, 1866-11-28
GENERAL BUTLER on MPEACH.
MENT.

Charges.
General Butler delivered lecture In the
Academy Of Music. Brooklyn, on Saturday
evening, before 5000 citizens, on the
~ uTIsurpatious, Wrongs and Abuse Of E1ecu-
+,vc Power and the Constitutional Remedies
therefor" We copy the following counts In
his indictment from the New York Mralrs
re7odsfm report:
The first charge made was as follows:
rhc,efona i ehs4ec AnarrE johnson. =. xsl,
,,htie Viz pIrsidrnt "A whilr dIseharrino the
powers "a duae: 8 R9ssids:t q tae 6a!'sd
t1n g. o Fl tss s.S1 AZ. ,1d
oe1t 0s 'nasesnT ~ nnhitc I n
sen Ipon M Iso 1h pnnrs,T nsc ~ ,nta1;estfr
lga9lt 70 ths gea! scandal sna disgrace q tns
ernmrns S1Tr thrr.ot "o >~" o"1>~' ''-N 'As WV
ef1V1en' @a aH,. ans,e0. .,a enoo;e.o.,on., A,o+,
charge was abuse Of the pardonlng power,
w. ~
=! charge Andrew Jehnson With inpsopsrly.
w1ckedly and eotruptiy using and abusing the !
eonsatutaous 10 rGTe. ,. st psfd,ous -, for ofsnsss
prost Under de he Go7sslnsni q DE Vnitsd States,
1ee s9es asss s n ae
I'VE omit the specifcatlons.) Another !
ann, ,,c;tv i, the few orleans massacrc
The. The following oil CHARGES and specifications
We insert in full, as being the gravest counts
In the Indictment
REFUSING 70 EXECUTE TIE LAWS,
l. Tcarro tndyew Jnhnsnn with Lnoty;nrlv .Dd
,Jifn1l1 naoieetnp and rrfns{nr IN execrie 1nI
c,Trv All H. Cuns.ituiouaI laws of Congress in
c%canSar t4s nan is,sly ia rrbstion and in arms
acsinst the United States, 10 The oppression hnd
xenea Icy wflt dst,iu yon b. nuc,ur m lnstsnce
ve,,v Nv nsea in Id 81 tie rebellion should. when
captured, Sc Prize or war, and thereby tho proper
d. Gnsd s,s: IT. ~, se ID. S., s.s
syemaendeusiaid Wss s1scn to she armies q the Re-
sis bsilion By he eneisetie nse Of The Southern
being % run BY tse companies hat owned them.
foads were sll captured bat every one Of rhena
ass eeep e. q he Nohn
| ets IL them had been conascatrd by The rebels
fAppiansc.J Again, Congress passed law that
inte ds e
so.asea.ea ios ths use Of s ARMIES q tbs United
IT, 10 ! he %
bis duly 10 eondscate his property, in The words
or III aliboHsh IN b. Pproe.mS
fio9 q restoration = ordeIs he Attoinsy Gsn,
showinr that he Knew thc LAW, but, aecosuia. to
xesi he rr,s, ea are " o ori isea,v ~
millions. Ec, Of ihc loyal North, paid our por.
ion oi /, in addition to our other burdens. The
nronrtIy Ind laud, aud in many States the tag
eonmissloncrs were proceeding 10 collect The lax
according = Law: whea shey were stoppsS sy F.,
Ills day. II thsfc iaws ought not TO BE- executed,
iei then be repealed; bu; while In toree l.. them
nnr,xhsJ for n / hsCc Tcr nOWeyer IN rpn ths
message Of Andrew Johnson 10 Congte. urging
The ciyil Mcbts iii Wae passed by Congress over
thc yeso Of ApdIgw johnson. ifond cheers. /
10 We moi near daiiy Of wrong aud out1aGa
aS H,ve uRop T., heard + sse5S o 4spcsss
T5, es aG7P WSons u1S se daily ,d 5s
hnnd1os 5gdsct,nspts 1ny et;tj nn,ried
ass ~ sSt ~ sss;S
mnrGer sent m II fht Eyerntiye. ana been before
. Dim for mun,h.. and are yci une1ecuted or psy.
an 'o ,Scno,, @ n9 hce h.
j he execnted by AnIftw JohSson' Mii.tary oSdcrs
pfoifsins @sn s.ye Sesn deemed sG popss7
rntM shrTadan Ieaes,sI e. ~ aeseIts thai he Eniset
Ssss ~ nnr II
Trh a, a., lbis cine. anachv AZ;
Il eos ,5s p{ssssns Sss III
5 onr onrhs r. be imneacLsd m = ~''s ''A' ~''N'
ss6seS1, Ss6se . = s1TisssTonr AID DANGEROUS uA
;. charge Andrew Johnsop. Vice President, dis
1 charging the powers ana Iaties Of ths Presiden
pss Ns y aRa iisae pa; e
, declarations md inaansn,alofy hat ataneuet. inde
j. eens nd n.beeomlns aaa il derosation of Il
: Ienuhi,esn fu1In Of coye,nmept and win jnten
snR desiTc 10 exre the ridicalc fcsr. hatred IN
q ths Rs9Rs 'T5nzt thc 1g 11sgs.sg
II chsrre Of nakine indecent aud iodamua,ory ha
asxsde # R9:,j0f M = e. E5ssaI5
,s5 e s1asy s5se:sas sas a.es' /
ii speeehrs. made either to commi,tecs o. fror
ID ife rost,uw, In defence Of lis police
;; Or .,tsels upon individuals Or ,oth;s
ID yiIcd into In classes, he indecent and The daI
i eelons md ,ntammatory. Can there be aDyth,n
., den, dent Of tbe Tnited aia;es ihan tic exhsbttio
ID made by Andrew johnson on The I'd Of Februsr
'of 81 r soo
10 81 that he was drunk. His chalacterIza;ien
:, i6s edi,o, of = leading !oansl who oert.tn1y q
Susee, &c, % as "a dead add dnsf % iaasbier; tSs oa a.
ID nc nannes, the OCCASION ore III sllininslly =
s,a a. as ssrzh 1Shsss7 s ,9s s. s sG ssy
Cd peratise aenuneis,lons by nanc ot Some Of i
rs, and et ne sa calling
ci tiem irue md ,ried naIr,ots heyyond dount {
=. eavii of any sound mind. tra ors,'' A. myes
~ | h.
c- lii lh1cais az ST. Lont. 10 aEicS oui Of ciije
nsc ee unop Wha
hn;s iH - ftSasd sgRss!a pssjo5ss FIJI
he negro soldjef tfioo5 one hupired a6lsi
bountYs md 10 The WLiffe soldier on,y dft1 do
in h;asnhcmI A. Thiinde1nh1s ty 9nunefniIn" ,ro,
- ira hsIenI, r. he hotci r. adcnnfa,inn ri t,on
e, rs, F.,Sa. ~ ~ III sros dc n
It. It. ia,lo!," accompanied 55 the snnoaasenent Il,
9nE,stSpe as ,s5tGf
Isdssi H., e '1s s S SsT'sT: SSstPs III 5s}1i si;
an rnS9 sn ssGs o ZIP
tal and 70 q .nd On "a ndusraa. ha. ehoets'
a. outlaEed, humbleo shamed az anaigna'n,s Peop
'a no femeas tos snG1 .in,.1 ..1Hreanec
ssr n onq su more
he ne record mene asast Any o-oer Su i,aaa oats
o. rs EpiIsd ssses 10 ~ ,9tncs ~ Ssa
isa Il
tIHsio1nt @ @ueIns n,mseM - ~ a. h,ui,,on " .nt e
als tum tne sto"3 Mieess9 ~ ~, .our te
ut ri, p't Anay' Don't % =. 81 t mad Andy And i
,es The President to reply. ~ 1T ny ais1:5 .
w. NaehlpEt0n! lLodsh8e!i SAY no1 Int Peop
- Eay 5ou haFe qnit, the a'snlly OF yo
IT, T il Arc !hs a*etns. respeetasis and isit
.e sTnt people OF ne soah.,y 70 "a, na
af tnss eheef e t.ip paTn Wlsn ause Ii
1+medJ has never been applied, o. az e. e1anml nNl
as idrDc5. 10 which II Is our psoudeei boat, Y
an Graded thsl 10 any we'll bred boy II will not
las woth tht aspiration ard yef 70 ne rsaaes e.
hc edied noE pu1.ished No: 50 long - tne coase
He saove remeaf & In ~ prasiIcnt,at ofr
I'll SarhE M reofhs W.shfnrtm hr nuufshfn, this.
N arEadation as n hicastt .. ~ en- nn