Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-24

F4rObyes,- drisIsgo Democrats lReo-he
mutt be dynDaS. The very "pith and
marsow"of his offence is, that he void
no. luGer an ignoran. eDseiate jsas< to
ufarp the rights O. the PRECEDENT OF the
Court Of Common Pleas, and in charge
to a grand jury TO aisrt principles Of law
and government which were contrary to
the opinion of the Court. Mr.. Addition,
therefore, refufed to faneiion by his pre-
fence opinions which were unbound or IN
Aammatory. This offence has paiied un-
noticed and an;npeze5ea, until The party
now in power have obtained fuch PIE
eminence as to iecure majority in both
branche. o! the State Legislature. They
can now CRAFTY Tie reien,ments Of many
inlurgents, Whole .diiorganizing lneaiures
he oppotsd in tie year 1894, as well as
,hote of the prefen, Secretary of the Tres.
fury Of the United States, whole efforts TO
inaalne the minds Of the people againf the
go1sJ.mext, Mr.. Addition oppofed with
undauntea 6smnels and pa.riotr,zeai.
[Com. Ad.
ARTICLES,
OF ACCUSATION AND IMpEACHMENT.
.asnrye Ah.xaa2t, Aaa;yon, Prcfdent IF
tie Ceurfs If Clmmau Pies il .be CIR
exit, togGemg Of the eoaaties f Nea-
r,orslana, Fayette, Ka15Mgfon, and IT.
Age,y, 5,sfsrrxi BY tbe Hertz Of Re-
t,sftstative, If tbe CammoaseAlb Of
PenzCkvauia; in their name, and in
The name q tbs people Of Prnn6hvania,
'asd exhibited to tie Ssaafe Of The Ja'a
Cemwaa1utaItb. >. >, -, 1t
Art. /. That the faid Alexander Adj
diiop, being duly appointed and commit
oned preiident of the feveral courts OF
common pleas, iii the circuit conhRing Of
the faid counties of Weamoreland, Fay.
et:e, Warrington, and Allesany, with
in the territory of the laid commonwealth,
while acting as PRECEDENT of the court
of common pleas of>thc faid county Of AL
legany, on Saturday. the twenty. eighth
day OF March, in the year OF our lord
one thouland eight hundred and one,
in open Court of Common Pies, then
and there holden, in and for the coun
ty laf aforeiaid, did, after John Lucas,
otherwife John B. c. Lucas, alfe duly
appointed and commifioned an afoti-
ate judge of the court of common pleas Of
the county lait atoreiaid, had in his off,
cial character and capacity Of Allocate
judge, as: .aforefaid, and as OF right he
might do, addreaed a pe,it jury then and
there duly enpannelIed, and fwcn or
affirmed respectively as jurors, in a cafe
then pending, then and there openly de-
clare and f.y t. the iaid jury, /" thar the
address delivered TO them by the laid John
Lucas, other wife John B. c.. Lucas, had
nothing to do with the queltion before them
and that they ough. not to pay any atten-
ton to it," and thereby degrading, or
endea,oring to degrade and Witty the faid
John Lucas, otheswde John B. c. Lucas,
and his character and office, as atorefaid,
to the obitrutsion of the free, impartial
and due administration ofjuiice, and con-
,rary to the public rig hts aud inteief
Of the commonwealth. .
Art. z. That the faid Alexander Add
fon, being duly appointed and commidion-
ed PreGdent, as afofeiaid, did at a court
of quarter feflions Of the peace, and court
of common pleas, holden 10 and tor the
county ofAllegany sforefaid, on Monday
the twenty iecond day Of June, in the year
of our Lord one thoufand eight hundred
and one, under pretence Of ditcharging and
p.fto ming his official duties Of Pref
dent as aforefaid, uojufly, illegally and
unconRitutionally claim, ufurp and exer-
CHE authority not given or delegated to
him by the contribution and laws Of the
commonwealth; inasmuch as he, the laid
Alexander Addition, PRECEDENT as afere-
faid, under pretence as aioreiaid Of ,da-
charging and performing his faid ofhcial
duties then and there, IN time Of open cour,
unjualy, illegally ard unconfitu,iona!iy
top, threaten and prevent the faid John
Lucas, o,herwiie John B. c. Lucas, alto
duly appo inted and ,ccn,'piihoned as an al
fociate judge Of the fAid courts frem adj
dreaing, as oerigh. he might do, grand