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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-07
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HUDSON, N. " March 6.
GRNAI SN0H.

VA II Z OWN
On Thursday evening last, the ground
being covered with nearly the depth of a
foot of snow, another storm commenced.
and by Friday evening FIJI eighteen inches
more, demp and solid were added to the
utter prevention CT AL travelling and the
great inconvenience Of The Inhabitants
30 much snow at one tune has rot been
known Tor 80 years, We are told, in this
quarter. And from the 81 January, a Dc,
rod OF nine weeks, we have enjoyed unin-
'erruped sleighing, an occurrence seldom
Witnessed among us.
a Citizen OF Loonenburgh. we hear, lost
nifty dollars worth Of hogs, peiished in the
snow on Thursday night. For some days
previous to the storm the inhabitants of
some OF the neighbciing towns were order
ed out by the pa.h.masters to clear the
highways, and on Sunday the citizens of
This place began to turn out and open the
avenues to the city, which were so much
obsIructed, that five mails were due, and a
great number Of persons in KindeIbook,
Hudson. and elsewhere on the road from
NJ York to Albany were lying 8no7v bolad
on their journey. The present season bids
lair TO be known hereafter by the name of
a lard zr5Hfer.
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fence, WITHOUT which il was impossible for
them 10 do Justice 20 their client.
PHILIP NoRBoRNE NICHOLAS.
Richmond, Feb. 7th, 1904.
The additional deposition OF George Han,
who being asked, what were the man
ners and department of Samuel Chase,
during the trial of James Thomson Cal
lender, deposeth and saith,
That IL appeared to him at the time Of
The trial aud he yet believes that the man.
ners OF Mr.. Chase were Intentionally rude.
AID lnso,ent. Tire leponent thought and
STU! thinks, that Mr.. Chase was determin-
ed That Calender should, If possible, be
convicted, and that to accomplish this
purpose, ne endeaScred 30 iRlimidate, 10
depi,as, aud to silence his counsel. lie
interrupted them frequently with wanton
rudeness. He oidered one, if not more,
OF them 10 sit down.--Iie charged them
with advancing doctrines which they knew
to be illegal, and which they advanced, he
sad, only 10 deceive and inslrad the DO
pulace. he patience Of the deponent
was al length exhausted, and he Quilted
the court and the cause, under belief ,ba,
farther eXerlioTs ia the defence, would
only tend TO cover himself with still grea,
er shame, and to subject him to still great
Ell humiliation.
The deponent believes that there did
not escape from him during The Trial,
word or gesture, that could have given of
tence to the judge. The conduct of his
associates was he believes, equally guard
ed: he does not therefore ascribe the in
science of Mr.. Chase, to irritation, coca
stoned by the conduct Of the ,r.
he deponent is underno apprehension,
that his Judgment has been much mislad.
by the circumstances attending his own
situation. Ole knows. and can now name
men, whose politics Men differed from his
own, who expressed their adherence of
ur. Chase's conduct in terms as strong
as language affords. Ia fal The public
mind was very much excited, and appre-
tensions were entertained by many, that
some serious disturbance might take place.
MIR. Monroe, then governor OF VIRGINIA.
was so completely convinced Of the dan.
ger, that he Tot oaiy earnestly recon-.
uended moderation and lorbearaDce IN
those who were daily crowding about him.
but kept his eye constantly on the capitol,
that he might be ready to command the
peace, at the drst appearance of commo
ton. To him Nh. Chase is probably in
debIed Tor the safety Of his person during
his residence in Richmond.
The soliciilde of MIR. Monroe 10 IRE
serve order, arose from cause, totally TN
connected with Mr.. Chase. The ch.rac.
ter OF The State, he observed, had never
been furnished by any opposition To the
laws, or any outrage on persons clothed
with IFS authority. The preservation of
this character at that period, lAEay soo)
was, his estimation, matter ofinRnite
importance. He therefore urged ard en-.
treated those, who ne supposed nigh;
come into collision with the Judge, 10 be
patient under every outrage.
GEORGE HAY.
Richmond. Feb z, 1904.
(io be c0niinued.)
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PETERSBUEG, Anril 3.
Attest, ROBERT CocuaAx, Secretary.


R1oT-On Sunday night Tie 25th ult.
most serious and dangerous riot took
place in This town, whereby the lives Of
some of our citizens were i'm imminent
danger. On the day following warrants
were issued against these dis urbcrs OF So
ciety, and five Of hem TO wiz, John Long
den, Nelson Davis, - Griggs, Thomas
] er,ill, and - Fossej) were held To-
appear at called court, on Thursday last.
They accordingly appeared, and after an
impartial trial under the acl Of assembly,
Tor suPpressing routs, riots, sc. were Sc
verally setenced by jury to undergo an
imprisonment of three months, and 10 nav
a iine Of 25 dollars, and to stand committed
until the sentence shall be fully complied
with. After the court had coa6rmed the
sentence Of the jury, tie culpils were
conducted to Jail, where they are now ex-
plating that crime, which the offended
laws Of their country Justly inflicted.
This being new case, ard tie offenders
appearing very peuitent, petition has
been forwarded to the executive, towhich
ihere arc upwards OF one hundred sigma.
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TUESDAY. March 90.


he house went mao committee of the
whole on the bill laying more specific du-
ties, and for HE imPoeition ofigh' money
on foreign ships-Mi Varnum inthe chair.
Several amendments we're ma,le-when
the committee rose, ara the house acted
upon them.
MIR. Dana moved new section prescri-
bIng that alter the last day Of June next,
bonds given for spirits Imported from The
West Indies shall be paid in instalments
a. six and nine months.
On this motion the Yeas and Nays were
taken, and were, Yeas 28--Nays 73.
The bill was then ordered 10 a. third
reading tomorrow.
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Office and moreover, it does not appear,
from the testimony OF any of The witnesses
examined in the case of Passmore against
the other Judges of the supreme court,
that Judge breckenridge was on the bench
at the time the sentence WAS pronounced.
The letter, however, evinces neglect Of
his duty by frequently deserving ms scat
on the bench, which ough, not to pass un.
noticed by the legislature but what is
more extraordinary (and The committee
feel indignant at the idea) II contains evil
dence OF q premeditated Insult TO The
house, by insinuating, In manner neither
10 be mistaken, nor paiilated, that the house
was aGtuated, III their proceedings against
the other Judges, by party motives: such
unlounded and unwarranlabiD i0sinua,ions
(and more especially by a citizen 10 whom
atruSt OF administering the law Is contidedl
must naturally tend TO generate suspicion
amongst our constituents that the laws
are the offspring Of corruption or caprice,
and not framed by the independent and
unbiased Will OF their representatives
whereby the confidence Of the peopl- in
their government might be impaired, and
the peace and harmony Of the citizens de-
stroyed.
Though the committee are of the OPT
Mon, that there is not sufficient evidence
to support ai<impeachmsnt against him,
they believe, nevertheless, that he is not
prcpe, person to discharge the important
functions OF Il judge, and that q reasonable
cause exists Tor the constitutional inlerpo-
siIion Of this house for his removal from
office: they therefore submit the following
resolution
ResofUcd, That committee be appoint
ed to draft ain address to the governor TO
remove Hugh Henry Breckenridge, one of
the Judges of the supreme court of this
commonwealth, from Office"
The following are the resolution and
votes for the impeachment of the Judges
OF the supreme court -
Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed TO draught articles OF impeachment a.
gainst the said Edzvard SAij4hc,i, esq. chief
justice of The supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania, and Ja&iier Ysafes and Thomas Smith,
esqs' Judges oil the said court, for a high
misdemeanor III their Official capacity, by
arbitrarily and uncons,i,utionaily .inine.
and imprisoning thomas PaSsmore.--Yeas
57-Nays 24..
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Flour Is at eight dollars, beef ten---cof-
fee twenty-eight to thirty sous.
March Dr.
FROM LANCASTER,


March @4th, 1904.
The following letter was read this
morning in the house OF representatives,
and was referred to 4 selecl committee,
which was empowered 10 send Tor persons
and papers, he committee consists OF
five members, who met, Lhave understood,
this afternoon 10 take the subject into con-
sderation. ! am of opinion the commit
tee will report on Monday or Tuesday
next. The letter has excited good deal
oil senslbilily among the members, and is
viewed as very extraordinary production.
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH %, 1904.
L" 7be honorable tbe SPEAKER Of The 6onse ej,eere-
"sentatiVes q Pennsylvania.
SIR,
have seen report to the honorable
the house of represe natives, on the com
plaint OF Thomas passmore, against all
the Judges of the supreme court of this
state. myself excepted, for Judgment on
an attachment, against the SAID Passmore,
on an ailedged contemr, of The admins
trailon of Justice. and which report your
honorable house have ado pied and proceed.
ed TO act upon il. was not upon the
bench when the motion was made, for a
rule TO sheW cause in this case why an
attachment should not issue the motion
having been made on The last day o! Sep
TENDER term, 1902, when had left the
CITY on account Of the yellow fever, which
had begun To prevail, and The motion hay
ing been heard before the Judges residing
IN the city or near il, and who met on
that day h.f,
only--nor was on the bench when the
arguments on the facts of the case aud
,he law took place and the rule for the
attachment was made absolute, having re-
turned from special court. az the cGun-
ty OF Northumberland by the way of Car
lille, the place of my residence, and but
few days intervening, so that did not take
my place on the bench until some DAYS
alter the beginning OF the term, but was
present on the third and last hearing orthe
case, when some additional evidence was
gwen and observations made. The pre-
sumption may have been, that did mot
take fart, and doubtless might reason.
ably have excused myself, but | cannot
say that ! did not take part, gave the
case all the consideration | could al The
time, and three fourths of the court who
had heard all, declaring themselves fully
satisfied saw no reason to warrant q dis
sent, but concurred, ! cannot therefore dis
uHsulsh, my case, in law from that OF the
other Judges, and in honor would not.
am lar from Covelng or counting pro-
secuton, but am unwilling to incur the
imputation of securing myself, when in
strictness equally liable, but | think 1t alb
soiuIeiy necessary Tor The credit oTthe re-
publican administration that should rot
be distinguished. AS there can be no
stronger evidence than Il mans own &C.
acknowledgement, the house will find no
d'tticui J IN resolution TO add my name
10 the list of the Impeached officers.
With the highest respect for the honorable
house and YOU their speaker.
am sir, your most obedt humble servant,
III. IL. BRACKENRIDGE,
\
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March 81.
NATIONAL JUBILEE,

A proposition having been made to the
good people of The United States to hold
festival on the 18th OF May next, in com.
mcmoratlon OF the glorious event If the
acquisilcn OF Louisiana, and the PROPOSE
lion having been generally assenjed to-
therefore, in order that, by the early adop-
ton of the necessary measures, the ci,i-
zens Of Philadelphia AID The Inhabitants
OF us vicinity, may afford an example to
,her countrvmer Of other parts, a GENE
RAJ MkETING Of the friends 10 the crlc.
bralion OF this important national benefit
IS hereby proposed TO be held in the coun-
ty court house in the city OF Philadelphia,
at o'clock on Saturday evening the next.
7th of April in order that 4 committee Of
arrangement may be formed, to cooperate
with the different civil and military asso-
Citations of Philadelphia and its cnvirons in
the measures TO be adopted to promote
such grand display as shall accord with
the magnitude Of the event to be celebrat-
ed. MANY.
At meeting of committees appointed
by different societies, for The purpose OF
making arrangements Tor the celebration
OF the acquisition OF Louisiana, OH the 9th
Of May next, the following resolution was
adopted
On motion resolved. That the chairman
be authorised TO publsh this resolution,
inviting the officers 0. the government of
this commonwealth and Of The city all
mechanical, manufacturing, commercial
and benevolent societies, to Join with us
in the measures which shah be adopted
FOR the celebration of the peaceable pos
session Of Louisiana, on the 18th day of
May next; and that such officers and So
ceties as see proper TO unite with us, be
requested TO make their intentions known
to the chairman Of this meeting on or be-
fore the tenth day Of April next, to which
time this committee stand adjourned, to
meet at the county court house at 3 O'Clock
Il. NJ.
ISAAC WoRRELL, Chairman.
AfeSt, Robert COCHRAN, Secyctayy.
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The additional demos

The additional deposition O. PdiEh Nor.
6oras Nicholas, taken before George
Wythe and Joseph Scott, esquires, III,
der authority of the house OF rcprcsen-
tatvcs of the United Sta,eg.
The said Nicholas being asked by the
said commissioners what was the general
department and manner Of iudg. Chase
during the trial Of James Thomson Cal
lende, answers
Ihe' the general department and man
pcr Of Mr.. Chase during tine said lisl ap.
pcared TO The said Nicholas TO be marked
with great violence and precipitation aud
thdl Judge Chase manifested sonciiude
fcr The conviction 81 the prisoner, which,
IL he estimation Of said Nicholas, was
improper IN a Judge sitting in criminal
prosecution. The SAID Nicholas further
states, that the denorlment ofjudge Chase
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-07
DOCUMENTS,

.Tceomhanyjng tie Rci.ort IF the committee
ahaointed 10 enquire into fhc official con-
dRcf Of SAMUEL CHASE and RICY
.ARD PETERS.
(Coafinued)
Schedule CAY referred to in G. Reads an
swer to the eighth interogatoty.
EXTRACT from the newspaper stiledthe Mir
ror, sc. printed at Wilmington, of Tie
daIe Of June Il. 1900.
For this time we shall dismiss Mr..
Pickering, because we have about forty o.
Their friends irregular government tobr,rg
III review, ard Ia account for q emseives
before 'he public, whom they have so
long disgraceflilly battered, while they be
trayed.
"Jddge Chase has laid down a doctrine
which must cover him with infamy as du
rabIe as the history Of the myn and the
transaSilon--he held up the doctrine that
public records were not to be brought for
ward IN a court Of Justice, tho they were
aiIedged to contain truths, which would be
nett tue country, expose the hostility of
persons to the government, or prevent a.
buses-lf this Judge doctrine were 10 be
tolerated, the servants Of The people might
forever hide the most enormous abuses.
We are therefore determined to face The
doctrine Of this arbitrary Judge, and to
stand upon the ground Of Justice and the
decision Of the people, who have the power
oFdepriving these men ofpower, who have
abused or proved incompetent to the dis
charge Of their trust.
4" We hope the day is not far off, when
Judge CHase viii be imheached for this and
other arbitrary ac,s OF his"
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March %.
FROM LANCASTER:

March 26Ih, 1904.
In my last informed you of the let
ter OF Judge breckenridge, Of the degree
oil feeling which it had excited among our
friends III the lower house, and Of the ap-
ponlment Of committee Of FIVE to con.
slder and report on the subject: the com
mittee reported this day, and in such a
manner as we all expected depend upon
my assurance, the majority of the house,
has too long been exposed to calumny and
rid.culc to afford hopes to their enemies
OF elect from the like now, q S eady, indie
pendent course will be pursued. You
know my sentiments of Judge Bracken.
ridge, therefore 1t IS unnecessary to make
long explanation Of my regret az his
letter; he can possibly reconcile his con-
duct to himself, in my opinion he was not
warranted IN entertaining suspic. ons Of the
purity OF the motives of three fourlhs of
the members OF the legislature, acting on
their oaths, much less did it become him
to insinuate to those members themselves
that he considered them corrupt and un-
principled. The report will further ex-
plain. On the question of agreeing to
the resolution, with which the report
terminates, .f/lyfour members rose in
The q6srmafiOe, and SaOeniyIour in the nee
gatiye.
The committee, which had been ap-
pointed by the senate to take into consi-
Iteration tie demand of the house of re-
Presentallves for the trial of the three judg-
es, this day reported in favor Of bringing
UP Tie Judges on the second Tuesday Of
December next"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-07

to The counsel, who appeared for Callcn-
der, was rude and overbearing, and cal.
cniated TO prevent tSai Cull and free de-
fence, without which ii was impossible for
them 10 do Justice 20 their client.
PHILIP NoRBoRNE NICHOLAS.
Richmond, Feb. 7th, 1904.
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REPoRT.-That they have had the let
tor referred to- them under consideration,
and II appears, from the deposition of
Collinson Read, esquire, that it is from
Hugh Henry Breckenridge, esquire, one
OF the Judges Of the Supreme Court Of
this commonwealth copy of the depo.
silion is hereunto annexed.
The committee, after mutual delbcra-
ton, arc Of opinion, that the name Of Mr..
Breckenridge cannot, with propriety, be
added to the list ofimpeached officers, in
asmuch as his acknowledgment, of con.
curing in the judgment pronounced a
gainst Thomas Passmore, is too equiyocal
and ambiguous upon which to predicate
an accusation OF a high misdemeanor m
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GGialDfuQtol 5oclstp.

TIE aem5ers Of she Aleuandfia W,ashiag-
tan Society, zoiA please to take notfce that a
regu'a stated meeting q the SAID Society,
zwR 81 held at GaGSbs's Hotel, on Wedisss-
De- lie 4th Fl July next, at half past 10
o'S.5sS, A. II. he Society uviN m0Oe Il, pro-
cse fran thence at 10 O'Clock to the Ep;s-
sc9.ys Z ,surch, where an Grafton zvill be DELI
o.r-a ~ George Washingtoa Parke ctsstis,
.Eeq.
..s 4asmbers q the Society, 10Th such as
e}a i 10 partake z0ia dine at Gadsdy's at 3
y, for whieh purpose a subscription IS
e. 'sata at the bar.
By order Of the Standing Committee,
C. Deneale, Sec'ry.
n B. 4 more particular aetallef Tie Or
u e the day auiu be hereafter announced.
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them FROM necessity. During tn. na.:.
another insurrection was exaltrd -,
however was soon suppressed bv -,
decision and energy of the execn,;u.
Notwithstanding all these Obstacles AL
the unjust clamor frequently raisrl
.gainsr It's measures the federal aImin;e
tration pursued a steady and uaIev,ar,
ing course. 1t mapded and Obtained
rediress from Britain for capturing our pro.
perry. Itpreserved our nationa. honor b.
building and sending a navy to rcsist n.
piracies ofthe terrible republic. Itg,t,rd-
ed every mans habitaton By pure anI in.
partial Justice. L protected the sacred
right of reputation By suficctinS the ca.
lumn,ator to infamoes Punishment. +
prevented the emigration Of ali-n8, who
have since, ike al lnlpetuoas torrent, jnQa,
dated our once happy shores covered vi
crime and vice without the appearance Of
one solitary virtue. It a second time res.
cued US from degradation and slavery. by
carving us safely through the tempest of
conflicting passions and opinions, bursting
from the French revolution, that volcano
of destruction, which buried nations in lis
ruins. HUME.
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JOHN SHAKES

Intends continuing tie BRUSH MAKING
BUSINESS ~ the old itana in lA:ag trees, @hece
tie sotser cutollegs Of Finlay and Shakes aad
Ghs puolic, may Be iuPplied with ar;ie!es IN his
linc. &C as low Pr;ces aud OF as good qualify as
they can be had II rhe United States.
a. An Apprentice wanted to the
al 10 Dufnels.
)rre 50. d5seoss
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lie reader IS here presented Nth thesecona
Number CHE first being msrsly iatroat1c-
tory J Of Promised series from the Bas-
Ton Cratiael, svaicb 7us predictzoiA com.
fuandsa m0re than ordinary share .gf pu6-
lie atterai9a. IL our opipi2,,, no federal
Print canomitto extend their circulation,
sviAoptneglecte 3 d1ty.
N. Y.~PosT.
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Iihe ParsnerShl9 Of
FINLAY and SHAKES

was iiaoiyed "a the 20. loft by mutual content.
Jphn Saskss BENG tay augh2iicd &c ie,te the
buluels u Alexandra, and William Fln!ey IN
Balunio-e.
Ailperfoos harieg claims againf fad ayrn are
req1cacd 70 cal for peYinens, and shols Indebted
10 make immediate trts!emenf.
Wm FlNLAY,
f9HN SHAKES,
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QEcs q Dsieossat and Depg5s
WASHINGTON, INne II.

w1sF1Ncf7N; a-e
All notes offered for difcouns mutt
IN future be lctt m the Office before O'clock
P. Nj. on Tuefday's.
Tbofe for Wcdie(aay the 4th Of July toeing
40 Holyday) muR b. In on Monday the "a De-
fore 3 O'Clock, P, NJ.
James Davidfon, Cashier.
June IS. d4tf
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The French Priifcss.

His Royal Hignness Monsieur, brother
to the King OF France, WIS ths only one OF
the French Princes who received iofor.na-
ton by the Hamburg Mail of Tuesday last
concerning the melancholy fate of bis rcla-
i've, the late duke Of EnSnjen. With ago
n;zed feelings nc went in the evening 10
Wansteael ho zee to coyamualcate the bud
tidinSs. He WAS met at the door Nv the
Duke Of Bourbon, vino preceiving grief and
sorrow marked on every feature, ifnmcdi-
ately anticipated the cruel fate OF his son.
Without hearing or altering word, he
locked himself up IN his stucty;-, and there
gave a vent tohis sorrow. HIS groans and
sobs where heard, bs those outside, who in
vain etnplorea .acress. in order to admins
ter consolation TO his afflicted mind. III on
sieut himselt, though long versed IN mis-
fortune, stood in need of friendly support
but with that laudable resignation which
which had always distinguished him, and
summing up resolution, he entered the APP
partment Of the Prince. de Comic, and
with apparent conposure he thus addressed
him" j on know my uncle have to de-