The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-07
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n I'cmea"ors," ne ere mt irpea,lH',e ~,
ne contribution # the Urit'd States. / oe,
i rs A Pof'i:rn Sal! rely upo, in nv araume,,.
that no .indre can Ne irnpeached d rcmas, /
for Office fer any nj ar Tsnre CIR Which =.
could not Re 'n,'i9ei. Il mrt be ~ law "a
indie ale offence. Ore IF ne eentlsr,en ;r.
''crd wlo conducts AIS prore.n.;an. mfr.
, C9-rpheii) conterd FIR Tie rcve,ie IF Ills pro.
poft'cn, and hollis Ina. for finch o!Yiriaia1Fs IS
tie fuljef "finpea> hr,ent, no im'iHmeit
vii lie or can re maintained. for, fsys h,
1t would ,nv"'.e MS IN this moiarous orr,ef..
on ard ahfnrdi.v, that nan might he twi.s.
punilhed r he Came offence, once bv ;-n,e,ci
nent md then by indictment And q moH
f"re'y he may; and the Limitation of The M.
n!hme't on imneachmcnt : tes avav t,,r;p;rr
tice and convection TIE gentleman ,,re,1s
Tight attention 20 the FIJI ietf viii new ne ei.
lacv ofthis centeman's doHrire. IF tie ass
iurd'ty and oppretIion he ftass viii really en-.
t'ie ON ind'aing mso FOR the fare offence f.-
which he has sifead2 Been ;nreaobeJ 81
mum he charged to the cnnt;.utiop itG.H W., IL
m the third tec ofthe fin article after lir;,;n,
the extent of the ind pment in cafes of irnne,h.
ment, goes on to declare HAT ",he party con.
v'tted hall nevertheless he liable and f,beI9 3,
Indictment, trial. Judgment and punihment
according to law" The idea of the honor.
be n,anaeer is, th7t For acts done in the cnnrc
, VI "'I'S'"' s'H'N' .iuHEe mutt ne proceeded =.
gant exclufve'v hy innearhment and tb,t
no indictment will lie in fitch CAFE. Thu, ;rco,..
fectneis OF this notion appears not onIv from !,
reference to tie contribution, hut 10 the known
, laws OF England aIfo. / will remind Won &c .
cafe, itat'd believe. in the elementary hooks
OF the law, in which it is faid that ifa i,,dpc mn
dertaSes OF his own authority TO change ~,
MODE OF pnnnhn,ert prefcrihed by law for any
crime ne is indlfahie for iHfance, fbonld hi
Z N 70, hal -, u
directed him to be hanceI, the ;vdos 10 oil.
" OF MURDER, and NAV be Accordingly ind;Sfea,
When, mr. contend, that in order n G,a,;,,r-,
an impeachment, an offence muft he proved ~. 4
on the reipondent which would fnpport an y. 4
die'ment, | do not mean to be underfood Il
admitting that tie converf- of the propoGt;oni
true mat is' that everv at or offence i'm
Peachaoie which is indietable. Far from j.: AL.
, man may be indi6fahle for many violations &c
Politive law, which evince no mail, ,,,.r ~
corrupt heart or intentior--but which womb !.
not be the ground Of an impeachment. WI
ln.t'nce the cafe Of an afI;,ult, which Is an -
dlctabe offence, but will not fure,v he Dres,ns
ded to be an inpeachah'e cfFence, for wb;sb I,
Judge may be removed from oaicr. T, 10 tr,;s
that the iecond fiction ofthe fi-f article. yb;Gh
elvssthe Houie of Representatives he fo,e no,nl
G. ol .lhPeachmenf' doesnot in terms limit .htN
eXerciie OF that power. But is oby;cus n5e,S
ing is, not IN that place, to ,'ercribs me Liza
acts winch are to Re fuhjc efs OF i,n,eacbp,sn,11
but merely to declare in what bi;anet of tilal
government it shalI commence. TIE t,orc, L.
Representatives has the power ofimDe,cb,,.rtsV
nnt tor what they are to impeach, in wbatc afs.
they may exerciie this delegated power *.
Pends on other rartS of The contribution ,bpl
nor on thelr opinion, wLim, or caprice T,bs
"hoie iyttem otimpeachmert NUT he taLsn az. |
estn'r md not IN ditj"inted parts: and IF II
ma one part of the conititution 5ecIar;n, ,yhs
man commence an impeachment, e9,G c+b5
parts OF 1t declaring who fhatr Il. and Ia.
acts and what pertors are conff;fu,ion.r g.
JectS ct this mode of trial TIE pov,-r nf ~;
parchment with the hnuE. of renreC;nt,.:,,7
but ory for inpeachabls offences To-
are to proceed againftt the oaence in tb;s ,.s;;
"hen 1t rs conmmiited, but not to rre,.. ~
oHence, and make any act criminal and J.,
peacnaoie At their will and pleafiIre. WI
XII o,ienre'S queition to be decided h.; ~
conit'tut'on and the law, not BY he onin;on or
ii'eie branch OF the Legislature and wbe., 49,
ohehce thus defcrihed by the conGitut;on or ~
Ia" mas been committed, then and nct ami,
t"en' mas the Houfe of Representatives. NV.
70 TO. r,'npeach the offender. SO grand iurv M
ienes me io!e power to ineiiet but in the "a
enc OF ms power they are bound by noi;,i,-
'a"' d'lu 40 not ahume under this general now.
CT 10 make any thing indittable which thrJ
| nhtght diiaPproYe. If were 10, we fhou,J ;n.
uesu nave nrange' unfettled and dangerous
pemdL I1ue. no man could walk in fsfetv, hut
"ou1' NC at me mer of the caprice Of every
'a'u Jury mat might be iummoned and ~
to-day. ''"ioeshs
7obe Continued.