The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1805-05-24 00:00:00, page 1

ELLIS £3* ALLAN
Have received by tie Rolla from Rondo,,. fijrt of their
s P R I N a GOODS,
amongst which are the Joilonvii ~ articles :
IONDON Superfine- Cloths and Caffimeres,
j> Ouiltings and Dimities,
Hamlfome Llhionable worked Sc laced Mullins
»-4, 8-4 and 10-4 Diapers,
>*-4,8-10 and 10 IG Damcik Table Cloths,
Gentlemen’s white and brown Cotton Stockings,
Ladi. s’ elegant laced white do. *
Do. Tortoife-ftiell bent and braid Combs,
Chintzes, Callicoes and Furniture
gentlemen’s black falhionable Hats,
D->. drab beaver do.
Do. do. patent filk do.
Umbrellas,
Boy’s Morocco Caps, plain andfurr’d,
13e(l J Vmp Roles,
KnS!>n. White Lead, Spanilh Brown, Yellow Ocre,
ground in oil, and V erdigreal'e,
Pruflian and Fig Blue,
Bed Boiled Oil in jars,
Durham Muftar.l, See. See.
Which, added to tbc-lr prefent Hock, and thofe ex
pected \daily) from Liverpool, will render their af
iortment general. May 7. (eptf)
WILLIAM TEMPLE
H IS imported in the (hip Rolla, Captain Cottle, from
London—All Extenfive AfTortment of
* THING SUMMER GOODS, which he of
n'OT.fa,.e °': ll',t‘ral tcrms> by Whoiefale and
' , 77.A? by the ft"P Shepperdefs, from Liver
pon , i. u •/ eipecled, he will receive u very extenfive
t r/UKvKra affortn,e,,t of Hardware ts'cur
__' April 30. (rpfiw)
TO BE SOLD,
To the higheft bidder, on the premifefi, cm the
laft Saturday in June next,
S? rrUlch t!:c LAND, whereon John Kdfo
lives, in the county of Cumberland, late the
property °f Peter Frftucifco, a? will pay the ba
Dnce claimed of ln.n, by .Samuel O. Adams, of
i ’ W,t. * ,Ks ,utere/t» hy virluc of a deed of
ti .11 exccmcd to me, by the Lid Peter Francif
Co, tor that purpofe.
Mav CRKEp TAYLOR, Truftce.
“• (cptda.)
MOUNT SION for sals.
hi, Plantation t„ North
- 7. , . ymlerh:,dcounty,h -.va ty tbr name of MOUNT
9 . ' , <rhe ahove tr*M rout aim about hOt) „tre>, all
1, i" >, h ; e7 - tl to ary tanJin ti ,t part of the eorrU ,
JjT *s. /",/» "”J hat every requifttc to wale it*
•ejtrablt fituation f*r a genteel family. There i, on the
[’] ;Xr'rl,en* 6ri‘* M’;V to** eatery eonveni
; " " ""V/> -He ovate, , of the
*; " 7? r/' t* fjb. e*A«. <*• «/», -within one
sf'if'r. , Z‘\ h' X”V™' and BM-are. Terr,,,
‘ ' ' ••/, /v */>///< ,tinn Mr.
Jlenry Jt.,/1, u/o refute, on the lari, nr to the fubferitrr
May 3. r,tf y^r/.L JONES.
J-AND CONVENIK fT TO RICHMOND,
/ OP S/tfR.
( V .y ...ifir., ly tl,»; 2 >i?» of tbisprefent month, trill
7 be*M",t® f»» bidder, ft* ready m*.
"*>’,,n Two hundred and thirty ,hree
'r,T‘ °* 1.) t‘*’ 'fr'rr 6r 1^0 ■ d-oir ipr tbr 1 uk1, of
/ l.otr..- . II Pr<ifT<*f, J ahn Wti!::tnifi ••', .Vn a.„l (V||
-N.tr. V, ..kitilor, fix or been tv..'.-, fr
town ; wl irb land wa« former y the nt tx >y of Mr
*' vlr V »Vt v„! I,. I,l„
M,r m. *m
NOTICE.
HEco-parmcrlhipof ROBERT GAMBLE 5c
SONS, will be diffolvcd by mutual content, on
Saturday, the 11th iuilant. All psrfous indebted
to the faid Jirm, are earneftly entreated to n;uke im
mediate payment to cither of the fubfcribers. A com
pliance with this requeft will prevent the painful uc
celfity of reforting to coercive meafures.
The books will be placed in the poffeffion of M«fTr*.
John and Robert Gamble jun. who are autnorifed
to fettle all account* due by, or to the concern.
Ro. GAMBLE.
JOHN G. GAMBLE.
Ro.GAMBLE, jr.
Richmond, May Cth, ISOj.
The fubfcribrrs take this method of informing tlieir
friends and the public, that they intend carrying on
the mercantile butinefs, under the firm of
JOHN 5c ROBERT GAMBLE Jun.
They are now receiving by the (hip Rolia, a choice
feledtion of LONDON GOODS, and daily expect
from Liverpool, a general afibrtment of HARD
WARE, 5cc. fuitable for the feafon—which will be
folJ by the piece, package or dozen, on the moll mo
derate terms, for calk, merchantable country produce,
or theufual credit to fubllamial and punctual cufom
inac Brandy, Weit-lndia Rum, Whilkey, Sugar,
Pepper, Allum, Copperas and Briinllone, (in pipes,
hlids. atidcafk*,) Cotton and Wool Cards, Patent
Shot, Steel, Bar Iren, Hollow Iron Ware, German
Scythes, Cutting Knives and Whctffones, Oznaburgs,
Ticklenburgs and Brown Ifefitans, Snuff, Cut Her
rings 5c c.
They alfo poffL-fs large and convenient Brick ware
houfes covered with jl.ite, for receiving and ftoring
Flour, Tobacco 5cc. Thofe gentlemen who favor
them with confignments, will find their charges rea
fonable, and may rely on their heft exertions to afford
t. . • r. a:..,
ldlibuuum.
KlT The highcfl rates given for Bees-Wax, good
Bear, Deer, and Otter Ikins, aud other flapping Furr.
JOHN G. GAMBLE.
ROBERT GAMBLE, jr.
The fubfcrib<*r (Robert Gamble, fen.) avails him
felf of this opportunity to thank his numerous friends
for the very large fhare of patronage he has received
in the Mercantile line—aud hereby tenders to the
public his future fervices as a C mmijfion Merchant.
He flatters himfelf, his long experience (with other
circumftances unncceflary here to mention) entitles
h m to the confid :nc? of thofe who may have bufioel’s
o! that nature to rranl'att in this city—alluring fuch of
his hell exertions to merit approbation.
Thofe who yet remain indebted to the late firm*
of Gam 'Je and Grattan, of Staunton, of Gamble lif Tern
pie, Hubert Gamble is“ Co. and Hubert Gamble of tint
dry of Richmond, are once more earneftly requefted
to make immediate payment of th -ir refpedive ba
lances. Such as continue regardlefs of this'la'.l notice
cannot expedl longer indulgence.
Ro. GAMBLE.
Richmond, May 10, I SO;". epSw oawtf.
fywrvt'9/ .liter
NEAL NELSON.
BOOT y SHOE MANUFACTURER
MAfN-SiRELl RICHMOND, *
TV1A *ES Bo*«. A Shoe*
x\^. * J to any pattern or fa/h
v "Tik ton, equal in point of Ma
V. 1 TKktAL, and WORRVfAN
ship to any in general ufe.
r* . ? Imported Hoo rs?.nd
^ fir/l quality
and newofl fafhion, for fide.
• *. Grot leu?; ii at a dif
tance. v ho ore difpofed to
- Jwardme thtir mcaf.ire,
g? by pay ing attfrtion to tl,< j
j arr.exrd cut, can be fitted '
n-.fl. Boot, or a« well,, if they v/cre on the
3.u"tl "'f !• ofth^Bo‘>f--C-round the
. ; «—the pitch .<f ditto™..D—round tho heel a„d
^'foot 3f0,,^!,rifrr.*2., lull of
'•i-'-a knife \ " Wln* a KrpemliaitAr. and j
K.. a hoife ..r toe cnrl of the great toe—fet down in |
fi Ci-re, the number of incite* and quarter,, in the dif- I
ft rent meafure*. J.,n„..rv I ,j f i
4,4 ac.re* fur^ 22d Feb. 3 787 in fame countv,
on the iecond fork of Cole River, on the road crof
ling lrom Piney river to Guyandott
2ooo acre, furveyed 26th Feb. 1737 in fame county
a"j "“■** d°»”
4IC acre, furv«y«l 4,1, Pel,. IT-7 in n„» coun„ „„
the waters of Coopers creek, and Joe’»ridge.
3«o acres furveyed 3d Teh i ~x? r,„,
. ,"e“. ‘n l*nie county, on
tiie hc»*c, waters of Cooper s creek
3338 acres furveyed 2oth Feb. 17 7 in fame county,
on the fouth fork of Cole river. }
1315 acres furveyed 2d Feb. 1787 in fame county, on
the head water, of little blue ftone, about half a
mile north from the White Oak creek.
Three tratfs of land in Monongalia county, patented
in my name.viz. '
35o acre, by furvey 1ft June, 1796 in Monongalia
county, adjoining Matthew Richey’, land, and the
1 , Fail,,‘>lpli county line, mi water, of Cheat river
*°° acres furveyed Coth Odfoher, 1797 in fame coun
ty, adjoining lands of Aimer Harper, above the
mouth of White Day creek. 1 ™
loo Acre, furveyed 15th Nov. 1797 in fame conn
ty. adjoining Peter Drago, on Finche*, to in
elude an improvement made in the year 1773
°T 3cre* in. farlle c°unty, on the weft of Cheat river
above the land, of Thu,. Butler.
!'crrs «"/■"« rounty, on Buffaloe creek, on a pre
eruption right of David Gray. 1
2.5o acre, in Greenbrier county, on Little Deer creek
adjoining land* of Jofeph M* Clung.
89innCre,V«n7M0nti0nM’ry rmirity> furveyed 1 ft Au
puft , 1,87, on the waters of Piney river & Paint
ciei k, waters of Kanawha river,
rJr°Cr:: !r ™nn,Z(>™ry county, furveyed Both
June 1/96, joining the land, of Jof-ph Fatoo
Richard 'vTufe, and James M‘Corcle ^ *
-hm acre, in Jl'ytlie county, furveyed 4th Nov. 179.5
011 the Led Mine jVIi)! creek,
,S.° arr_e*‘,lAlhr’"'arlu county, patent dated 5th Jo
a”H‘"cr"k'
°r.e iHi/hvided moiety of five lot., in the town of
Wmchefter, W ?9 p0, Ioo> 1(„ ^
Il.e attovc wi.l be fold wry low, and the terms
made known on application to \\ M apstim
Richmond, April 9_(,f. "M-AUS1IN.
MILITARY CERTIFICATES. •
"T’OR SAl.li, Cctf Hicuu** of this ftite, bt*'rinr- j»»_
»cruft of 6 per cent, and receivable at the I re.i
lury, for all arr.-ar.-gvs of taxes, prior to the year 1 7 i
WII.LIAM PRICE, Calh’r. Gcni. m. a. I
May 10. (tf.
j[J5URR MILL fj TONES, or At.t. sizr j ; ,md
lJ> PLAISTER OF PARIS,of an excelk-m qeuiitv,j
fURSAt.lt, AS L’U'J.r., br / ’ ' I
WILLIAM T) WIDSON. !
near the Market. !
__ _ fcptf.4
'VALUABLE PROiMiKTV. ~~
Tiefubftriber dfront to elofe bit lufnrft im Fit place at !
fo*n at fnjfible, it induced to offer fur fale, tie foilm-i't* .
vjkitt!>!f f*rof>fi'tyy vis •
A CONVENIENT two (lor)- dwelling houfe, 2-I!
^ feet fquare, having one room and a pad age on i
the lower floor, two rooms on the Iecond floor, and •
two good rooms in the garret, a cellar with plank !
floor, and divided into three apartment*, one ufed foi '
cooking; the yard inclofed with a brick wall feveu!
!l'«t high,the whole in good repair. Tins tenement.'
i» fituated near the Hell-Tavern, on the crofs firoct'
leading to the Rock landing, and is infured in the I
Mutua tnfurance company, again ft fire in the date of
Virginia, and the premiums paid.
Eleven unimproved half acre Lots, on Shorkoe-Hill !
6oo a-res Military land in Kanawha county, on the
waters of Oidtown creek, a branch of Ohio river being
a grant made to George Mufe, Adam Stevens, An
orew Lew ;s and otlicrs, in the year 1772.
2# trails of Land in Montgomery county, containing
~ + acres, the whole patented in my name
viz.
4,000 acres furveyed 3d April, 1786 in Montgomery
county, on Cole river. ° }
3oSo acres furveyed 24th July, 1786 in fame county
on 16 mile creek, adjoining the late General Wafti
mg-on s lurvey on Kanawha river.
3..62J acres furveyed 23d juiy, 1786, ,n lame countv
on Loop waters, waters of New-river
looo acres furveyed ISth May, 1736 in fame county.
on die Ohio river. 3
32!o acres furveyed 5th April, , 786 in fame county,
101,1,1 °f a creek running into Cola river 7
213S acres furveyed 21ft February, 17S7 in fame
county, on Cole river.
32o acres furveyed 3d February, 17S7 in fame cm,n
fto of the waters of Cooper’s ..reck and Little Blue
13oo acres furveyed 16th Feb. 1787 in fame county
on the head waters of die fouth fork of Cole river
that heads againft Guyandott.
05 acres furveyed loth Feb. 17,87 in fame county on
the head waters of Glade creek. 7
78 acres furveyed 8th Feb. 1787 in fame county, on
branch emptying into Glade creek on the fouth ft ie
Or tile fame, and about one mile above ihe ford of
laid creek.
5oo acres furveyed loth Feb. 1787 in fame county,on
Guyandott ^ ** ^ ^
15oo acres furveyed '2th May, 1786 in fame county
on Ohio river. •
2ooo acres furveyed 8th May, 1786 in fame county
on the great Kanawha. J'
looo acres furv-ved 16th Mi~ l r
ty and onditJ 1786 m fame coun
26f. areS/U7‘rt Sth r,ek 1787 i,! fame county, on
the head of Glade creek.
214 acres furveyed 7th Feb. 1737 in fame county, on
the waters of Glade creek, on the fouth fide therc
135 acre, furveyed 6th Feb. 1737 in fame county,on
the weft end of Joe s Ridge, and oa the waters «t
Olacie creek.
154 acres furveyed 6rli Eeb. 1787 in fame county on
Joesridtre. J
228 acres furveyed 6th Feb. 1737 in fame county, on
Joes ridge, and the waters of Glade and Cooper's
creek. 1
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
T O.i f , on Saturday lull (in Henrico Court-1 fotifc,
La or in the ft reel, between that and the refidcnce
of the fubferiber :) A BUNDLE OF PAPERS,
Marked “ Htnric* M,ty l.-rm, 180.5.” Within this
bundle, were manifeft* h r twenty hojrftie.nl* tobacco,
1undry account*, note* and other document*, relative
to fuit* depending in that court, and were fnbdividcd
into fix bundle?, and marked I ft, 2nd,Sd 4th, 5th and
Gth day.
Thole paper* cannot be of any pi (Tilde utility to n
ny one except the fubferiber and Li* client*—the to
bacco mentioned in the manifafls having been f.ime
tmu- fn.ee delivered by the Infpcdlor* at Shockoe
wacehoufe, and (hipped.
t Upon a delivery of thofe papers f will give the a
hove reward, and af* no ijueftionsin relation to them.
But ifftobnl wiii .rive oNr i< it n n r r. n not Lars
(or fuel, information a*may lead to a conviction of the
culpnt.
SAMt.. M'CP.AW.
Richmond, May i T. tf
Printing,
IN ALL ITS VARIETY, EXECUTED
AT THK
QUICK cf the I'sNCJJ!RLIK
WANTEJ),
* Smart active 7-/77), about the age of I 4 or 10
> years, as an afTiftanr in the retail dry good bu
lineis. Enquire at tin’s oftice.
May 21. ep4w
T'i ^ Virtue of a Deed of Truft executed to me by
S 5 J"hn Dowdy, !a;e ol Cumberland county, to
fccur/ the payment of a debt due from him to Tarl
ron Cox, WILL BE SOLD, on Saturday the 15th
day of June next, to the higheft bidder, for ready mo
ney, at Mofes Tredway’s tavern in Powhatan county
On,- fVAGGO V and CLOTH, for the purpofe of
fatisfxing fa:d debt.
’ GERMAN LESTER,Trufte.
May 21. ftp
iBr AUTHORITY.]
RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY
CLASS No. II.
4000 Tickets at 10 dollars each, dolls, doooo
l Prize of dolls, loooo
1 of 5000
•'» of dolls. 1000 5000
20 of 500 loooo
50 of 100 5000
50 of 50 2500
100 of 25 2500
-40000
227
lirfl drawn ticket after 500 are drawn, 500
after looo S00
after 1500 500
after 2000 i ooo
after 2500 * moo
after moo iooo
alter 3500 U)00
, ••’ftcr 5050 loooo
n.c a ove Lottery vill certainly commence
oiawing the firfl Motif’ -.y in November, or foot)*
cr, if the tickets are fold.
r j. iHE fuhfcriher begs leave to inform his friends
I and tiie public at large, that he has obtained ? !
coinmiffion for the exercife of the duties of a NOTA
RY PUBLIC, in and for this city; and that any bu
fmefs committed to him ft ail meet with prompt <lif
patch. r
SAMUEL M'CRAW.
May 21. [tf.
FOR S.ILS,
TWO IIALE ACRE LOTS.
? ? ' Virtu-; of a 3 -ivd of Trufl, execute*1 by Tun,
f - Ivans of Fluvanna Ccuuty, to the iublcnbi r
for the purpnfc thercm mention! J, will pofitivcly fo
loiii .u lhiulic Sale, at the Swan Tavern,in the city an
Rtcb.'.ond, on Saturday the 125th inll. at !•_’ o’clock
iv. o li;u: ACRE J O i t> adjiming. lying on the north
lute m Bacon Ouarres Branch, and known bv the
Numbers of Ml, and Ml, in the plat laid ofT bv
William J)ti-Val, Efq. being one half of the fuuare
cl two acre*, fold by him to Mr. Fleming Ruflci, on
bhockcr-l fill. °
* ,le ptirchafer will be intitledto three mouriis cre
dit from the day of f.dc, bv giving an approved note,
negotiable at the Bank of Virginia.
RICHARD REID, Truflee. ’
A./jy 1‘1-'Ltds.
NOTICE.
j; 'HAT by virtue of a I ced in Trull, 1 fl ail.
- tha aflignee of John Barret, El.| of I -.t,u
county) o:t the flrft Monday in June next, b- ng Hen
rico court day. expefa to hie by Public Auction lor
ready money, before the door of the laid Court-houfe,
A 1 RAC r OF LAND containing one hundred acres
more or left, lying and beii£ in the county of Henri
co, on the ihree Chopp’d Road, being the finite land, I
on vlin.li t!ie Lte Thom; * Giunctt, dcc’d, rAided in I
In- 1 i!e-t:me. This fale v. ill he made to fatisfy a debt I
v-th the mtereft due theieon, by Thomas Ginnett.l
dec’d.to Joim Barret, asfurviving partner of Reid &
Barret, together with tin- c.-ft*. of executing this truft.!
SAMU1.L M'CRAW, Aflignce of
the ceftui que trufl.
May 7. (epd.) ^
FOR SALE O^TeaSE :
| r pH AT large and convenient TAVERN, fituated
i in the centre of the town, of Lynchburg, at die
.o. nee of the ft reel lending ,1 .he court hsufe and
| not n;or<-‘*^n thirty Ards from both, oppo
fiti: Lynche’s ware-houfe and t^e ftrcct leading from
t.ie ferry in the laid town. 'he Tavern contains
four rooms and a bar on the nrfl floor, including two
very large rooms fuirahie for a Wi and diningroom,
with a Hiding partition to the ba| room. The fecund
floor contain* fix rooms, one the fee of the hall room
and the others fuitah’.e for lodginj rooms, with an ex
cellent garret. This Tavern bnjn large portico the
full length of the houfe, alfo a go^d dry cellar, and a
well oppoftte the d*.or, togctlyr with a kitchen,
unoki-l.oufe, dairy and a ftahle wjh twenty-two flails
tluri-in with a (pacious garden |nd yard leading to
the liable. Other improvement) will be made to
fmt the purchafer or leafer. It ildeemed unnecefia
ry to Hate the great value of the ^bove property, or
fay more as to the advantage arifeg from fo centrical
and eligible a Hand for a Tavern,k* it is prefumed no
i perfon would he inclined to purdiafe or leafe the a
I hove property without viewing [he premifes, there
being no doubt hut they would It better fatisfied af
ter fc-/r.g the convenient fituati*, than any informa
tion they con'd get fern this adlertifetnent. A libe- '
ra! credit v. ill he given any pjrfon defirous of the!
purchafe or an advantageous lead.
For further particulars, applyjo William Rofe. *,un '
j Richmond, or the f.ibfcriber, keliding about three
miles from Lynchburg.
SAMUEL SCOTT.
April 30.
pical»!K2«s of Cuiiii&tf,
C\ THE
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE CHASE.
\\ EDNESDAY, February :to.
( Continual.)
! Mr. CAMPBELL then rofeand fpokeas fol
lows :
Mr. Prefident and gent lenten of the finale,
It io with peculiar diffidence J rife, in com
i p.iancc with the duty atiigned me, to ad
j dreL this Honorable court on this important oc
c.ihon. Ser.fiblc of my own incompeter.cy to
| do tl:.d juflicc to the inveftigntion of this caufe,
wy.ic.uts importance, and the infiuence that;
, tj'.c whole tranf.tftion is calculated to have on
j t.:e jurisprudence of our country, would fern
i til require, I lliould have felt dii'pofctl to c!c-1
| rlinc the undertaking ; but called upon by the j
I feprelentativcsof the nation to aid in fupport-'
i ino a profecution which thev have deem d i* '
proper to inftitute for the public good, fCOn
j ceive it my duty to yield up, in fame degtec,
my own feeling, to obey the voice of my coun
try, and perform the duties imputed upon me
thereby. Under this i nprc-Tio;. I ffiat! endeavor
to execute the trull repofed in me on this oc
cafion, in tuch manner as the very fliort time
left me from other public avocations, and the
limited means of information on fubjefts of this
nature, which the prefent lituation of this!
place affords, will enable me. I fed, however, i
Sir, confiderable confidence in this undertaking,
from the confidcration, that there are other
gentlemen afiociatcd with me on this occafiou,
\\ ho are fully competent to do complete iul
ticctothe fubjedl. And a niil higtwr degree
ol confidence arifes front a perfect com vision,
that the honorable members who comp ok this
j high tribunal, and who are to pronounce the
I hnaldcc.fion in this caufe, are well qualified to
mveftigate its merits ; and that their talents and
experience are fuch as to preclude even the
p >llii.vlity of a defeat of juftice taking place, in
conuquence of any deficiency that may exilt in
the exertions of counfelon either fide.
Thefcenc, preferred to the n > ion by thb
trai, is more than ufually inn retting and im
portant. One of the highett cllnvisoi tbc go
vernment, called upon by the voice of the peo
ple, tlnough their reprefi datives, before (hi
highill tribunal known to our cumlitution ; tii <1
lame tribunal that (anctioned his elevation ; to
anlwer for the abufc of the power with which
he had been entrutled. It is .1 melancholy tn.t »■
that derogates much from the dignity of human
nature, but it is a trutht! at has beentorai:. s«tta
biilhed by experience, that high and important
; powers have a tendency to corrupt thofc on
whom they are contended. Few minds are pof
firfied of fufficient integrity and independence,
when elevated above the ordinary level of the
great matt. of their fellow citizens, to refill the
impulfe their high Ha* ion gives them, tografp at
Hill greater powers, and proflitutcthofc which
they already pofiefs.
ucnce it nas been the great exertion of all'
governments, who regard the rights and liber
ties of the people, and frill muft continue to
be in, to watch over the condud of the high and
connuential oflicers of ftnte, and guard again ft
their abufing the powers repofed in them. For
this pnrpofethe mode of trial by impeachment
was rcforted.to in very early times in that coun
try from which we have derived molt of out
laws and ufages. Near five hundred year? ago,
thereprefentatives of the people in that narion
felt thcmfelves cloathed with fufficient authori
ty to check the abufes of power, in the higheft
officers under the crown, by calling upon them
by impeachment to anfvver before the hoi f- o''
lords for their conduct, and punching them
ior fuch ads as were unauthoiifcd, illegal or
opprcffivc.
It was a wife and politic menfure to have
charges of this nature tried by the higheft tribu
nal in the ration, that would not be awed h<
the great power, and elevated Handing of rhi
accufcd, nor influenced by the popular voice of
the accufers, furtlu r than a Arid regard to im
partial julticc would require. As i conceive,
therefore, that pure and unHained impartiality
ought to be the ohiradcriftic feature in the tri
al by impeachment, I fliall for mvfrlf, and I
conceive I may in the name of the reprefenta
tives of the people, utterly difclaim auv defign
or wifli, that paity conlidcra'ions, or difference
m political fentiments, flioukl, in the remotef.
degree, enter into the invrftitatibn oreff-d the
decifion of this queftion. Yet in order to afJ
certain the motives that actuated the refpon-!
dent, it may become neceffary to notice the!
difference of political fentimcnt9, fo far as re-!
garded the acetifed, and thofe who are Hated to
have been injured by his conduit, at the time
thofe tranfadionstook place, that gave ori on
to this profecution. °
In the view which I propofe takinfc of this
iuhjedf, I lhall in the firH place notice the pro-!
vifions in the conftitution relative to im-'
peach men t, and endeavor to afeert tin the pre
eife objed and extent of fuch provifion fo far as 1
flu- fame may relate to the prefent cafe.
T!ie firfl provifion in the conflftution on »hi*
fuhjed, (art. Ill, fed. 3 ) declares that the fe
natc fliall have the foie power to try nil impeach
Here we difeover the grot wifdom of the
framers of the conftitution. The higheft and
moft enlightened tribunal in tl r nation is char- J
ged with the protedion of tin- rights and liber- !
ties of the citizens againft opprelfion fro-n the
officers of government undei the fandion of
law ; unawed by tiie power which the officer
may poffrfs, or the dignified ftatioti he mai fill,!
complrat juftice may he expeded at their hand,.
The accuftd is called upon before the fame
tribunal, and in many inflames, before the
fame men, who fandioited his ofli .ial clev.itinn,
to anfwer for ahtifiug the powers with which
he had been minified. Mm who are prefimi
ed to have had a favorable opinion of him once,
arc to he hisjudzes ; no inferior or co-ordinate
tribunal if to decide on his cafe, which mi-ht
from motives of jealowfy or intcri ft he prcfiidi.
ced again ft him and wiffi hi^ removal. No’ Sir, I
hisjtnlges, without the ffiadow of temptation
to influence tlu ir condud, aic placed hcyoi d I
the reach of f ifpicion.
The next provifnie in tic conftitution de
clare? tint judgment in cafes of impeach
ment ftnl! not extend further th m to removal
from office and dTqualificafim to hold and en
joy any office of honor, trull, or pi: fit under!
ibe Unit-. d St.iri s.
fhre the conftitnfion fe< m* ‘o n. tire ar'evl-l
nai rrantactions row in queftion, that there
r,ot '*> r‘n?le charged in the articles of iT
prachment, th^r is no» ftrongiy marked wit
manifcft oppreflion, fpringing from polit e?
intolerance, under the mafk of adminifterm
piftice. J his is the corrupt origin from whtd
have t lifted all the evils comp',lined of; thi
I ns for ages I c< n the fcourge of focicty • a ii
;t in all import mt, that in our country, u hic
is vet m its infancy, when this poif. Minus <ren
cannot have taken deep root, it flionld he i rufl
♦*n in itft rmhryof and no* wrmitfrd to rithc
ftrei.gMi l.y (hcfanclion of high and futicrioi‘ai
thonty.
In order to olifiTve f »mr arrangement in tl
inveftigaUon of this fuhjcft, I propofe to V,‘.
liner, firft, under one general view, the eoudui
of th-judge on the tiial of Fries for tre.iful
as Anted in the charges contained in the fill
article ; and, ■
o.-eondly, I will ronfider alfo under om- 3
ne.al view, the conduct of th • ' ,dge in t! !
al of Callender for a libel, ?$ ft :t"d 1 1 th* fe,
ral chirpeg contained in the feccttd, third, a
fourth articles of the impeachment. The* fii
a s.! Ii'tt.h articles I will leave to be fupprrt
K/ tliofc gontlen.cn aHrciatcd with me • !
n i: '11. nt of tld profecti!
more converfam than mvfelfw th the lav. a
and pra Mire of the r.-> : . in v: .:! ••*, v
wh’ch tlie fupport of tf c a.i; ' . r-L
depend ; and the rerhainiup Icier. to *
flu. fe.cnth and eighth, vv 1 f <•«•,.<», , .<
Mpon by me, to Ihew th.- fp rir of oppn ;f
p rfiality and p 'l-tica' n> iknarce, t:i - t m
edthe v ■■ u lirhi 1 > .'
the com fe of tb fe tr 11V lions, Yi-.-.V.y ,
)vill*ii.p more cli_-.it'!y t’v- motive ; f|, ,t .r,,a
Hi- conduct in the C-verd 1 a - »r;fl
meanors in the .irt-ciesau .* ui n t.ecu and i
c«I upon.
Jnexami fhefu.t r \-t ; fl,M; ;tr.
on tlie k llovvi K p’luuui' : *
fir/l, that 11 -r. y the r ;h’b -n
fnry of the ■ ■ , 1 ... .
irtfitted to 11. tit tf; . ..
width fecureg t, . c „ •,s
. tv. I.ni.l any office, 1„„ f,/ l^art'S"^' ''’•"
,*• ‘iiji
office, forthiaXe*.i„5S.,M0!:: e-nt--' v 'th hi, <
tier only. Imoraclnn ,, ,,r V C“‘'n 0 Plf- J
lice; tile manner m v |,;fl, i,., „ r Vs ,° ”
>r •*•»* i, - n.. 5M.te,ss*irte i
therein may have on fncietv r, ; L . °". r
n:,a,re of a civil invvftigation, tPian'Tvia 'ersuf
irnc?r,rc;"™•A:,.d ,'"U' " l-P-SilS is:
and^even* t5S-,i ,„Yk ■f°",,ua “f'l* officer; I
qlltred into' ivy' itnpe.vfe? VTir at tl.o
Sr avt*"!?,* *** $
of thrr'* ,-V - I‘,ot ■‘,s tu f-,e ciiiriiriality
T' is iruiff l,"CCS' independent of the .,ffi<e.
diftment? “*"* ""° a,,d P“'"fl"td i*y in.
Ti.iv nofition ie lironjtly rnpp„nt'tl by the ’
Zrhby tint Lorabie
Louroa taks of impeachment. V,„ iffi,,. ,
fmnmons.tofdvo-.noiiee to the accfc t! Mw
proceed in ».ijMinft Inn, ; yo!, do not conSfeh
h,s Per^a! aPPearance mceU^rv : y^^'e nol
compnlfory prowls to enforce his n , f , 1
u nuance; yon Paft ftiitencc or render jud*. 1
m*nt °"h,,U-,n h'3 ahfen<*- But in ail crfnl
-jal pto ccm.on, c.ompulfory proctrft muR
, l at fome of it to enforce the
defendants appearance ; unleft outlawry
"\ . ?"?. ,.nt!1 con fide red an exception*
u believed, k not refu ted to h h" l
eountn, am* perfortl appearance!, confide: H
caft he muft be pr.-fent when fmten-e l, J
nounced againfl him. Thft conflrutfion of il'e
con.l.-utionalprovihon appear, to by abfo’.utr.
v mcedary, to avoid the abffird cnnfty.ienc*
'hat wo- -u anfe trom a different co:i.' aft-i ,» '*5
‘haf man twice fur the fame J
enee, which could not have been intended bv
the-1nmers o! the conftitulion. The mi
• he judgment which you are hound ft, Vend Jy
an.Jnot to exceed, appears alfo c ndufive in
fv n i’ V ■'.°l,,ran °‘,ly ici»uvt ar.d difq-ua*
* a" '"dividual from bolding any office of ho
nor, tiuft or profit This cannot be confijer.
rd a criminal puiuflimcnt ; it is merely a dm
nrivatiokof r*g*its ; a declaration that the ra
's properly .qualified to ferve ids cotuu
try Ienc^.I conceive, t...a in order t«*f(:C
port theft articles of impeachment, we arc not
bound to mat- - out Inch a cafe as wftult! be
pure ft aide by rndidn-cnt v, a court of law. >t
,c ^r'Z?* 1° ,he^.t,,ai t%t' s*‘-cufed has trail A
rreiTcd the line of bis official duty, in violation
o thr laws of his country ; and that this con.
diK't can only be accounted f , on the groutu'
Of impure and corrupt motives. We need no*
hunt down the accufed as a criminal, who h n'
committed crimes of the deeped die ; and thb
honourable court are not authoriftd to hHid •<
pumfhment adequate to fuch crime: if thej
had been committed and could he eff;!ffifh< d
Wrb this view of the meaning of the o-iftiti-ft
.. provifi 'ii ref tivc to ii ichim n
orfvv d t„ examine the articles now’ ’,1
cor hderadon. and the evidence given t
port them. I., the courfe of thisexaminatkB
we apprehend, it will clearly ap-~t ,r tba*-t'fl
whole condud of the judge in th feveral tranl
ad.ons, for which charges are allcdged a^-ainl
nun. bad its origin in a corrupt partiality ami
predetermination, injultly to epor-ft. u„de|
tlie fanclion of legal authority, thofc who brl
came the objrds of his refer tment in con el
quence of differing from bin in political f
t.ments ; turning the judicial power, will
winch he was veiled, into an engine of politic-*
oppreffion. So completely, it js conceiveiB
bar, this motive pervaded the whole of his iuM