Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-07
TsiE VIRGTNIAN.
LYNCHBURG, FEB.7. 1871.
CONGRESSIONAL.

I
We are happy To announce, has been at length
conclIded--lt resulted in the scqiu,tal Of the
Jsdge. Ws copy the closing proceedings In
relation 10 IT. After the sricss Of impeach-
ment had been read by the Secretary of the
Senate, the Hiee President rose, aud said
SENATORS. You have heard the articles OF
tmpeach men' read you have head the evil
dence and the arguments for and against the
respondent: when your Games are called, You
will rise & distinctly pronounce whether he IS
guilty or not guilty, as charged by the House
of Representatives
The Wire PRECEDENT then. in an audi
Bile voice, put the following question To each OF
the Senators in alphabetical order, common
cling with
MIR. Senator Bernard What say YOU
Is James II. Peck, Judge Of the District Court
Of tie United States Tor The Distrct OF Missouri
guilty or moi guilty OF the high misdemeanor
charged in the articles impeachment exhibited
against hun ID, the House of Representa- ives
Each Senator rose from his seat this
question was propoundel to him, q answered
az 70 lows:
GUILTY -Mcs.r.. Barnard Brown. Clayton,
Dick"rson., dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Hayne, Ire
dell. Kane. King. Livingston, VI kiniey, Pom
dext r, Robbins, Sanford, Smith, ot Md Smith,
NOT GUlLTY.-Messrs Barton. Bell Bnr.
net, Chase, Foot, Ficnghuy sen, GRUMPY Hen
dricks, Holiness Johnston. knigh,, Marks, Nsu-
dain. Noble, RuggIes. Seymour, Sdsbsr.
Sprague, Taz"ell, Webster, White, Wiley
o..
Alr Benton aud Mr.. Robinson were ecu
sed from voting Nj. Bib, Mr.. Chambers,
and Mr.. Rowan were absent.
The Vice Presden, again rose. aud observed,
SENATsRs: Twenty one Senators having
voted tina, Tue respondent is gull and i"e"t .
twO that h. is not guilty, AMI two thirds OF the
Senale not having voted for his conviction, II
becomes the du OF the Chnr 10 pronounce.
that James II. Peck tho the Judge oil the DIS
irict Court oil tine United STATES tor the District
OF Missouri, lands acquitted Of the charge ca
hibt against hun by tns House oil hrpTescn-
ia ives,
The Eice President then directed the Mar
shall 10 adjourn the Court oil Impeachment
aud ii WAS accordingly adjourned 'ine de.
Thus has ended shat we have always regar-
ded ~ very trlViai matter, magn fled in'o
importance by the Prosecutor mt IA great ez-
prnse to the country, TO say nothing OF
its interference with the ordinary duties OF
Congress.
House of Represcutn'ires,-The bill to repeal
the 25rh section of the Judiciary act, passed IN
| 7S9. has met with the fate IT deserSed--a
prompt and decisive rejection We congrs tn
late the country that there are yp1 SO many OF
its egslatogs, who viii not sacrifice 10 the spIr-
il of disaffection which IL abroad laws which
are almost c evil with the Constitution itself
Oh the poor sHd empty plea that al tins
late day they have been discovered 10 be un-
conyitiIh ondt. We should, indeed, have fallen
on e, " tunes, il TIE reasoning OF Warren H.
Davis OF S. C. and william F. Gordon, of FIr
,pia. were 10 Ire regarded as more profound
than that Of Mr.. Jetferson, md Mr. Madison,
and the band of really able men who formed
! aaa sustained their administrations Il would
b. strange, indeed, ifs gaclty 50 limited as be-
longs 10 at least one OF those gentemen should
have enabled him to detect on the statute book
an unconstitutional act which had been sane
toned by the founders and leaders OF the Re
pDbl,can party A new race of men, II wou'd
seem, have got on the stage of act,on-who
appear anxious 10 go as much farther t'an Mr..
Jefferson, IN tie doctrines OF State Sever
eighty, as that gentleman went beyond the
elder Adams But their waIen win IS, like
those of Icarus, cannot SUSTAIN them in thu lr
lofty flights Though high in Office, these gen
emen should recolect that they are NOT there
fore necessarily great men for
Pixmes are pgmies still, though perch'd on
Alps
The bill was rejected by a vote OF l31 TO oil.
Or the Virginia members, Messrs. Armstrong,
John 6. Barbour, Craig. Doddr'dge, Maxwell
and Mercer, voted against the bill. and he''rs'
Alexander, Bouldin, Claiborne, Davenport,
Gordon, Loyol, Mccoy, Patton, R'a"e and
Trez,ant yo,ed for it. OF the South Carolina
delegation, MIR. McDuihe and c0I' D'Syto"
voted against the bill.
We were mistaken some weeks ago. in say
ios that the bill f3r the rrlitf oil r'.ff's''e"'
Monroe had been rejected Amoiion TO stke
ont the enacting clause was agreed TO IN com
u.iiee offhe ichOle-but the House ms fe'"s'"'
hv vo,e 4 lo9 to 50. 10 concur with the com
,,;,,.o-Tbe House was induced TO revoke
the de e;sion OF the Committee ny declaration
! Of Mr. Mercer, that be would propose 'u"s"
,u,e TO the bill, proposing different mode OF
adjusting the E,President' s acconnts'Oy "h'c"
the objections of some members to the D"'' DIS
or;o;,a,lv reported, would be obviased.
There has been no tarthe' deoa'e y" VIC
Russian Mission.
NJ We are compelled to postpone the co"n-
ter r.oor, OF the minority of the comm't'et "'
| ..a..,,rss in order TO make room for tie
Report of the Board of Pubic "o'@s' ""'e''
i, of more immediate interest to our readers