Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-31

causes uotn providing proceeding cscr2' 9nege,
with view 10 his renewal from oiicc o"e IS 10 oe
found in the 18Th sSc,ina Of the 50 article OF Tue
amended CONSTITUTIONS winch rfescross the remedy Of
inoeacment regard 10 certain o:!eices therein re-
ferred to-
5,} article of the instrument, which provides HAT
"Juases NAV be renewed from office by concurrent
vote of both Houses al the General Assembly, &c,
hit does not prescribe the causes Tor when such re
moyal NAV be made Unde7 he first, the arthor'y IS
conferred npun tr House OF Delegates 10 prefer "a,
impeachuIeu, 10 be prosecuted before Inc 2'nae,
vel lr hp 10 iqg.cr 20 Try the Ia vested III the
latter body Under The second, the HOUSE o. Dele
gates IS vested No: only with the authority 10 lay the
Foundation Of TIE uiieri"r proceeding, by pFeefrng
CHARGES bu, also IN equal degree with Tie osna'e,
that oc irwin. anj intimately Iass;ng upon them AS
regard, ths proceeding By impeachment, therefore,
mai ,riiy Of tie committee viewed the House OF De-
lera,es merely he grand inquest OF The common
wealth unon wanG dcvoived SIMPLY th@ cu'y, III lie
incjp;ent stage Il Tie enquiry at determining US 10
the n5onety i p,cerriag arcics against the accused,
touching .:s cta--ss cla1ined in the n"m 'ria mn
without thc auth ,f.y to cite Em before 'he', because
without that In acqat or convict hi'n, :ae S"f pote"
10 try oil noeach:uenis being vested by lie tohsti
tption IN f!ie Ssna;e Such, he op'nion 81 u ma
iority of the committee, berg the extent OF 'hc ou
Ihortv Of the IL os = irGa they had TO hes ihion ~
deciding that their aG"sliy wac, at ittsi, eq0ay re-
ssrcltd Bni DE question secnrreG whether III me o's'
CHARGE OF Their duty tley were bound, aho, u 50, 10
~ LOCK- irtp me ltGii % lie MY,
in view # ,,e lim.,cl aod peculiar powers OF lie
body by which ti.er Authority Had been deegaied II
was HE opinion cf a majority os the com;nec, that,
although they did not possess the authority I" cite the
accused be;ue them, at l. P! hln upon ma deiehce'
md of course n0we examine and s!! srcn erldgnce
aa il msv be j., his pouc5 10 prodacP, yet II was IN.
cnmtpnt upon them 10 require satisfactory Pri"A "ctc
proof Of the t-u. Of :c charges preliminary to re-
port recommends. resort IL ca Improvement i:ese
noatons seem TO fully sustained ~ the rIeceaeh,s
tnrn,shsd y line Journals # the House OF Representa-
ties IN The cares og Judges Chace and Peck as,
also by The prinoi pes ait ~ ~ Jefferson h.a'na
TILE Impeachment, pcses al, ~, -, -, So no.
AZ, and -.
Then ,oo "a rcr,.as the proceeding by cohcurTen!
vos If both l,ousgs of tie Gcrcral Assembly maio-
r.v of the committee cane 10 slmsr conclusion
is true that IN tbs lais proceeding 'he House CT De
locates can act not merely 10 The extent ui rreierri"r
nm accusalion but also hued with lie higher avn
butte in part of trying AID deciding H. fet u IS GEAR
,b.v have moi any authority TO delegate s0ch po"er 10
n committee aud therefore that ms committee was
raised for no such purpose. What then, viewing s.e
case in this aspect, vas Inc ossct o' "iPo'""s 70.
committee: WINS question which naturally presented
,,selc and what are IT'S functions Surely not 10 ei'e
the accused before them, bceuSe that woa!c imply Inc
cht 10 make up tie issue ard 10 decide u, ana 80
a. certainly MT 10 xaGinc st end wosh the evidence
(, HE bshar al least thought majority u lac com
mittee who were ci upni that 80 Tar as The en9nitr
toprbiro the fruk e tc charges was concerned, user
legitimate functions restricted them TO CUES. g fGIte
investigations while IL was ttelr dny to require clear
go f;e nroof Of he samr before reporting ~ iavor
Of any ul,srior proceeding THIS IN their opinion was
equally demanded BY due regard TO Justice 50 far as
relates to The accused and by considerations obviously
connected w,h The pubic tine and money, Ihus, then
/, vii; be seen tia: according To The OPINION oil mslo'
~, of .he committee they held towards The case the
RELATION Of sra"d jury, ia reference TO The institution
IS nrosscu,icn in court Of law Bound in The Incl
na STAGE Of the enury SO far 70 lock nlo 'hc facts
as to require clear rima free proof Of lheT run Out
20 MT bo mon his defence and 10 silt and weigh oil
the evidence on 10th sizes a, such clear p'aa face
proof sheud have Seea required before Recommending
The institution Of an impeachment seemed the more
proper as ,ie House Of Delegates, according 70 .e
form furnished BY lie pTecedcns, not only ~
der he nhaence OF these views therefore, majority
Of the committee deemed i prcpeto institute an hSes