Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-09


On Monday The 2s;h nit. The senate o,
Pennsylvania decided on the articles al
impeachment against the honorable Tie
Judges of,i,e supreme court:-Tbir,een
of,he members voted for contIemniuy. and
eleven for scquiuing them, to wit.
joseph TART, James Brady,
Jonas fiar'zel, James Gamble,
Gabriel Hester, James Harris.
William AZ Arthur, John Heis,er
y, Mon'somcry,jr. Edward Heston.
Thomas Morton, John Ke,p
yonh r'pef' Presly Carr Lane,
loon Porter Christi. Mayer,
Vunam hsed, THO. Mcwhorter,
tnoieiph Spangler, William PeItel.
sohn Steele, Jehn Richards
Joseph Vance.
Robert Wh;,ehill-ls.
They are therefose acquitted, as no per-
son can be convicted without the concur.
renee of two-thirds of the members prs
sent.
{ ponlsoa's ha,acr.)
Ihs number oethe votes being reported
10 the speaker. BY the clerk
the Shegssr said to the Judges; Edward
Shippen, Jasper Yates, & Thomss Smith.
you have beentried upon an Impeachment,
brought against you by the house of ,e-
representatives., Iof the commonwealth, and
you have heard the opinion of tie cour,
and there are Is woes which declare
You guilty, and J which declare you no,
guilty.; the number which declare yo,,
guilty, not amounting 10 fqvo. thiyds--.ac
cording to the constitution you are ac-
g,i,fed.
The judges thersupcn immcG;s,e,y
rose and retired.
A1d The court was Closed by an adjourn.
rnent 10 the chamber OF The sena,s--and
the committee Of the whole house Of re.
personalities having reported, the house
also adjourned ill ten O'Clock on Tuesday
morning. (.1urOra.J .
IN our last psperti parts taken by the
several Speakers in the House OF Repre-
sen'atiyes on Thursday in the debate on
the Georgia claims is erroneousIy stated.
The gentlmen who are stated 10 have sun
ported Nc. Clsrk's amendment, oooosed
II, and Dice vcrsa. The following is a cor
reel statement.
On 2nursdag, Messrs. Gregg and ].
Randolph supported and Messrs. Jack
son, Findiey and Root opposed the a.
meDdment.
From various sources we learn, that ve-
Wy great and general distress exists among
the merchants in New-York, in conse-
quence of certain extraordinary proceed
iugs on the part of some Of the banks.
We are informed that many hundred thou
sand dollars are lung o7,er, as il is term
ed, at the respective banks. IN one of
The newspapers we observe The T:ilowing
advertisement.
DISCOUNTS.
The merchants of this city are par,icu-
larly requested to attend meeting al the
Tontinr coffse-house, this day, at IL o.
clock, to devise some means to rerove
the cause Of The present calamity; ar 10
adopl measures for the preservation ofihe
mercantile interest during the persecution
Of The banking companies Of this city.
January %.
We understand that the projca OF the
meeting was 30 enter into a genera, agree.
ment to make no payments a, all for the
present.
From The Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
Those persons who have been in the ha-
BIT Of stealing my Fence for considerable
time past, are respectfully informed, If
quaiiy agreeable 20 them, il win be more
convenient to me, If they steal my wood,
and leave the fence for the present--and
as u may be attended with some little 10
convenience getting over the palines, the
gate IS leit unfastened for their accom-
mediation.
J. SWIFT.
RTcHNoNp .6c,1DEs1Y LOTTERY.
Fighfh Dny's Drozofne.