Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-05

clhreS That congress ~ Nesteu eACluslVe-
~ with the power to decide whether the
government OF State Is Republican or
not. In that he did thereafter recognize
and treat plan Of government set up in
North Carolina, under and In conformity
TO his own advice and direction, as Re-
publican In form and entirely restored to
it's functions as State, notwithstand-
ing Congress is the branch OF the gov
erDment in which, by the constitution,
such power is exclusively vested, and
Notwithstanding Congress did refuse to
recognize such government as legiti-
mate government, or as a government
Republican in form In that by 8 public
proclamation and otherwise he did, In
the year 1865, invite, solicit and convene
in certain other States then recently in
rebellion, conventions of persons, many
OF whom were known traitors, who had
been organized in an attempt to over
throw the government Of the United
States, and urged aud directed such cou.
ventions to frame constitutions for such
States In that he thereupon assumed to
accept, ratify and confirm certain So
called constitutions, framed by such IL
legal and reasonable assemblages Of per-
sons, which constitutions were never
submitted to the people of the respect
i've States, nor ratified and confirmed by
the United States, thus usurping and ex.
ercising powers vested by the constitu-
tIon In the Congress OF the United States
exclusively in that he paldoned large
numbers of public and notorious traitors,
with the design Of receiving from them
aid in such conventions called by his ad-
vice and direction for the purpose of or
ganizing and setting up such Illegal gov.
ernments in the States then recently in
rebellion prior to the annual meeting OF
Congress, with the intent thus to con.
strain Congress to accept, ratify and con-
firm such Illegal and unconstitutional
proceedings; in that ne did, within and
for the States recently in rebellion, create
aud establish, as civil officer, the office
of provisional governor-so-called-an
Office unknown to the constitution or
laws Of the land In that he appointed to
such office so created in said States re-
spectivey men who were public and no.
torious traitors, he well knowing that
they had been engaged in open, persist,
ent and formidable efforts for the over
throw Of the government of the United
States, and well knowing also that these
men could not enter upon the duties of
said Office without committing the crime
Of perjury, or in manifest violation Of the
laws of the country in that he directed
the Secretary of State to promise pay
ment Of money to said persons so lille.
gally appointed as salary or compensa.
ton for services to be performed in said
Offices so illegally created, contrary to
the provisions of the law Of the United
States February 4, 1868, entitled "An act
making appropriations for the support
of the army for the year ending the Both
day Of June, 1864, and for q deficiency
for the signal service forlLhe year ending
June 80, 1863" In that he directed the
Secretary Of War to pay moneys to said
persons for service performed in said Off.
ces so illegally created, which moneys
were SO paid under his direction without
authority of law, contrary to law and in
violation of the constitution of the Uni
ted States in that he deliberately dis
pensed with and suspended the operation
of provision of law of the United
States passed on the I'd of July, 1862,
| entitled can act to prescribe an oath
of office, and for other purposes. "
In that he appointed to offices created by
the laws of the United States, persons
who, as was well known to him, had
| been engaged in the rebellion, who were
| guilty of the crime of treason, and who
could not, without committing the crime
| of perjury or otherwise violating crimi.
nally the said act of July 2, 1862, enter
upon the duties thereof. In that, with
out authority OF law, and contrary to
law, he used and applied property ,aken
| from the enemy in time OF war fer the
payment of the expense and the support
of the said Illegal and unconstitutional
governments so set up in the said States
recently in rebellion and for a like pur-
pose, and in violation of the corstitu.
ton and Of his oath of office, he althor-
lied and permitted levy of taxes upon
the people OF said States, thus usurping
and exercising q power which BY the
constitution is vested exclusively in the
Congress of the United States; all oil
which acts was a usurpation OF power
contrary to the laws and constitution Of
the United States and in violation of his
oath of Office as President of the United
States; in that the said Andrew John.
son, President Of the United States, has
in his messages to Congress, and other
wise publicly denied substantially the
right Of Congress to provide br the
pacificatioD, government and restoration
of said States to the Union, and in like
manner he has asserted his exclusive
right to provide governments therefor
and to accept and proclaim the restora.
tion OF said States to the Union, all Of
which is in derogation of the nghtful
authority OF Congress and calculated tc
subvert the government of the United
States. In that, in accordance with
said declaration, he has vetoed various
bills passed by Congress for the mci6ca
tion and government of the States re-
Gently in rebellion, and for their speedy
restoration to the Union; and upon the
ground and for the reason that .he sale
states had been restored to thei- place:
in the Union by his aforesaid illegal anC
unconstitutional proceedings, t1en TO-
terposing and using a Constitutions
power OF office he held SO as TO prevent
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