Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-02-10

EMMY answered, the President Of the Senate rose and
announced that fcentyt1cO Senators had pro
the respondent Not Guilty, and t,reuty-One had pro
nooneed him Guilty. TwO-thiris Of the Senators moi
having affirmed the presentment Of the House Of Re.
pres entatives Judge Peck Of course declared
be ACQUITTED Of the article Of Impeachment prefer.
red against him by the House Of Reprrse natives"
We annex the proceedings in the Senate, at the
closing scene upon this case, reported in the Intel
iigencer -
IN Senate, January 81.
On motion Of Mr. Foot, the Senate again resolved
itself into Court of Impeachment.
The House Of Representatives, with their Mana
gers and the council for the respondent, having
into Court.
Mr.. Tasrwei moved the following resolution:
ResOired, That this Court will how pronounce
judgment upon jams H. PECK, Judge of the Dis
'rct Court Of the United States Tor the District of MIS-
souri,.
Mr.. Tazcwell observed, that ir there were one mem.
her of the Court unprepared for drraon this i'm
peachmeht at this time, preferred any nther mode
to pro"oancr judgment, he would cheer
fully withdraw tho rrsouiiOn.
No objection having been made, the resolutions was
unanimously adopted.
The names Of the Senators were then called over
by the Secretery.
the Vice President read the article Of Impeachment
exh'b'ied by the House Of Representatives against
James II. Peck. Judge Of the Dia,rics Court Of the
United States for the District Of Missouri.
The Vice President and saii-
SENATORS: You have heard the article Of iu,peach-
ment read you have heard the evidence and the ar.
names called you will rise from your seats, aud
distinctly pronounce whether he 10 guilty guilty.
as charged hy the House Of Representatives
The Vice President then. in an audible voice put
the following question To each of the Senators in al
phatleical order, commencing with .-st
Mr.. Senator Barnard What say you: Il James II.
Peck, Judge Of the Distrc, Court Ofthe United States
for the District Of Missouri guilty not guilty Of the
high misdemeanor charged in the article Of inpeach-
ment exhibited against him by the House Of Represen
tatives 7 ..s.s,
was propoande6 10 him, and answered follows:
GMity-Messrs Barnard, Brown, Clayton, Dicker.
son, Dudley Ellis, Foreyih. Hayne, IredeII, Kane,
sa"rd s%S Ml smith, Of Troup TSsr
Woodhury-2l.
Not GIAty-aiessrs. Barton, Bell. Burne,. Chase,
Foot, Frc!inghny"en. Grundy, Hendricks. Holmes,
S Sc e., silsbes, spr"g"s' T"zewel. Webster.
Mr.. Ben,oo and M. Robinson were excused from
voting. Mr' Bibh, Mr.. Chambers, and Nc. Rowan
The Vice President agaia rose and obssrved-
SENATORS: Twenfy-One Senators having voted
that the Respondent guilty. and that he
voted for his conviction, il becomes the dH'y OF the
Chair to pronounce, that James II. Peck, the Judge
Of the Dstrict Court Of the United States for the Dis
tct of Missouri stands acquitted Of The charge exh-
bited against him by the House Of Representatives.
The Vice President then directed the Marshal To
adjourn the Court Of Impeachment; and it was accor
dinghy adjourned sine die.
Enssa2ation-We neglected to notice in our last
paper. that Wednesday the 26th inst. the Rev. w.
RON ID. TAYLOR was installed as Pastor over the
Church in the Parish If South Farms. 10 this town.
introductory Prayer by Rev. Fosdic HARRISON Of Rox-
bury; Sermon by Rev. David L. Ogden, Of Southing-
ton; Installing Prayer by Rev. Luther Hart, Of Ply
mouth; Charge 10 the Pastor by Rev. Laurens r.
Iiickok, ofLtch6eld; Right Hand Of Fellowship by
Rev. Mr.. Couch, Of Be,hlem; and the Concluding
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Pierce, Of Harwin,on. The sing.
ing, under the direction Of Mr.. Aling Brown, Of New
Haven, IL said Ia have been excellent.
At the same time, Mr.. SETH SAcKErr was ordain-
ed Evangelist.
Hartford COnvention.-On the 6rss page Of to-day =
paper, the reader will 6nd rather 4 curious document
respecting this celebrated assemblage. AZ Il 10 there
unaecompaned with any explanation. Il may not be
unnecessary state the manner in which comes be-
fore the public. II appears then, according to cor.
responden, Of the Norwalk Gazette. that previous
tho trial Of Whitman Mead, % Information Tor libel,
the late Of the Court H Fairfield the prisoner
su0ved for u subpoena for Biz. Sherman Of Fairfield,
and ME-. Goddard Of Norwich, which the Court accor-
dinghy allowed, and which was served on Mr.. H., but
for want Of time could not be Mr.. G.. "One ofthe
ar'ieeschaEged libellOus esmpared recent poli.i
cal mesiiag Tin Sept Iass At Hartford with the Hart
aord Conventios, and ihe prisoner supposed that Gn
xieveloPemen OF the proceedings Of that Convention
would furnish legal vi0dcatiOn OF che article
sion." With view to this development, Mr.. Sher.
man was sworn, and under the solemRiiy Of an oath
stated what s published 6rs. page. HE state
shat fhe testimony given in the presence Of large
aud respectable audience of men Of both political par.
ties interested in the question. What degree Of reli
ance 10 TO be placed upon Mr. Sherman's testimony.
all our readers probably we'll quaGsd to judge
ourselves For purity Of character, and correctness
Of coaduc,, perhaps there il man in the State O
Conneesioss that stands higher than r. d. Sherman.
Fire ~ DmbARy.-We learn that on Sunday nigh
lass. IRE broke OCT 10 the store Of NJ. Austin Trow
bridge, which with MI IN eoaienas was soon redscss
% ashes. shoemaker's shop adjoiaing was also de
sroyed The store aad goods were partially insare.
bat 10 eOnseqseaee Of ihers being in the store
much larger quantity Of powder ,haa she law allowed
and thsreby prevented people fron naking exer,on
20 ave he properly. isSslIsves phs ins-sases O1c
will no'Pay any ihing.