The Placer herald., 1862-05-17
The Hardy Impeachment Trial.

The impeachment trial OF Judge Hardy, in the
Senate, WAS brought to close on Wednesday.
He was acquitted on all the charges of corruption
and intempcrance. but the 18th charge -dsloyalty
was convicted. The vote in favor of conviction
being the requisite twothirds-24 for and II
against. The vote on this charge stood as follows:
Guilty-Banks. Burncll Chamberlain. Crane,
Gallagher, Gaskell, Harvey. Hartman. Hathaway.
Heacock. Hill. Kimball. Nixon, Oulton. Parks,
Perkins. Porter. Powers. Rhodes, Shafter SOue.
Shurlif. Van Dyke-24.
Not Guilty-Baker Bogart, Denver. Holden.
Irwin. Lewis. Merritt. Quint, Vineyard. Warm
castle, Watt William>on-l2.
The Presiden: then declared that Judge Hardy
had been acquitted on all the charges except Arti-
Gle l5 and on that he had been convicted, ay, 5
"a, noes II. Mr.. Parks asked for postp0nement
until tomorrow. He had reserved his right to
change his vote, and he wished further time to
examine the question for that purpose.
This was voted down and the following resolu-
ton of expulsion from Office adopted
Resoiced, That james H. Hardy. being duly
convicted of the high crime and misdemeanors
c arged in Article Is of the Act of impeachment
presented by the Assembly, it is hereby adudged
that said Jane. II. Hardy be and is hereby decar
ed suspended and removed from the office Of Dis
trict Judge Of the 10th Judicial District OF this
State.
The vote stood Ayes - Banks, Chamberlain.
Crane, Gallagher Gaskill, Harvey, Hartman,
Hathaway. Hill. Kimball. Kutz, Nixon. Oulton.
Perkins, Porter. Powers Rhodes, Shafter, Soule.
Shurtleft. Van Dyke-2l.
Noes-Bakcr, Bogart. Burnell Denver, Holden.
Irwin. Lewis. Merritt, Parks Quint Vineyard,
Warmcastle Watt Williamson IA.
Before the rendition Of judgment Judge Hardy
asked and obtained leave to address the Senate.
He said he not the first victim of persecution.
He would not arraign any Senator for the vote he
had cast but there was another tribunal which he
did arrlgn. Senators would one day regret the
votes OF condemnation they now cast. He had
never doubted the result. He the victim OF
the mob. If he fell Il sacrifice to his political
opinions, he was not the first so to fall. He des-
pissed and scorned the rabble. He thanked God
that he had been acquitted of all dishonest and
dshonorpble conduct. This to him was all he
expected or asked. Whosocver charged him with
treason or disloyalty was a traitor himself. He
WAS devoted to the country-the whole country
of his birth. In moments OF revelry, over the
wine table, in the confidence of friendship. he
may have, and probably did use ndscreet ex-
pressions but he was disloyal, never.
Thus has ended the vindictive political perse-
cution of Hardy And a more unrighteous judg-
ment was never rendered. The weight of testi
mony as far as can be Judged from the reports,
was in his favor while at the same time it cast q
stain upon the character of one Of his principal
accusers. A. p. Dudley that time can never eff
face Hardy has been convicted by court of
jaundiced political enemies; but A. p. Dudley Of
Calaveras has been proven by host of witnesses
as man whose oath cannot be taken. Whose
position then, is the most enviable? The accu-
sed or the accuscr? Men will differ widely as to
the disloyalty of Hardy; but none can doubt
| that Dudley has been irrevocably branded with
infamy.