The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-01


attention towards it, and TO rtquelt for them,
aad even to require il neceilary, the aid OF the
dihrict attorney in making their enquiries. II
thrs dhchargug what he conccivcs to te his
dn'y even 1t he comm. d IN error m TO CONT
dering i, he denies thai he committed or could
commit any offence whatever.
! With refpcGt 10 tie remarks which he is
chargedbY this articlciwith having made to the
g'"Ec uty, relative Ia % highly Editions tenn
per, WHICH he BAD undcrtood t. nave manif- e.
ed 'tteifiu The tate OF Delaware among GER
1 tain clafs of people, particularly in Newcaftle
county, and more sipecially in the town Of
/ Wi'h'agton," and rsla;ive to ga mott ftditi-
o,is printer, retdnig'in Wilmington, unreGiaiu-
! go ny any principal u virtue, and REGARDLESS
/ otioclai order ;" uhs-vfpondsrt does not re-
coi:ect o. believe, thst he made any ich OFFER
va'lons. Bat ifh> did make them, it could not
oeimProper IN hin 70 tell the jury that IL mad
reserved tnch Information, If III fa6t he had re-
ceiVed 1t ; which was probably The cafe, though
nc cannot recoiect it with certainty At this dill
tance 0. time. That this information, if he did
receive it, was coreA, z, far, as it regarded the
printer IN quet-iou, vii: fully appear from 4
! file of the paper called tie . Mirror Of the
| Times" &c. pCb.i!hei at Wilmington, Della
ware, from February 5th, TO March 18th, 1900,
inclulivc, which be has lately obtained, and is
ready TO prOIuce to this h0ICrae le court when
necel'arY, and fone e1tlaa, from which are
lcontainedin the exhibits ievcraiy marked no.
/ . which he prays leave % make part OF this his
dHfVer.
Aud for plea to The fid f.vcuth artic!. of
impeachment, the fad Samuel CaaCt i1ith, that
heis aotsu:lty Of any ligt, crime or nificmean-
or, as in aud by The iaid ft5enth article is aledg
I cd asanit him, and this he prays may be en-
iqnrcd OF o. this Honorable court, in fIch man
1er as lay aud julicc ihall iecm 10 them 20 re-
! qii;ree.
TIE 18th article OF Impeachment charges that
tire reipo"dcIt, % diiivcarIing the duties 6, dig
nifty Of bis 0dicial character did, at Il circuit
court for The diit:i6t Of Mar! land, held at Hal
tiinore, IA the month OF May, 1903, pcrvert his
Official right and daty tc adtrefs the grand Jury
then and there aGelibied, o. he matters COM
ing withia Sic province ofthc laid Jury, for the
Ddrp2te OF delivering 81 the f.d Grand Jury an
miempciate and inGaiomafory political ha-
ianSre, with intent - excite the fears and re-
icAtn;ent of tie tlid gra.G Jury and of the good
people Of Maryland, aeailf their fate govern
ment and contribution" and ALTO tha' this ref
! pondent' "undrr pretence cf exerciErs his iu-
| diclai right 20 addrefs TIE rraad bury as afore-
t'.ts did e91ca,o; - eSlite tux odium Of the
idid grand juTy, and oft,ie gooi people of Ma
| ryiand, agaiDit the government OF the United
States, by delivering opinions which were, at
/
cent, extra Judicial, and tending to profIitute
the high Judicial character with which he was
'hvelted, 10 the low purpoie of an ee}ioneering
| par.zan."
IN anfl9sr to this charge this r9rcondent adj
Iniis, tha! iie did, is Que of the Allocate iuni-
ces oFthe luprecne court Of the Upi,rd States,
f2rf X cirrut CONT hec Baltimore IN
and for the ditritt of Maryland, in May 1905,
and did then deliVera charge to the grand jury,
AID o1Hrets in the conclGGon Of it forne opini-
ohs as TO certain public meafures, both of the
government OF Maryland and of that of the u
ni'cd States But he denies that In illus Sting
he diiiegarded the duties and dignity Of his iu
tic'a character, perverted his Official right and
duty to address the grand Jury, or had any in.
tention to excite the fears or reientnert OF any
peTtcn whatever, aeain0 the government and
co7ltGtion of the United States or Of Mary
and. He denies that the sentiments which he
| thus eXPreiied, were "inte:npsrste and inH2rn-
7la5ory," either In themieves or in the manner
o; delivering that he did sndeayor TO excite
the odum OF any psrion whatever againft the
government of the United States, or did deli
yerany opinions which were in any reject in
decent, or which had any tendency 70 profit
THE ois judicial character, 10 any low or i,r,,,ro
ger parpofe. re denies that he did any thing
that was nnufual, improper or uGbecomiug in
ludge, or cXprefcd any opinions, but fnch as
Il mend to his country, and FIRM tupporter o.
the governments both ofthe rate of MARYLAND
and 81 .he United States, r..sht entertain. For
ihe truth Of what he here fiys, he appeals con
iidently TO the charge i'felf, which was read
from written paper now in his pcftiiion req
dy 70 b. produced. a true copy Of al fuch
parts Of this paper aa relate to the flbiea mat
ter this article ofimpeachnent, is contained
IN thc exhibit marked No. s, which he orays
leave to make part Of this his anftver. That
part o. y which relates to the article now ur-
der confederation is in thefe words. I" Yon
know. gentlemen, that our Rate and national
iniiitutions were formed . fecnre TO evervmefn-
Der OF the fociety e7YNi liberty and ecaal
rights but the late alteration OF the federal iu-
dietary by The abolition OF the Office of the tx
teen circuit Judges. aud the ,eceaf change in
our Rate contribution by the etabIiGing n7fz,er-
Ei iuHrage, a1i the further alteration that is
contemplated IN our fate judiciary, (if adost-
efD Will in my Judgment take away oH Ecurify
far bro5erir aHd bsrjsNai Hbeyfg. The indie
peudsnce Of the national Judiciary is already
Taken TO its foundation and the virtue of the
people alone can reitore it. observation-disclosures
of:he Judges Of this ftate will be entirely def
troyed, If the bin forths aboiil,ing the two fn-
pre.ne courts, !houd Nc ratified blythe next pc-
ncr3 a3cmbly. The change Of the r,ate confti-
tuition by allowing Univerial f1frare, viii in ny
opinion certainly and rap1ly deRroy All pro
teStion 60 properly, and all fecurity 90 perfonal
liberty and our republican cnu6itution viii