, 1876-03-11
A Flint upon Which Marsh
' Acted, and Hied Him to
Montreal.
Gen, Boynton Possessed Of Facts Bear
Ing upon The Case.
he Is Accordingly Summoned to
Appear nnd Elucidatc.
Mrs. Belknap Says There Are Others
Far More Guilty than Horself,

CLYMER'S FIX,
AND lis COMMITTEES EFFORTS TO GET HrN OUT
or IT.
Special Dfspateh to 1nt CAfeooe 141bxne.
WARRINGTON. D. g., March 10,-1t is utterly
impossible for Clymer's Commlttae to escape
The responsibility for hlarsh's departure fSom
this city and his flight to Cnnada- Tho claim Of
the Democratic monbors Of tho Committee that
they hnd no power or right to hold him after
h1a examination Was Closed and to have de-
tained tho Witness further would havo boon to
commit m assault upon him. ls too preposter-
ously nbgurd to bo sobor1y considered. Tho
Democrats on tho Committee, constituting tho
ruling majority, are Of couTso responsible for ov-
erythinR which ia dono'by II, and thoir discharge
OF Marsh Was either duo 10 their ignorance Of
tho Law In regard to Impeachment, aud basod on
tho bcliof that tho written statement to which
witnoHs had sworn could bo usod as evidence in
the impeachment tranl, Or WEE b1undcr tncidcnt
to the excitement OF the OCCASION Tho moro
they attompt to explain 1t away Tho more they
ckll public attention TO this proof Of ttclr lack Of
common prudence, and tho hoavier will DO tho
load Of responsibility for tho faIlaro OF the Dcl.
kuap Impeachment, which they uil ultimately
Lave to bear.
mass EXPLANATION.
noon, fixed tho responsibility for MaIshs escape
upon tho Democratic members OF tho Clymer
Committee beJond tho possibility OF q cavll.
Theto Is probably no instance In political history
ilamentary law and usage and goutlemauly cour-
tcsy to ghin partisan end. Tho rrplinB OF tho
Democrats to BASS terrific ar1agnmont wcro
hvAsious, to tho oxtent that they wofo not bluB-
tnring rhodomontado. Dass r.nluly convicted
the democrats from tho record and tho attendant
circumstances. II is Shown by the records that
tho frat meoting OF tho Committee in the cnao
agatnse Dclknap waa not on regular
meeting in tho afternoon while the House waa
tn Bcssion, uud BASS aud Danfort, though in tho
House, wore given no notice Of 1t. They did
not know thnt Marsh hnd beou a,lmmoned. The
whoto affair appears to hhvo been deliberately
concealed from tho Republican mcmbeFH. Whom
It VIA learned that Delhnap had resigned, It was
proposed BY tho Democratic members TO dia-
.Aarge Marah Immediately, lcaru on tho inyenti-
CATION, and report tho facss to tho 1IouHe, tho
lfca being that tho caso bad passed beyond tho
Jurisdiction Of tllo House on account Of tho
resignation. This WIS opposed by tho nepubi-
'.nn NembeIa, and to them IL duo tho eifottd ut
anpeachMsnt. harsh was
DIBcHAnnrD At 1II8 OWN ltEQUrsT,
md ho particularly stated that ho wanted 10 80
70 Now York on the o'clock train. Lass op-
posed tho d!schnlso wton this re1ueHt was
under discussion, nna gave pointed and sufficient
.reasous. No decision was nladc, and another
topic came up. In = fsw minutes attorward
Clymer, without asking II any ono objected
told Marah 1o vas dscha,scd, and oven wont 70
far In helping him awny IL y any that II there
wns not ttmo to get tho fecB 70 lClymer) would
got them and Rond thosn to ,Alarsh BY mail.
days. It viii be Remembered that Ills important
original paper has disappeared:
(7V the As4oc11tkJ IFtsal
1Ass' AroAY.
WASHINGTON, D. e., slatch 10:-1n the House
this morning, Mr. Bass, a member Of tho Tom
'nisteo OIL Expenditures in the War Department,
r1oceeded 70 make porsoud explanation II
reference to insuluatioua conveyed In two Of tie
speeches Of AiH colleague on tho Committee
.{llackbuzn) that the Republican membcrs on
t1ns Committee had takeu 10 part IN tic BeIkuAp
Investigation until tho proof WAS all in, slgnpd,
aud sea!cd. Ho showed that uu notice whatovor
Ind boon givou 70 tho Republican mcmbers OF
tho COMMITTEES until after tho testimony Of
Marsh had boon taken: 1io called attcntlon 70
Marsh testified vas held on Tuesday, The regular
day OF the nloettng. it contained evidence that
had bean bofots tho Committee On tho previous
day {slonday.) 10 asked why tho Republican
Tic spoke OF DR.. Tomlinson. whose mIaalon to
Washington lhd bqen to fix up the tnhtter, At
having been tho mSsaengor bctwoon MAssl,
and: tho Committee. il uns after sucl,
secret proceedings as tlloao that the House bad
been dramatically told, not onco only, but soy
oral times, that certain lnambols OF tlc Com
m'tleo had not cronBed tho threshold OK th'
oo,nn,tttes-foom until the proof WAS all In
siguc1. and scaled. II theylhad not. there was
therefore, greater rcaeon why thoy shoula nAVf
been notified Of this special and Important aase
The record OF tue Committee showed si'at tlest
bad boon ouly tuo meetings Of The Committee
up to tho timo Of this Investigation.
Ioyertipg to tho discharge OF tho Tisneat
Marsh, he {Dsss) dissonted distinctly md une'
quiyocally 10 tie stAtenent Of slr; blackburn
that witness lad boen discharged with tho
knoHledgo Of the cutirs Committee: One OF
Tho Republican nenben OF the Committee
(inesning hlnsselO had attenuously opposed the
AiEchargs Of the witucss, and had s!atod some
texsonn why, but tho witncsa bad been dis
charged At ,ii:3o O'Clock that san'o day. oblec-
tloaA had been made in tho proaouoe OF the Com
mtttee alone After II o'clock that day, whom tho
reY!guauoa Of Reoretary goltnsp bad eoen nosl.
fled 10 the oonsmtttee.. The Two aubjeots bad
boon matter of discussion. Tho reAaona which
Re {Is..s) had stated agalnHt tue discharge Of
MAusH Wac TIE SOLE WITNESS
in the case, and thtt hla testimony MA uucot.
1obozatol, thas II tho seeretu!y Of War enoud
be q wituusu boforo tho Committed. aud ahould
eery % 9sca'i Marah sad further shas ts
Eafety Of tho Comnitteo Gegardng la own
reputatou) Wuud not allow the discharge OF tie
witness pending proceedings. Tho dibcusaiou
Tesiapston Of the Secretary and tho diaehasgs
of wftuass} Lkd lasted several minutes. Then /
cgle question hsd been put to wituesa by Mr.
Dla}f. oonnse! for Belknsp, wituoss having beer
called In for that pu!poso, and tha1eapop, with
member Of she COMMITTEES, aud on tho sole 70
uupss Of tho vitpess, le waa discharged oy th'
Chairman. The nitnsas had than stated that b.
lsered to laayo fer Now York on the o'cloc!
train, ~ ho expressed II, aud the Chairman Of
fsro1 10 20 With him and got his foes. and sait
TIA. II hs had not A,no 70 got them before IL,
tain leit ho would
byxp ruan TO HIN 81 MAtL.
Msssh then inquired - to tho contract b.
tvosp hnssl9 and Evans, and rho Chairman
etated that he would send Ii to him by mtil in
fev days. WYusAs lhen loft tue room apd b.
(Hsss) had nd seen him siuce. Theae xeIe eh
fscts {a tue cdse. Thus mAn AAruh had taatltie,
10 tbs mps& g}ayo And sertous charger against
high okficer OF tho Governmsnt, and tAos
chnges Ind teea sufficiently proved 70 5uatif