The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-15


tativcs, the managers, the accufed, and council
the members of the executive departments,
aeiide 'eni-circular gallery contributed with
IN the area, of the chamber which forns from
ITS front an amphtheatre continuous with the
Fixed gallery ofthe fenate chamber
On the right and left of the preiident of the
tcnate, and ina right line with his chair there
are two rows of benches, with defks in front,
and the whole front and fests covered with
crimfon cloth 70 that the fenators front the
auditory.
The fecretsry ofthe fenate retains his uflal
ttation in front of the preiidcnt's chair-On
the left of the fccretary is placed the ftrreant
at arms of the ienate, and on his right the ferge-
ant at arms of the houfe ofreprsfentatives.
a Temporary icmi-crcular gallery, which
conliRts of three ranges of benches is elevated
on pillars, and the whole front and fsats thereof
covered with green cloth at the angles or
PORTS or this gallery thre are two boxes which
nrolect INTO the area about three feet from the.
line of the front, hich fave the abruptnefs Of
tquarc termiI stion, and add comfortably To
the effect of the coup d'oeil. In this gallery
ladies' are accommodated, and they afcmble in
numbers.
On the floor, beneath this temporary gallery.
three benches are provided Ring from front 70
rear, and alto covered with green cloth-thcte
benches are occupied BY the menhers of the
houfe OF repre'entatives-ont their right there is
ipacious box appropriated for the members
OF the executive departments, foreign miniiters,
&c. &c.
4 paiIagc is opened in front from the Dref.
dents char 70 the door--on The right ans, left
hand of The PRECEDENT, and in front of the rncln-
hers OF the houlc of representatives are two box
es OF two rows OF ieats--that facing the pre-
ident's right, is occupied by TIE .!lanasers-
that on the other fde Of .St bRy' for the accuFso
and his conniel--theie boxes are covered with
blue cloth.
Tie martial of the dRria and number Of
his officers have charge of itveral tations in the
avenues OF the court and in the galleriss-and
the whole is 10 well arranged as TO be condnGt
ca on the openisg with all the order and h,cnce
that could be detired.
at ~ O'Clock the fenate, by their fecretarv.
made communication to the hout;. of reDrs-
ientatlves, that they were ready to proceed np
on the trial IN The fenate chamber and there
upon proceeded TO their ftations, preceded by
their fergeant at arns-and the preiident (NEr.
BURY being feated
The members ofthe houfe of reprefenta-ivee.
preceded by their fpeaker and the managers.
having entered the court and taken their fati.
ons--oG the front feat Mr.. Rodney. Mr.. Nj
oholfon, MIR. Clark and Mr.. Randolph on the
iecond row, Mr.. Campbell, Mr. BOYLE, and mir.
10y Sh'''H NCIN PiONltEl on int left of
the managers for the fpcaker and clerk of the
houte of representatives
The Pysfdsnt then directed the crier 70 omen
the court--which was done in the old Norman
fvie: OYEz OYEz OYEz all manner of
pertons, SC.
The PRECEDENT then directed Samuel Chafe 70
be callcd-which was donc-and he snnra-,J
On Judge Ckafe advancing to The bar, fol-
lowed by his council, the president addreifed
h'm, informing him that the time which the
fenate had granted TO prepare for his defence
was now expired, ard he dered to know if he
was prepared 70 anfyer to the CHARGES preec.-
red againt him by the houfs of Representatives.
Judge Cba/e then delivered fome obErvati-
ons, IN too low voice to be beard by us diE-
tinctly, but feemed TO import, that the time was
not as much as he wifhed, and that his anfwer
was not 10 complete as he had defred--he con-
GUIDED by handing paper, which was deliver
ed by the iergeant at arms 10 the fecretary of
the fenate, and by him read :-thereupon,
The Proficient of the fenate having ALTO read If.
faid to the effect, that there was iomethipg in
the paper, or annexed TO it, by which he under
took to direct the court bOqv TRY bou3d eroc-ed:
the reit OF the paper appeared TO contain an ex-
pTeiilon OF the judges wilhes. that his ;,Ir5
might e :eas: The The oar by himfelt and coun-
eel.
3a4g, Cb4js faid that part which was exccp-
tionabie might he Grated.
TbePrgfdent faid he had cancelled that n7rt
and hoped that that kind of proceeding would
not he repeated.
TIE Prefdeat then informed him, that Geats
were provided for himfclf and counfcl:-tne
judge named them, Meiirs. Luther Martin and
Robert G. Harper, of Baltimore; and Jofcoh
Hopkinton; and then fcatcd himfelf: his feat
was feparsted by the bar from Mr.. Rodney. who
fat on the other iide--on the judges right were
in fucceifion Mr.. Martin, Mr. Hopkinfon and
Mr.. Harper.
fudge Craze then produced his pleas which
confilted of upwards of an hundred folio pages
OF engroiitd manuicript-he read the CAPTION
and Introductory part, and then handed to MIR.
Harper, who continued to read to two O'Clock
when Mr.. Hopkinfon, continued the readiuq o
four o'clock ; when MIR. Harper continued for
about half an hour; the judge read the cofing
part, which was 4 foemn religious appeal.
After few errors made in tranfcribinr were
corrected:
MIR. Randolp6 chairman Of the managers, faid
lam to conlider this plea and anfner of the
Respondent as final, or does he mean to 90 fur
Their?
Ire Prcfdwf--I underltood that this anfyer.
now givenin, is that by which he means to abide.
Mr.. Raadol3b--That cfcaped my hearing be-
fore--l now on behalf Of the managers REQUIRE
of the fenate time 20 prepare replication to
this plea and a copy thereof.
The Prebdeat--Upon this rcqueh the Gsnate
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