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Show The Democratic house committee on expenditures of the war department depart-ment has caught Secretary Belknap in an unpleasant predicament. He, or his wife, baa been charged with selling ono Marsh the office of post trader for a large sum of money. The secretary has resigned, but he will not be permitted to escape punishment in this way, as a resolution of impeachment im-peachment had been introduced in the house, which will probably be passed. It has heretofore been won-1 dered how the Belknap3 were able to shine in Washington society as they liavo been doing, but the facts now elicited eiplain how the ways and means department of this establishment estab-lishment was replenished. It the republican party had held control of both houses of congress for ten years more tho government would certainly be on the road to bankruptcy. |