The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-12-05
"a. Returning oaptured ootton 10

reDel claimants, and causing the
proceeds of such sales of cotton to
be paid to these claimants.
%. Using the army for the dis
persion of peaceful and lawful
assembly in Louisiana, at the re-
quest of a notorious traitor, with
the intent to deprive the.loyal peo.
pie of the State of every opportu-
nifty to frame a State Government,
republican in form, and with the
intent to continue in places of trust
and omolument persons who had
been engaged in an attempt to over
throw the government OF the Uni
ted States; expecting thus to con-
ciliate such persons to himself, and
secure their aid in support of his
unconstitutional designs.
The majority contends that
"All of which omissions of duty
usurpations of power, violations of
his oath of Office, of the laws and of
the stitution of the United
States, by tho said Andrew John.
son, President of the United States,
have retarded the public prosperi-
ty, lessened the public revenues,
disordered the business and finan-
ccs of the country, encouraged in
subordination in the people Of the
States recently in rebellion, foster
ed sentiments of hostility between
different classes ofcitizens, revived
and kept alive the spirit of the re-
bellion, humiliated the nation, dis
honored republican institutions, OBJ.
structcd the restoration of said
States to the Union, and delayed
and postponed the peaceful and
fraternal reorganization ofthe Gov
ernment of tho United States
The Republican minority report
signed by Messrs. ]. F. Wilson, Of
Iowa, and F. e. Woodbridge, OF
Vermont, says:
"The report Of the majority re-
solves all presumptions against the
President, closes tho door against
all doubts, afirms facts as estab-
Iished by the testimony, in sup
port of which there is not a particle
of evidence before us which would
be received by any court in the
land. The cool and unbiased judg'
mcnt of the future, when the ex-
citement in the midst Of which we
live shall have passed away, will
not fail to discover that the politi-
cal bitterness of the present time
has in no inconsiderable degree
given tone to the document which
We decline to approve.
aDisscnting as We do, from the
report of the Committee, both as TO
tho law Of the ease, and the con
clusions drawn from the facts de.
veloped by the testimony, due
regard for the body which imposed
on us the high and transccndent'
ly important duty involved in an
investigation ofthe charges prefer
red against the President, impels
us to present at length our views OF
the subject which has been com
mittod TO us by mostsolemn vote
of the House of Representatives.
After discussing at some length
the constitutional aspect OF the i'm
parchment question, they come to
the conclusion he is guilty OF many
wrongs, but none that would war
rant an impeachment, and offer a
resolution for adoption, as follows
ReSolued, That the Committee on
the Judiciary be discharged from
the further consideration of the pro-
posed impeachment of the Prcsi-
dent of the United States, and that
the subject be laid upon the table,
The second minority report, sign
ed by the Democratic members
Mcssrs s. s. Marshall, eff Illinois
and Charles A EldriIge, of Wis.
consin, declares him innocent of all
wrong, and defends and eulogizca
his acts. The reports were made
the order of the day for Wodnos
day, The report of the evi
donce of the Committee fills an oc.
tavo volume Of twelve hundred pa
ges.