Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 8, 1876, Page 1

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Additional Soraps of History Con- neoted with the Post- Traderships, Judgs Taft, of Ohio, Nominat- ed as Belknap’s Suc- cessor. Free Expression of Public Opinion Concerning; Belknap’s Down- fall. Social Extravagance and Femate Vani. fy the Primary Causes Thereof. THE NATIONAL DISGRACE. BUNCOMBE AND BILLINGSGATE, DEMOCRATIC COMMODITIES, Speciat Diepaten ta The Chicagy Tribune, Wasnixaton, D. O,, March 7,—Tho first chap- tor in tho political treatment of tho Belknap scandal will be found in the procesdings of tho Tonse to-day. The partisan olreracter which tho Democrats, from tho first, havo songht to impart to the impeachment, which the Repub- licane haye ag much at heart as thoy, waa man- ifoated to-day with ita attondant rasslon, billingugato, and{buncombe, Tho debate hada very simple and quite needloss origin. Mr. Hiestor Clymor, shrickor of pathos, expover of tho eoorete of ladies’ boudoirs, and profoasor of whintog intonstions, baa made such o dosperate binader of his manage- ment of the impoachment proliminarios that he yonturod to tako ne furthor stops with out seoking the tutorship of the Monge, Cly- mor and his Committes associates had submit- ted tothe House a report on which Gon, Bol- kdap was impoached, and had permitted the witnoay upon which the impeachment was based TO ESCAPE THE CITY under thoir sste-conduct, Clymor and his Dem- ocratic colleagues of the Committos had caused St to be known that, for weeks before, nnd without the Knowledge of thelr Republican ansociates, they had boen tha repositorica of the confessions of persons whoso = evidenco «was. —_stacesaary to convict tho Inte War Secretary, ‘They had also caused it to bo known that in thelt capacity of private gentlemon they had been enctoavoring ta shield from disgraco » Heuluely woman politically in sympathy with themeelves, whily at the sumo time they wore plotting to secure party advantage from tho rit of that wontun'a husband, ‘Thero gentlemen wero runimoned by tho local Court in a hearing preliminary tothe Grand Jury to give their testimony against Belknap. ‘They were summoned becauso thoy wore tho only witnesses boro who could prove the fact of Bolknap's guilt, They sppeared at the Police Court, protesting, and. protesting in words which wore ‘an inault to the Executive of tho nation and the party he represonts, ‘They practically, told the Police Jndgu that Le was party to ® conspiracy tointimniddte witnoases, and to contrive the excapo from punishment of the quilty Bocrotary. Th eypro- Posed to awalt orders froim the louse, ‘They severally ivulgo suked for instructions whether they shou! tho {nformation of the House which waa no longer thetra. They did not ask to diynige the eecrets of which, as private gonttomon, while secklug to shield the gullty, thoy bocamo posscasod AT DELENAD'S WINE-TABLE and olsowhere, Tho debate turned upon two polnta: ‘The Domoeratio proposition that the comamitico-men should not give their evidence to the Grand Jury, and tho Ropublican proposition that they ahowid tostity ns to the evidenco upon which the Delkuap impeachment was based, ‘There haa been no greater exhibition of partisan excitement at this ecssion, The indications aro that {t fn to bo tho forerunner of snuch bitterneas como. ‘The Domocrata from tho outsct and to the ond maintained that the purpose of the Republicans wan CONORAL THE GUILT AND WIELD TUE CRIMINAL. ‘This seaumption was qrosly unfulr, Tho Ropub- cans, whatover the motives the Democrats may {m- puto fo them, havo from the start been unanimous and perslatont in their domanda for tho oripinal and political pratshment of Delknap, tho only attampts to conceal ar defend which thore ia'as yot a rocord in tho caso ore to ba found in the confessicns of the accret conferences betwoen the Democratic Committcormen and the guilty Belknap, Thess Committomen sro endeavoring to compensele Ly partisan venom for tho terriblo blunders (if ao mild aterm may bo used) of which, in thelr offictat aud private capacity, they aro roaponsible, he Democratic argument was that tho summous of tho Gourt was an inault to tho Ifouso, and a breach of {ta privileges; that the erinilnal procéas ad bent bo- gun, the “instance of the President of tho United tates, for tho purpose of protecting Belknap and of intimidating witnesses, fons with” all sam, with aome good law sud’novor Jost sight of the Presidential compaipn, All trough the Demooratio debato it was apparent that tho Democrats were much troubied to conceal Uleater Olymer'a blunder in permitting the wituses Marsh to leave. ‘Thera wero nut » fow of the leading Democrats, despite thelr iulminations at tho Presi: dent, who felt that Tatlyrand's detinition of a political blunder applied: “Blunder! There 14 uo blunder,” hosalds a blunder iva crime.” It did not appear from the debate what is privately sald to bo the fect, ‘that Marsh TOOK WITH MIM THE ONIGINAL CONTHACTS, and the checks proving tho Parment to Belknap, ant that the Committea only has copies, ‘Ino Democrats sdmitted, too, that shero was no evidence before the Committee except that which lias alrcady Deon published, ‘Tho position of the, Republicans was defined tn one aentenco of Biaine's: “What te tho tho object of those investigations oxcept to bring affendors to crim- inal justice?” and Diino darod the Democrats to re- fuse to permit the evidence to go bofore the Grand Jury to weeure Bolknap's indictment, Ho defed the Dethocrats to put theniselves belilud ‘a technical priy- logto, ilege in order ta placo it asa bar to the ju. dictmment of Belknap. Ho challenged = them under tho pretext of « technical — privilege to close up the doors and doatroy the ends of justice. Blaine roachod tho climax of lis very impassioned spocch by tho bold defiance, “1T dara that aide of the ‘ouse to rofuse ft," Int thoy did. XAGSON'S ANGUMENT was compact, atrong, convincing, Ho pictured tho Democratic Committeemen as juvoking tholr privi- lege to prevent them from aiding in couvicling a man whont they have characterized as tho world's greatest criminal; ux {mploring the Mouse to protect theta from aldiog in punishing that crimiual id tho courte of tue land, He charged thom with attewpltiug to acandaliza the Excoutivo to divert attention from lhe escapo of Marth, Gen, Hoar mado @ strong argument in fayor of ending the testimony to the courta, and proposed tho amondment to that effect which was defeated, In tho course of the speech be directed a Ano piece of aarcaam to the Confederates, He charged them for 2 ¢ Chicago Daily T CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MARCIL 8, the lant elght fours will: having rem? a different Con- atitutfon than ourown, ro dittculs did they Gnd tt ta fiaterstind, ‘The Dunoerats carried lheir polot Ly a atrict party vote, GETTING FRIGHUTENRD, For nomo rearon (hore has xen for threo daya part a notlecable stampede ou the ubject of investigation among prominent Democrats, The resson wea sot ap> paront, but the fact has atfeactet much attention, peaker Ker han for thn past week koon tnost earnest and amphatio in his declarations againat tho policy of vSnvestigation, Ha ban carried this so far aa to refusal io sppolut such committera If ore d the cnly explanation credited is that {thas 4 sacertained that Vomorrate of hivh position are tain to sumer Mf thd campaign agaluat corruption (yous on, jp pee Bee THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, TNE CONGHESSMAN'H PROROGATIVIL, Wasuixarox, D. C., March 7.—1n the House this moining Mr, Olymer, rising to ® quostion of privilege, stated that a subpina had been sorved on him last oveulng, feaued by tho Su- protme Conrt of the District of Culumbi, sitting 8 a criminal court, to appear before that court and bring with him all papors, checks, docn- ments, otc. and to testify in rogard to tho charges pending in that Conrt ngainst the Into Socretary of War. — ‘I'wo of his coltcaguor, Nob- bing and Blackburn, had been siinilatly snb- peunod. Eo (Clymor) had appeared before that Couit, and had stated that in obsdience to law io appaared at the bar to oboy Its order, but tliat. aa a mombar of tho Committeo of the House bo folt it would bq PREAUDICIAL TO THE MIGHTST INTENCITA of the coustry that fis collesgucs and jumealf should be compellod to stato what tod trans- plrod in their committes-room. Ho believed such a course neald not only closa tho mouth of all witnewscs, bub in maby casos it would drive them from tho land. Ho said, further- more that, while not pleading their privileges as mombers of tho ifouve, they must ueverticless protent sxainet bolng examinud, aud would only couseut to be ea examined after on order being made ppecially to that end by the Uourt, Tho Court bad taken timo for deliberation, and had determined if it neoded their attendance thereafter torend for them, Ite had felt !t his duty to bring the matter to the attenticn of tho House in order that the House might take gach action da tho matter ag might be right, junt, end necessary. Mr. Blaine asked Mr. Clymer if the Court had asked or had desired to ask for any fnformation that was not contained fn the public ‘and was NOT A MASTER OF nECORD, and of publiio notoricty, He corld very well concave that the gentleman from Droneylvanta might not wink to ba called upon in that Court to tostify a8 to what ‘waa stil 8 committee necret, but what point of delicacy could arieo ag to those matters which were a8 common 8 Listory could make them, ho could not reo, ‘Mr. Clymer repiied that the Court bad not proposed to ask thom any quostions ot all, They were to be ex- aniued before the Grand Jury, If the queations were to bave been asked by the Court in the presence of tho public he might not havo as great au objection, but he bis colt jos had felt thet if thoy were to go be- | fore s Grad Jury whoso proceedings were necossarily secret, that fact would etrikn terror cverywhere throughoat the land, and would clore all avenues of terimony to the House and its coninittars, ‘Mr, Dialne reminded atr. Clymer that lis own prety- llego a8 a member protected Lilm, and there wus no power to compel him to tostify, ‘Mr, Clymor ropeated that he hod stated to the Court that be did not inteud to PLEAD HIS PBIvILtag, soit might not be sald that he intonded to exclude anvting which ehowd bo rightfuily known to the public, ] Mr, Robbing, another membot of the Committee, made s Uke atatement in reference to his being sub- ponaed, and doclered ft aa hie Uellef that the eftrat, if not the design, was to intimidate witnesses aud throttle tuvestigation, Mr. Danford, another member of tho Committee, gatd bo bad had nosubpoena togo before the Court, Lat he would Uke to know from the Chairman whether any additional testimony had been taken before tho Cox mitteo. Me. Lamar objectut to that queation. Mr, Blaine—Tho objection must come from a most tncoticclvablo motive. Me. Lamat—It misy bo a motive that you miscon~ celve, but, noverthohss, it ia a inctive whic hove, and that fs the preservation of parlisiucntary order, I mafutatn that no mamber has a right (0 reveal (he 8” creta of tha committee-room, 3 ‘Mr. Clymer sald thero had boon no additonal toatt- mony taken Lefora the Committer, but be repeated that thoattemptto drag forth what lad occurred in Committe could resv:t in nothing elce Lut detriment tothe public weal, . Pphee Mr, Bistho—~There sould bo no division, of soemtn; division, between the two sides of the House in regare to the vigorous prosecution of public criminala, What was tho Object of this investigation, excep to bring offenders to erimiuat justice? ‘Tho Gommiticos vould not punish anybody, " Livorybody knew that this was o brutum fulmen, Mr, Olymer—I havo stated the facta of the cane to the Hoveo, aud, if tho neceseaty finputation oriaen that some’ ono ‘fn thts Dintriet wishin tu clove the venus of ovitenco all over tho couutry, It fs not I who muke tho charge, but the facts of the run. Mr. Biaino—The gentleman closos the arenuos himself, Mr, Clymer—TI will not_permit the gentleman from Maine to impute ta me mnotives which I do not under- atand, or to pot insinuations in my mouth which I have not uttered, ‘Mr, Blackburn (anothor momber of tho Commulttee] sold ho was not aitrprised at tho uncastuens and’ nervousnces manifested by thogentleman from Maine. He (Blackburn) did not intend to charga that it was the purpose of the Executive to intimidute witnesses, to throttlo investigation, sud to ailord immunity to crimiunls, but he did nay that oleen thin bad pro- cera waa stopped tho country would believe that that ‘was tho purposo, and ho would believe it too, [Ap plause ou the Domocratic ride and a question by Mr. Naine: What bad proces? ”] It had goue forth to tho country that the Committes bad cunnived at tho abeconding of an important witness, ogainet ths pro test of the Kopublican meinbera of the Cormittes, ‘but {t was nocdlesn for him to psy that that clinrge was flatly falao, and bo only wondered that thero Itepub- lican mem! had allowed it to go out on thelr anthority without contradiction. Io went on to argue that it would be uttorly impossible ever to convict the Ino Secretary of War or any olhur Cabluet otterr ¢3- cept by THE TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICE, and yet the House wae now to bo told that an accom Piles woud not teatity Lefors a Coma'tion except at Is own peril, Tt was aguinut that that he retested. Ie intimated that the phroso “ Let no guilty man es- capo" would bo construed by tho couutry, “Let no man oncupe who dare tell on those who age in authori- ty.” Me warted the Houso that the voluminous in- Yealigutious that were now progressing would to stopped, and that {t would be utterly inipomible ta carry them further auccossfully unless {here waa a doclaration that the testimony of wituerscs should not boused against thom. ‘Mr, Lainar sxtd that there should mot Ue suy exbi- bition of party foeling or excitement 1n the provalence of auch solemn events ay wero throwing thelr shadows over tho House, Itseemed to hin thut the volco of factlou should atiesst ba bushod. He regarded this mandate, or summons, or subpana, isaued to mem- ders of tho Committeu' by tho Supreme Court of the District of Columbia us an outrage ou tho privilege of this Ifouns, “Ite did not say thut tho ubjeet of tho Court was to bush or to suppross investigation, ‘rhe question wus ono purely of parltunentary pelvilego, to regarded it ag « violation of tho privileges of io House for the Court to tasuo a summons to a member ond onder him to bring along with hin tte rocorda uf tho Hous, and to romain in omrt and not to depart until allowed by the Court or District-Attorney, Mr, laine—Doca not the gontleinan from ‘Missle. sippt' nee, and does not the wholo country neo, that, having porseaston of the evidence on whicit au fnufet: mont can be found, and having in {ts pussossion ocry Paper in the caso, the House puta Weel Lebind ite nical privilege and throws itaclf across tho in- Aictuieus of Helknap, and that today it stands a8 AN OBSTACLE, AND BOLE ONSTACLE, to the Indictment of tholate Hocrotary of War ? Mr, Lamar—Nefther the goutleman froin Miuelesippl, nor tho country, nor the goutluman tron Maine, evew any auch thing, Mr, Utsne—It te nothing Unt that. ; Me. Lamar—tt a anything Lut that, ‘The qeation aiinply whether ‘thts “‘Mouvo will - perinit: tty is records to nt the beck ond call of the Dis- trick Court, There ta no doubt but that whey tho investigation 4 compicted it will thin the discretion of the Mousn to permit tho courts of the country to cone in and get uvidence, but not pendonte lite, while tho investigation fs golug on, and while tho Committee is taking further toati+ Tony, Bucks proposition was moustrous aud rldle- lous, Mr. Biatue said he agreed with Mr, Lamar that while the affair waw iu Manno ft would be improper fora courttoluterfere, But that wa not the case here, ‘The question wa teatimony anid papei of ta Conitutttes to bowunt tothe Court, ‘the Horne could refuse it, or could sond ft, “And now,” eald he, impotuatsly, daro—I dare that aldo of tho House to refuve it! fApplause om the epublican sido, und great excito~ men Mr, Lamar continued bis remarks, which he closed by oifering a reyolutiou reciting the history of the caae, declaring thy mandate of the Court to bo braach of the priviteges of the louse, aud directlug members ofthe Committes to DISREOARD SUCH MANDATE. Mr. Kanon {nvited the iousu to lonk coolly at tho situation devoloped this morning, ‘The quoullon wus False era aa a gueation of priviiegy on tha bart of member of tho House who. had roccived a fudiclal in- Yilatton to ald im tho indictment aud punishment of a, crhoins!, It was sn extranrdiusry casc, and ous with. Out procedent and against procatedt, iio askod whether thera had ever boen auy such proposition aa had been suggested to the House, condemning the sworn execution of the laws because he bad Mid directed Lila suborifnatca to enforce theso Lawe. The Groud Jury was sworn to indict men qulity of crime within their: Juriadtetion, sud the Housu und Committee had na rigist to embarrass the Grand Jury Jn tho execution of tho Jaws of the Nr, McCreary reminded Ile colloague that the Committeo bad in sts, porwvasion & coutract which Hust be the foundation of suy proceeding for an in- dictinent of this offendor, and that that contract was robabiy fhe very thing that the Grand Jury wautod et hold of, Ir, Clymer remarked that that contmet was bo- Caleb P, Marah and Jolin 8. Evuns, aud that tho ind, 1876. Becretary of War knew nothing of it when it was made, nor for yoars afterwards. Mr, Raason, in the courne of somo further remarks, referred to an foterview which Mr, Biackburn hat had with ome of the partie ttnplicated, and austyeet= ed that the Grand Jury night have « desire to exatne ine him alout it. Me. Hlackburn ropited with some heat cf manner thatat tho gentleman from fowa sald that he HAD A CONVERHATION WITH BINS. BELKNAP, and at great length, he would copy the remarka of 0 Bevator,and would authorize the gontlenian f Towa whenever bo heard anybody making auch a at menttosay he bad bia (Mlackburn’s) authority for telling that man holies, {xeltement.} Mr. Keason—Do I tinderstand the gentlemen to say hn liad no conversation on tho subject Iuvolved 1n this Prosecution) involved fu thie criminality outside of antject whieh neither {he -gentlemau from Iowa nor suy other wan enu impugn. tr, Kasaon—Then f appeal to that statement and ask if tis not eo? If an interview waa net pertinent ty the cxse. why was itreported and made gubiic, and If pertizcutto the eseo why are not tbe Criminal Cours cf the couutzy entitled to It? [Applause on the Hemublican stdo,} F Ar, Blackburn—Win tho gentleman from Towa fn- form’ the Hause whether the newspaper raport {s Lite tuat he and bin collcaguoa waited in a body on the former Socretary of Wart Mr, Karsou—f vill auawer tho queation with moro cheertuinces than the gentleman as onewere! mine, Bir. Blackburo—Then T trust the gentieman will tell tua what orcurral, and whether La le the repoaltory for s cuufesstau uf sult, BELENAP AND THE IOWA D2ZLEGATION, Mr. Kasaen—I wall respond to the subpiua to clve suy puutement of fact in uid of tho proacention of the criine, Will tho gentleman do no much, or will lio load hie privilege and dechne tasilin the prosecu- tion? Beture the Cominittes made ite report thers cane o requew! to theentire Towa delegation fii Doth Houren to call on the Socretary of Wer, aa ho wanted to ce thom that day, We went io the ‘evening, Srna tornJanel meniters, and wo met this statement fron Baing ‘ Miben T rant for yon, gentlemen, Lahp there wotlld be nome opportunity to bs’ hea r ja tho Houee on this subject, I have uow Irarned that Iam impeached, so that ft fa nselice for me to trouble you with what I waa going to eay on tothe evidence in dts cee," aud wo loft him. Mr, Alusworth asked why the Iowa delegation had loft kim out, (Laughter on the Democratic cide of the Houso), Tho detata continued amid great excitement. and with frequent demonstrations of applauge and Iaupt- ter on either aide of the House. sir, Blaine was the central figare on the Tepublican side of the Houne, at which all shafts of eloquenca were launched from the Democratic side. The devate wan of such fength— extending over four hours—that {t is Impossible to give @ connected summary of it It wan pare Uclpated in by Menara. Hobbins, Alngloton, Danforth, Doebe, Cor (N. Y.), Bright, Hoar, Knott, ond Itooker, ‘Tho Mtepribiicans tnltmated that {le witnees Morsh bad been allowed to excape tho country through some motive which tho Demoerata had, aud it was charged on the Democratic sido that the President and Cabinet were inetramental fn driving him out of the country, through tntimids. tion. His escape was characterized by Beebo as that of an obevure, petty thief, and ho auggesled that the Democrat were SO INTENT ON GREATER GANE that they had allowed that miserable offender to allp through their binds, through the machinatious of tha Executive and Cablust officers. Tho Democrats, how- ever, he said, pi od to pursue not the Murshes, who were mere trichine, but the villains in hightplaces, and in thot connection he quoted the doggerel rhyiue “ome pait thotr hooks with mites of cliceno, And sit on 5 kennel to bod for floss, Othera bait their hooks with tigers’ tails, And alt on a rock and bob for whales, Tho gentlemen on elther eldo might pormue thelr fles-catching if they plearod, but the Democrata would drag from thelr turlid waters of pollution whales, and would supplement it, perhaya, by dragging out the Leviathan hunse!t, sud oxposing bim to the indig- nation of an outraged community. Finally, tho debate clovod, and the Tonge proceeded, to vote on the resolution offered by Mr. Hoar as a substitute for Mr, Lamar’, and whieh proposed to declare that membars anbpariaed were at liberty to at- tend the Criminal Court ond give such evidence and produce such documents as retatod to the charge ggainat W. W. Belknap for recelving a bribe from one ats o ‘The substitute waa rejected—yeas, Bt; nays, 128, Lamer's original resolution wae ten agreed to— Fons, 140; nays, 75. Ix count, Ropresentatives Clymer, Diackturn, and Robbing of North Carolina, and membors of the Committes on the Expenditures in tho War Departmont, appeared this morning before the Criminal Court, aid stated that they bad boon subpeenaed to appear’ before the Grand Jury. They denied the authority of the Court to tn- torrogato ttiem as to the testimony of any witness be- fore xcanitnittco of Congress, beatdes they sre constantly engaged in their duties, ag members of the Commit teo, whilch would make if inconvenient for thein to bo ent, ‘They did not wish to plead thelr privileges, Eutto cuter thet protest not only here, but on the records of Congress, for the country, District-Attorney ‘Wells said that ho thought be could remove the dificulty presented. In the fist place, he sald, he had no tuollve or dosire to ask memoet of the Committee anything as to any ma! festined to by say witners before the Committee and, 4n the recond place, white appreciating the datien aud engsgomenta of the distiugutsicd gentlemen, ho thought tho Grand Jury would Az such atime aa rould anbject tue gentlemen to the least ticonven- jetice. ‘Tha Conqresemen said in reply that, if they were ro- uired to go befuro tho Cirand Jury anit testify in rele- tion to any matter, ft would be Impossible for them, aa mombera of the Committesato give duo attention to the oxamination of the matters with which they were especially intrusted. Judgo McArthur remarked that ft would not bo competent for them to testify aa to that a witness aaltt before tho Conmittce, becanse that would be ouly hearsay evidenen, Ho would consider tho subject, end confer with the District Attorncy, #0 that, when the gentlemen were wanted, they vould beeolnformod. ‘Tho gentlomen then left the Court. ‘THE GNAND 20K to-day examined Col, Adame, Clerk of the Houxe of Representatives, in the Belknap care, anit to-morrow Williaa Tomitneou, Mtra, Nelkuap's Lrother, will ap- Potr before thom as 6 witness, peliee sake THE WAR PORTFOLIO. JUNAE TART NOMINATED, Srecia! Dranaten to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuraton, D, @., March 7.—Lbo Hon. Al- phonso Taft, of Cincinnati, who has boen ap- pointed Secretary of War, is spoken of by those who know blin aso man of high Integrity, snd abovo all repronch. Ho ie upwards of 60 years of ago, not very tall, rather stout, ands Inwyer of the old achovl, Somo years ago, as tho Judgo of a Ciucinnati Court, ho decided that tho Trusiecs of a public school hsd tho right to exclude the Bible. This identified him with the echool question in Ohio, and &-+pamphict written by him on this aub- ject attracted the attention of the Trealdent just after the DeaNtoines letter was written. “Senatora Sherman aud Thurman unite 1n bearing testimony to hie high chorecter and legs! attainments, He is ainan. of fanily, and bia practice lisa enabled Lim to lay up a competency, ACCEPTS. Spreint Dispatch (0 The Chleaga Tribune, CrxcinNxatt, O,, March 7.—Judge Taft has accepted the poaltion of Bucretary of War, ar PENDLETON. THAT UNYORTUNATE KENTUCKY RAILROAD CLATM. Special Dapateh to The Caicaaa sridune, Wasutnaton, March %—Tho rumora which haya gained such wide circulation, connecting the namo of the Hon, Goorgo Hi, Pondleton with the payment of a largo sum of monoy-to Mre. eiknap to securo favorable action on tho claim. of the Kentucry Central Railroad, havo rosultod from cortuin developments made in tho course of Clymor's inquiry regarding post-tradorabipa, ‘The facts aro of a oharactor to bring deop dis- grace upon tha Democratic managers of that Committoo, whatovor tho result for Mr. Pendie- ton may bo. Thoy show boyond quostion that Clymer and hia associates wero uot scoking to to oxposo corruption oxcopt where it in- volved Republicans, and that thoy declined to even go through tho forma of inquiring whother certain diroct charges made against ouo of the prominent Democratic candi- dates for tho Presidoncy wero tras, THE CHARGES MADE aro of acharacter to domand, and inovitably to recoive, national atrontion, In briof, thoy are these: Whon Mr. and Mrs, Marsh roachod Washington last wock, and beforo tho former appeared before the Committos, thero was a conference at tho Arlington betwoen Mire, Lelkuap and Mrs, Marsb, soveral other persona being present, all being acquaintances, and most of them privy to tho facts which Clymer's Committco waa charged with Inquiring about. At that futerviow, Bins, Marah, tn talking of tha various transac- tions of which abo know all, alluded to tho statements fn circulation in certain circles ta re ganito the Peudieton railway clsim. Mrs. Bolkuap said the etories were grosa exaggerations; that whllo in Dollaved smong sume of her friunde that sho recelved $70,000 from that clalim, alie had Iu fect obtained only about half that amount, ‘The Iepub- licon inembere of the Committeo know nothing of this branch of the subjoct tili last saturday night. The firat thing Monday Mr, Danford caused 8 unbprna to be insued for Air, Marsh, oud an ofllcor stariod yesterday for Now York to serve it, but Ain, Mab, ving, 46 is supporod, had "AN INTIMATION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, left (or Canada, Still, if ever brought before the Com- ‘will certainly tostify to the pails nee sHenea ony 4 mal facta given -d tothe courseof Mr, Clymer concerning tus walter, te ese is ax reported by those tm position ibu =. z 4 i Sse 2 1 to know of tho character which it Comocratic House Tonat take noticn of or atand full” Sndemned befora {bo conntry, Mr. Clymer and Mi g Jarel. fre, Dow. ers, Mra. Delknap, the Hon, Geo! #4, Vandloton, antl Otera, made a tour of Europe, a & zoo part of ft, to- aether, During thia trin the whd & arly boeeame pret well ucoustnted with the main / a-thus far devel oped, and others of salmilar o., ctar, When it be- fame known to some who wate of Thin party that Mr, Clmer bad determined to bring Gen. Belknap down, 16 waa reminded in the mont pointed torma that ff lie was detertnined toda this ho COULD NUT DECLINE To UNIXG MH. PRXDLETOX Mr.ciyraer constant org Tao: 7 Clymer constantly evaded the responsibility by #ay- ing he id not have nullicuint data ty reach Alte Ladle ton. He waa prewsed with tha counter-rtatement tliat Mre. Marsh world taetify tot, and that he bad rea sone to kuow something concerning tha iuatter, and that tha re-ords of tha Department would. throw some light on the rare, He, hawevnr, refused & 0 into the matter, and the result was thid Mr, and Mra, Marsh were allowed tu go wit attempt lo pacers tain whether they cuuld throw eny Hylt upon the Pen dinen care bs od ene facta have caured the telicf tn some quarters that It was to raya Pendleton thnt these within st were allowed to Teavo town, aud that Mra, Marsh, for tho entno purpoue, waa advised to folluw her hnstand to Canada. THE RECORD OF TEXDLETON'S BRTILEMT: of the Kentucky Central Hatiway clatin in briefly Tho road, after having teen jail tho vaual military rates, filed a claita for a diffe-cites between thesa rates and 80 per cent of the usual rates to private partion, ‘The amount wan $148,053, Hecretary Stauton referred it to Quortermaeter-General Molga, wha twico re- Ported ttrougly against st, aud Stanton refuacd to pay, In the fall of 1830 Pendleton wrote Delkuap vaking Buothere nederation of the caro. It waa again re ferred to Mugs, who recalled and restated tho former action, auel iwiew gain reported adversely, Tt waa then refered to Gen, MeKee Dunn, Arsistant dudgo Adyeate Gencrat, who dechted that Belknap hind the right to reopen tho ens’: that tho claim was a good one, wud that the Thied Auditor should bo raked to kite, Kellnan approred,tand 3 requisition warraut wan treucd to Heudietun, aid paynient rushed through the War and ‘Trevsury Departments in. ouo day, apd {lie whiols fave of the elatm pald to Fondlcton Juno 12, it. ss CASSELBERRY & BONNAFEEN. STATEMENTS SHOWING THAT TIS MUAICAL COM- BINATION DOES NOT #¥4XLL 80 BWEETLY Ag IT wocxps, Speetal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Pinrapenruia, Pa. March 7.—A gentleman well-koorn in business circles, who will sppear whon wanted, stated in an interview to-day on tho relations between Orvillo Grant and Cassel- borry & Bonvafcen, who havo troding-poste at Fort Stevenson and Btanding Roék, that Orville Grant and Casselberry wero in business together before the summer of 1874 at Bristol, Pa., in the Franklivite Company, smetting ziuc ores. Tho concern soon fizzled ont, and then Orvillo sug- Rested the trading-post business, and Bonnafcon was taken in. The trio visited the President at Long Branch in the sum- mer of 1674 twice, if not oftouer. Afterwards Bonusfoen went on to Washington and corresponded with tho President persoually. There was some difficulty in ousting Durfoe & Peck. Casgelberry received antograph Ictters from the President, and appeared more intimate with him than with Orville, Casselberry could not yet Uhings arranged, wnd talked of throwing the fob up, but, early in 1875, bo reccived a letter signed by the Prosideut's own hand, which ran about aa follows: Mx Dean Futewp Carszunznur: I want to so tm relation to that business in the West, Come at once, Yours, &c., a ie Casselberry went immedintely to Waabington,aud,re- turning, caid the matter wae wll fixed. In tho epring of 1670, Donnafeen viuited st, Joseph, Mo. to ox things with Durfco & Pock. ie failed in bis mission, but, with Casselberry aud Orville Grant, subsequently went Weet and obtained the pests at Fort Stevenson aud Standing Iock. During thetr trig, the party vis- Ated Fort Bill and nner, posta: traveling at Government expense and receiving Government rations, Tho gen- tieman ridiculed Orville’s statement that he Casselberry in the Stand- and that the profits wero immer 8 gentleman offerct and Gonnafeen, (This dispatch te the substance of an interview pub- Ushed iu tho Fbladelphia Times, o Domocratio paper somewhat given to tho publication of sensational and reokless statements for political effect, and the je sinuation that the President was » party to tho tee actions apeciiod 10 unworthy of beltef.—Ep, ‘Tin. uxt) _. THE POST-TRADERSHIPS. OTHEB FACTS OF INTEREST. Speciat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Wasurxatoy, D. C., March 7,—Tho system of post-trading establisnmcnta was brought abont by Gon, Belknap in July, 1870. Bofore the War each military post was authorized to have a aut- Jor, who was nominated by the Board of Admin- istration and approved by the commanding offi- cer. This Board of Administration, which con- sisted of throe of tho highcat officers in rank, with the commandant, fixed tho prico of every article offered for salo by tho eutler, al- lowing bim a fair profit and his expouses of transportation, and during tho War nome of those who hung about tho city ju this soatch of plunder obtained autler warrants in sevoral instancos from the Socretary of War, by which tho recipionta amassed fortunea, Tho old system wae, however, continued until 1869, when o sutler sppointed by Secretary Belknap made ‘hia appearance at Fort Laramie to supersode the sut- Jor who bad been appointed by the commandant upon the recommendation of tho Board of Administration, ‘An appeal was made to Gen, Sherman, who sustained the appointes of the officers and REPUDIATED DELKNAP'S SAN. This waa tho beginning of the unpleasantusss be- tween Gen, Sherman and Delanap, which Suslly led to the removal of the army — headquarters to Ht Louis; but when the Army Appro- ration bill came up in Juno and July, 1870, tho jecretary outfauked the General by procuriag’ tho ‘Pusnago Of a action to tho Army Appropriation bill ro- Peallug the authorization given to the commanding eneral to establish and permit traders ta renialn at certain posts, and authorizing the Becretary of War to authorize poat-traders, to be appointed by bin, Senator Nyo opposed this as ESTABLISHING MONOPOLIES, but Senator Wilson, then Chairman of the Military Commit thoueht thst the Secretary of War should have control of iho matter for the good of the service, Senator Nys wished to give tho power to the post commander, but Seustor Wileon objocted, saying, “Better atriko out this wholo section than do tbat.” Bo the amendment was mado a por- ton of the law of tho land in July, 1870. Btrange to aay, beforo this law was printed ‘negotiations wore commenced between the first Mrs. Belknapand Marsh, ud io Octoter Becrelary Delknap mule the appoint ment of poat-trader at Fort Bill, which bas caused this great mcandal, ‘Thera are nearly 200 other post- trading cetablishmonts, and thero aro reasons for believing that evory post-trador hss had to pay for his position, MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. OLVILLE GRANT. Wasninaton, D. 0,, March 7,—Tha friends of Orville Grant, the Prealdent's brother, assort that thore is no justification for connecting his namo with tho salo of the post-tradorships in tho Wout, and that bo was novor interoated, di- rectly or indirectly, ln any of the tradcruhips ox- copt the Indian tradorabip at Fort Pock, Dakots Torritory, which he voluntarily gave up o year ago, after losing sovoral thousand dollars, Or- villo Grant denies in the most positive man- nor that ho was ever a party to the disposal of any tradorships, but aftirina that he attondod solely to bis own legitimate businoss, which Lad become ao unprofitable that bo waa glad to eur- render it to othor handa, at 6 losa of noarly all the capital invested. Qraut says ho is ready for tho most searching inyostigation by a picked commit. tee of Democratic members of Congress. THE LOST TESTIMONY. Dolknsp bas not sot been brought before the Yolico Court to givo bail for bls appearance st court, The opiulou prevails amoug law- vsainiowd the caso that Since woe iigutlot Stars there iz no such tostimony in Poarwwaion of the House of Keprearntatives a8 would convict Bolknap eliher on juiposchment or {a the Grim- foal Court, Marvh having Jeft with tho Committeo no peper, note, or other evidence showlug Belknap's {runssctions, Efforts aro being made, howover, to proctire additional teatimeny to aupport the tmpsach. ment articles, ANOTHED CANAND REFUTED, ‘Waantaton, D, C,, March 1.—Secrutaty Chandler says that tha etory of au iutorview betweon him and Gen, Helkeap avd bia wifo ‘Thursday morulog, snd. tho purported full concussion, ia all made up, RODINHON'S STATEMENT, Dattimors, Md,, March 7.—Capt, George T, Robin- son has rovelyed # communtestion from H. ii, Ban- ning, tho Cuairmen of tho House Gommittes on Mili- tary ‘At—siry, roquesting him to appear before that Comultteo to make a complote. atatement of matters within bis knowledge beariuy up- ihe pending iuveatigation, Capt, Robinson that bois very anxious to appuar befure the Ittes, aud will do fo fuumediately, whould hts couusel consent, which be says 1s most probable, aa It will give biw tho opportunity to show that the cusrpon acs made against him arofuluo, Ho acknowledges ba written a loiter to Secretary Belknap, charging J. 8, Evans & Co, with maliclously slandering the Socro- tary Ke asying that he scceptod Lrites from thom, tad Caring fis services to" prosecute them, apt, i g. NUMBER 195, Robinson says hia design tn writing tno letter was to influence Hetknap to rotain him in the army, bis pending at that time. Fenn ‘THOSE WTADSTONES, - Br. Touts, March 7—Williatn Tutrick, an old and honored citizen of St, Louls, Prosident of the Knox Ville, Tenn., Marble Company, ssya the Government Jont over $209,000 tn tho letting of the contract for head-atones for noldlers graves, Ho ansorta that the Jd of the Ruoxvitle Company for the stones wan over $60,(00 lesy than that of the man who fot tho contract, and that after the award waa made there worn monlife cations of the coutract which reduceil tho cost of tha stones tu the contractor considerably over $100,000, GEN, POPE. Gon, Pope in nowen route from Fort Leavenworth to Washington to testify as to frauds alloged to have heen peryetiatod by Mal, Thea, Ita Arent of “tho Fivo Natlons of civilized Indians of tu0 Indian Terri- Ory. ANOTITEN WITSFAS. It tA rat the post-tedoe at Fort Leavenworth comld Tako rome iniportant dsclonures rogarding toe sutlere ship if be were required to speak. GERVICES REMEMBERED, Fpectat Masnited tn Tha Chicago Fritune, Davexront, In, March %—Gen, Add Sanders, of Davonport, wae the Orat peraon of prominence to nrga Upon Ucn. Grant the expedicucy and propricty of ap. pointing Belknap to the pont of Secretary of War, Gena Sanders wan a firm personal friend of Gen, Belkna: knew of Lis good qualitica as a noliter aud a man, nnd concluded that he would mako a good Seerclary of War, He accordingly, iu the Davenport Journal, put forth Tetkuap's claim to the portion, anAnpecttiod his becullar fitners, When Gen, Belknap hee-mo Secretary of War, Gen, Handera was appointed Seerctary of Mone ‘crrilory, a port he noon after resigned, THE TOMLINSONS, MOW TWO OF 3:8. HELKNAW’S BLOTUENS WENS IRAVINND For. A gentloman wellknown in this city, Intl- mately acquainted with the family of Mra. Bel- Iunp,—the Tonlinsons,—tella haw it waa that Gon. Bolkoap made the acquaintance of his fret wife, and her sistor, Mrs, Bowors, hia prosont wife, During Suormau's campaign in Georgia, , two of Mra, Uelknap's brothors, who were both in: tho Confodorato service, were captured, and, au Prisoners of war, placed undor chargo of Gen.. Beiknap, as Provost Marshal. ‘Cho sistora vialt~ od him. to intorcede for tho pnroling of tha brothers, It doca not appear thet thoy succued- od, but in 1870, whon one of tuo young mon was a clerk at tho Spencor House, Cincinnati, and the other was travoling for a wholo- salo house, ono of thom received the appoint~ ment of post-trader st Vort McDowel!, Arizona, sald to bo at that timo the most profitable trading-post st the disposal of tho Secretary of War, and ss to which ono of the Tomlinson brothers satd thoy expected to make $110,000 a year out of it, “The appointment of an ex-Confaderata to this position connected with the army excited no Aittle comment at Cincinnati at the time, and thero was talk of some job connocts! with t,—cspocially as without it people Were at m lose to account for the appointment, sluce ono of tho Tomllnson brothers ‘ho shared tb the profie, besides belng an ex-Confod erate, was reportod to havo killed three men at Har rodaburg, Ky. The samo gentleman recounts an Incident iItustra- tive of Belknap’s character, During the War Belknap and somoof bis command boarded a Minsissippt steamer coming up from Vicksburg. The boat wan wo crowded with paswengors that the tables at meals hid to bo eet and cleared away about a half-dozen timen, and parsengors Lad to wait sometimes two hours fog their turn at the table, One morning atout 9 o'clock Belknap, after having waited a while, exclaimed, " By ly nobody ywbail havo breakfast wntil my oMcers and myself get ours.” Ho called a squad of soldiera into the cabin to stand guard over the waiters, with ordersto ace that nobody but Botknap and his ‘parly Reze served, whilo tho Indies aud gentlemen on board ——as THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. MESOLUTIONS INTRODUOED. Des Mores, March 7,—In tho House the Com- mittes on Federal Rolations recommended the adoption of the following : Wuxnras, Wo havo been atartled by the reports of ‘the officiat misconduct of Gun. W, W. Belknap as Sco- retary of War, and believing that, if tho charges mado agaiuat tho General ste true, the.fair tomo of fown aud. the natton is tarnished and stained in an ineffacoabler Atigma, and bolloving that otticial purity and integrity are necessary to the good of the peoplo and all good government, which consideration is paramount to the sharocter and claims of any citizen or official of Towa, or the nation, however distinguished for past eorvicos, character, and integrity; therefo Ne it resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Btato of Iowa, that the grave charges made against tho Inte Secretary of War demand a rigid and thorough investigation, and that, as the reprosontativea of a peo~ ple who oro proud of tho distinguished services and character of Gen. Belanap, wo demand that he be held pergoually responsible for bis scts, and, if guilty, fay bo be punished as domanded by the laws of the ‘Cho resolution was latd on tho tablo—45 to 44. Hel petal PUBLIC OPINION. BELKNAPISM. 178 RIE, PROGRESS, ANO RESULT. To the Editor of The Chwago Tribuno: Fatnrizip, Ia., March 6,—Tho recent dies closure of official corruption in Washington City los stunned tho nation ag tho explosion of 8 powder magazine might stun, notwithetanding that its provious exiatonce was popularly known. Tho inquiry most momeutous at such a junctura is, Will it also shock the poople into such aober, steadfast thought, that thoy shall recognize tho cause of this most oxtonded ovil of our political, systom, aud provide the only adequate roform ? Circumatances now aro auch that the isso can be fairly mado bofore tho conntry, and most Probably its presont tempor will guide it to tho only reasonablo method of a pormanent purifica~ ton. THE ODVIOCS CAUSE OF THE CHIME impnted to the Inte Secretary of War was an ine satiable thirst for monoy, suporinducod by his family’s social oxtravaganco, ag tho explauation runs; and in conacquonce a univoraal cry againat such Inxuriance ariacs, in tho uttoranco of which tho wrong is likely not to be traced up to its fountain-Lead, In trath, tho order of the Immo~ diate causes should be rovorsed, sinco it is in alf likelihood tho endo that the facility with which’ that thirst for monoy contd bo gratifiod led to the extravaganco, and [this to tho crime allogod. againat him, Cortaiuly this is tho rule in society,” overywhore, and its rovorse is the exception among certain unusually silly tamilios, Ordinr-' rily poople do not ape tho style and ox-' ponses of tho woalthiest classas without first possessing tho meavs; and of nacessity thoy must firet havo an almost unlimited source of supply before protonding to the leadership in fashionablo oxpendituro at Washington City, GEN, SHERMAN TELLS US that, possoasiug 8 fixed incomo and finding it inadequate to the domands of foshion, he and is family ignored fashlon, and finally loft the Capital; had he owned ao interest in e bonanza gold-mino, or sn oil-well, in all probability he would bavo remained and holpod to swoll tha tido of oxtravagance. As to tho instauce in’ point, rumors aro fiving of a habit of the kind: formed yours 8go and before his (Belknap'sy transfer to the East, which was only continued on a Jarger ecalo in tho groatly-enlargod fiold, aud thoy aro, no doubt, soundly founded, Tho imputation of tho rolo of tompter to tho two wives is manifostly’ unjustifiable, aluce tho fret overtures wore mado wit! at [cast n roatonable assurance of tho huaband's acqui- cucenoa if uot with s practical understanding between the parties, aa shown by tho anbsequent remittance of the Orat installment to the husband, in the face of hia ‘frat wifo's ostouaible warning agalmat tt; and in the moemorablo SCENE AT THE YONERAL the lady wna fully acquaintod with tho compact loug, Prior to her becoming the second wife. ‘The. collusion ‘of all partics {n rogard to tho malter is apparent at all tages bf this particular tranesctlon, au) doubtless It existed in otuer \t the iustauce 10 the first place of the husband, 1 nized the opportunity for accumulating money, aud, yielling to the temptation, eugaged his wives in the servicoof getting it, for the sak of his awa protection, Temerity usurped the place of caution after awhtle, owing t0 the very esan with which tho bargaiu und sale was acranged, and hence discovery. ‘With oven tho capacity for extravagance, ordinarily a miso will reframm from indulging In it, rather than risk the consequences of a deliberate and elaborate crine ; Dut when tis only uu alteration of a figuro, the simple putting oue's bend bebind hia back, or an pequicacouce 1n scheme after scheme proposed to and urgod on him day after day, the natural love ef monoy too often overwhelm native honesty, Gon, Sherman, in his interview of March 9 with Tux Tuwure's’ St, Loula currespondent, opines (has “his downfall is dus moro ta te ¥ICIOUS QLUANIZATIGN OF WASHINGTON BOCTETY than anything else.” ‘Phat ta equivalent to suggesting that tho emall-pox is due to an {ntoguniental iutlainms~ Hon, whereas ‘tha latter ie ouly a aynnptons, tu either caas, of @ much moro deeply-oated discasa, Let us suppose that all the undue extravagance ‘of ‘that ty werd ended to-day, it is patent that thd corrupt- practices which sutedate this recont exposure wou! ‘wotcoaac, As paliticg are cemstisuted, offices woukd sili: