The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-28

law contrary to law, and in violation of the consti
tuition of the United States;
In that he deliberately dispensed with and sus
pended the operation OF proUlslon OF law OF the
United States, passed on tae "a day OF July, 1867
entitled can Act to prescripo oil oatn OF omce, anC
In that he appointed to offices created by the
laws of the United States, persons who, as was
we'll known to hun, had been engaged in the re-
helIion who were guilty of the crime OF treason
avd who conld not. without committing the crime
oF ner;ury or otherwise violating, criminaliy thi
said Act of July 3D. 1862, enter upon the duties
thereof.
to law, he used and appllea property taken from
the enemy in time of war for the payment Of the
exnenses and the support Of the sad illegal anc
Unconstitutional Governments 30 set up in the
said States recently in rebellion and for like pur
nose. and in violation OF the Constitution and oi
his oath Of office ne oS ana tS
usnrping and exercising q power which by the
Constitution is vested exclusively in the Con gress
of the United States, all OF which acts were o
nsu1pation uf power contrary to the laws and Con-
stitutlon of the United states, and in violation OF
his oath of Office as President OF the United
States.
the limited States has, in messages to Congress
and otherwise, publicly denied substantially the
right of Congress to provide for the paciicatior,
finion. and in like manner he has asserted his ex-
elusive right to provide governments therefor, and
fo accent and proclaim the restoration of said
States to the Union, all of which is in derogaton
of the rightful authority CT Congress, and cacu-
lated to subvert the Government OF the United
States. 80
In that, in accordance with said declaration he
has vetoed various bills passed by Congress for
the pacification and government Of the States re-
comfy in rebellion and their speedy restoration to
the Union, and upon the ground and for the rea-
son that the said States had been restored to their
places in the Union by his aforesaid illegal and un-
constitutional proceedings thus so interposing and
using constitutional power OF the Office he held
as to prevent the restoration Of the Union upon a
constitutional basis.
from and appointment to Office for the purpose OF
maintaining effectually his aforesaid usurpation.
and for the purpose of securing the recognition by
Congress of the State Governments so illegally and
unconsttutionally set up in the States recently in
rebellion, such removals and appointments having
been attended and followed with great injury to the
public service, and with enormous losses to the
public revenue.
Tn that in the exercise of the pardoning power
he issued an order for the restoration OF one hrn
dred and ninety-three men belonging to West Vir-
ginia, who, upon the record OF the War Depart
ment. were marked as deserters from the army in
time of war; and this upon the representations OF
private and interested persons, and without pre-
vious investigation by any officer OF the War De-
partment, and for the sole purpose of enabling
such persons to vote in IN election then pending
in said State, and with the expectation that they
would so vote as to support him in his aforesaid
unconstitutional proceedings, be then we'll know.
ing that the men SO restored, and by virtue OF
such restoration. would be entitled to large sum
of money from the Treasury OF the United States.
In that. by his message to the House OF Repre-
sentatives, on the 22d day OF June. 1866, and by
other public and private means he has attempted
to prevent the ratification OF an amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States. proposed to the
several States by the two houses OF Congress,
aereeaoly to the Constitution OF the United States,
although such proposed amendment provided,
among other things, for the validity Of the public
debt Of the United States, and rendered the pay
ment Of any claim for slaves emancipated, or OF
any debt incurred in aid Of insurrection or rebel
lion against the United States impossible either by
the Government of the United States or by any OF
the States recently in rebellion, he well knowing
that tie provisions inserted under and by his die
tatlon in the said illegal constitutions for said
States we're wholly inadequate to protect the loyal
people thereof, the people OF the United States,
against the payment OF claims on account OF slaves
emancipated and of debts incurred by such States
in aid of rebellion, thus rendering it practicable
and easy for those in authority in the aforesaid
illegal and unconstitutional governments thus set
up to tax and oppress the loyal people OF such
States for the benefit OF those who have been en-
ment of the United States.
In that he has made Official and other public
declarations and statements calculated and de-
signed to njure and impair The credit of the Uni.
ted States, ID encourage persons recently engaged
in rebellion against its authority to Obstruct and
resist tho reorganization Of the rebel States so.
called upon republican basis, and calculated and
desigued to deprive the Congress OF the United
States of the confidence OF tho people as well IN
it's patriossm as in it's constitutional right to
exist and to act as the department Of the Govern
ment which, under the Constitution possesses ex-
elusive legislative power; and all this with the in
tent of rendering Congress incapable OF resisting
either his said usurpatlons OF power, or OF provd-
ing and enforcing measures necessary for the
pacifcation and restoration OF the Union.
And that in all this he exercised the veto pow
cr. the power OF removal and appointment the
pardoning power, and other constitutional pow
ers of his office, for the purpose OF delaying,
hindering obstructing, and preventing the
restoration of the Union by constitutional means,
and for the further purpose OF alternating from the
government and laws OF the United States, tnose
persons who had been engaged in the rebellion,
and who, without aid comfort and encourage
ment thus by him gvon to them would have re-
sumed in good faith their alleglan;es to the con-
stitution and all with the expectation OF concllla-
ting them to himself personally, that he might
thereby finally prevent the restoration OF the
Union upon the basis OF the laws passed by Con-
gress.
And further, that the said Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, transferred and
surrendered, and authorized and directed the
transfer and surrender of railway property OF the
value Of many millions OF collars TO persons VINO
had been engaged In the rebellion, or to corpora
tions owned wholly or in part by such persons, he
well knowing that in some instances the railways
had been constructed by the United States,
that in others such railways and railway property
had been captured from the enemy in war; and
o,ra1 % h.rfh
States, such transfer and surrender being made
without authority Of law and in violation of law.
Tn that he directed and authorized the sale OF
larre quantities of railway rolling stock and other
railway property Of the value OF many millions oil
dollars, the property OF the United States by pur-
chase and construction, to corporations and par
ties then known to him to be unable to pay their
debts then matured and due, and this without
exacting from said corporations and parties any
securities whatever.
In that he directed and ordered subordinate
officers of the government to postpone and delay
thc collection of moneys due and payable TO the
United States ON account OF such sales, IN ap-
parent conformity to an order previously made
hv him that the interest upon certain bonds issued
or Guaranteed by the State of Tennessee in aid OF
certain railways, then due and unpaid for period
of four years and more, should be first PAID out
of the earnings of the roads in whose behalf said
bonds were so issued or guaranteed.
Tn that. in conformity to such order and dlrec-
tio1, the collection of moneys payable and then
due to the United States was delayed and post
noned. and the interest on such bonds, OF which
te himself was large holder, was paid according
to the terms Of his own order thus corrupty using ing
his office to dcfraud and wrong the people OF the
limited States and for his own personal advantage.
that he mas mot only a oH% restored nd to otSGr nba
Jnnod nroperty that had been seized and taken
bv % the agents of the Treasury in conformity to
aw but has paid ana directed the payment Of the
~oIntion of law of the United States which
orders and requires the payment into the treasury
Of the United States of all moneys received from
snch sil' sales, and provides for loyal claimants
sutlicient and easy remedy in the Court of Claims
y ss easSn asa wherein of ns s sRdF
thot No money shall be drawn from the treasury
but butt in nc consequence of rpratiOns made by law
And further in that the said Andrew Johnson
President of the United States authorized tn the
nsrson er Of peaceful and lawful assembly of cit
pcns Of Louisiana, and this by virtue of dispatch
,ho ~ offi n