Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-17

stituti0nal question Of impeachment, and cor
tended that the Constitution did not proTide ID
the removal Of Z Federal judge from Office TO
n mere m.sbehav;or. As TO what vas the M
trrc Of tlyh crimes and miSdcIncanors was Il
bo determined by the common Laws. in supper
of which he Quoted Judge Story at cons:dcra
Bic length.
NJ :. proceeded to state the accusation
ogai,s, Judge W.troui, AMI directed the a.tcr
ton Of the House first Ia that portion OF ih'
memorial Of Spencer which charged Jnls'
Watrpus with having engaged III the pnrch'>'
oe lands for the purpose o! d>roeing I'll SUIT
for the possession oi tic lands III Slch i man
ncr that his own interest would be Snbserve'!
He had not set seen the first particle o: e'i
.i.rrc winch Subs,autiatcd this charge. H. 1
could he proved that Judge WatrouS lai dc
tcrininrti To !itigatc these cases III his ""I
court. such conduct would he c0fruptioH, an'
would Justify The sending of Judge a'roIS e
the Senate for trial. The sccoHd charge, that
Judge Wa,rouS hal, in cases in which h. was
personally Interested, made rulings and orders
ior hiS own advantage and benefit, was dis
missed b. Mr.. :. with the arcIincnt TIA. the
evidence had entirely failed OF his Object. dc
rie.icd any one Ia show that. in these cases.
. .Julge Watrou> had made ruliag> for the
iiirlherapcc NJ his own Interests. Mr.. ;. then
proceeded % discus, the third cf'rSc-thai
Judge Wa.rouS bad, after the trlal % III, eases
WAS removed 10 New Orleans. assisted ~ pro
iuciny As evidence forged TILE papers - inc
La VEGA graa,: and not only !ha, lac had done
this, bat also knew beforehand that these
papers were forged. Judge "a''"'iN' 81 'nt
contrary. believed the power 0t attorney 10 be
genuine, AMI. Instead ii knowing II 10 ~ ''I,''
fIat not even seen II. aS was shown ~ ''e
testimony.
Mr.. ). Denounced the charges o; h'''>iiii -
false and Slandcrou-, holding that Tie ruling,
Of Judge Watrous. III his case. ".re pr"pr: ana
correct. nuS';na had thc power oi appeal from
these ruling. but ii"i neglected 10 90 ~: .''
this point ct Tie dcDa;'' wv i'eaS'h 81 i.N'H'
frequently 'htcFTup'ei 'f' :: II. ''!c.e''t %
certain circumstance ''"'''hio- "'"''' w '"'
icf.d WIN tnr speaker
Mr. :. hai no cn!c!tid'd rs re'iafNS "h.h
~ time eS!!:ti HIS speech was "a'e''''i -
w:ih attention ~ "a. "iolc ii"'''' anu P'V'
diced marked eject
Mr.. ii"'i>,on oil Ma, demanded III. previous
question: "i':ch WAS ordered
MT. ii 'aStoA. clur!ntn o! ne JUDICIARY
Co:nln'ttec, c!oSeu Inc utp'ie. lie reSrc''eu
that only :n hour WAS allowed Tor the discus
SION "i i question in:"iSihS 80 man! h'nI'i,
to'!N results: ne ",ilcfc" VIII 'ht se"''''"t''
iroin Georgia tAr. StephciiS) rs 10 the calac't!
IN which the llonSe was now acting ms III
parchment was not q criminal proceeding II
was, really. the only method by WHICH JIn5e
Watr0uS could rindlcate himself. The case
ought 10 20 In the Senate for invest CATION. no
matter how much expense of time ani money
would be the clnNe Iience.
He did not believe. with the gentleman from
Georgia. that 4 criminal offence was The only
one for which 4 Federal Judge cond be IN
pcachcd. There were thousands oi cases III
which such u Judge might violate The rights oi
citizens and prostitute MS Iuhctioi.' Tor MS
own advantage. and yet not he amcnah!c 10 The
criminal law. In his opinion. there were Eu-
,ucro,IS r,sr. Of mere suspicion for winch 4
I'll, ;,;r, ,,;,h, J.. ;n,n.,,b.j Mr. Il
c;,.i rho r,.rs Of .Jnly.s i.sc,s and Pickering
IA .,L..,nt;,.e ,L;s ,6>ition Mr.. II. then On.
l" 80 it' -;
tcrci INTO i IH!! H!Hc'l>r'"h % tHt HP""
,,b,r,,,S AGAINST lad 20 NatrOuS. ami severely
"c ..:.L
dcn"iIrrei The judge cphht''i'H WIN i'cc III
the land Spcculations. and his subsequent &c.
-. :. ,;,o ,l. ,.,,. ,r;-,,, ,bcr,ir,n =,
tiof III I'Ui'' ''D '"V > "'> ''' .
the Mex orleans courts. lie lE!i;ltrlN detailed
~. - II LID :, HI, n,;r;or ,rov,.j ia.
'hc e'''r!'', NM, Ia J. "t'''"'
p''7ltlp! III i!iA 'sN' 81 N'''7 t''''N'
This evidence conc,uSiycly proved that i; was
- .L. .,, ,,r ,L,
d'Ictt't "'n'S."''y"' nv ~
purchase o. the La VEGA grant was nIi'!a III
SI,. ,b,, ,h. s,,i,S co., ,L. ,oc:nS.ion If the
SEINE 'n'' III Nv. w. WV Io,I ~ r,t,o
grant were 10 De III IrSt !ti.at'n III 'n'sH
Watrou,' court. and thence transferred 10 the
u -. -, ~ nr,,,n, I,i,. W,,rou:
Federal court TX NC" 'riraiS' july ""r''"H
did not wish 10 resist the decision al a icAa-
;,,r,. .,j two r,,,,rr had .hn. brcn ARRANGED
!"'. : ~" ~ NV "N ~
f,.iAsa.nrE mi
The main rucs:ion havinr been ordered, the
, Nn u. pn6.,l,'s .,nonLmou,
vote WAS taken oh Mf. lc'iu! = aiheHu'hei''
that ther, was nothing in the evidence 10 war
80 -. ...hu.,, ,c Lid, W.trous-
uan' '"e ';"P'"''''e'' VI ~ .
The amendment; was aGopted-y'aS III, nays
Of
The rc,o!utiou,. As amended. were then pass
cl-thc members voting ~ follows:
Yr~-Me-.r.. Abbott. Ana.r-on, Amdre... Avery. Eo'
Gott' Holman, noN'e, he:s r br'neh' hfa.'on, nIi"n ~
ci,rG. Horace + C!.rE. John u. Clars. Cl.~,ou. CLARK Il
Coehra:e. .,'I,i' La',oa oFI,te, Cg',s. pthi. o; ~
E KIM, E!!o... Farns.or,a. Feuioa. ,ii.,Hnc.. Gil.
man, Gi!ner, Good. GranSrr. Greg. iro~. Eoh'r; d
Han. li"risn. n"s,n. hIt'%h' iiIsHrd. 'Isnr'; 'ie:'"r'
L~sch. l. tier. L~o.-Joy. Nsclsy. ;. ). Marshall Nayu ud.
NH: y. Nls,n. Non's,nmery. horf ~. NoE,,! r. Morfls'
xihI, (. OH psrS"r' r.,d;s,on. r,,;l:. PIE. potter. rar.
Vance. R.,ir. I;.taai. i;ol'.iH'. ROYCE. lsi;sn, s.Fasr.
sS",T SGo mnt : smn na''S S,sTssrS ~" s.,n'an -" S:,nbSn,.
jam. 4. stewart. Tappsn. thompson, ~T"mpLia.. Irpre.
Tn ,src9 ? .ITss; 49, mai% Ws It.r a''ir' -
wir.iop. Wood. wooIsOr, wSr;eHdyke, John :. Wright.
and A'iiicoa-F-ii" -, r..D,. c.-n.. r;,...
h,r,,, I,n.h,,n. Ii,i,"p, E!t!r. liz. T.yan. narur,-. Ca,f
fer. Chapman. rlay. J. cnehrane. coeserir, Ccim>. [ 2,nir'.
Io,n,nFi +" n 4 - nodi po~,.ll Iy.,iS r,.I.r.-
rl,r.uc.. gs!eg. Fo,,er. ,;.r,irt,. Gsrtrtg. Gooch. Good.
an, !rrsn~"eh. GFG.'h.es' lamr,a'e W, ..'' -
i;..' q Jones' a,S' q, T,nn n,s>f'. o "yp' Joae. ', %; reaa., W. Is:nit.
Kelly. KrI,ry, Laniy. L'Trens", Lrity, h.; her. Nc
3nIsn' Mon; n:I.;: Moor, ri!'a.'. r ni.srH, J pas.i i
S[,nlia:e, iiynry ". si,., .Jai,on ". sherman. singleton,
Simmer. S'sssa,on, Wa, :;sr.r;, T,i19': ,i.or;S rsylar'
Me- NE ' ME-. VAN NJ sai a. IL ~',.h'-.i
So the House refused To find articles ii in.
ne trhment against Jude Watrous.
Mr.. Boycc Of ;. C.. called up thu Maryland
c infested election case. l~nyolrin! the right [ Of the