Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-05

make and il is equally 20 10 show thai no
similarity exists where oil is difference. Yet.
such absurdlies as these. uttered by Gov G,rs,
and which would render an obscure man who
should give them currene, the butt OF universal
rdeule. are received as profound truths, be-
You'd the reach of doubt or cav ling
Impeachment Of Judge Uilhami.--By IA.
last Western mail. we learn that the House of
Representatives OF Tennessee have adopted the
resolutions reported by their committee, chang
ing Judge Williams with high crimes aud mis-
demeanors, and have appointed committee Of
seven 10 conduct his impeachment before the
Senate Two circumstances connected with
these ineipient proceedings. strike us as some.
what extraordinary. The first IL, thai the
House should have refused TO listen TO the evi
dence on which the committee based their char
ges, and without hearing which II was npossi
BILE they could know whether those charges were
true or false. The second is, that the, should
shut the door in the face of Judge VII
iiams. and refuse TO receive his Memorial -
This last act is in direct violation of the consii.
iaiionai right of petition, and conflicts with the
precedent established in the mpea chment of
Judge Chase before the Senate of the u States.
We do not ihtend 10 pronounce judgment on the
motives which dictated this liberal harsh and
unprecedented course of procedure but we
think II denotes a ioregune conclusion" 10
condemn the accused
Judge Williams has published his Memorial.
In which he repes the imrutation OF guilt ira
ces his Impeachment To his personal enemies in
and out of the Legislature. whom he calls
set OF reckless slanderers.' capable of the
most vile and mische Vous arts declares that
thsir allegations cannot be sustained by the
testimony OF credible witnesses; and AYERS that
the committee which reported the resolutions
on which the Impeachment Is pred,cated was
composed of his biterest enemies, who pnt the
charges against him IN an attitude best calcua.
ted to iojure his character and preudce his
: cause. Such men, animated by such motives,
NAV as Judge William says detect, in twenty
years public life, errors, indiscrctions aud
follies." But " he de6es the combined m alice
of his enemies, and all the excrlions of which
they are capable, TO convince an honest or i'm
, partial mind that he has been guilty of fraud
or corruption, either officially or otherwise, by
testimony which should be, uader all the cir
cumsfances, entitled to belief He feels assur
ed that ON the score OF reputation he has moth
ing to fear from an impeachment For, (he
contInues,) I" IA Judge can only he removed for
corruption III his official capacity aud il is
hoped the day is yet far distant when the prin.
c,ple thus secured shall be made subscrv lent to
the incendary purposes of noisy and designing
demagogues, thrown by the temporary convul
- like the worthless drift that floats upon the swol.
len and iurbld stream
, Another omnous indication of a pre-deiermi.
cation not to give Judge Williams fair play, is
H. C refusal 10 furnish HIM wih Tie names Of The
, ,oit 'tSes aud statement Of their eridencs, or
.,. Il t0 spread The euidence on The Journals Qj
ns House = Judge w. thus sarcasticaliy no
ices tire legged reason for this secrecy:
nyon memoralst is informed that the Sc.
crazy !, tie proceedings before the committee
mon this in, ,oertant subject and the refusal on
tho mari nf the house to have the evidence spread
an ihe journals. are attributed to a feeling OF
Tenderness towards him, lest such an exhibition
mic hi prove injurious 10 his feelings and preJu.
dIcial TO his cause. lac capnof but feel the iull
force of the obligation thus graciousIy confer.
red but would beg leave, in MS own behalf, to
waive any supposed advantages 10 ne sec urea
TO him by such secrecy, either III point OF leel-
ing tow ards himself or prejudice 10 d's cause.
Fiat 1usiiiia ruat cGium
" The Travelling Cabinet. The Postmaster
General is on a trip of pleasure to the Northern
cities
n The news of the surrender CT the Span.
ish army in Mexico is confrmed-tbeir com
mander General Barradasl having arrived at
New Orleans on his return TO Havana. Ano,
Their bubble burst
III At the Fair held 10 Richmond few days
since, the nett receipts were yl2oo-lhe pro-
ceeds were appropriated to the eIt'ngalshment
of the deb, created by the erection oil the I'd
Baptist Church in that city.
IL We have been requested to call the atten-
ton of the public TO a Female Seminary, in
New Haven, Connecticut called the New
Haven Young Ladies institute, under the ma
napement OF Professor + han A. Andrews
Mr.. A. We learn, attained TO great emioence at
the bar, and was lately one of the Faculty at
the University of North Carolina. His qualif
cations both in character and talents, as a
teacher of females, highly spoken OF by
The first literary and scientific men OF the
country, and his plan, which is somewhat novel;
is warmly commended. He designs to offer
I. i..stit..Ii IL ,xhich La