Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-11-30

IMPEACHMENr-The judiciary Committee on
Monday list presented to the House their re-
ports on the Impeachment Enquiry. The ma
jority report in favor of Impeachment, and the
minority, two Republicans and two Democrats,
present two separate reports against it, the first
of which censures the President while the other
vin1icatCs him from all the charges preferred
The reports were very long. and the House,
dispensing with the reading, has made the
whole subject special order for December 4th.
A special to the Cincinnati Enquirer says that
the impression prevails that the House will
sustain the majority rep Irt and vote articles of
impeachment, and that Immediately afterward
a joint resolution will be introduced, suspend
ing the President, pending trial, but the latter
proposition is not likely to be sustained by the
House. The Cleveland Herald makes an ab-
stract of the grounds upon which the impeach-
ment is based, which we copy for its brcvity
and succinctness, as follows:
On the close of the rebellion he neglected TO
convene Congress for the purpose of deviSing
plain of reconstruction.
By proclamation of Nav %, 1866. lie assum-
ed the power of deciding whether the 50 called
IN form, contrary to the provisions of the Con
stitution and decisions of the Supreme Court,
Vestlng such power exclusively in Congress.
The so-cared government Of North Carolina,
having been set up according to his advice, he
recognized it as lawful, in spite of the refusal of
Congress to recognize such government.
In public proclamation and otherwise he in
vitcd other States lately in rebellion to call con-
ventions and frame governments, and though
such conventions were participated in by trait
ors, and the constitutions adopted were neither
submitted to the people nor confirmed by the
United States, he assumed the power to accept
and ratify ihIm.
He pardOned large numbers of public and no.
tolinus traitors, for the purpose of securing their
aid in setting up illegal governments in the
South, prior to the meeting of Congress.
He created the Office of Provisional Governor
for the Southern States an office unknown to
the Constitution or the laws; he appointed
known traitors to such offices, and directed the
payment OF their salaries, contrary to the pro-
Visions OF the appropriation acts.
He appointed TO office men who could not
without perjury, take the official oath prescrib-
ed by law.
He used property taken from the enemy for
the support Of Illegal governments in the South.
contrary TO law
He authorized the levy of taxes on the peo-
constitutional power on Congress.
lie has in his messages substantially denied
the right Of Congress 10 provide for the recon-
struction Of the Southern States, and claimed
lor himself exclusive power in the premises.
In pursuance OF this claim he vetoed the seY-
eral Reconstruction Bills
IN support Of such unlawful claim he has eX-
erclsed his power Of removal from arc appoint
ment to Office
He pardoned one hundred and ninety-tbree
West Virginia deserters, with the expectation
that they would so vote as to practically sun-
port his assumptions.
Il He used his influence 10 prevent the ratifca-
ton of the Constitutional Amendment which
asserted the validity of the public debt and pro-
hibited the payment of the rebel debt or of
claims for emHncpated slaves.
He has made official and other public decara-
tions calculated to impair the credit of the
United States, to ohstruct the reconstruction of
the Union, and to deprive Congress of the con-
fidence ofthe- people.
! He transferred the railroads of the South,
captured by the military ann, to their rebel
owners without compensation; sold to them the
rolling stock of the roads without security !;
and postponed the collection of the amounts
| when they became due.
| He ordered the restoration of cotton and
other property abandoned by rebel, owners, and
seized by Government agents, and caused pay
ment for such property sold by Government
agents, without the interpositIon of the Courts,
as prescribed by law
lie authorized the use of United. States troops
TO disperse the New Orleans Convention.
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