Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-28

from his circuit ought to impeach him. Then 1t would
be tune to make appeals TO feelings and then lac for one
would vote bim an ample competency.
.fr May SAID that MIR. Christian had advocated tho
strangest doctrines he had heard this floor He
was opposed 10 sinccures 10 pensions, TO giving relief
IN tins case-yct he is willing to rive Judpe Whit,
competency, (Alr G. explained-he was moi oprosed
to pensions for merritt Nh. .Nay proceeded-he pen
tienan then was willing TO mpeach judge White-to
Illuminate his ieciings-and then 10 pension him. This
was not q question OF feeling relative TO Judge White
IL was question, whether Justice should be admins
tered TO 10000 soulswhcthcr the circuit should be
o"uawed lie denied that il the peculiar duty of
.ne circuit 10 iinpcach Judge Whe- was as much
he gentemans duty theirs if il was the duty OF anv
one inc gentleman from that circuit did not think
.' "peachable--thcy asked for bread and the peu-
ueh'an would throw them stone. If entity of crime
he ought to be impeached but il W as the pecu,, I,t'
OF no section to impeach him. The gentleman denied
.na' we could discontinue Judgc--wc might increase
'hem al lioituW, but we could not abolish witlout n
convention M Jbay referred to the admiralty courts
anu tho court of appeals examples TO the contrary
ne 'hought there was no constitutional principle nvo
ved The bin of rights said t,, ;us,;ca 80, ~
MED or sold no man ~ VIC
MIR. Cdmp6eH prefaccd his remarks by "a vino, tIo.
50 much had been SAID about Judge Whites novery ma
rouS'' anu Revolutionary services 10 induce The
rev remarks That he should make. lie enouired In ,o,,
how IT happened that the Judge brought 70 lie cons,S
raon OF Tins House, all poo? we're they moor i,
ey' or was IN comparison p~,-s-eiv iotu
ne presumed it was of the latter kind He then sfa,cJ
"a' ne was aware that the sound patriotism and re-
vouuonaIy services had their influence in that House
land perhaps very properly too but that bc tbo,b.
'uuee "htc had certainly lost much of his youthful
patriotism; u he had not, why did he not remedy The
eVhs winch existed in his District which he could do
oy ,he simple act OF resignation, evils which (as depic
co ey inc gentleman from Sposylvania) were greater
nah those which produced the war of the Revolution
lie concluded by saying that he hoped the Uouse yorIa
reject ON the consequences that would grow out Of the
passage of that BILL before they gave their votes: thar
ne oeHeVed II did not i've double set of Jndres
throughout The State few years, il Youd 81 loo.
greatly Increase their number.
supported ' was
Mr.. Taylor spoke in favor of the hill I1 1,,
that from the whole provisions of the Constnut;or
"ouge Nhte could be impeached. The incapacitv
spoken OF might. and he thought did mean legal in
capacity, anu not PLY steal one. fmpeacb ner,anc
me most neritorious individual in the commonwealth
because OF ms misiorunes! lie did not believe thar
sch an idea ever entered the beads the trainers Of
the Constitution He referred to the bin of rioIts ~
securing the right of Justice TO all ' "
'uf. CNf.st,dn reJomed. He argued 10 prove tLa,
Tue incapactty referred did mean the acceptance
OF an incompatible Office under the general govern
men Tor that government did not then exist Bpt tbe
cause he had read aud relied upon had not the word
'uo'lStc"y IN IT, Suppose Judge of the general
Iou' 10 Te}sse 70 discharge his duties? Gould he not
oe ipeachcd? and were not the consequences in this
case exactly the same? Did gentlemen supnose that
nc was disposed to deny justice 10 the 10Th circua
LEI oe sought IN the proper way, and he would prove
hh'seii willing 10 give them justice. He retored the
charge on the friends of the bi--they were DENYING
,nshce by refusing 10 impeach Judge White and ta-
sing The regular conrse demanded by the Constitution
0uf' IdyIor said il the geneman's construction os
.ne constitutions was right, there was no Judge bus
might be mpeached and evctcd. He thought il a
sound legal, and moral maxim, actas del 2,e,1; G,ci
Myufta0'. lie thought ii agreed, that the act OF
Hod' should work harm 10 But if consequences
were To determine the proprety of mpeach,nepts
none were secure from impeachment.
mr.. GhoiSon had no constitutional objections 10 the
oh-out there were principles involved in it, quite as
sacred he thought as the Constitution Could any man
iha the Constitution contemplated the case of an
Queer holding his office when he could no Io,eer dis
c G1 IT'S duties? This was plain proposition, intel
eoe 10 all Could not an ciiGe be forfeited for non
user. lie had never heard refined distinction az
,nat drawn by Mr. faJ Tor, between incapacity in
law and IN iaci He had heard the doctrine Of
quo ammo carried far the gentleman had carried
NJ IT. w hat Judge had died with the quo a,,ino2 By
lhe Scniienan'S doctrine, tie act Of God shoplJ
work injury TO none, tue salary of the dead Judge
should be continued 10 bis family knowing that The
Judges would all get old and Hitn- believing Thai this
was dangerous precedent leading to endless special
legislation, he must vote against the bill If ,,Jra
"te was now sinecurist, le was at least not go 6v
an act Of the Legislature.