Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-01-14
WHY SHOULD NOT Mr..
EFARTS BE IMPEA CHED 2


More serious charges have never
been made against the "Foreign Office, +"
or the State Department, than those
found below, made by the Washington
Post. If the one.iourth Of the charges
made can be established to the satisfac.
ton OF the people, the whole crew
should be convicted and exilod The
editor says;
George f. Seward was appointed
Consul General at Shanghai in 1861,
he not being twenty. one years of age
at that time.
o. B. Bradford was appointed at
Stewards solicitation, his Vice Consul in
1863
Seward renamed Consul General
1876, Bradford being his deputy and
confidential associate for fourteenyears
In 1876 Mr.. Seward was promoted
Minister to China, and John q. Meyers
of Pennsylvania, was appointed Con
sul.General in his place, and at once
entered upon the discharge of the
duties OF his Office.
IN iess .nan 'hree months DC us
oo'orou '"a' sys'e'na''e eo"cy ..
.nei'' eA'or''on anu enOez1'einen. nau
oeen auoP'Pu anu Puisueu " Drauioru
VIVA ,i. '"' A"o"'eueo a''u 0''uen' com
P'o''y u o0WAru io' nuinoer y
y0"''' N'u " o"'0 o''e'eu D'au'o'u
susi''"''0"'
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p.0o"''"s a,"r'nou Nv 'ue .'iehal'y
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oiS' oe""'u 'eiesr"Pneu MI h'"r's
ioi nio "PP'oN"i anu ia''noa''on'
in's teque'. nr' warts i'nmeu'a.e'
| y 'o"iP'eu ",'"' Notwithstanding Tue
'n",S'9 "iou III ms o"h uePar''nen'
against ootn seward ana bradford
III oruer 10 re'ieVe tue onlclal orl'
gands irom any possible interference oi
surVo'l'ahoe' Mr' -deyer was ordered
nome III apparent disgrace ana Dlr' u
whey nelis nominated 10 HI the va
o"n'y "l'nouV waiting ior cohhrma
',o"' congress hot oelnS then IN SOS
s'oni " eils proceeueu atohce 70 ohang
mai ana entered upon inc work oil IN
Veslgauon from whlch meyer nae
oeen loIceu oy MI EVarts 10 desist
Mr' Nels quickly discovered thal
bradford was the thiei meyer hac
cnargeu nun WIN oe'ng' anu having
appfenenueo MIN IN purlolnlng letters
iron' .ue MANS arres'eu' 'r'eu anu con
Vlcteu MN, ana sentenced MN 10 pay
hhe oi ezoV ana 10 Imprisonment iol
Two months
"'ioru' "'nou' protest serNeu ou'
'"s '0n.e"uo n"o pau 'no nne'
' "o.'s 'n''' 'eieS'apnou W "r
i-'"i'' All 'no i"o's' anu "SAeu iea''
" Su'pVHu MN irom nus ''oe'oo"Su
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~ '"'o ."Aso D'"u,oiu P'o"u.u
sun.y "nu ""' '0'"'"'''su " Jun "
""ai' ''n''neo'
n''o i"'.' w.ie - ~ 'n'i' oiuor oo'n'
,iuiiica'ou oy Mr, "e'ls 70 'no o'"'e
department. anu prauiorus removal
"sa'n aSAeu ior,
10 'n's Mr' EVar's mauo no reply
no"''"n''e OongreSS nie. a' ano i'e'
puoncan SENATE through 'no euorr as
II IS aiiegeu ana pe,eVeu' Oh inc o.a'e
department 'a'leu 10 connrm "r'
"eliS as oonsu''uener"'
ne was consequently oruoreu nome
oy Mi. hVarts ana man oy 'ne name
Oh o'ah' nominated IN ms place
IN tne meantime .he House Oh hep'
resentalives began Impeachment pro
ceedings against ooth seward ana
bradford, whlch were interrupted Oy
the apphca''on through seward :