Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-21
NioNDAY, Marcl. 70.

following report:
The committee REPORT
nat IN consequence of the evidence
Collected by Them, in virtue. of IN. mowers
with which they have been invested nv ,h..
house, and which is hereun,o subio;ned.
they are Of opinion.
/. That Samuel Chase ESQ. one OF ~,
associate justices Of the supreme com, IS
Inc United States. be inpcpched Of Nh
crimes and misdemeanors
2. That Richard Peters. d;s,,;0 Ill
OF 'ne h'stuct Of Pennsylvania. halh nor
so acted IN his Judicial capacity as to re-.
9"'fe The IN crro ,ilion Of The constitution
al power Of this house.
oh reading the fist resolution for tb.
impeachment OF Samuel Chase:
MI. cii'ol spoke at considerable Iepp,b.
went t'ily into view of the tre,;r'o,','
contained IN the rePor. Of the cortnit,e...
'"'" concluded Nth expressing The c,in;.
Nm that Judge Chase had 40, rendered b;,,,
, sen hahie to impeachment in apr cose
stated therein, but tha: of the ,ria, ,r rar-
! i.Eder' From The dispsssions,e and d.
( "'er"'e consideration Of Mr.. Chase's cor
{ "uc' on this occasion, though not nre,,ar-
e" 20 ascrlbe 10 him corrur. r,oiives ~.
l" view h'm as guilty % hirh crimes be
considered him as gully OF n7is,;emeaoor,
ior which ne was imp-achahie. ON ~.
ground therefore, he saouid vote ror ,ha
report. NC
nc question was then taken on agree
ing to the first resolution and CARRIE.
Ayes =. ''' ''e> -
The committee then agreed. withont .
+''.,!"i' to the second resolution tela,pr
10 Richard Peers.
ne committee rose and reported ,he;,
agreement to the rePor, Of The s,.iec; con-
| mitec.
ne house Immediately took the report
into consideration. '0''
he first resolution respecting Mr..
Chase having been rod,
! Mr.. 4. Gris@old observed that in the
select committee appointed to enonir,. IN
/ 20 The Official conduct Of Samuel Che.
'here had been no Discussion. and 40
POINTS settled, except those contained in
'Ae resolution-No part of the d,ctm,rts
! contained IN the report, had been ,akeo
! up and discussed. . would, said Mr.. G..
! myself have undertaken on This occasion
10 enter infinitely into the testimony. were
not OF opinion that the sentiments rs ,ke
house are already forrned-I have exam;r-
Cd i0e de?"sf'ions critically, and / am rca-
cy 20 say that they constitute no grounds
( 'or nnpeachment. hUt have been Ia
mentally convinced, Ivy a mournful expe-
riehce' that nothing which can be sad in
me case oi impeachmenis viii have any
! erection this house. shall therefore. saw
hothIng' on this resolution, at this timc.
Du' snail content myself with calling for
the Yeas and NAYS.
MIR J. Randolph. Like the gentleman
from Connecticut, il is no part of NV in
, icntion TO enter iDto a consideration Of the
report OF the committee appointed 10 en-
qutre into tic Official conduct of Mir. Chase
and Mr. Peters On dis occasion. 40 IN
another in which had the honor ri he.
ing one OF those to whom ives confdcd
the management Of an impeachment, lam
wiling to rest the decision which sban
give on the testimony before the bavsc.
hut / lhlok the observations which have
'aiien from the gentleman from, Ccrne6;-
'u' require IN Jusiice 10 himself ffor he
vas member ofthe committee snooint,J
on this occasion,) and as pn a6l rf ius,;cc
w that committee some remarks in rerIv.
fGr whai purpose he ma made these OH
seryailons shall not undertake 10 deter
mine. Prom them il would -poear a. f.
discussion had tcsn par icularly invited.
tie committee consisted or seven mem
her7s On tic motion Of diaeren, MON.
bers' sou times IN consequence Of persor-
~ application, ~ other tines by letters
addressed 20 tho committee, trgt;ronv
was ordered 10 be taken A day was n (,
appointed for the meeting of ,he com,n,.-
tee they did meet Atthe time sppoin,.
ed Tor the meeting some gentlemen Of
Hr committee were engaged in the cha
Tac;-r OF managers If an impeachment
ne'ore he Senate--'The gentleman from
connecticut, ard q gentleman from, 6. Ca
roma (Nr. Huger) also member ll The
committee, waited IN the libarv until Inc
Other members thus engaged should be- in
readiness. As soon as they were ready
10 meet, message was sent 20 the Jibrarv
Tor the two gentlemen. Before thisit had
been minated to the managers that the
house wanted quorum. We, fhrreG,r..
dispatched message into the House Cor
The two gentlemen. We received no an