A history of the American nation . ction on legislative power—but because Marshall in giving the decision hadcriticised the administration sharplyfor not turning the commission overto Marbury. Jefferson disliked Mar-shall anyway, and Marshall had nosort of regard for his fellow Virgin-ian in the presidential chair. Partlybecause of this feeling of irritationagainst the judiciary, two Federaljudges were impeached. One of Pickering, a district judge ina Federal district in New Hampshire,was shown to be given to drink, wasprobably insane, and was rightly re-moved from office. The other
A history of the American nation . ction on legislative power—but because Marshall in giving the decision hadcriticised the administration sharplyfor not turning the commission overto Marbury. Jefferson disliked Mar-shall anyway, and Marshall had nosort of regard for his fellow Virgin-ian in the presidential chair. Partlybecause of this feeling of irritationagainst the judiciary, two Federaljudges were impeached. One of Pickering, a district judge ina Federal district in New Hampshire,was shown to be given to drink, wasprobably insane, and was rightly re-moved from office. The other, JudgeChase, was justly charged with ut-terances from the bench which wereat the best out of taste; but the Senate did not convict him of*high crimes and misdemeanors and remove him from office.^In some degree the charges against Chase were looked uponas an attack on the independence of judges; and the failureof the impeachment gave assurance that judges would be re-moved only for serious offences.^ Under the able leadership of. y^^^^-^...^<..*..£^ ^ For Impeachment, see the Constitution Art. I, Sec. 2, § 6; Art. II,Sec. 4. The House makes the charges; the Senate tries. What is the defi-nition of high crimes and misdemeanors as the words are used in theConstitution nobody can say; probably they were not intended to meancrimes in the ordinary sense of the word. ^ The Supreme Court was long a stronghold of the Federalists, and that INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT 227 Marshall the Court went on and became firmly established in the respect and affection of the people. Marshall was the greatest judge in our history/ not because he was ^^^, a great lawyer—other men have equaled him in that development ^ ^ ^ r i • i of the Court. respect—but because he was a statesman of highorder, and, with marvelous ability and insightcomprehended and interpreted the fundamental law of theland in accord with its deepest needs and purposes. JudgeStory was likewise a great jurist, and did much t
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