Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-10
Impsaohmsat Of Juigs watrou,, Of Tex ,s'


We have before US the very able report o
Judge Chapman, Of Pennsylvania. which, Il
diso signed BY Messrs. Miles Taylor. Of La.
Billinghursf. Of Wisconsin,. and Geo. s. Hous
ton, Of Ala, the chairman OF the Committee
on the Judiciary. recommending that Judge
Walrous be impeaehed OF high crimes and
misdemeanors.
ln the statement Of the facts, great fairness
is manifested; and in many'insunres the very
words OF the witnesses are giv,n. The legal
positions taken are such as show mature judg.
Ineni, combined with thorough acquaintance
OF not only the comprehensive principles. but
minute details Of the practice Of law.
This branch OF the committee has evinced
that the months Of patient labor they have de-
voted 10 the mastery OF the case submitted for
their investigation. hav. not been spent, us
theft fep5rt sets sfor,i, Without Just cause.
There is also before US, as d part Of the
same document, another report oil iifee Of the
committee, Messrs. Ready, Of Pnn., Tappan-
of N. H., nqa Cnig, N. c.. which with quail.
ifcaiic. prefxed to his signature. is also sign,
ed by Mr.. Clark, of N. Y.
This r'port being negative in its character,
and ansSssr;fsbRg into detailed facts, is brief, and
does not appear 10 us to attempt to meet the
points made in Judge Chupmnn's fepctt... AS
neither of these reports is signed BY majori-
ty Of the committee, they are both styled, in
Congressional parance, "minority reports"
They are dcoTpanied by the testimony and
Tie documents that We're submitted TO the con.
siderntion Of the committee.
Ga yesterday, printed memorial" las i. is
styled) Of Judge Wa,rous was submitted in
his behalf. 10 US, it appears to be a brief, or
written argument, rather than memorial in
the ordinary sense of that term. IL certainly
takes issue with the facts stated in Judge
Chapman's report, as we'll as with the legal po-
sitions.
The volume Of the testimony in tie case
being such that at this late, day of the session
it would be impossible for the members Of
the House to read the printed matter before
the time set for the adjournment of the session,
the whole committee, yesterdays concurred in
asking that the further consideration of the
matter be postponed until the second Monday
in December next.
As tie Committee on the Judiciary Of the
last Congress unanimously reported that Judge
Watrous be impeached, and the present COM
mittee (eight only acting) is equally divided,
the position of the accused is indeed critical.
Under such circumstances, it would be ex-
tremely indelicate in Judge Watrous to at
tempt to exercise the functions of his Office
pending the consideration of his case set for
next session, -.svrs, 4sssgyxrt.
III our.bpidion Judge Should be aboye sts-
njcion. if accused, he should not endeavor TO
suppress or limit inquiry into his conduct fpr,
il innocsht il can Only make bis ipnocencsthe
mdfe aprHreKt. Where il has been repeatedly
called iaduestion by those empowered bythe
Consultation to investigateHit, his usefulness Is
gone 6 until y h0%s tried acquitted " lIsla the
If we kAember risM .,pther judgeskhnye
been charged with and trid8 Nor mattefs y III
fetal innfopisf; butthis Slthe first instSues
in which, first " the Legislature of the Slete
in WHICH be resides. and ssSapdy by divers
a&dge ha4 st1 Subjected to .l
cusatons Of sTgrave Nafacter as thdtk
other Judicial prosecutions. when corr
with VT i, appear Of but minor couseduess Il