The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-04
Jere. Black Before the Senate.

Judge Jeremiah Black appears for
Belknap in the impeachment trial before
the Senate. From the tone OF his re-
marks made ON the question OF granting
continuance of the case until after the
Presidential election, it would seem
that JEREMIAH does not stand fearfully
in awe of the august tribunal known as
the "high court Of impeachment In
fact, Judge b. was hilarious, humorous,
facetious, not having the fear Of Sena-
torial dignity before his eyes. Here are
some extracts from his speech on that
occasion:
The Committee on War Expenditures
had pursued General Belknap with re-
morseless eagerness. Ii they had taken
him out into the public square and shot
hin dead 1t would have been an exhibi-
tion OF mercy in comparison to making
the accusation against him. Even
though he were able to make complete
answer, entirely satisfactory to every
impartial mind, they had inflicted upon
him as much torture as humanity could
endure. Taking these things into ac-
count, was this a case to be tried in the
Ill
the accused had but one party against
him he could stand that, provided the
oiher party would hold back and lie 10 W.
This was case in which all parties,
while they agreed with each other in
nothing else, united In one grand chorus
OF execratlon upon the head of the ac-
cused.
DnDuoOnAUY KUN WILD
Ihe Democracy, since this accusation
had been MADE, remem embering its tradi-
tional love Of everything that was pure
and good in the Government, and its
profound hatred and contempt of all
manner OF corruption laughter in the
galleriesl, broke out into an. explosion
OF wrath, without stopping to consider
whether or not the facts were true. and
the general roar they sent up, Which
shook the whole country from sea to
sea, stampeded completely the party OF
the Administration. They broke from
their corral, snapped the lariats OF their
horses and went wild, and some rather
heavy stock went over the plains at q
furious pace. Loud laughter in the gal.
leries, followed by a reprimand from the
President Of the. senate.l What had
the Department. OF Justice done to pro-
warrant or process OF any kind. and
without any reason to believe that he
meditated escape, the Attorney General
surrounded his house with policemen,
and stationed them in it's nails until
they wereplentiful as the frogs of Egypt.
indeed, one would have thought that
this was some fallen minister OF an East.
ern potentate awaiting quietly the sig
nal for the bowstring. Yet the head Of
the Department of Justice was a man OF
learning and high character, who could
not be suspected OF intentional inJus-
tice. -
HISTORICAL TRIALS.
He instanced the case Of Floyd in the
reign Of james the First, who for some
fippant expression concerning the Elec-
tor Palatine was punished by Pariia-
ment, and was compelled to ride on
horseback through the principal thor
oughtares of Lopdon on TWO different
days without saddle, with bis tace to
the horses tail, and with the tail in his
hands, aud made to stand in the pillory
for two hours, to be pelted by the mob.
then whipped on the bare back, branded
on the forehead with the letter IL, and
finally ordered to be kept In Eewgate
prison for the term OF his natural
life. And that punishment had been in
flicted, not by q set of barbarians, but
lby the greatest intellects, the wisest,
most virtuous and discreet statesmen
that Englsna had eyer lpgsduced; among