Thursday, February 7.
The Court was opened about two o’clock.
Present: The Managers, and Mr. Hopkinson, of the counsel for Mr. Chase.
Mr. Randolph, on behalf of the Managers, read the replication of the House of Representatives, to the answer of Samuel Chase, as follows:
Replication by the House of Representatives of the United States, to the answer of Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, to the Articles of Impeachment exhibited against him by the said House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives of the United States have considered the answer of Samuel Chase, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, to the Articles of Impeachment against him, by them exhibited, in the name of themselves and of all the people of the United States, and observe,
That the said Samuel Chase hath endeavored to cover the high crimes and misdemeanors laid to his charge, by evasive insinuations and misrepresentation of facts; that the said answer does give a gloss and coloring utterly false and untrue, to the various criminal matters contained in the said Articles; that the said Samuel Chase did, in fact, commit the numerous acts of oppression, persecution, and injustice, of which he stands accused; and the House of Representatives, in full confidence of the truth and justice of their accusation, and of the necessity of bringing the said Samuel Chase to a speedy and exemplary punishment, and not doubting that the Senate will use all becoming diligence to do justice to the proceedings of the House of Representatives, and to vindicate the honor of the nation, do aver their charge against the said Samuel Chase to be true, and that the said Samuel Chase is guilty in such manner as he stands impeached; and that the House of Representatives will be ready to prove their charges against him, at such convenient time and place as shall be appointed for that purpose.
Signed by order, and in behalf of, the said House.
NATH. MACON, Speaker,
Attest:
JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk.
Mr. Hopkinson requested a copy of the replication, which, the President replied, would be furnished by the Secretary.
Mr. Breckenridge moved a resolution to the following effect:
That the Secretary be directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate will, to-morrow, at twelve o’clock, proceed with the trial of Samuel Chase; which was agreed to without one dissenting voice, 34 members voting for it.
Whereupon, the Senate withdrew to their legislative apartment.