Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-02-08
LANCASTER, January 80.
COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.

"cdltll, dDOut r " IIONh III tC S'N"A'S
Of Monday, the 21st inst. and closed the
same on Weakness ay last at noon.
Mr.. Ingersoll then began his defence
of the Judges; which was not finished
till Friday morning.
Mr.. Rodney in reply, closed the ar
guments Of Counsel, about o'clock in
the evening; and the Court adjourned
till Saturday at noon.
The Court having met according to
,ad journment, Gen. Reed stated, that
some of the members were not prepared
for a decissor and expressed hope,
that a consideration OF the importance of
the cause before the Court, the length OF
he testimony, and the copiousness OF
The arguments Of Counsel, would induce
he Court to indulge such members with
little more time for deliberation He
! therefore moved an adjournment till IL
| O'Clock on Monday; which was agreed
to, and the Court adjourned according
| tv.
The Court convened yesterday at
noon and on the question, Are the
| Judges Of the Supreme Court guilty, as
charged in ,heImpeachment b" the House
of Repre- sentatves? the members voted
as follows
Not Gwhy. Messrs. Bready, Cam.
BILE, Harris, J. Holster, HeIston, Kean,
Lane, MAYER, Mewhorsor, Pennel,
Richards. II.
Guilty. Messrs. Hart, Har,zeu, C.
Hester, NJ Arthur, Montgomery, Nor
ton, Piper, Porter, Reed, Spangler,
Steele, Vance, WHITEHALL, Speak
err. 49,.
Z The constitution requiring the concur.
renee eItwo-thirds of the members pre-
sent, to conviction on Impeachment,
the Judges are acquitted.
While charity draws a veil over the
| names OF the Is Senators Of this state
who voted for the correction Of the Judg-
! es OF this Supreme Court, the combined
voice of Justice and Gratitude, requires
that tbs names of the II who voted Tor
| their 0cqMttal, should ever be mention
ed with becoming respect and engrav-
ed on pillars OF brass and states OF mar
| BILE, should bS handed down to posteritv
as mohum~nt OF magnanimity, virtue
and patriotism.
1t cannot bWt occur to every man OF
but common discernment, on the Slig ht-
est confederation Of the present war be-
tween brrjvasce and the constitution that
the oirtm>us II, nave most pre-eminent
~ and Aonorsbly distinguished them
cclves, and proved to their country, that
they have by no means accommodated,
principle to t2pu!drity-that however
strong the tide of popular prejudice MAJ
have rushed against them, they have on
this occasion made glorious stand and
manly resisted its Overwhelming TORE Mt
and with the probity ola Plato or So
Crates, determined, that the CONSTITUTE
on is the plank Of our political and mo.
raj existence and that they would ra.
Their sink than PROSTATE at the altar Of
bloody anarchy, the Rights and Liber-
ties OF the People. They are the friends
OF the people indeed, in spirit, and in
truth. CdrkSIe Herald.
The general Assembly consists Of a
House Of Representatives, and a Senate
tho FIRST consists Of sc, the latter Of IS
members. In case Of Impeachment, the
FIRST finds the Articles Of Accusation !;
the latter tries them. In order to pro.
secute the Impeachment, the first body
appoints m Anagers who are to superin-
tend the prosecution, and make report
Of their proceedings. Its usual, there
fore, while an Impeachment is trying be-
fore the Senate, for the House Of. Re-
representatives. to be engaged in the, usual
business of the State. But in our House
ofRepresentatives this is otherwise; for
although they had appointed S managers,
TO wit. the oratoricl Biieau, little Lea
cock, and others, to superintend the I'm
parchment, yet least they (the House Of