Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-27

" was nov always those who were Iodded sn
hsir e'amoss Tor the liberty Of the Pres.. who were
best frisnds. There be those who, when they he.r
thee bursts Of genius and eoquencs upon the liberty
OF the Prcss, could say, like poor Cordelia-
.vnhsppy that am. sennot hsavs
Asserting ny s %ss% more ss. s ssr %s::
He thought there had been no occasion for the RI.
marks whrch h.d been m,ds on this suhj.et. Judse
Peck loved the Liberty Of the Pre-" with a. much pa
he had, In tho Of this trial been sub.
jsesd to commentary severe, what might not be
expected In lite 'squsR Il had been charged upon the
respondent that he had dared attemp 10 buv Of hA
tmPe by in'imation that he wac entitled 10
confederation and exemption, becaus, he had decided
the case Of Soulard, Ia favor Of tho Uoted States II
had been alleged that be had tried buy Oh The House
o. Representatives by dirty II he had done a.
ne We. vile aud degraded man. and, he would ada
senen: but whore had he said ,hs Al the eloss Of
m's ae,ense ne observed. that upon the whole. loaRe
re mat: ~ th: proceeding, he .eaa.sd
duty to sustain tho dignity aud authority of the eourt
ever winch he had been appointed pre- eds 10 con.
.dered due to the Government which he rtorss.nsd,
due to the tribunal and due the sui.orS I'm.
were committed to Its protection, 10 punish this con-
tempt as he did punish IT, He did eousidsr himsen.
step, by the highest authority. He believed H. cof,sf
enousIy, to be HE solemn impe rious dtv a ,sk.
the example which he did make. more especially In
relation to the country In which he hods hi. couv. and
the nature Of the claims which he was called mr. -
adjndc.te, and which had produced this sxitatiou IT.
In doing, he has erred, be has erred In LTD,
judicial characters with whom any Judge NAV be- pro.d
TO associate; and he has learn that such On error
would DO high misdemesnor in the Of tho Con-
aware OF the purposes be cred bv his r.noi
vasnd ishsreiors all surprised n the psr,ir.o.
ny with which Il has been sought for the last four
years whe,her those purposes are ouch as the int
rests Of the U. s. call upon them to conner ~
d.ros further proceedings In this ease 10 qus,,ion Tor
ebe Tot for Judge Peck Con6dsn Mt ne l., that h h.
had been made Of plain materials and could h,vs
reeenc'ied to himse,o consult his rsposs rather thsr
ms sense OF duty. the House would not have been
ton to buy of Was this the Ian AZ
man crouching under the charge which sd be- sI.
Cd against him There attempt, hero to screen.
nimsei oy orbs by an appeal to the interest of IN.
honorable House Of Representatives. IL was The Ian
guage Of man indignantly asserting his iunoce and
s @ upon n" sceu'sr. II was no attempt to buy
on punishment. Let candid and honorable men re.a
and decide for the msslv.s. There VA. sro,h. , si,
cumsance which he felt himself called upon TO nesirs
WIN un'peakable regret He had heard of il with p,in
while confined TO his bed. The respondent h.,1 ,n
as he had been, before these crowded g.lI.rIs. "a
'his assembled multitude as Judicial monster petty
provincial tyrap thus csrcaured, impa,, and e,uei
ned, before this nation. with these lacsrsed issnss
having occa'on TO speak TO point Of evidence he had
betrayed an emotion with bis trembling hsnd !, g.,
had started from his eye Was II womb. mi ,h., ~
respondent, innocent and simple hearted A. child
with his reputation at hazard; with an aged parent
whose gray hairs he did wish to send down to ,hs
grave wi sorrow, should have thus bersv, his r. ~
,oss on the occasion! Yet. an honorabje msn,y.r
MI Wiekift had represented him she ding fern.
cd tears crocodile tea, before this assembly and hi.
nation Did the honorable manager recol!eet the ,ro
s.euiion Of Sir Walter Raleigh, by Sir EJw,rJ Cprs,
D'a no remember the ,p,' 10 which that prosecute
nal been conducted! Did he recollect that Sir Ed
ward Coke had stigmatzed that gallant soldier a, q
spider Of hell LIT him a.k tho honorable msnsr.r
which character he would rather bear with ost.Ttv-
that Of Sir Walter Ralegho or Sir Edward Cole, ~.
had the pleasure Of personal with m.
honorable managers he we'll knew that unkindn., ., and
oaroary were far removed from bic art What
then but some unsccountsbs prejudice could hay. in
duced these rSmark,l They had gon. TO IN, world
would be long time before this Trial would 90 be-
Ia In ~ h.
representations Of honsrabis mana srs had made He
had therefore teen anxious to show thai the rsspond
ss' was not the judicial monster that he chsrg-
ed with being that he had violated the liberty Of
the press that he had attempted to buy OF This
,,mPeachnenti that he was amsble, patient and f,.
soaring both as man and judge and thai In, eni
theh applied to him had been The effect Of nr,;nd;s
Of nsa'sd and perverted imsgnaons, having no ioun.
Mr. Writ was proceeding to consider IN. r.,,,. :,
the ea'e; when, at the suggestion Of Mr. Wsbs.r IN.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the House . I,,,.r f,., a.
secretary OF the Treasury, Transmitting in pursnsnc
10 the order Of the Hsu's. Of the goth instant, The
the year 1880; which was laid on the table ~
Inc Speaker also presented to the House petition of
no OF the city OF Chlicothe In Ohio rrow,y
hsmp' stating that the duties impot cd on forsi,n
hemp are SO high as to exclude the regular impo,
aon o. that article, Sc which petition was referred
10 the Committee on Manufacture.
table: .''u"oh on tho
Hesoiusd That the Secretary OF State be re ous.t.a
70 inform this House what measures have ban go
gy ms Executive 10 relation 10 the capture on e..
F0uM ~ July 1929, Of the chip GAlatss Ia,s NJ a."
port o New Bedford BY Portuguese naval sunad,nn
hen boekadng the port Of Teresirs; and ALDO in ,sI
non 10 the imprisonment and robbery Of the crew Of
said chips and TO the capture Of oth.r Amsrie,n -.
q" under the same order Of blockade.
Resolved That the Secretary be reqde.tsd 10 Law he.
,ore tni' House any coTrespondsncs that NAV have
been had touching this matter, within the knovI.dss
or possession Of the Secretary "'''e'
PAY OF MEMBERS
Inc Houss then resumed the consid, tation nj H..
Sont Resolution relative to the pay OF memhrr. n
Congress; when "
. DIR. Hall moved to reconmt the resolution 70 m.
committee OF Public bxpsudi u'es, with nsuction, 10
report BILL providing
THAT II shall b.. the impera iva dntv NJ N. Co.
tary Of the Senate and Sergeant. alarms Of m, Ha
Oh Representatives TO ascertain, at the and of 49,.
oesNon OF Congress, from each Member of Conrre.,
or Delegate from Territory tho number Of d.vs h;sh
ne may have been absent irom and NOT In ,ttsndsn..
upon, the business Of the House: and In .. tin. IL
accounts oil Senators, Mrmbsrs and Dr,.gst.s r.
sna be deducted from the account or amount ~ nav
eacn lion at the rate OF eight dollars per dsy or
svery day sny Member OF either House or D,I.s,,s
snai nave been absent, except by order on
" " 'o"'eqasneo OF
On this motion debate Of some length took nI,,. in
wheh Me'rs ayton, Sutherland, Hal, WbiuIes,v
ChiItoD, and Carson, engaged.
MT CaTson az rs ssid 10 order 10 put the question
70 rest and to put stop to debate, moved TO Law the
resolution on the table.
On this motion Mr.. Chiffon required the wa, and
end 'hey were ordered accordingly by the Hsuse
be,ng taken. they stood-Ysas so, Nay. iab