Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-02

same right to Imptach the president AZ
Judge. Ifthe enquiry would be imprope
in the one instance without facts being al
duced, it would be equally so in the other
/ For we possess no censoriA or lnquisltori
al powers over the conduct of the Judge.
of the Supreme Court. IF judge Chase
has been guilty of misconduct, let it b,
stated. If that misconduct be Of a private
mature let the House assume the charac
ter of grand Jury, hold private sittings
receive evidence, and determine whethe
the<iudge shall be impeached or not. The
gentleman asks, whether grand jury If
the case of charge Of murder can senc
for persons. Undoubtedly they can; bu
did the gentleman ever hear Of their ap
pointing committee to enquire, whether (
man charged with a partial offence ough
to be indicted We are called on as the
grand inquisitors CT the nation, TO appoin
an inquisitorial committee to get evi
dence ; for it is granted that asyet We have
none. believe that no committee of thi:
nature ought to be constituted without pre-.
viously ascertaining facts that will warrant
the delegatonof such great powers. No
accusation is before us. Butwe are called
upon to appointa committee to look one
up; a committee to be invested with a
cover to send for persons and papers q
conmittee to enquire in private. Will
never consent to the appointment of such a
committee, until facts that will justify the
enquuy are stated.
The facts adduced to by the gentleman
from PENNSYLVANIA, if proved could not In
duce yae to,believe that the judge is i'm
peachable. may suspect that his con.
duct was erroneous and improper, but |
cannot conceive Improper to impeach SIN
gle Judge for an act of the court. Believ.
Ing, therefore, this course unprecedented,
supplementary, and replete with impro-
prieties believing it novel believing
that in affair of so much consequence we
ought not to proceed with precipitation
believing that we are entitled to demand
one day to reflect upon it, am proud on
this occasion to record my vote in favor OF
the postponement until tomorrow and i
it were for a week, should with equal
pride and pleasure vote for it.
Mr.. Holland moved an adjournment.
Mr.. T. Randolph said, that considering a
motion to adjourn equivalent to postpone
rnent for day, he moved the taking of the
Yeas and Nays on it.
The question of adjournment was &C
cordingly taken by the Yeas and Nays, and
passed in the negatiye,-Yeas 52-Nays
81.
The question of postponement recur'
ing.
Mr.. Huger considered the course con
templated by the resolution as improper
supplementary and unprecedented. To
make up his mind on the course proper to
be pursued, he was in favor of the post
ponement.
Mr.. Holland observed, thathe had NOV
ed an adjournment to allow those gentle
men time for reflection who had not made
up their minds on the propriety of the mo-
ton. He was himself of this number.
Having been allowed no time for refe ctaon
he did not feel perfectly satisfied with the
appointment of a committee of enquiry be-
fore any facts had been substanciated. De.
string further time to form his judgme Mt
and seeing no occasion for precipitation
he should vote in favor of a postpone.
ment.
ITO be Continued,
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