Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-04-26

II he did receive II, was correct, SO tar,
as it regarded the printer in question,
will fully Fpear from file Of the paper
called the" Mirror OF the Times" &c.
published at Wilmington, Delaware,
ri from February sih, to March 10Th,
1900, inclusive, which he has lately OBJ
tanned, and is readv to produce to this
honourable court when necessary, and
Oone extracts from which are contained
in the exhibits severAllv marked No. Z,
which he pravs leave to make part Of
this his answer.
And for plea to the said seventh arti.
Gle 81 impe &c hment, the said Samuel
Chase saith, that he is not guilty OF any
high crime or miSle n,eanor, as in and
BY the SAID seventh article is alleged a.
9ainSt him, and this he prsNS MAY b. in
luired of bv this h. nourable court, in
such manner as law and justice shall seem
20 them to require.
The eighth article Of impeachment
harges, that this respondent, dsre-
sardlng the duties and dignity OF his of
| fetal character did, At a circuit cuurt for
the district of Mar> nd, h, Id a B-li.
more, in the month OF NAV, 1903, per-
vert his official right and duty to adde's.
the grand jury then and there ass mHled,
on matters coming within the province
Of the said jury, tor the Purpose OF deli
verins to the sal4 erano jury an intempe-
rate and inaAmmA,ory political bar
rangre, with in.rn, To excite the fears
and resentment OF the said grand JURY,
and of the good people OF Msrl land, a.
Gainst their state government and constl-
tuition" and also that this respondent,
"under prrtenCe ofsxercising his judicI
alriyh, to address. tn. grand jurv as atore-
said, did rndeavourto excite the odlum
of the SAID grand jury, and of the good
people of Maryland, .gainstthe govern
ment of tbs CAited States, bv delivering
opinions whi>h were, q, that r'me and as
delivered by him, highly indecent, ex-
ira Judicial, and tending to prostitute
the high Judicial ehtrattrr with viii h he
va, invested, to the l7w purpose OF an
electlOneerIng pArtlzAh.
In answer to this charge this respon-
dent admits, that he did, as one OF the
associate justices OF the supreme corrt
of the United States, preside at aoircuIt
court k,td at Baltimore IN and hr the
district Of Mar, Land, in Nav 1903, And
d!d then deliver charge to the grandlr-
Try, aud express in the ConcluAIqh OF 1t
some opinions as to certain Putbc mra-
sures, both OF the government of Ma
r, land and of that of the ED1ted Slut, 5.
But he denies that in thus acting, he dis
regarded the duties and EgniN Of his Ju-
dicial character, perrerted his oatiAl
right AMI duty to address the grand iu-
~, or h d Anv inKe ntion to excite the
fearS or rrHentmTnt OF aAv person wnAte-
yer, against tbt Governmr at and Coasti-
tution OF hist nlted States or Of Mary 4
land. He dca.es that the sentiments
which he thus expressed, were "intem-
perate and inaAmmaIory," either in
themselves or IN the manner OF deliver.
ing them that he did enlr., our to ex-
cite the odiuR OF anr per,on whatever
againSst the government OF the Unitrd
States, or did deliver anv opinions which
were in any respect in Iecent, or ~hith
had any tendency to prostitute his ju il
ciAl character, to any low or improper
purpose. He deuie. that he did any
thing that was unusual, Improper or un-
becoming in a Judge, or expressed snv
opinions, but such as a friend to his
country, and firm supporter Of the 60
vcrAmcn,s bo;h Of the state Of M4rvlAId
and Of the Ua;ted States, might enter.
tain. For the truth Of what ne here
sArs, he appeals confidently to the charge
it.elf which was read from a written
paper now in hi, possession ready 70 be
produced. Atrue copy OF such parts oil
this paper a. relate to the subject matter
of this article OF impeachment, i, con.
tanned in the exhibit marked No. g.,
which he pra! EleAve to make part Of this
his answer. ThArpart of it which re-
lates to the article now under consaera.