Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-11

The Vice President again observed Ina, Tho senator's
had heard the article I'm >eachmcnt read; that l,ry
mad heard the evidence AMI argum srjs ior AMI
against the rcsppnde II; au that when tho question
of the guilt or innocrh Of the accused Should be
propouaded from The chair, each senator as his name
should be called would rise from his seat, and dis
tinctIy answer guilty not guilty, be should
think proper a bTIcf pause casued, wiian the Vice
President said, in very auiihfe toue of voice. MIR
Senator Barnard" General Blrnard rose: ''What
say YOU, is James II. Peek the Jud,.c of the Dis
trct Court OF the United States for the District OF
Missouri guilty, gIiity, of the high crimes
and instantaneous charged in the article OF impact!
mcnt exhibited against him by the house Of repre-
sentatives'' General Barnard distinctly and
phatcay said guilty The same question WAS
successfully put to each senator, and answered,
til it was propounded to Mr. PoindcHter That no
norabe senator said, Guilty Of high misdemca-
nor" The Vice President seemed to look for an
tXpanao and reiterated the iastnn Air. Pom
dexter again and repeated the words "GuIlty
of the high misterncanor charged III the article
Of impeachment" but 'uot guilty of any crim-
nal Intention" Mr.. Robbins also answered the
question: Guilty OF nigh nsdemeanor" The
Vice President then desired the Secretary of the
Senate to refer 10 the article OF impeachment for the
language of the charge exhibited against The respond
and 1t was found to be for thigh misdeneannrs "
and not 70. singh crimes and mlsdemeauors" When
the question was put to Mr. Tlzen eli, his reply was
Gle is not Guilty When it immediately
afterwards put to his honorable colleague CMr. Ty
lerl he said with great emphasis, He is Guilty"
Twenty one senators voted for the conviction of
Judge Peck, and twenty 1.-TWO against 1t The vote
party vote, with the exception of In ee senu-
tors on side, and two the other Mr. Grun-
dy, Mr. Tazewel, and Judge White, administers
ton senators, voted for the acqu,a of the rsspon-
dent; and GIr Clayton and Mr. Robbins opposi-
ton Senator's voted for his conviction, In other
words the friends of the admins ration, with the
exceptions mentioned voted the condemnation of
the Judge, and its opponents, with the exceptions
named, voted his acqulttal Mr Benton and Mr.
Robbins were excused from voting, and Mr. Bb6
and Mr. Rowan were ybsent. These gentlemen
oil how .f,.I it,0
Judge, if they had voted at all! Mr.. Chambers,
who also absent, would, it supposed, have
voted for his acquttal, if he had baeen present. The
in that case, would have been twenty. five for
the conviction of the Judge aud twenty ;hree for his
acquitta The Vice President rose, and said, that
twenty senators having voted "g0Ilty,'' and
twenty mot guilty." and two thirds Of the
ators not having voted for the conviction of the res
pendent it had become the duty Of the chair to pro-
nounce, that James II. PECK stood acquitted of the
charge of 'high misdemeanors, as exhibited against
him by the house of represen tatives. The Marshal
them uRder the direction of the chair, proclaimed the
court of impeachment 10 be adoua Il sine lie.
The whole unusually impressive and
interesting 1t will probably never be forgotten by
those who Witnessed IT, / have given you minute
description of it, for The purpose OF conveying the
country as vivid idea of its solemnty and dignity
words without immediate observation of the spec
tacle, impart. The result has produced dssatis
faction; and is believed that proposition amend
the constitution as to limit the tenure of the j.,
dicial Office of the inferior courts of the United
the house of representatives by ve-y considerable
majority. The acquittal of Judge Peck, though 1t
be HXultatiOn tn him, may give rise tn
law of congress defining what shall, ana what shall
not, he c6g.sdered and punished contempts by
courts of Justice If it should have this effect the
country may justly view the expense and time oc-
cupied in the trial as well appropriated.
az The Editors of the journal of Commerce are
entitled to the thanks Of the Southern Farmers
Mers and N .rchants, for exposing in the following
article, the injustice and bad policy Of the Law which
requires Southern Elour to he renspected III New
York. This law operates rather injurlously than
benefcally the New Workers themselves, and is
an oppressive evil to the people Of the wheat growing
States south of New York. Il in fact operates as
tax equal to cts. barrel on all the Flour made by
them, whether sent TO n. York or not, For as the
price of Flour to the South Is in great measure
regulated by the price that be realizel for it in
New York; and aboIt g cts. barrel is the ex-
pense attendant its rsinspecti0n there those pur-
CHASING to ship 10 ~ York cannot nfF,rd to give by
cents as much for Fl1u- - hoy cJH,I AIDED t.
give II it subject to that and the whole
u of our Flour is consequently depressed TO the
price This is very serious evil TO which
we have just right to complain Of And the law
also operates great injury to the N. York Far
uers-or il keeps down tn price Of Southern flour
the Northern merchants naturally driven to send
their ships 20 the South for cargoas Of Flour, where
they can buy it cheaper than they III n. York
and of quality that VIII sell higher abroad than any
other kind, although have no. The n. Yer, inspec-
tors brand on (which indeed s, far from recon-
fuending -four, Injuries its character.
The motive attributed to the n. York Lagisa-
ture in passing The law requiring Southern Flour 60
ing to ". York to be renspectcd there, is not very
credtable 50 ham. 1t has been supposed that it
their intention TO burlhcn Flour Wi II one
rous expenses, and enacavor TO reduce its nominal
standard, so rs to enable their Western Flour the
better to compete with it.
The law has however, in its practical operation,
failed 70 produce the benefit they expected derive
from it. We have shown that orc of its effects has
been TO drive Inc Northern Merchants to send tbe
ships here for Flour to be shipped abroad-thus cut
ting off tho trade in that article between and them
to the amount Of at least 100000 Jbl5 annually, a;