Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-12-06

and calculated and designed also to deprive the
Congress of the United States of the confidence of
the people wellsn Its patriotism az In Its consti
tutional right to exist and act as department of
the Government Of which, under the constitution,
1t possesses the exclusive legislative powers, and
all this with the intent of rendering Congress inca
pable Of resisting either his said usurpations OF
power or of providing and enforcing the measures
necessary for the pacffcation and restoration to
the Union of said States; and has exercised
the veto power, the power Of removal ana appoint
ment, the pardoning power, and other constitu-
tional powers of his Office for the purpose OF delay
ing, hindering, obstructing and preventing their
means, and further for the purpose ,tof
alternating from the Government and laws OF the
States those persons who had been engaged in re-
bellion and who, without the aid, comfort and en-
have resumed in good faith their allegiance to the
constitution and all with the expectation of con-
cilating them to him personally, that he might
thereby finally prevent their restoration upon the
basis OF thel avs passed by Congress- and further,
States, transferred and surrendered and author
lied and directed the transfer and surrender of
railway property to the value of many millions of
dollars, TO persons VINO nad Deen engaged In rebel
by such persons, he knowing that in some in
stances the railways had been CONSTRUCTED by
bonds to be first paid out OF the earnings OF roads
guaranteed in that, in conformity to such order
and direction, the collection of moneys payable
and then due to the United States was delayed
and postponed, and the interest on such bonds, of
which he himself was a large holder, was paid &C
cording to the terms of his own order, thus cor
ruptly using hssoffice to defratld and wrong the
people Of the United States, and for his own per
sonal advantage; in that he has MOI only restored
to claimants thereof large amounts OF cotton and
other abandoned property that had been seized
and taken by the agents of the Treasury in con-
fOrmity to law, but has paid and directed the pay
ment OF the actual proceeds OF sales made thereof,
and this in violation of law which orders and re-
qures the payment into the Treasury OF the United
States of all moneys received from such sales,
and provides for loyal claimants sufficient end
easy remedy In the Court of Claims, and in mani
fest violation also of the spirit and meaning of the
constitution, wherein 1t is declared thai no money
shall be drawn from the Treasury but In conse-
Their In that said Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, authorized the use of The army
the United States for the dispersion OF peace
full and lawful assembly of the citizens OF Louisi-
ana, and this by virtue of dispatch addressed to
person who was not an officer of the army, but
who was public and notorious traitor, and all
asa of every opportunity to frame State Govern
ment republican in form, and with intent further
to continue in places OF trust persons VINO had en-
gagged In an attempt to overthrow the Government
of the United States expecting thus to conciliate
such persons to himself and to secure their aid in
All Of which omissions Of duty, usurpations Of
power, violations of his oath of office, the laws,
and of the constitution of the United States, by
said Andrew johnson, President of the United
States have retarded the public prosperity, less
! ened the public revenues, disordered the bust
ness Of the country, encouraged INSTRUMENTATION
in the people of the States recently in rebellion,
fostered sentiments of hostility between different
classes of citizens renewed and kept alive the
spirit of the rebellion, Inundated the nation, dis
honored republican institutions, obstructed the
restoration of said States 20 the Union, and! de-
layed and postponed the peaceful and fraternal
organization of the Government of the United
States The committee therefore report the fol-
lowing resolution, and recommend its passage.
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l. f-41HBa s1Ts. - sa FRANCIS THOMAS, 9if Z
f-ss .I slaGim THOMAS WILLIAMS, Co.,
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ri i't-it' JOHN c. CHURCHILL. '' sd
i@A THE RESOLUTION. 81"
Resolution providing for the impeachment OF the
President of the United States: ~ ''t
IResolued, That Andrew Johnson, President of
the United States, be impeached of high crimes