 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...been frequently exercised. Thus, in 1797> William Blount, a senator from Tennessee, was expelled for "a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a senator." His offence was an attempt to seduce an Indian agent from his duty, and alienate the affections of... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...been frequently exercised. Thus, in 1797j William Blount, a senator from Tennessee, was expelled for "a high misdemeanor, entirely incon-sistent with his public trust and duty as a senator." His offence was an attempt to seduce an Indian agent from his duty, and alienate the affections of... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 682 pages
...ATI, July S, 1797. " Resolved, That William Blount, Esquire, one of the Senators of the United States, having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely...inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the Senate of the United States. " On this, Mr. Butler, in behalf... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 680 pages
...following resolution : "Resolved, That William Blount, Esq., one of the Senators of the United States, having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely...inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is. cipelled from the Senate of the United States." The report was adopted — yeas... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1851 - 682 pages
...following resolution : "Resolved, That William Blount, Esq., one of the Senators of the United States, having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely...inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the Senate of the United States." The report was adopted — yeas... | |
 | Joseph Gales - United States - 1851 - 684 pages
...misdemeanor. They, therefore, unanimously recommend to the Senate an adoption of the following resolution : high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the Senate of the United States." The report was adopted — yeas... | |
 | American essays - 1867 - 782 pages
...known, but before it was presented to the Senate, the Senate expelled him, resolving ''that he was guilty of a high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator." In 1804, John Pickering, Judge of the District Court of New Hampshire, was removed for, — i. Misbehavior... | |
 | American essays - 1867 - 782 pages
...known, but before it was presented to the Senate, the Senate expelled him, resolving " that he was guilty of a high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator." In 1804, John Pickering, Judge of the District Court of New Hampshire, was removed for, — i. Misbehavior... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 774 pages
...July 8th, 1797, it was "Resolved, that William Blount, Esq., one of the senators of the United States, having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely...inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a senator, be and he hereby is expelled from the Senate of the United States." (Wharton's State Trials, 202.)... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1868 - 548 pages
...1797, it was " Resolved, That William Blount, csq., one of tho Senators of tho United States, haying been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is. expelled from the Senate of tho United States." (Wharton's State Trials, 202.)... | |
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States, having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the Senate of the United States. 
