 | Archibald Henderson - 1923 - 498 էջ
...he was elected to the United States Senate. He held office from August 2, 1796, until he was found guilty "of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator," and was expelled July 8, 1797. It was charged that he was active in a plan to incite the Creeks and... | |
 | Robert Luce - 1924 - 714 էջ
...interests of the United States and Spain. Blount, with only one vote to the contrary, was expelled as having been guilty of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public duty and trust as a Senator. Ten years later Senator John Smith of Ohio, alleged to be implicated in... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Privileges and Elections - 1927 - 514 էջ
...is there made to the case of William Blount, who was expelled from the Senate in July, 1797, for " a high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator." The offense charged against him, said Mr. Justice Story, was an attempt to seduce an American agent... | |
 | 1867 - 856 էջ
...was 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... | |
 | 1940 - 812 էջ
...the election cases tried in the Senate. In July 1797 Wiiliam Blount was expelled from the Senate for "a high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator." Mr. Blount bad written a letter to an American ngent among the Indians, attempting to seduce him as... | |
 | Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals - 1912 - 766 էջ
...Reference is there made to the case of William Blount, who was expelled from the Senate in July, 1797, for a 'high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a senator.' The offense charged against him, said Mr. Justice Story, was an attempt to seduce an American agent... | |
 | 1970 - 342 էջ
...July 8, 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. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1973 - 744 էջ
...July 8, 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.)... | |
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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. 
