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Show lui'EAciiKD. Ben Butler, tho grout impi'uohcr alter Tliad. Stovons, appeared ut the b-r of tho ten at 0 yesterday yes-terday and preferred articles of impeachment im-peachment against judge Dclahay, of Kansaf. Tho judge has been proved guilty of "taking hid tod" occasionally, which may bo criminal in a federal judgo in Kansas; but, basing the assertion asser-tion on some facts that havo occurred in Utah, had ho oniy nhared a portion of tho judicial tumor of this Territory, it would have been a strong rcaton for his being con.-idcrod extra loyal. Dclahay Dcla-hay has also, it is alleged, taken a brito of 500. This is wlioro (he offonse be-oomos be-oomos monstrously criminal. Had his bribe boen twenty-five thousand it would have been quito another matter; and had it risen to a hundred thousand, no doubt a oommittco wou'd havo bcon found tj d'vlare him entirely innocent, whilo he might havo aspired successfully success-fully to tha position of senator from Kan?as. Look at Pomeroy! There's virtuo, and innocence, and high-mind-edness, and honor for you! Dolahay's bribo is absolutely damoablo in its auialliu-si. Why didn't he mako the $500 at least $50,000, and then he could havo worn his honors easy. Now h''a impeached. Serves him righi! His crTenso is rank and smells to Washington the holy city. |