Jenks' Portland gazette., 1805-01-21

lthe allowance r further ,ins to put in his an
4wes. HE deIScd scing gur+ty 9: all or any o.
1.-THE articles exhibited agaiutt HIM but iaid the
ichsrees wrre % heinou., and urged BY iuch high
lau,hority, that hmple dcniai would not ee
tiuihc,ent il eehoved him therefore to evtnce
the rectitude OF his rondu6t, by meeting each
charge di!t;nStIy The PreIdent OF he oenate
There interrupted him, and afked ii the paper ne
was reading was iniended for hs reply II TO-
IL would be pat on tiIe. lie was antwereo oy the
/ Judge, ,nat it was not but merely an ahigr-
n.enr of rcaions, scbr hs tona act aeSV aqpsr, IN
jorter TO fhew, that he was entitled TO further
tlmc in preparing for his defence. Here again,
and for the third time, the Judge was tnterrnp'
ted by MIR. Burr, and in language, not very be-
omins, addreded in the following manner. =
| /" You, who are 10 converlant ia the practice OF
Coar's of Law, know very weH, that motion
of time mutt not be founded on mere iuggei-
tious bot on fome facts that tend to prove the
proprety Of the motion" The Judge, with
much dignity iaid, he meant to thew the IN
lpracticabty of his aniwering at this time, from
1.-The very articles themlelves and 1t was for
that purpoic he had made an aliahon 70 them.
Aftes fome remarks of caution BY the preiidcnt,
he was permitted to proceed with hrs argu-
nlcnts. His innocence, be declared, could be
proved, from the uniform tenor OF his whole
life and which would thew, that while thoie
who accuied him were maliag ard talias in
tbsy nayjS5 arms, his arms were RATED, and the
utmolt ex rtons of his mend employed, III 10y
ling the foundations, whercon are erected tie
liberty happinsis and prof. l,eriry Of our cosntry,
rIe concluded an addreis, poliihed, 'Igni.itd an
and ipirited, BY moving, that he misiu be allow
ed until the hrit day Of the mex, ietaon OF Con-
grrls, to put in his rnlwer, and prepare himieit
for trial, involving charges that he had not
forefeen nor was prepared by evidence and con-
fel to defend. This motion was ordered to bs
reduced to writing when the Prehdent infor-
naed the troner Of the bar, that it would be taken
into conf icration and that the curt would
meet the next day at noon. The Senate then
retired to an adj lining Committee Room, and,
for the purpoie of conidering the moticn which
occupied thety attention until very late hour.
During the whole of this days precious buGneis,
neither Of the managers, or Houtc OF Repreicn-
tatives, were preient Yeaerdsy the Court
was again orgrniled, the necelary oafbs or a5Fr-
natisr, (Which was forgotten yeiterday, in the
hurry of the buGncfs) was administered to the
Prelidcns, of the Senate by Mr.. Secretary Otis
and by the Pretident to the members. The
is as follows You do foen,nly fwcar, that
"in all things appertaining 70 the trial of the
impeachment of Judge Chafe, you viii do
"impartial iuitiee according 10 he Ge"titnti n
" and Auscs Of to United Stats5." After the read
ing of letter from Judge Cha(e, containing fun
dry allidavi,s in fupport of the motion which
he had made for allowing him further time to
prepare his anlver, the Court proceeded to the
further confederation of the important buiine!s
before them.
Mr.. Tracy moved, that the Gra Monday OF
December next, te the day for receiving the an
fwer. and proceeding on the trial Of the I'M
peachment of SAMUEL CHASE. Mr. Bracken-
ridge moved, tha, the 4th of FEBRUARY next, be
the period iet apart for that purpo!e The
PrcGdcnt remarked that the firf motion, would
be on the mott difant day, and therefore put
the queition, Ayfs I,-Nsei 8. He then put
the queition on the fecond motion, viz. the 4th
of February next, which was carried in the at
frmative, AyH 2,-Noes 9. The Secretary
was then directed TO deliver copies of this or
der TO the Hoaie of Representatives., and tc
Judge CHASE.
Judge CEASES SPEECH, tgore tbe Senate.