Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-06

houses TO the governor to remove from othce
two republicans Judges. In favor of this adj
dress every federal member Of the senate yotec,
and against il every republican member. Mr;
Adams voted with the republican members ana
not content with a simple vote, he with one Oh
the republican senators entered his protest IN
the journal against the removal IN the following
terms:
Journal OF the Senate, March 4, 1908.
John Woodman and John Quincy Adams,
Esqs. having had the leave of the Senate 10 en-
,e on the Journals thereof, the reasons OF. their
dissent from the vote Of the senate OF the tenth
of February last, to accept the report OF the
committee for addressing His Excel!ency the
Governor, TO remove Paul Dudley Sargent and
William Vinal from the Offices of justices oil
the Court Of Common Pleas and justices OF the
Peace for the county II Hancock. The same
are as follows:
First Because the grounds alledged in the
said address for the removal are for official
misdemeanors; and they conceive il 10 be the
intention OF The constitution, that no judicial Of
6cers should be removed from Office, by the
mode of an address Of the two houses, on the
ground of offences, for the trial OF which The
constitution has expressly provided the mode
of impeachment.
Secondly. Because they consider the indepen-
dence CT the judiciary as materially affected, by
mode Of proceeding, which in its effects, must
make the tenure of all judicial Offices depend
ent upon the verdict Of a jury in any one county
OF the commonwealth
Thirdly. Because the decision of the Senate
in this case, affecting in the highest degree the
rights, the character and reputation OF two ndi-
yidual citizens of this commonwealth ought not
to have been taken, without giving them an OPP
portuaity TO be heard in their own defence.
On the authority Of writer who examined
the journals ofthe Senate of Massachusetts for
the purpose, we assert that the measures above
alluded to are ali the measures OF that year,
which had any political bearing, and the only
ones in which the yeas rnd nays were TAKEN
In all these instances Mr.. Adams acted with
the rrpu blicans, and few republicans Can give
such testimony Of their republic anism as we
have produced on behalf Of MIR. Adams But
Mr. Adams did not ACT III any OF these instances
on party grounds, but merely from sense Of
duty lie cared very little by what name others
designated him, all his solicitude was about the
correctness OF his actions without regard 10 the
epithe,s Of parry We have shown that in pre-
barring the address he acted with Mr., Hill, The
venerable postmaster Of Boston, and one OF the
fathers of the republican party. Such was the
impression made on him that year by Mr.. AID
ans. that from that day TO this he has been his
-unlfnrm supporter.
At the same session senator to represent the
state in the Senate of thu union was to be elect
ed. Mr. Adams conduct had already excited
the distrust of tn, federal leaders, he Of course
was not their favouritc atccaucuses held for
that purpose, Timothy pickering was selected
as the fed raj candidate and I. J. Skinner as
the republican candidate. The election was
Grst made-:nrrIr- uou's-. rour paI1ors look
place before an election; az tho first and second
ballot Col. Pickering received so votes. At
tn. first ballot Mr.. Adams had ten votes, at the
second six at the fourth he was chosen In the
Sc ate more than one half of the republican
members voted for him. In the republican pa
per, Of the day the election Of Mr.. Adams was
considered a triumph over the Essex Junto.
And the Centinel to do away that impression
stated that MIR. Adams merited the honor, from
the abuse that he received from the republican
papers.
Thus, Sir, have traced Mr.. Adams for two
years after his return and until he took his
seat in the senate Of the Union His subse-
quent course was before the whole nation.
That it was consistent with what we have al
ready developed we shall in future papers
make apparent We will now ask the citizens
of nnsylvahawhat they can find thus far in
consistent with republican principle, or done
in hostility to the republican party, or afford
ing any evidence OF aching with the federal
party SIDNEY.
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