, 1876-08-19
ReIIsnrp,s acani.!aI.

ne Uctt uIii1I OF OtltllL -ps4AA1l N i--e
S-nais wiu prove great di-aPpaiu ma aut.
although it viii occasion no surprise. Such
q resul, as tbe High Court OF Inpascbmen,
has reached was anticipated Ioax ago, and
the effects Of the verdict ura uo- likely TO be
selt ia tie oauv1ss ia-ther then they have
,esu felt airszdy. The acgui-taI OF tbs man
wiz prove q gin only to himself, ahile in
ss.ae respects It vii 6e hur;faI 10 good gov
erumeut and rar, aGuiuis:ga-ior. BeIkaaP
gss p seif-ooafs=e-l t-iss tsls- IEs us7
tiled and acquitted only upo2 . tscal,cals'y.
II twenty-five Ser.a ors bad rot had "a greater
regard fos their own opinion uPoa question
Of Jurisdiction which fcw Of them are capable
Of understanding than for toe principles Of
ius'ica ,ha decision would have been the ye-
verse Of what l. Is. OF The other three who
voted mot guilty, the reasons Of 1-r.
Ea.oa. Of C7uuac'icu., as q matter oi coume
are pas, finding out. while Air C1aover, Of
Florida, and liz Wright, Of Iowa, believe
the charges were not sustained by he ev,-
lauc,. such be.ag 5hei- balief tlsir ac-ica
is justified 10 thai- c0usciancas and tlair
c5uarrvmea. A. 10 those who voted for ac-
4it,al because ,hey believed ,ha S,ua.e had
uoigrisiie,ion. ,hey simply strained lt eia.
and swallowed camel. It is easy 5,r
man TO set up his opinion aEafnst lie world,
but when he makes !; an excuse for a wrong
sci On lis oUH rarr he must expect some e
TIE o3.um which attaches not only 20 wrong
doing but 20 defending vroag. The yo,e
60 a-euit Bglsnap was vote to let q guilty
man esaap-, and, c91z-rua 1t as we may, we
csu make ro.hiug els ont GIFT.
As to General Balknap himself, 1t makes
!i.rIe real difference whether be was convicted
or acquitted. Iu either ease be v.as irls,r.ey-
ably ruined and I.s-rae-I. H,~ position Is
one that alternately ex.iios sympathy and
provoke ri5i,u'c, II vas Il bluG. hrar'y,
good u4'ur.l fIjow, who, as men 20, h-4
more IN him OF go5i than OF evil IN the
position ia li,a ior which he aas fitted by his
abilities and requirements he would have
been respected tlA the end o. his days In
M evil hong, however, he went 90 Washing
ton 70 ssrurs bi- retention "a pity oai1a
which President johnson had given hlm,
auI General Gran unfortunately looked upon
h.m Is a proper person 70 fl! The place IL has
u1E.i.l i-m.Iy. When E=~l.us al-d B..suap
-- ~sr-----.' - '-',' '-'''''' bringing 10 ''.'
Office neither 2'ei, '1'--''-' -'l --'l--- '- '---
s"es in military @'-'''' '-'' '"
Ulas..'.'' 10 rue ''-1 ~. '' ''''
'n.s-7s.'a s'ay s'e' s.'+ ..-- 80
ar- 'a." shown 'y Rs '''s' III ..'7 -.=.'.
f9l,.-ri-.y he vas al-o- lo''' 'i- -.'' 1911
lri'e oa.-a" even "-- P.''.'-'. "'l''. .'' i--
s'oa qa.rfs..ra win Tie o'--7'-'- 'I '-.. '.-'.'
"ra SO us. a'S ".." '.'N ''s ~ ''' -''.''' "
the e'"n'sy- a'S social n''-= almost -'i'...--
G."te.T began 70 o"'f"" Els ''7.s '".--
il m-E,5el WIVES ""o 's C'-....'l ''.'--
~ -o,.-.y' 5''' luxe 'he i''.''A ''.5''.' 10Y
Were without OIL m iae'T lamps i"1A ''''i.
'Hr ''".''.''h' "''" %. '.''' -
haze lagwn 'La' man who is 0.~' enough
20 give ou q "..- h.s' 's-t oil J. again. '.-
BE isnorrd rAf danger aud i'"s.. q We ..'''i' .
eT. The aa- came 7o7A enough oae .'''',
ius be awrke 'O ind himself a'saoa''.l ans
cs-. on. nom among 'nen by the revelations
of rha friend uqg" whom he had '1-'.- a'.
who shared II The Eni-5 and proN'' Oh '"1"
Transactions IN the language oi Az '-- anu
homsiy sayiu-, he vent up ike a rocket ana
came down Ike the sick In a moment hi'
bright, almos. brilliant, record As 9ra'e
and honorable man was blottsd ont Ills
mi-Iaels were -e.i-svidsat aud seli-ean;s'-e1.
i fall so great 7as IN i-sslt 81. .Gi 'iea- punish
!-hm-nt, p-shar=: Ju, when the S=aa,s de-
-rutasi 20 Try h:m a verdict Of guilty. was
u.c.s-.-~ a- he ,Gisi.l condemnation Of h.-
erings. Ac-ai'.al c.unJ, give him hack Gle
good usme be las us. no= the esteem IN
which !. was held, aud these were ihs only
.
,aia-- for uhich It was worth ais While to
contend
( 7 follows from al This that the vsraig.
which ,de ua,e pur Ep-n record Vas an
worthy Of 81 ..ors and OF ,hs country. In
/ asxi5ll'y og purpose "a che ?.si.-aapes Of .
rgtlis du-v vi-.l.d TO emo ions Of tender
ns sar a 7ar-5ual and Pl-i.5e-l friend =
-e.h9fes,,-v O.. tie lawyers sway5l rha action
IF .,.s ,.u-t Ns~s- v.sa j1Egueu. SO man
5f-s,,- v-r,r.-. Bs.h when cau-ia-r.i from -ba
ID. -..sga and Of conscience. =-l IN =--=-
MN. 49,. v-.- %, 7. -kasp's Judges ws have
-. -.,,.,,. ,vr.b them o. taair verdict. Il
,l...L.1 b-a, any aues. ion of The r..lt IS
the s,..s 20 convict we c54.I look wi-h
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