Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-05-21
PORTLAND, tMAlNE) MONDAY, MAY a., 1904.

lcfs YOU afume, as have done, in the queitions
lair pat to you, Stat the court. act eonra,y to
law and very Improperly, and then, Sir, you mutt
acknowledge fuch 4 court becomes perfect
type Of the houfe Of. Representatives in their
proceedings, thus far, aeainft Judge Chafe.
You fay, Judge Chafe mfinafe5 thar be ed1noi
kao< ojairtsiaio on The charges that 5aN6e exhibit
Cd agana him and then ak, ably every atbey eiti-
zeSoftbe United Stsfrs, qubo 6aN be ACCRUED, may
nat make he /am< declaration? 1t would be an
niult, Sir, to attempt to ihow, by arguments
more clear thanthc CAT. itfelf that Judge Chafc,
or any other .rerfon, in his ltiation, can have a
far trial Becarf: Of the facility with which
every upright man, whether Judge or other Of
icer, may, by an unpripciplsd, dominant party,
be placed in the Gtuati N that Judge Chafe now
finds hinfrF, the public ought to be alarmed,
the tocfn ought 10. be founded, and every free,
independent man, subo dovs5 to be honeg in TIE
ruorR If timer, viii demand, ina tone that ihall
reach the unp.iuciped agents in this prosecu-
tion, why it has been thus naeoaaifationa'ly care
RED on -
In your own language, Sir, Tsell you. you can
y no ,nfqns Complain Of ne sv0nyo ., qve,mfb Of
ftI 0ddysjj, pvovadtd ,mv national gevernn,tu,
which. was made for the protection Of the peo-
pie, and not the people 20 be facrihced to teau,
pyftnaing to act under its favours. is q0ortb p,s.
/fruay. 1onr maGgnity ag4inft Judge Chafc,
who. in the whole Of this affair, has acted
properly, and coniillcut With the contribution,
la, no Example u juayyif. ~
Ieannot take leave cf you till have again
adv4ted 20 your attempt to ihow thcimpropFi
ETY. Of Judge Chaie, BY C mparing his compIaiss,
II nor being pfefent at taking depciticns againit
him, to a man indicted for a crime, complaining
thar expa,fr evidence had been given againit him
to che grand jury. Probably your ignorance of
the legal mode Of prdfecuting before grand
jury, has led you into an error. Grand juries
are fworn to keep fecret whatever is uaHia6fed
on = complaint before them, and generally
charged BY the Court, not to permit the party
|complained asaintt, to appear before them, or
TO frnd h;5 witneifcs to them. Il would like
wife be violation of their oath to publifl, the
evidence OH complaint, in the newspapers ;
aud were they 70 do it, it would be contempt
10 lie court, and itieif ajult ground of profecn-
ton Eur ihouId a court order or permit it to
be done, as the dominant party in the houfc Of
Representatives have done in the cafe of Judge
Chale, no reasonable psrfon could blame the ia
dieted man for appearing before the fame pub
lie andmakihg his defence.
Asyour committee Of impeachment were NOT
under al oath Of fecrccy, nor do underttand
they were charged to exclude Judge Chafe from
being prefent at the examination, where would
have been the untitnefs in their giving the Judge
an opportunity Of Being p efsnt and crofs exam
ming the witnsiIes? You FAY the evidence
would have been the fame as it now is shis
| yon don't know, II now has the auguf marks
OF political parry byGnsl5, and affords juit
grounds for complaint. 1t is in unifon with
the conduit of each department Of the govern
meat The public good feems loft In private
recruitment and political intrigue.
Accept the homage Of my refpea,. and be.
lieve me to be your fellow labourer for the pub,
lie good. ONE OF The PEOPkE.
Elm Trrts, SD May, 1904.