The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-26
IMPEACHMEN T
Reports Of the Judiciary Committee Of
i the House Of Representatives,.
President Johnsen Declared
Guilty Of High Crimes and
Misdemeamers.
~ lntsrpssisisB Of the Constitutional
Powers Of the House Invoked.

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me xsstimony Relied On to sus-
tain the Indictment.
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SPECIAL TtLEsaAn Iorm SeaALn
wxsnmoror, Nov. - 1857, y
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the PrssldsD. appears unnovsd hy Ccngssss to-day.
isoking 70 his impeachment when informed Of he
result that The reading Of ths reports would occupy
aes less than Ten hours hs snsd significantly. bus
saiA nothing. H evidently fssis mcrs eeaesrnsd il
~ completion Of hts msssaes shan me prospects,
- inpsachmsnt The Chairman n tho Judiciary
Connitsss, dissenting from shs majority visw
- the subjscs Of impsachpsnt ~. Boutwell,
n behalf Of himsslf Msn wiilians q Psunsysvania
Aswsass e ohio. Churchill, efNsw Ysek, ~ Thouass
4 Maryland. psssealsd ths nsjeslty npssA great
divsity Of opinion szpssd in seasd y The rod
iag q that vo,umineus document bss - Sgsr numbsr
fhvoTag he rsadinss the Cisfk n ths House
ss1ssssok p comply. s1hs sody sson wsazisd
'sr 90 tedious process rarsculnly h vlsw
= ,sn Aeuss bsax ne ~ tss i which could b
ssnps,sd Ths HOUSE lhsrsfors called Ter the sum-
ming ~ d the chasss sasims he Pssudent when
sAsss we're read from ths Ralsfes confusion Of ap-
piauas sn1 hsss manifested opposite imprsssions
ads upon the numbers who had assembled 70 hear the
Feault Of the deliberations Of ~ committee, whose
psoessdinss have bsen long withheld from the public
Messs. Wilson. 81 Iowa woodbridge, Or Vermont,
MAruhal OF Insis and Eldrdge OF Wisconsin opposed
tAs measure. Msars Marshall and Eldridgs introduced
distinct resolution dissenting nom thss portion Of the
minority report sspssFinS the PreAdenk An debate On
shs question has BEEN postponed untn Wednesday,
Deeeabsr lth Various conjscsurss have been formed
10 The final dIspeaiton Of the measure. Consider
aS,s private caucasng has bssn going on and several
members Whose visws may b considered Of weight
cypress their coavictisn shas the vote Of the House
WIN favor Impeachment
Now that Inc Judicisry Committee has submitted It's
rspsrts the members feel At liberty 10 speak uars-
ssrvsdy about their procssdihgs II appss the many
snsstings that were held BY the somnnss during tho
pan hve days we're NOT a. u was generally sur-
missed, for the object Of securing . definite
vote for or against impeachment but with the
purpose Of somewhat altering the character OF the
charges Four days occupied h repeated readings
Of The report favering impeachment Some Of its sup
Sosters especially Mr. Churshi, being anxious 10 sn-
Shats all expressions Of an ntsmperaus and partisan ma
.ure and Givsas much Of unpassd tone report
-, in tho nature Of the ssss, Il was spesaibls
- apply. Mr.. Williams sf PsnssyivsniA drew Up NE
principal part Of the document but in ~ Original form
sAsrs appeared such easssoppag = psEsy spirit aha.
his colleagues dssnsd ssdsnt 70 isussuss revision
and give IL more the chaxac,sr 4 ~ ju-
dietary papsr. Mr.. Chpreh,lla who in Jnse
hss was oppossd 70 inpsashnsns altered bis
views some time prior 10 the rscsnt assembling
Or Congress. He beloved when holding his original
position on the cenmtss tbas the President would BE-
indussd carry the wi5A II Congress in reference
- rsconsruction. and thai VAS therefore unwiss
unssttIs the mind or the country by demand for i'm.
psachnssk Since then. howsvsr. shs Prssident hav-
sas a ne alleges thrown obstasl In the way Of
stsuStion, removed several s5niIitay commanders
and otherwise disregardsd ths Wishes Of the
csuntry - sxprssssa through Congress. he
deemed the time had arrived 70 alter bis
opinion and advoeass she programme Of impeachment
tho members OF the committee opposed 70 the measure
devoted only short time s revision Of their report
shs only change introduced aiming 70 strengthen the
argument agsinss Impeachment Beth sides agreed
shat much Of The isssimsay wholly ivrsvsisnt and
large mas OF only irnIns importance The majority
II The committee place their cbsf weight on The sv
asncs Of present and sxcsbnss ofcsrs torssher with
sAas Of General Grant, fttst tA8 Es.+f
Representative Ashley was before NJ Judiciary Com
ntes Saturday and testified in answer 70 questions
BY Msssn. Edridss and NasshaI, that he had pro-
ducsd- bsfors Ne Commistes all the evidence
~ considered legal or valid on the Ques-
ton Of impsschmsnt He admitted having
had Numerous ceafsrssoss with Conover, alias Dnn-
ham, while the lausr IN jail in wsshnston under
conviction for PERJURY that those conferences were for
the purpose u Obtaining some letters which
Conovsr asserted s'wsss In sxissscs duplicating
President johnson in the sciity knowledge
o. the conspincy 70 sssAsnsts President lincoln, but
that he could get - ouch letters and that all Conovsrs
statements we're % vague asd unreliable that he Ash
10y, wosid net prsssut them before the committee.
Mr. Kelssy's bills. ssspsna'ss the Pssaidsnt during
trial for mpsaehnsns and deaning what constitute hish
crimes and misdsmsasors, vers stssduced 70 day and
referred 70 the Judiciary counisss The gentlemen Of
shs cid committee coastssss ~ new one just sp-
psintsd, &C. = -M