The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-28
] Impeachmeut of the President.

sz Impeachment of the President.gs SC
In the House of Representatives, on the
25th instant, Mr., Boutwell,, second member
1 of the judiciary committee, rose to report
] the testimony taken by that committee on
impeachment, and to present the majority
report, chairman Wilson dissenting from the
same. The report was prepared by MIR. Will
Iiams, of Pennsylvania. s~
The summary of the majority report is as
follows:
In accordance with the testimony here
with submitted and the view of the law
herewith presented, the committee is OF the
opinion that Andrew johnson, President OF
the United States, is guilty of high crime
and misdemeanor in that he, DC, DC. 1t
closes with this resolution: -
g Resoloed, That Andrew Johnson be i'm
peached for high crimes and misdemeanors."
The report was followed by mingled ex-
pressions of applause and disapprobation,
the Speaker mean time using his gavel.
Mr. Wilson, chairman of the committee
for himself and Mr.. Woodbridge, presented
a report which concludes:
ave therefore declare that the case before
us, presented by the testimony and measur-
ed by the law, does not disclose such high
crimes and misdemeanors within the mean
ing of the Constitution as require the con-
stitutional inteposition of the power of the
House, and recommend the adoption of the
following resolution:
Resolced, That the judiciary Committee
be dismissed from the further consideration
of the impeachment OF the President of the
United States, and that the subject be laid
on the table"
Mr.. Marshall, Oh behalf of himself and
Mr.. Eldridge, stated that they fully concur
red in the resolution offered by chairman
Wilson, and also concurred entirely with his
argument regarding the law of the case and
the application of the evidence thereto, but
there were differences on some points which
induced him and Mr. Eldrige to submit
third report.
The reports were all laid on the table.
and ordered to be printed aud made the
special order of the day for Wednesday of
next week.
A bill to suspend civil officers during i'm
parchment was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The majority of the Impeachment Com
mittee, in their report recommending i'm
parchment, lay great stsess upon the alleged
usurpation by the President of the pardon
ing and veto powers; also the authority to
make removals and appointments; and
particularly refer to what they call the
fragrant violation of the constitutional
powers by the Executive by organizing gov
ernments in the southern States at the end
of the war, without asking the advice of
Congress, as they assert, for personal pur-
poses. They refer to the pardoning of 1913
persons in West Virginia, deserters from the
army during the war, which they state was
in behalf of private and interested parties,
and in order that they might vote in &C
cordance with the Presidents opinions; this
restoration to political rights causing a
great depletion of the treasury.
The tenor of the Executives offence
throughout the entire report consists in
alleged usurpations of the powers above
mentioned. They assert also that by various
official and other public declarations the
President has sought to obstruct the laws
of Congress for the pacifcation of the States,
with particular reference to constitutional
reports approved by Congress. The report |
is very lengthy, and is signed by Messrs.
Boutwell,, Williams, Churchill, Thomas, and |
Lawrence.
The whole matter has been postponed
until the reports can be printed. The i'm
preston seems to be that the House will |
corcur in finding articles of impeachment, if
the vote should be taken soon.
The action of the majority of the Com
mittee on Impeachment has surprised some,
but it was to be inferred from the testimony
known to be before the Committee that the
majority could not do less than it has. The
whole matter is now before the House. We
entertain no doubt that that body will dis
charge its whole duty in this important
business.