The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-07
The --latest Washington Items Rep.
rcsentntiyc NcwciI,s Articles of In,-
pCnchment a .ni u st the Presidcnt.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The body of
Liert. Wilson arrived this morning.
Senator Wilson will probably leave
for Massachusetts, with the remains to-
morrow.
The New Year festival to the Freed
men, at Freedman's Village, at Airing
ton Heights, took place yesterday.
A letter received from President
Juaraz, datet Chihuahua, Dec. II, says
he would leave that day for Durango
Ell route for Zacotuas instead of going
to Monterey. He would proceed to San
Luis and Gunaycar to be ready to enter
the CITY of Mexico as soon as evacuated
by the French. President Jutrlz ex-
presses entire confidence in NapoleOn's
good faith in withdrawing tie whole OF
his forces Mt an early day.
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ccived the report of the Government
Commissioner in the 9th section of
thirty-five miles of the Union Pacific
railroad. 1t represents it all ready fol
service, and recommends its acceptance
/ President johnson conCurs i'll the same
and bonds due for the same will be is
sued.
The following are Representative
Newell's articles of impeachment:
First, Immediately upon entering OF
the duties ofhis Office. without consult
alton with tie law making power, leg
islating for the Southern States i'll the
most autocratic manner.
Second, Assuming powers which Con
cress only can exercise, and layin,
down laws for whole sections of tn
country; in fact, making and unmakins
statutes for the people of the tnite'
States.
Third, Assuming to decide who ar
and who are not citizens of the Cnite'
States and excluding loyal men iron
the rights of suffrage.
, Fourth, Authorizing unpardoned reb
els to exercise the same right.
Fifth, Handing over rebel States t
disloyal men and putting loyal unde
their tyrannical sway.
Sixth, Elevating rebels who hat
fought to destroy the Union and put
ting down loyal men who had fought t
= preserve it.
Seventh, Appointing men Governor
of States, whose hands were yet re,
with the blood of slaughtered UnioI
citizens and soldiers.
Eighth, For letting loose rebels il
New Orleans upon legal and peace
able assembly of loyal men, resultin,
i'm massacre such as froze the heart o
the Nsrth with horror and dismay, an,
caused every loyal Southern heart t,
utterly despair of the country.
Ninth, For afterwards shaking tn,
bloody hands of those murderers in tn,
reception room of the Presidential man
sion, while he complimented them upoI
the manner in which they had executed
his programme for wiping out loyalty n
the South.
Tenth, For denouncing this body as +;
usurpation.
Eleventh, Not satisfied with e1citin,
the passions of mobs against the Lawful
authority of Congress, through tn,
press, by the fulminations of himsel
and satellites, but descending to tn
arena of stump oratory, in this ant
other cities, and delivering harangue
calculated not only to excite breech o
the peace, but a revolution of the gov
eminent itself.
Twelfth, On pretence of laying tn
corner stone of monument to u de
; ceased statesman, repeating those har
argues ut every point on his route, tn
only object of which was to bring TIL
Congress of the United States into con
tempt and derision.