceesfcid in
III the sale ofilcts,
fosoveJ ~ - W ~ nne aud imprisonment proceedings
hoross;,n ~ tne commons after he left Office 1t
Una. hey should not have expressly confined
10 persons Office If IL had been their do
sS ~ " cohnne IT, 1t seems impossible that any pro
lon without debate. ~ ~" INV w ~
And again he said:
sresent constitutional provision, far affects
sbrh al can be summed up In two sentences,
ng tsv, paraphrase change Of the exist
lbnk 49, Va VIC existing law and these two sentences
,n precisely the contentious on the one side and
thi Ver We say that the Constitution In substance
me senate shall have the sole power 10 try
sr and civil officers shall be removed on con-
to Inc counsel for the defendant would state II
frn uugnent In case OF conviction shall be removal
Es "9e and disqualification ifhe defendant Is Will.
thatis the summing up OF the two propositions
IT Inc following were the closing sentences of Mr.
doars speech:
AMI own public life has been very brief and iusignH-
tso extending little beyond the duration OF single
te senatorial onice, but in that brief period have
slve I'VE judges OF high court OF the United States
lion VI oin ofceby threats Of impeachment for corrp
"a naadministration have heard the tau from
hps that when the United States presented
n the East 10 take part with the civilized world in
81 petition In the arts Of fe the only product
yonS ,usutions IN which abe surpassed all others be-
statA 49, was her corruption. have seen In the
ludses ~ Union foremost In power and wealth four
nolto ner courts mpeached for corruption ana the
rrans az administration OF her chief city become dis
The csi oy- word throughout the world have seen
Houss ot the Committee Military Affairs ia the
" place snd SsssX Ss sap.On sl,s SVut rise sa, IN