, 1876-03-08
Judgs Taft, Of Ohio, Nominat-
ed as Belknap's Sue
C6sH0r.
Free Expression Of Public
Opinion Concerning
8elknap's Down.
fall.
Social Extravaganza and Female Vani-
" the Primary Causes
Thereof.
THE NATIONAL DISGRACE.
BUNCOMBE AND B1LIlNCSGATE,
DEMOCRATIC COMMODITIES,

DONAOH1OE AMI AllNA90A -
DEMOCRATIC COMMODITIES.
specias Dispa{eh tn Tbs Chicda, Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. g., March Tho first chap
tor In tho political treatment OF tho Belknap
scandal will DO found in the proceedings Of tho
I1on8c to-day. The partisan olltrncser which
tho Democrats. from tho first. havo sought to
import to tha impeachment, which the Rel3ub-
licans hAyo as much 1t heart aa they, was man.
ifoatod to-day with lta attendant PASSION,
bitIingasato. and{buucombo. Tho debate had q
vary btnple md quite needless origin. Mr.
Hiester Ctymos, ehriekor OF pAshos, cxposeE OF
tho eocrets Of 1adies' boudoirs, and professor Of
whining intonatfons, laa made auch o
desperate bluuder of his manage
ment OF tho impeachment proltminarics
that he venturod to take NC further stops With.
out aeokine tho tutorship ct the uouae. ely
NOR and his Committee associates Ind submit
ted to tho House q report on which Con. Bel-
kdap waH tmpeachod, and had permitted tho
witnoss upon which tho impeachment Was
based
TO EsCAPE THE CIf1
under thoir sate-conduct. Clymor and his Dem-
ocsauo colleagues ot tho Committee had caused
It 10 b known that. for weeks before, md without tho
noen the sps rssposos of 'ho confessions oi
~ CuHflCt tlD lh&o Wat HGCfC12EJt 1GC3
had also caused II To bc known that in theif capacity
Of private gentlemen they had been eatosyorlng u
s1ga fE1 a'fE.fo Y r. @
Of thu. womau'a Aushaud. Thero gentleman wuso
to the Grand Jury 10 giso their testimony against
Urknap. They ,wern sunmonod because thoy
10 nh es q ely , % nFo rTsy Ts9 ns y
s To!dt @ %he IN asa e s ssu b
h@w
% a a es e.. e. e sss psry
to ulnidtto witnesses, and to contrivs tho escape
posed 10 wait asers II fon IL cas Thsy ssssssly
asked for tnstructsona whathsr they should divu,go
no Information oa .hs noase " rhish ~ ~ no l9nsss
which, rrIyate gentlemsn, while ssekug 70 sh!ed
tho guilty, thoy bocauo posscaEcd
AT pELKNAr's wINE.TAbLE
aud oascwhetp. Tho dabato turned upon two polats
should not ss esdepee 80 % tho grand Jaty ana
the Republican proposition that they should testify ns
to tho evidence upon which shs Delkisp impeachment
waa based. TheTs hAs been greater exhibition OF
aro that II n to 10 tho forcruuner Of much bitterness
to COMO The Democrats from Tho outset aud to The
end maintained that tho puFposo OF tho Republicans
CONCEAL THE GUILT AND snlELp TIE CRIMINAL.
This assumption Wa Krnssly unfa!r. Tho 1sopub-
nso to e hsVo tom To IS s peen ay @
aud pc.satont In their demands for tho original and
polit!esl pa'shmont Of pelknsp tho only sstompt. to
cssc m h H. 5nund in IN rnnfs.strn ~ tl t ~
confcrrners f.twesn thn nn,ner.ffc LII sse!S
sn,i tho outy Itatnan Tne.a no,n1nit,ca,ns q.
.vnr1no ~ 'romn.rst;. ~ ,ti .es S NJ ~
trFrihin hIundars III ao r1i frr1n NAV H. n.a, ~
witct In their o[t44t sud private capacty thrx sea
reapona!blo. '''>'
The 0ourt wss Al fus 10 Tia IInnsc an, hrc.sh "
is privileges: Tint the criminal proosa hsh hee,, h.
gun II fho ius4nco Of Az Prasdent OF thn Iin,tnd
Hates fot Tho purpose Of proiect.uR Dsitn.n ana "
futmidatinR Nitneaaos They sunInrtei fi,r.c ~ nosi
tons with iii the bitternces of party entkIsi.
snd mover lost siqht Of tho Prcs,dentisl rannson'
All through the Demooratjo aehsto II wsu annsrhnt