Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-12
Our Washington Letter.


a months absence, we find the inhabitants hask-
INK In the hottest rays Of the sun, with the Their
momcter at one hundred degrees in the shade and
continuing at about that temperature twelve hours
out Of every twenty -four hom Sunday morning
until Saturday night Such a state Of weather
makes even natives Of the sunny South COM
plain, and long for cooler climate, And still
Congress il in session aud liable to remain for an
other month The city is therefore necessarily
lively for the summer season. What with Congress
sioua display and the "pomp and circumstance
Of an impeachment trial, the outside world here
have much to busy themselves with in the matter
Of gossip and news ON Thursday we attended
the opening Of
TnE IMPEACHMENT r4RcE
in the Scnato-for " farce II Is when we consider
the great expense and time it costs in comparison
to the real rcsultsof the trial The galleries were
fairly filled with a large number Of ladies well
~ gentlemen, despite the heat, which proves that
the interest in the affair is not wholly extinct.
Belnap was there, sitting stolid aud Indifferent,
his black broadcloth buttoned close up to his chin,
and his whskcrs in the most approved winter cos
tune. Ills GOODNESS was In striking contrus, to
the appearance OF Matt Carpenter, who was bust
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hard and fight 10 the last by obiecting to amy evil
dence in support Of the prosecution on the ground
that there could be no legal conviction, as the
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eNils tnat no" pese' t'e'n lhe u'uule No" 's
that the democrats ID lhe House seem determined
!" Insult 'ne senate as niue" as possible 10y ''"'n-
ing 10 nave Tue ilsht 10 10 "hat 'he constitution
gives Them no power 10 10 Inc majority IN the
House If composed largely oil men VINO I"'e anu
nave fought the government ana are sun iuU OF
that bitterness oil rebellion lhey came mere Tor
miscilei ana are READY Tor awning 'ha' WI" en-
barl'ss or impede the Whee's oil government
ihey nave been hnntng Tor hepuphcan scalps
ever since they entered congress and as the yield
In that direction Is confined solely to 6eneHl
Belknap these Republican haters are now on the
war path against the government under wise and
| just appropriations They have notasingle states
/ "A leader
Representatives may he truly said to have fallen
into ignorant hands. sam Randall Is insane upon
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proving conclusively that they alone are response
bic Tor the present embarrassing state of affairs
Al the conclusion Of his speech he took his loav'
OIL the senate ana III lie" moments une qH'nhe'
as secretary oil the treasury Blame snc'eed
MN IN the senate, pat "ll not take MS seat Inn
session owing to his health
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