The New Hampshire Gazette

The conduct of Judge Marshall is a handsome comment upon the independence of the Judiciary. Had he known that at the end of five or seven years, he must account for his official behavior, does any one believe he would have acted as he has done? Would he have dined with a man arraigned for High Treason and Misdemeanors? Would he have favored him on every occasion? Would he have kept the evidence of his guilt from the Jury, and sent them out when scarce a tenth part of the witnesses had been examined? Would he have permitted the accused and his counsel to lavish the foulest abuse upon the constituted authorities, their actions and motives, and to substitute party declamation for law argument? Would he have ordered a false entry to be made upon the record?--Depend upon it, this independence, this irresponsibility, will make tyrants of bad men, and bad men of good. And as to the check of Impeachment, let the trial of Judge Chase and others explain its efficacy!

[Trenton Amer.]