Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-04-25
S'r.AII. OF MAINE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, APR1L ..
1856.
Protest


Protest.
The Housa Of Representatives, haTin.,
passed AN Address 70 the Cos crHor, re-
qucsting him to remove Woedoury Da
Wis from tho Office Of Associnfa Justiee
Of the Supreme judicial Court tie un-
dcrsigncd, members tho House Of Rep
rcscntat!yes, most solcmnly anl earnest
ly protest against said action Of the
House, for the reasons hereinafter set
forth. and request that this protest may
be entered on th2 Journal of the House.
l. Because the proceedings Of the
Legislature prior to the hearing Of Judge
Davis before the members OF the lous9
and Senate, were not su-h as are reqnir-
ed by the Constitution. and particularly
that this House had no notice Of, and
took no action in relation to tha ALLEGED
causes Of removal, until after the same
had been stated by the Senate and enter
cd on is Jo:rnal, and the deg fixed by
that body alone, and the respondent lsat
been served VIII. : copy Of the sani :,
and with a n2taa Of the timc appointed
for herring aal that of thcsa rEoeee,l-
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% I'M !io"St 0''9 '9 I0.''!l'''., ',s'',3 :
soP5 % S.',' Jtus. 'i.,. 81 $780, H..
asking no action ol the part Of ii. House;
and no action was had BY tn House
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hot "d'hoIiAei ~ any i''o I'io'i u .'1
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ps 10 pro, t'iotl 70 NDi ~ - N 'ti-
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!of9 '"ca a SoaS ea.ioA a' "''' uh'sei INT
Jo4aV oroeF 'osii, Il ioi 'i''' l'''' pos
d hc3aAS' the canS+7 Oh removal as
a,9h-u on 'lG 1ou.tlaI U ''- o'1'.e are
an 10Y aile51d ms 's'h i.H'I' III oi''ci'
an" contain no enaf99 o' c'oS' i,o' f'''-
ing u ohie-at oeiih'i 'tS4l'-' ana 'iieio-
iofe can prop 'liy - 'f'eo "A''l "a P'o-
VISION Vi ln9 : oAa'l'u'lon' on'S y ii,}-
"eillNeHt' M ul!ueI9'Sh 'ic io'',
cohFl"c90 that the oohs'''utioh III pre-
wang expressly !. ''''' every person ho''-
,ho any ''EiI oilcs uh"ef 'i'is 2'a I may
De feiAot eI oy laiPeaeh'Ach' 'or in's''e-
meahof IN once h''ehdcu 70 c%ciuoe c!-
cry o'per hsode o1 removal III cases All
sing OUT Oh or1tci2I u2Iln4'@'c'.S--'h'''
a5 olticIal lASsafn. sal2F"' no. 5h7ss cog
hiAtoIe oy tAe ofo'narE 'r!oun"'1, cti'Ao'
DC tired ana panishei by the Nout'9 ol
ia"' theY aioAe are mao; 'A2 prop 7 s"o-
Jeets Tor the solemn tribunal OF tle Sen
a'e' sitting as the hiSh court OF mp 'ach-
iient--tha4 as any person "hV m nj, III,
dIFIdual characterand capacity Is accused
OF crime ana misdemeanor' mus De "c-
euSou tAcfe2l ana triod III 'h2 iofhs oi
law IN th2 estaoiisae courts 81 tAc CIV
II officer III his offlelal capacity Is to be
eh5r''cd and tired &ccordlnS to the iormS'
and IN the tribunal proFl'ei pF tn Con
stitut!oh tor the tfll OF sHch oheass5
taat Is by Impeachment IN the senate ana
he Is alike entitled % all tAe safeguards
and projections soJuStly ana 50 cautious
~ secured to the accuse" III all cases
that he IS not to be held to answer u9tIl
formally accused by proper Indictment IN
such cause, that is all impeachment by
the House OF ReprcscntatlycS--that ne Is
10 hp heard bV hIyl1S SeIF and r1DnG In