Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-12

though an riiilavitw was regularly fled, sta.
ting the absence Of material witnesses on
behalf OF the accused; and although it
was manifest, that, with ths utmost dill
gence, The attendance of such witnesses
could not have been procured, al that
lterm.
8. In the use ofunusual, rude, and con-
templuou sexpressinns towards the PRISON.
er's counsel; and in falsely insinua,ing
that they wished TO excite the pubic fears
and indignation and produce that insub-
ordination to law, To Hi'ich thc conduct o.
the Judge did, at the san time, ,nanie SLY
tend:
4, In repeated and vexa;ious Interrupt
tons of the said counsel, op the part oil ,hc
said Judge, which, at length, induced
them TO abandon their cause and their cii-
ent, who was thercupon convic(cd and
condemned to ine and Imprisonment:
s. In an Indecent so:iciiudu, manifested
by the said Samuel Chase, for the conyic-
ton of the accused, urhecomiue evea a
public prosecutor, bu: highly olsgracciul
Go the character OF a Judge - it was sub
yersiye of Justice.
Article V.
md whereas it is provided by the aGt
OF Congress passed Oh the 24sh day OF
September, 1889, intitoied +" An &C: to
es a5lish The judicial courts orthe United
States" that for any cii.ne, or ot4srcc,
gainst the United States, the offender may
be arrested, imprisnn-l OF bailcd, agree
ably 10 the usbal mnde Of lroccss liz the
state '-nere such offender may BE- found
and whereas it is provided by the laws OF
| Virginia, that upon presenlmeut by any
grand Jury oi al offence nvt capital, The
court shall order the eek 10 issue sum-
IRONS agalns; the person. c: Fs'soas ctlcud
INK, 'oappe nianswcrSaohp rcScntment
at The next Court: Jet, the said Samuel
Chase did, a the c''rt aforesaid, award d
capiaG against the bndy of tn5 SAID James
Thompson Calender, indicted Tor an Of.
fence not capital, waeren"on the said
Calender was arrested ANA committed to
close cgstady, contrary 10 Law in THAI case
made and provided.
ARTICLE VI.
And wherea it IS provided By the 54lh
scctIon o The afaiea ad rcl, inliiuied An
ACT tn establish ,b@ ii.r,c'al courts of lhu
Unred States" Ina, lha laws OF the seve-
raj states, eXc-pt whev: :ac constitution,
treaties, OF statutes Of the United States
shall Otherwise require, or provide, shall
he Regarded as TIC rules % decision III ;iI-
ais 81 common law, Ia Ire Courts of tbs
United States, Ia eases Were lhcy apply
and whereas bg the laws Of Virginia it Is
provided, tat N cases no: capital, the ui-
fender shat aot be held toanswer any pre-.
sentiment % 4 grand jury G,Lil the court
nest succeeding lha; during which such
rfescn;ment shell hay. h-en made, yet
the said Same! Chase, with iuten: 10 oD-
press and procurr tho conviction OF the
said James Thompson Calender, did, at
the court aforesaid rule and adjudge tie
said Cailcnder 10 t;ial during the term nj
which he, the said Calender, was present
cd and ludicl d, contrary 10 law in That case
made and provided.
ARTICLE WI.
That, at circuit court of the United
States, for the dslrict OF Delaw are, held
at New. Castle, in the month Of June, one
thousand eight hundred, whercat the said
'Samgei Chase presided, the said Samnsl
Chase, disreeardiDg the duties Of his Office,
did descend from the dignity Of Judge
and stoop 10 the level OF an inforr71er, by
refusing to discharge the grand Jury, al
though entreated by several OF the SAID ju-
ry 50 TO do and after the said grand Jury
had regularly declared through ;hcir fore.
man, that they had found no bills OF in.
dictment, nor had any presentmen;s to
make, by observing to the said grand iury,
that he, the said Samnel Chase, under.
stood that highly sedt,lcus temper had
manifested Itself in the state OF Della
ware among a certain class Of people, par.
tIcularIy in Newcastle county, and more
especially in the town Of Wilmington,
where lives a most sedi,ious printer, unre-
strained by any principle OF virtue, aud re-
gardless ofany social order--thatthe name
of this printer was"--but checking him
self, as if sensible of The indecorum which
he was committing, added, " that it might
be assuming too much to mention the
name Of this person, but it becomes your
duty, gentlemen, to enquire diligently into
this matter" or words 10 that effect and
that with intention to procure the prosecu-
ton OF the printer IN question, the said
Samuel Chsse did, moreover, authorizes
lively enInin on the district attorney OF the
United States TIE necessity Of procuring