REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF THE HON. SAMUEL CHASE, ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT, COMPOSED OF THE Senate of the United States, FOR CHARGES EXHIBITED AGAINST HIM BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, In the name of themselves, and of all the People of the United States, FOR HIGH CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS, SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BY HIM COMMITTED; WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND OFFICIAL PAPERS, TAKEN IN SHORT HAND, BY CHARLES EVANS, AND THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL REVISED BY THEM BALTIMORE: PRINTED FOR SAMUEL BUTLER AND GEORGE KEATINGE, 1805 C3860 BE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND, to wit. E it remembered, that on the 14th day of March, in the 29th year or un independence of the United States of America, Samuel Butler and George Keatinge, of the said district, have deposited in this office, the title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as Proprietors, in the words following, to wit: "Report of the Trial of the Hon. SAMUEL CHASE, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, before the High Court of Impeachment composed of the Senate of the United States, for charges exhibited against him by the House of Representatives in the name of themselves and of all the people of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, supposed to have been by him committed; with the necessary Documants and official Papers, from the Impeachment to final Acquittal. Taken in short hand by Charles Evans, and the arguments of Counsel, revised by them from his manuscript. In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled. “An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts and Books, to the Authors or Proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." PHILIP MOORE, Clk District. ADDRESS TO THE READER. THE publishers have taken uncommon pains in this edition to collect all the necessary information required; in the performance of that duty they had to encounter a number of difficulties. In the first place, it was impossible to calculate with precision the alterations and corrections of counsel, they not being furnished with their corrected notes until within a few days before they were severally published, and being obliged to calculate a certain number of pages for each argument, they have been compelled to print on smaller type in some instances, to meet the space allotted, which in a few places has obliged an unavoidable though intentional wrong numbering of pages by repetition of number, and the which is noticed by a star * to each, In the proem, they have collected all the necessary information relative to the impeachment by the house of representatives, from the committee of enquiry to the order for the appearance of the honorable respondent. The testimony is accurately copied from Mr. Evans's notes. The arguments and opinions of counsel have been by them corrected. The arguments of the managers are literally printed from the notes of Mr. Evans; and the publishers would feel happy could they have got their notes corrected; but having purchased the notes of the trial from Mr. Evans, with the corrections of counsel, they could not legally hold a copy-. right in the arguments of the managers, who would be at liberty to print or give their corrected notes to any person who might please to print them. Not having intentionally committed any errors, or in any manner fuffered any manner suffered party confiderations to bias them, they hope any little inaccuracies of the prefs may be pardoned, to which the hurry of the work in no finall degree contributed, The PUBLISHERS 401213 |