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The committee proceeded t«» coniiJcr the]
third paragraph of the 4th article.
Mr. y. Under an other paragraph,
part of the tcftiinor v u~* been read, but the fol
lowing (houid be added :
Mr. Hay f..vs,
“ The co'infcl, who afiociated with me, in
Callcndei’s defence, attempted to adder fa the
jury on the uneonftitutionr.lity of the law, on
which the indictment was founded. They
were interrupted, and obliged by Mr. Chafe, if
not ordered, to fit down. 1 then addrefTed Mr.
Cha^c himfelf, with a view, to l'atisfy him, that I
had a right to difeufs this point before the jury.
1 told him that what I was then about to fay,
was intended for the court alone. He inter
rupted me ; he afked fome queftion which was
anfwered : in a very fhort time, after I had re
tamed my argument, I was interrupted again,
bv Mr. Chafe. How often I was interrupted
1 know not, but I was interrupted, rudely in
terrupted fcveral timer. H iving fern in the
courfe of this trial what 1 had never feen before,
having felt what I never felt before, and what I
certainly expert never to feel again, and being
impreired with a belief that Mr. Chafe was deter
mined to filence me, if he could, my mind was
overwhelmed by conjliffing frutbrunts, and I
quitted the bar, my client and the com*.”
When the queftii n was about to he put on
agreeing to the whole of the 4th article.
Mr. Mott rofe and remarked that he w-»s not
here when the committee on this fubjrCt re
ported at the laft feffion, and of coorfe did not
get a copy of the evidence, he had however fern
a part thereofin the newfpapers and examined
fo much of the fubject as to have fatisfied him,
that it was proper to vote in favour of two of
the articles, to wit ; the firft and third, but as
he had not an opportunity fince comine to this
plaC'e of comparing the articles of impeachment
with the teftimony on which were founded, and
fince he could not make up his mind in hearing
the evidence partially read, and as the Iloufe
have refufed to put it off' fora fhort time, and
he was not allowed to make the examination
for himfelf, he was obliged to inform the com
mittee. that he was not fatisfied to vote in fa
vor of the 4th article, whereas had he been al
lowed time he might join a vote with the major
ity.
Mr. Nieholfon faid all the evidence on the
fubje«ft of this article had not been read, he
would therefore read it himfelf a? the clerk was
indifpofed with a hoarfenefs—He read the fol
lowing :
“ The additional depojition of Philip Norbone~
Nicholas taken before George kVyiheand Jo
feph Scotty Requires, under the authority of
the Houfe of reprefentatives of tbe United
States.
“The (aid Nicholas being alked by the (aid
commiflloncr* what was the general deportment
ard manner of Judge Chafe during the trial of
James Thompfon Callender, anfwers —
“ The general deportment and manner of
Mr. Chafe curing the faid trial, appeared to
the faid Nicholas to be marked with great vio
lence and precipitation ; and that Judge Chafe
manifefted a folicitude forthe convieftion of the
prifoncr, which, in the eftimation of faid Ni
cholas, was improper in a judge fitting in a
criminal profecution.—The faid Nicholas fur
ther ftates, that the deportment of Judge
Chafe to the counfel, who appeared for Callen
der, was rude and overbearing, and calculated
to prevent that full and free defence, without
which it is importable for them to do jufticc to
their client.
PHILIP NORBORNE NICHOLAS.
Richmond Feb. 7. 1304.
“The additioal dcpnftion of George Hay, <ivh°
bi'injf ajked -what were th: manners and .{,,
portmrnt of Samu-l Chafe, during the trial
of fames Thompfon Callender, depofetb and
faith,
“ That it appeared to him at the time of the
trial, and he vet believes that fhejmanners of
Mr. Chafe were intentionally rude and infolent.
The deponent thought and Hill thinks, that
Mr. Chafe was determined that Callender
fhould. if poflible, be convi&ed; and that toac
coinplitli this purpofe, he endeavoured to inti
midate, to deprefs, and to filence his counfel.
He interrupted them frequently, with wantor I
rudenefs. Reordered or.e, if not more, of!
them to »*.: down. He charged them with ad- j
▼ancing'dodrinek which they knew tube illegal,
and which t'wy advanced, ho faid, only to de-l
ceive and mi Head the populace.—The patience
of the deponent was at length exhaufled, and he i
quitted the court and the caufe, under a belief J
that further exciiions would only tend to cover
himfelfwitli Rill greater Ihame, to fubjelt him
to (liil greater humiliation.
“ The deponent believes th it there did not
efcape from him during the trial, a word or gef
ture, that coulil have given offence to the fudge.
Tiic conduit of his affociates was, he believes,
equally guarded : he does not therefore aferibe
the infolence of Mr. Chafe to irritation, occafi
rned by the conduct of the bar.
“ 'I he deponent is urd'r no apprehenfion,
that his judgment ha* been much milled, by the
circumftanceA attending his own fituation. He
knows, and ran now name men, whofc politics
then differed from his own, who exprefled their
abhorrence of Mr. Chafe's conduit in terms as
Itror-g as langti ice affords.—F» fait the public
mind was very' much fxcited, and apprehenfi
ort were entertained by many, that fome feri
ous diftlirbance might take place. Mr. Mun
roc, then governor of Virginia, was fo cojnpletr
Iv convinced of tiic danger, that hr nnt only
e rnefliy recoin nende.l moderation n)(| forbcai
ai ce to thofc who verr daily crowding about j
him, but kept his eye constantly on the c.ipitol I
that he night In ready to command the o ace I
at tiic firft appearance of commotion.-—To him I
Mr. Chafe is probably indebted for the fifetv
of his ptrfon during his refidchce in Rich
mond.
“Th- foli' itudr of Mr. Monroe to oref vr
order, a role from caufestotally unconnected w.’h
Mr. Chair. The character of the Rate, he oh
ferved, had never been tarnilhcd by any op
position to the laws, or any’outrage on pcrfotn
Clo-h-d with il l authority. The prefervation
of this ch tra der at that period. (May 1'iooy
w is in his eflimatron a matter <*f infinite im
p >nance, he therefore urged and intreated liiofr,
who mb (ripir.f-d might come intocollilion with j
the T.u’je, to be patient, under every out
rage."
GEORGE IIAY. 1
> ~bniortfi, Pet. 7 lf»o4.
The 4 irftion wa, t.iKrn on the 4ih article
and carried without a divifion.
The hi tli article was thro taken into coufldcr-!
atioT*.
i'/r. y. PuwJolpb ft t <1 the ciretiinftance* up- :
on v. hk h this article was grounded ; bv the 1
rtn? fi turn of the a<ft of Conprefs eftablifhing i
the judicial Cu'.tsof the United States, it is
provided that far any crirne or offence againft
the United S-.i'rs the offender fbali be anvfted, I
imprifoned, orb.iltd, agreeably to the nfu:l '
r ■ ’e of procefs in the ''ate where fiich off end - j
er may b • found ; and it is provided by the law*
•>i , irpinia, niu’ted in a volume commonly call
ft! the Reviled Code of 1794, that the ’nan.
rrr <>f prormitr .yaiiift [hu»ii9 charped with
r1*r'<i loul be iii one of thffc two modes, the
i'n'i in capital fiich as tre..fi».« or <V1ony.f
the fecoml in ife.no* ipit.d. The Virginii
Iatvc .uthorife r;.••• i *y the itTuing of a Capi i»
on which the body of m .>ff-nd-r may he taken
.« d committed to dole cuflody in the tirft fpe
ci“S of offence. In the other cafe, that is of of
teiK i s not capital, thisproeef. is not warranted
by our laws which require a diffetent procefs,
viz: a tummons, which the court may ordei
the cleik'to iilue returnable to the next mining
court. In the cafe of Callender who was pre
fented and indi ‘ted for a crime not capital, the
circuit court did iltue the prtxrfs which iu only
| vvarranted in capital cafes. To convince the
i committee on thefe points, he read the 5‘ti feeli-j
on of the Law of Virginia, page 110, refpe&ing j
the tii.il and punifhment of crimes, and lift,
fedion yp. page 112. From thefe regulations!
he faid there could not remain a fb.ulow of
doubt that the proccfs which was iffited ugainfl
Callender, by order of the circuit court, and
which annexed to the articles of impeach
ment, and which commands the tnarfhal of the
Virginia diftrict, to art eft the body of J. T.
Callender, and bring him forthwith before the
judges of the court, was illegal, being contrary
to the laws of Virginia, and of courfe contrary
to the lawg of the United States.
The quetiion was taken on adopting the 5th
article, and carried 71 voting in the affirmative,
ami .loin the negative.
The lixth article under confederation.
Mr. J. Randolph faid the law of Virgini», re
lative to this point having juft been read, ii.
would only point to the words which arr repeat
ed from that law by the article of impeachment,
they evince that the authority of Congrtfs as
well a? the laws of the flute of Virginia had been
both difregarded and contemned.
On the queftion tojigrce to the fixth article
the committee divided, there being, 70 in its fa
vor and ns again ft it ; it wascaried.
The feventh article before the committee.
IT', y. RanJJ.pl fail! it was extracted aknoft word
.or wordfronit hrrlepofition of George Read, Attorney
for Delaware ddtrid ; the depofitionis as follows :
r -"u interrogatory this deponent
faith that he was prefent in the character of diftrid
atto.rtj of the United States of America, in and for
the Delaware diftrid, at a circuit court of the United
Suites, holden at New Caftle, on the twenty-fi-venth
and twenty-eighth days of June, one thoufand eight
hundred, in and for the faid difirid, by. and before
Samue Chafe, on- of the judges of the fupreme court
of the faid United States, and Gunning Bedford.dif
irid judgeof the United States aforefaid, for the faid
diltnCt.
VW. To th«* fecond interrogatory this deponent
lanh, that he was prefent in coart on the firft day of
the laid court, mentioned in this deponent’s anfwer to
the firft interrogatory, when the grand jury then and
there attendmg after having received a charge from
the fold Samuel Chafe a«pr Aiding judge, retired to
tte'rrooin, and alio when they returned to the bar
ot the laid courf.
“ TbirJ. To the third interrogatory this deponent
aith.that the grand jury, through their foreman, upon
oemg a (Iced by the clerk thequeftion dated in the third
mterrogatory.did anfwer, that they had found no bil s
ot indictment nor had any prefentments to make,
“ Fourth To the fourth interrogatory this depo
nent faith, that the laid Samuel Chafe, did, on receiv
mgtheanfwtr from the grand jury,mentioned in ihisdt
ponent s anfwer to the “ third interrogatory,” obferve
to that body in his hearing—“ That he had been in
formed or heard, a highly fedii ions temper or difpo
(mon had mamfefted in the ftate of Delaware, among
a certain clafs of people, particularly in New Caftle
coun-y, and more particularly in the town of Wil
mington where lived a moft feditious printer, un
reltrained by any principle of virtue, and regardlefs of
•oaal order—1 hat the name of this printer was”—
(here the learned judge paufed for a moment and then
ojferved) Perhap, it might he affuming too much
to mention the name of this perfnn, but it becomes
your lpccial duty, and you inuft enquire diligently
into thi, matter.” That although this deponent will
not undertake to fay that eve 17 word as here fet forth
IS precisely what the honorable judge expreffod •_
yet lie is perfetftly convinced that the language is for
the moil part, what was ufed by the fold judge, and
the ideas conveyed by him at the time, precifely what
the context imports. ’
r J1' d’e interrogatory, thi* deponent
faith, that fevera! member* of the grand jury on the
oel.alf of thcmfelves and their brethren, did as foon
as the fold judge had cleft-J the chfervations detailed
in the anfwer to the fourth interrogatory, then and
there carreftly nqueft the court to difmifs them from
lurther attendance on that duty, metuionino- to the
court, as a reifcr. fo- 1-.....a .e.. .i -
rally UiT.iers, and it being the feafon of harveft, their
petlornl attention was m..ft requifite on their forms—
to whic.i the judge replied, “ that the bufinefs to
v/hich he had called their attention, was of a moft
urgent and preffing nature and mufi be attended to,
.hat he could not therefore difeharge them until the
enluing day, when further information (liould be com
municated to them ontheA.bjert hi had referred to”—
or words to that effort—tut this deponent did no'
at the t ime hear the judge fay that his detaining the
granu jury w3s for examining a file of papers publilhcrt
by the fold printer.’
On the queftiou to agree to the feventh article, it
was carried without a divifion.
The eighth article under confideration.
Mr Me:t rofe to move an amendment, which was
to ftnae out the words declaring that the Houfe
fovr.I to itfelf the liberty of exhibiting at any time
hereafter any further articles or other accufotion or
impeachment againft the fold Samuel Chafe”—and
lurther, that part which foved to the Houfe “ the
right of applying to any fuch articles, impeachment or
accufotion, which (hall be exhibited «o them." It
formed to Ihim unfair that the Houfe fhould reforve
ucha right to themfelves, if there is any thing more
wuh which he ought to be charged, it ought to he
n-v brought forward, and the accufed fhould he in
.ormed at once how for we mean to go, in order to
enajk* him the better to make his defence.
Mr J. R irJolfh hoped the gentleman (Mr. Mott)
vj-itrt not mfift on the amendment. He believed the
article (lead very well as it was; but if it he faulty
;t ha* however one thing in its favor : it is fortified
ty pnv, dent, which is of Tome importance in cafes of
tb's tMtuie. l|e hoped the gentleman who was a
t ended friend of the American people, and ofthe rights
of this Houfe, did n»t wifh to abridge the liberties of
the one. or the privileges of the other, as they had been
granted by the people, and had been received by us
from oor prcdeccfior*. He hoped it was not intend
ed that our powers fhould be left than thofe who fat
here before us, and yet the amendment would be 1
tacit avowal rbat they were wrong in making this
re.ervitior, in tl-.o cafe ofthe impeachment of Blount,
md that we ourfolve* were wrong in fo doing, m the
c.de of j id - Pickering. Ho tiufted I hr’ Houfe
would not agree to the amendment, if it was peniftt J
in by the gentleman.
Rir. AttJi. If precedents are wrong, they oti«rht
•:<'t to he our guide*, and if we have fuch precedents.
:h. former w eftr.bbfh new ones on other principle*
the b tter. He thought it cruel, as well as utmift, to
l>rin.* new artVIrs #f impeachment agamft j man
when on his tnal • a f- dden attack when a man is
prep t I, may defeat to** heft taler.ts and convidr an
innocent man. I le conceived, if the Hmife had a ,k-t
hgn to r,i ,„g Other article?, they ought to do fo at tlw
prelem time } but iT they ha,I not adefign, he would
alk why d>. you referve a power you do not mean to
esevcife { He Loew it was the practice to make this
rt frr eatum, and had foen it in Jerky, but for all tint
bethought it improper and unjiift.
The m.eftion on adopting the amendment wa« tiVn
and loft.
fhe qtipftion W,s nett taken on agreeing to the
eiehth a»firb e.H carried i" the affirmative. There
tyre for ir kvfcnty ft* numbers, which ate more
liian a n;,i|ori-y of the whole Houfc.
\Tr. Mr. Chairman, as I hare voted in cp
poiitts<ii to «-.. ry oi.e oi tbe articles,and Oral) of co irk !
vote t neg stive .v thay m • coq&d< rod in the
*T mditp-iitibiv ia-ctffl .iytb.it 1 fk-Hild
make a f» vv-obf rvatio-is, n order to r but iiiyfelf from
the imputation ol voting, t n this ocolimi, in a differ
ent manner from what I did at the lall leliiou ; al
i.noujjh 1 am already fuluciently julbtied to my own
conscience.
My tool judgment tolls me that were T to vote in
favor of the prelent impeachment, in ns prrfeiit form
1 infill f ufeit in my own ell illation that polit'cul cha
racter as a republican, which it has been the lludy of
irw life to acquire and preterve.and which lias hither
to fecuied me the confidence of a people as truly re
t tiblican as - ver have oxifleil in any age or nation. It
'« upon republican pi :iples that I oppole the report.
At the Lilt lefliosi I declared uiylclf in favor of the im
peachment fo tar only as related to the conduct of judge
Chat"upon the trial of Janies Thonipfon Callender.
I confidcrcd the cnndudt ofthejude upon that occaiion
as amounting to a denial of important conllitutional
privileges to Callender, the privilege* of compn'fory
procefs fur wittuHr* and of trial by an impartial jury
of his country ; and had the committee taken that
rtrong ground. I nnift have given it my Support. They
have, however, abandoned it ; and 1 am decidedly of
opinion that if the conduct of the judge did not amount
to a violation of the conftitution.it ought to be confi
Hered as a mere error in judgment. And for errorsof
judgment a inagiflrute is not impeachable.
It is not upon any trifling or minute diilimftion be
tween form and fubflance that I found my objections
totlie fecond and third articles, but upon what I eon
fi'icr as ftrotig and folid ground. But to ’he fourth
article there are a variejv of objections. After hav
i g Rated in the fecund and third articles, every thing
which it wj« neccflaryto (late, whenthe fitting ground
of r’ne con ft it ut ion was abandoned, we are preiented
w ith the blacked catalogue of judicial crimes tiiat has
over been invented. This article will forever form a
phenomenon in the hiltory of impeachments, and com
mand admiration by its wonderful difplay of the powers
of invention, amplification, and embellifhnnlit. Never
hive I been more completely convinced that genius is
capable of creating any thing whatever; that itpofTefies
even magic powers. We are here preiented with a
Rupendous pyramid ol judicial guilt,of w hich manijtji
m/v/ff.y forms the pedeflal. and iWo<». fjlicituJe con
ftituresthe apex. Judge Chafe is acculed of manifeft
injuft ice, partiality, intemperance, rudeuefs, vexation,
folicirude, &c. <Scc. If tliis horid lift of the crimes of a
judge is to be crowned by “lolicitu.'.e. ’if “ lolicitude,”
is to lwell the lift of new tranfgrclTions ; 1 mult ildl
be permitted to believe that its decency or indeceucy
has vi-ry little connexion with the efience of its crinu
nalitv. Befides, the conduit of the judge svas different
at different (lageft of the trial, and were I to confider
his fuppofed folicitud. as criminal, I could not contlder
the report as confident with truth unlrfs amended
<o as to read in this manner—In rr.enif.-ftinpr, in the
e.irl\ part of the trial, an indecent folicitudc, end, at its
later Jiaget, a very decent fticitude, for the tonvic
tion of the prifoner, t?V. Solicitude is a mere mental
operation. Had the judge difpia)ed an anxiety to
five the prifoner, lie might with equal propriety have
been impeached as guilty offympalhy or pity.
I cannot vote for the laft article without a violati- ,
<-n of my political principles. I do not believe that I
the exprefiCon of political opinion is a crime in a re- j
publican government. I have repeatedly declared j
that 1 conlidered it improper in a judge to read po!i- |
tie d ledures from the bench : and I have aifo had
frequent opportunities, both on former and recent oc
cafions, of expending my conviction that judicial offi
cers ought not to be puniihed for declaring their po
litical opinions. We ought not ourfelves to pra«fticc
what we reprobate in others, and it is always defira
ble to carry our own theories into pra&ice.
With thefe powerful confederations, others of a
different nature have naturally mingle J themfelves,
in iny own mind, while reflecting upon this impor
tant lubjedt. fs there no danger that the feeling and
views of party have, imperceptibly to ourfelves, invol
ved themfelves with our refieftions, and that they
will improperly influence our conduct ? Tor myfclf
I am difpoied to look upon a member of o«r higheft
judicial tribunal, upon whom, with corredt motives,
fuch an irreflftible torrent of public opinion is precipi
tated, with a favorable eye. It is our duty to endea
vour to rcalife the ancient idea of the blindnefs of juf
tice. Let us be blind as it reff.jCts the man, blind to
his political opinions, but eagle eyed as it refpedts hit
crimes. The pure fountain of juftice ought not to be
polluted with a fingle muddy oarticle of the fpirit of
party.
I have faid enough to explain my fentiments and
views upon this fubjedl, and I will not trouble the
committee with a repetition of any of my arguments
at the laft feflion.
Mr. Hicbofon enquired of the Chairman whether it
would be in order to move an amendment m any of
the articles now they have been feverally agreed to.
Gen Varnum (chairman) faid the amendments
might be moved in the Honf. on agre*.*ocr to th,, r.._
port of the committee of the whole or in the commit
tee by a vote to reeonfider.
Mr. y. Randolph thought it of importance that if
amendments were neceflary they (hould be brought
forward in committee of the whole, to give gentlemen
an opportunity of fuller difeuflion. In the I Iuufe mem
bers were trameHed by the rule permitting them
only tofpesk tw ice on the fame queftion, but here we
are free to difeufs and debate at pleafure—If an a
mendment is wilhed, he would move to reeonfider the
lirft article—And he did move it.
It war carried without oppofition.
Mr. Niche If on then obf.-rved that part of the mif
condudt of judge Chafe which was complained of, 1
had taken piace previous to the trial. He would there
fore move to make it read by the inferticn of the
words in Italic “ the faid Samuel Chafe antecedent to
and on the trial of John fries” luasto cover the whole
ground.
Carried.
Mr. Nitholfon propefed a fiinilar amendment to
the fourth article. “ That the condueft of the faid
Samuel Chafe was marked during the whole courfe of
the fa-d trial at nr ell at antecedent thereto,” *• with mam
feft injuftice, partiality and inpemperance.”
The amendment was loft.
After fome defultary converfation it was agreed that
the amendment to the firft article be altered,by inert
ing tile words in relation thereto, inilead of thofc in Ita
lic, and a ftmilar amendment was agreed to in the
fourth article.
I hc committee of the whole rofe and reported the
articles as amended.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dccxmbeb 5.
The article* of impeachment againtl Judge Chafe
were brought in enrolled.
Mr. Creevninjbield from the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures, dated the ncccffiiy of
making fomc provifion for carrying into execution the
10th article of the Spanifh tieaty, which related to
vcfTelt forced into the pr.r;* of the United State* by
llrefsof weather, providing for the remWOon of du
(ie* upon en.ry, and that they may reload their cai
goes on other bottom* to foreign port* without be
ing fnbje&ed to dutic*; whereupon it wa» ordered
that the committee have leave to report a bill on this
fuhjeiSl.
The hmifp refumed the unfi.iilhed hufinef* of y«f
(erday, viv,. the . ppointmeot of manager* to conrfudl
the impeachment of Samuel Chafe one'of the aflociate
jnflicc* of the United State*, and havirg directed that
the number ftmulj confiftof feventhe Houfe proceed
ed to ballot for the fame and upon examining die bal
lots the following lix member* were elected having a
majority of the whole number of vote*, viz.
Mr. y. RanJJj’b,
A1r. Rodnr\,
Air. Niilulfon,
Mr. Early,
Air. Boy'/, and
Mr. W'rlfm.
The 1 Ioufe then proceeded to ballot for the feveruh
manager, and it appearing that Mf. Q. W. Cam;
ntLL had tiie plurality of vote* given in, but hot a
majority.
Mr. Sfratrr,fuppoCng that the rn’et/th- H nfe in
:J r cafe of commute* ci by ball..* w;,* wpoiie 1
to that of man-wer*, declared Mr. G. W.CAVtit: •_ !
duly civ*fen.
A converfat’on -’rife refpeding the rreeid«-of« on
this tabl' d, it: winch it was appvrevf t! ar on all fine -
er occafions a majority of the vote., 1 id beeu ;iven in
favor of each manager; hu» this appeared i.i the i.i
ilauce of the impeachment of iud; e Pickering rather
irom tiu* recoiled;on of gentlemen who fpekt* on the
fiibjedfr thuu from the Journal. Mr. Speaker h id not
recolleiftcd how the . led on was conduced, bur la
th ou Id not regre: au appeal to the Houfe on hi* dee fi
o.i.
Mr. 7- RtnJtlfb in.prefftd with nfpedful fenti
meuts of the uinicrftandu'g and integrity of the Speak
er. would be the !;t{l malt loai.peal liotn his decifiors
l ut for the purpofe of preventing what either has
heretofore taken plr.c . < r what may hereafter take
place, in cafe of fuch decili-nr.s involving the Houfe or
individual members in very uupleafant lunations, he
would move an appeal to the Houle from the decifion
of the chair.
1 he que l ion was immediately taken and twenty
five vottd in favor of the Speaker's decifion, fifty vo
ted agaii’ft it, ol conlequcncc the decifion was rever
fed.
And the Houfe proceeded to ballot a third time,
hut no member had a majority.
At a fourth ballot therefult was the fame.
Oil the fifth ballot Mr. G. V.'. Ctimf.lt!! h_da mr.jo
r.ty, and was declared to be duly eledltd.
On motion of Mr. Nubulfm it v% a«
Btfalvrd, That the articles agreed to by this Houfe
to be exhibited in the name of t.'iemieives atul al! the
people of the ITnited States, agaiiill Samuel Chafe in
niainiainance of their impeachment again ft him for
high crimes and mifdenieancsrs he curried to the Se
nate by the managers appointed to cnndu<5t the laid
impeachment.
It n. u cifo rrfvivrJ, That a mefLge bs fent to the
Senate to inform them that this Houfe have appointed
managers to conduift the impeachment againft Samu
el C hale and have direded th.e laid managers to carry
the Senate the articles agreed upon by the Houfe to he
exhibited in maintainance of their impeachment againll
the faid Samuel Cbale. And that the Clerk do go
with the faid mefluge.
Adjourued.
THURSDAY December 6.
Mr. Sptaitr laid before the Houfe a letter from the
Governor of Virginia, ir.cloling document relative to
the elc&ion of Alexander Wilton to a Teat in the Houle
—Referred to the Committee of Ele&ions.
Mr. y. dry presented the petition oftStephen King
fton praying he may receive the dra* back on goods
(nipped from Philadelphia hut which were not jitit
on hoard the Georgo Walhingtou until lhe palled the
Delaware line in the year 1 H(H.
Mi. Claiburnt from the Committee appointed, pre
feme.I a bill making further provifion for the payment
of the debts due by the United States—Referred to
tile committee of tlio whole on Monday next.
Mr.^ Nelfon from the Committee appointed on S.
Carfon’s petition reported in favor of allowing his ap
plication, and recommended that a bill be brought m
lor that purpefe—Referred to the lame Committee.
A meffagij from the Prelidcnt informed that he had
approved and figned the bill making further appropri
ation for the contingent fund, and made them alio a
communication in writing, inclofing the report of the
Superir.tendant of the public buildings ut Waftw
ton. s
The Houfe wen: into committee of the whole on
the bill for preferving peace in our ports and harbours,
and waters under the United States jurifdiclion.
Mr. Driijcn in tie Chrir.
Alter fome time I'pent in debating and amending |
the fame the committee rofe, reported pregrefs, and
obtained leave to fet again.
Domestic li'itflligcncc.
new-jf.rsey
A bill ha» been paffed by the houfe of reprefenta- ,
lives of the {late of New-Jerfey, for forming a canal, j
between the rivers Raritan and Delaware.
Merc. AJv.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT & VICE FREST 1
DENI- or the UNITED STATES.
PENNSYLVANIA.
We are informed, by a G ncleman who left Lancaf- 1
ter yellerday morning, that the Senate and Houfe o' i
Reprefentatiye* of thia flute were duly organized on i
I uefday laft.
Simon Snyder, Efquire, was, unanimoufly re-cho
fen Speaker cf the Houle of Representatives.
T he Governor had informed the joint committee of
the two Houfe., that he would make his Communi
cation to the Lceiuaiic on Thurfdav fveueruav) at
twelve o’clock.
General Montgomery, one of the F.l -dlor* of -.
Prefident and Vice PreGdcnt of the United State*,
beuig unable, from iiuliipoGtion, to attend at the fea»
of government, the Member* of th.- Senate and Houfe
of Reprefentative* met in convention, and made choice
of lysSon, Robert Montgomery, Efquire, to iup
ply his place. r
On Wednefday morning the twenty Elcdlors affem
hled ; and, after having fill appointed Charles Thom
son, Efquire, Prefident, and Timothy Mai lack,
Efquire, Secretary, they proceeded to vote for a Pre
Client uf the United Scale* Flic ballots bein^ cotin
ted, it appeared, tlut THOMAS JEFFERSON had
twenty votesfor the office of Prefident, and GEORGE
CLINTON the like number for the ofiice of Vice
Pfef,d‘:l1'- Pou/Jfn.
The fubj»&, of the forced trade to St. Domingo,
become* generally imerefling: it i* probablo the dif
ciiflioni. which may be expt&ed to take place ver y
foon in congrcfs will command for it an encreafed de
gree of attention. We have been informed of one in
Itance of a particular kind of commerce with St. Do
mingo, the policy, and humanity of which mnft be
doubted by every man whofe God is not gain, and
whofe bib e is not his ledger. We are -ffared that a
vcflel from this port exported to Sr. Domingo 70,000
pound* if gun powd t, for which one dollar per pound
was obtained; that the black* made part payment with
the plate which hud belonged to the whites who had
been m.iflacred, and that the plate ha* been broil ht to
this citT Aurora.
MARYLAND.
We have Seen favored by a v tillable friend at
Annapolis, with the iflue of the prefiJential oletfion,
it has terminated as bad been predicted and two-elec
tort have voted againit the almoA unanimous wdh of
the people.
The following isthercfult:—
F.'e^or* who voted for THOMAS JEFFERSON
i* I’rcfident anj GLORGE CLINTON ak V.te Ert
fidcr.t
Jofeph Wilkinfon,
Kdward Johnfon,
I'rifljy Tilghman,
Jr.hn Gilpin,
Ferry Spinier—f)
Jr.hn Johnfon,
John Tyler,
Tohia* E. .Stanfbtiry,
William Gle.tves,
r.ieciors who votri lor CHARLES COTES
WORTH PINCKNEY as Prefi.Ur.t and RUFUS
KINO ?.s Vice Preladent:—
John Panibam, Ephraim King Wilfon,
American.
N. CAROLINA. Raleigh, Nov. <29.
We learn by the members of the General
Aflembly, from Cabarrus county, that the pro
prietors of the land containing the Gold Ore,
continue to find confiderable quantities, though
no lump ary thing like fo large as the one dug
lafi year of 23 lb. has been difeovered.
A gentleman from Baltimore has lately pur
chafed a Trad* of Land adjoining that **n which
*he Gold is found, at fix time, the irtrinfic va
'u'* of the foil, in expectation of finding Gold
thereon, and as the Gold Creek rims through
jS »t expedied he will not be wholly difcp
point* 1. 1'. 'a.*' i* in i”) i * v\ilibr*fiM'd
lo lender hi. put*. *t!e vela; blc ia vcrv doubt -
ful.
C1EO RCdA. SAVAN NA«, Nov. VP, 1 50-1
j . The bill for the Ffublifhnier.t of a rev Lrr.h :r.
; this city, has pulled the Lower Kouie, V5 to ‘J:h
, KI N i L'C K\ , lkxinoton, November It*,
j The reloiution which patted the houfe ofreprefent
atives of this ftate, for the l'ufpention of the late of
I non-ttTidems’ lands lix days, was negatived in the
i fen.ite.
| Information has been received at Vincennes, (I. T.)
, that the Sioux nation of Indians have killed three Ame
rican citizens, between the Miflhuri and AtiflUEppi;
I and tiiat the chief* refuted to deliver up the murder
ers.
j LOUISIANA. New Orleans. Nov. n
! 'lhc Honorable J. B. Provoll. fc,quire, arGved
here on Sunday Lit,and wears informed w.11 open a
, Court on Tuefday next. 1
It is fuppofed the Council vtfiich was fummoned
-to open their feffiun on Monday the 12;h i„ft yvi.’l
- not be able n> form a quorum.
I His ] xcellency Don Vicente Fold,, Governor of
, Well Florida, arrived here lull evening from Baton
j Rouge, in a Galley, accompanied by leveral officers
of his C. M. llis arrival was announced this n ominrr
by the difeharge of Federal fjlutes from T< rt St'
; Charles. r .
luOMl. Ojs.
Capt. Stephen Decato«, whrfe gallant exploit,
in burning the Philadelphia frigate, has been the lub
|J. ‘lf Sequent notice, if among tbofe wh,shave again
ligoalixed themlelve.s in the attack o„ Tripoli—but the
!Tmrn0l, r ^r°"i.‘rV *.ieiitenanr James Decatur, is in
n f " S01* wh; **vc sullen ; as are alio the names
Lieut. Dorfey oi Maryland.
A. 2 , Alor. Cbrtn.
Lit-I’T. Caldwell, who perifhed before Trip, li
in the feccnd attack on the 9th Auguft, bv the blow
ing up of the gun boat of which he had the command"
is, we underlfand, a fon of the inte Mr. Sa ; ucl Cal.1 '
well, of Philadelphia. Mr. Dorfey, who fell hy tfe
fame accident, is likewife of Philadelphia, arj it
u,d is a fon of Dodtor Dorfey, for oeriy a fur., eb- in
the navy during the revolutionary war. ° w
Byaccounts from Guadaloupe. wee lam, than French
legate from France, was lately captured and lent in
to Barbados. Tins is Paid to be one of the three that
frilled W,.h troops for Martinique ; one of which tat
\mo rrmity, (Mart.) and has fine* got into I\,rt
Royal ;and one other (the Pref.dent) after landing the
troops at GuadaJope, arrive^ at Annapolis, with the
french Mmrfter to the United States.
aV.r. M.rc. Ad..
Letters from the Itavanna, received at Salem ad
vile that a proclamation is iflbeJ by the government
whereby horles will not be a pafTport for the udniiffi-’
on o. American yefTel. after the 1ft of December, and
.hat tho.e only tha: have Haves on board will be ad
m,Ued- _ Phitc. Gux.
W. INDIES.
By a.gent!eman from St. Thomas, we urder
ftai.dtlut jyft before he left that ifimid (ab,;lIt
18 da>sago,) a vefiel had airivcd from Jcremie
with information that the French had abandon!
ed the town of St. Domingo, and h ;-J furren
ocred then .lives prifoners to the Engjilh.
Firry dollars reward
W TJrLrb? rpa-',d *° “F Pt rfon who will deliver to
VI the(fubfcriber in this city, a ruaivay Nr,,ro Hex
named CLAIBORNE, about 17 years of age. He
has a long and fmiling countenance, lniall legs, is round
fhou.derd, his colour is between black and Mulatto
l.c has been always employed as a houfe lervant, and
a ies not underfiand any »thrr kind ol hulinef».
He bad a great variety of we aring apparel *11 of
excrlb-m quality, much better than is uluafly „'von to
fervants. J ° lu
1 here is gfert r -afon to believe that he lias bee*
decora., or inveigled way hy the m ,fter of a north
‘ radiPg *“fTc.,and it is probable nc will endeavor
CO go to Norfolk or Hampton for the piirpofe of get
T* "" inZTi\ and as he 5* we» ^quaimed o„ the
., *v r™?’ an? ha* very addrtL, he will proba
oly p*tfs for a free man, 1
. , . THOMAS GILLIAT.
December ISth. ^
TO BE SOLEL
At Dunkirk, in the Count, of King & Queen, on
Mnn/iety //»• 3: 7 , ihm* ; r ~
r • f V j—o » 7 *w ric.yi
Jair day, about
25 or So LIKELY SLAVES
HE/;SN,GINGc,f°the r(iate °f Mr
r .1 Mhdee.confJI.ng of Men, Women, Levs and
' J‘ ,°je hnJf °f thr f rehufe money wilt be
e.pebfed down, and for the other a credit o/ 12
months will be allowed, on groin7 bond and ap
proved Jecurity. It h expebted "that ho lds du
from thefaid Hill will be admitted for :'x lid
payment. J
v. .. EDWARD HILL, Adm'r.
King -Jf Queen, Dec. 3. 3 e.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
D UN aw?y fr™ 'He fubfcriber, on Tuefday the
•V s'th September, a v"y likely negro man by
thenaine of I OM, foinetunes he calls himfelf Tom
Smith, and a* other time* Smith—he is about 5 feet
■ or m inches high, lie generally wean a brown broad
c.oth coat, a fwanfdown waiRcoat, brown corduroy
pantaloons, and fhirt ruffled at the bofnm, though h*
rvav change his -'ref*, as he has a variety of deaths.
He is a black, flick, likely, well made /'.■How, with 4
very good fet of white tceih, and as well as Iremcn.
b-r, has a fn-all fear on one fide of hi* face, looks
like it wa« the Rroke of a whip ; he is a proud, artful,
tunning fellow, and ha* a very fmooth diflcmblfo?
:otigue. Any perfon that will bring him home to
ne, living m Fife* county, IhalJ receive Ten Hollars
reward, if taken not of the county, and if taken in :1«
county, Six. All ni iflcrs of vcflcls and others are
irreby furtvamed from harbciiting or carrving the
aid negro away.
W. GATEWOOD.
F.fTex, Nov. 30, 1304. («Th3f)
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
P AN away from the fubfcriber ,on the tenth of
uil June, a negro man named JOE—about
twenty four or five ye .n of age. is about fix feet high,
of a brght complexion, iscrofseyed. and has fcv. ral
of his f.,rr teeth rotted o(Teven with the gmr.s: he was
formerly the property of capt. Ben. Johnfon of Hen
rico, then the property of rapt. Joflah Lc< k o? C’-ar.tlt
lan.l, who foid hi n to Djtiicl Williams of Charlotte
county. I expedl he is lurking about Richmond, or
in tbs neighbourhood of c:tpt. B. Johnfon. Any oer
fon who will apprehend th • faid negro, and deliver‘l„m
tome, or fecure him in any jail fo that I get him,
fliail receive the above reward.
RICHARD OAINF.S.
Charlotte county, Dec. 8,1 804.
J A M E S S K A B R O O K,
T A r L O R,
ESPBCTFULLY informs his friends and the
public in general, ‘bat he has removed from
nai'thc Market to l!.ni»'» corner.oppofite the Cut
tom I loul-; wherr all commands in his bos*, will be
pun.du.illy attended to ; and as hr has •itabhfticd a
regular correfpondence in Philadelphia, get firmer
! may fe!y on having then- clothes made in the nev/«R
fathion and neatcfl manto r.
N. B. Ladies Riding Dte.Tca ar.d PidifTes made
in the neweft fjfhion.
OiSobcr 17.-, tip. 'f.