The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-26

ANl u I l1Nl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %, 1858 1ess
III asssft ss.s;lta - SKIS q w 49,,
More about nnpe achmsnt . The, First
tas s,s.ss5s etdC Case eSia ;Fs< 80 -.
-. The arse case 81 impeachment ever tried
by the Senate al the United States was
we believe, that Of. the Bon. $500
CEASE. one OF the Associate sJa laN % soi
tho Supreme Court. AARON BvRa Was
tthen Vice.Presidens Of the United States
and President Of the SENATE. The trial
.occupied some four or Two weeks, and
resulted in the acquittal OF the accused.
.. The Senate Chamber was 6tted up In
"handsoms style as . court, end laid out
."snto apartments for the senators, the
aHouse Of Representatives, the managers,
''the accused, and Ills counsel Three,
long benches, covered with green cloth,
were occupied by the House Of Repre-
sentatives. The marshal Of the district
was a ministerial officer or the court Eve
mean the Senate, Of eourse.) On the day
set for trial, the sergeaut-at-arms made
oath that he had served Judge CEASE With
acopy of tho summons and Of the articles
Of impeachment, Of which latter there
were eight. Mr.. CHASE appeared in per-
son, made aspeech to the court, and asked
TO be allowed time to prepare his defence.
There were then present neither the mana
gers nor the House OF Representatives.
The next day the following oath was ad-
ministered to the senator's, "You do
/" solemnly swear that in all tbings apper-
|" tanning to the trial Of the Impeachment
"of SAMUEL CEASE you will do impartial
"justice according to the Constitution and
"laws Of the United States" And then,
ON motion Of Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, he was
SLOWED month to prepare his answer
that is, from January 8 to February 4, 1905.
On this latter day the trial commenced.
The members of the House Of Represen-
tatives, preceded by their Speaker and
mansgers, entered the Senate chamber.
The court was opened in the old Norman
style, "0yesl Oyer! Oyez! an manner
ofpersons," SC. There were twenty-four
witnesses for the prosecution and forty one
for the defence, but all were not found.
JOHN RANDOLPH of Roanoke, the leading
manager, opened the case in q long
speech for the prosecution. The evil
dence on the part of the United States
was then taken. Then one of the coun-
sci for the accused spoke. Next, the evil
dence for the accused was taken. Then
the managers spoke, and next Judge
CHAsE's counsel. The argument was
closed by JOHN RANDOLPH, Except that
Mr.. HARPER, one Of the counsel for the
accused, made short explanation or cor
rection afterwards.) The court then fixed
day upon which it would pronounce
judgment. On the day named-to Wit,
March l. 1SO5,-at halfpast IL O'Clock,
"the court took their seats, and the Pre-
"sident, having directed the Secretary to
"read the first article Of impeachment,
"observed that the question would beput
"to each member on each article sepa-
"rately as his name occurred in alpha
"betical order. The first article was then
sread; when the question was thereupon
"put by the president Of the court, and
"repeated after each article as read
"namely, Is Samuel Chase, Esq, guilty or
"not guiltyof a high crime or misdemeonor
sin the article Of impeachment just read p"
The President then said: "There not
"being a constitutional majority on any
"one article, it becomes my duty to pro-
"nounce that SAMUEL CHASE, Esq, is ac-
"quitted on the articles of impeachment
"exhibited against him by the House of
Representatives" The court then ad-
journed sine die. E
la majority, but not two.thirds, of the
Senate Tor COURT voted in favor of sustain
Ing some of the articles.7 I aH
The charges against Judge CHASE were
In regard to his conduct on the bench, and
need not be here recited. One Of them is
worthy of mention at the present time.
1t was that Judge CHASE had, at circuit
court of the United States held in the city
of Richmond, ruled and adjudged JAMES
THOMPSON CALENDER to trial contrary to
the lau of Virginia in that case made and
provided. What change E4usN
------------------ RI
General Grants Conduct.
The conduct of General GRANT in the