The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-12-10

law, contrary to law and IN violation ol
the Constitution Of the United State.
In that, he deliberately dispensed with
and suspended the operation of provi-
sion of law Of the United States, passed
ON the I'd of July, 1862; entitled ''Ar
act to prescribe an oath of Office, and fol
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 beer
engaged in the rebellion, who we're guilty
Of the crime of treason, and who could
not without committing the crime of. per
Jury or otherwise violating criminally the
said act of July 2, 1862, enter upon the
duties thereof, a7ee S,a4e &
| In that, without authority of Law, ani
contrary to law,he used and applied prep
lerty taken from the enemy in time o.
war for the payment of the expense and
the sunnort Of the said illegal and un
constitutional governments, so set up in
the said States recently in rebellion, and
for like purpose, and in violation of the
Constitution and of his oath of Office, he
authorized and permitted levy of taxes
upon the people of said States-thus
lusurping and exercising power which
by the Constitution is vested exclusively
in the Congress ofathe United States. All
of which acts we're usurpation Of powe,
contrary to the laws ana Constitution ol
the United States, and in violation of his
oath Of Office as President of the U. s.
In that, the said Andrew johnson
President of the United States, has in
his messages to Congress, and otherwise
publicly denied substantially the right ol
Congress to provide for the paeifcation
government and restoration of said States
to- the Union; and in like manner he has
asserted his exclusive right to provide
governments, therefore, and to accept
and proclaim the restoration Of said
States toithe Union, all of which is in
derogation of the rightfal authority ol
Congress, and calculated to subvert the
government of the United States.
In that, in accordance with said decla.
ration, he has vetoed various bills passed
BY Congress for the pael6cation and gov
ernment of the States, recently in rebell-
ION; and their speedy restoration to the
Union, and upon the ground and for the
reason that the said States had been re-
stored to their places in the Union by his
aforesaid illegal and unconstitutioDal
proceedings, thus so interpesing, and
using q Constitutional power Of the Of
6ce he heldso as to preventive restoration
Of the Union, ,upona Constitutional basis
In that, he has exercised the power Of
removals from, and appointments to. Of
fee for the purpose Of maintaining eff,
fectually his aforesaid usurpation, and
for the purpose of securing the recogni,
ton by Congress Of tho State govern.
ments SO Illegally and unconstitutionally
set up in the States recently in rebellion
such removals and appointments having
been attended and followed with great
injury to the public revenue. gi
In that, in the exercise of the pardon
ing power he issued an order for the res
toration Of one hundred and ninety three
men belonging 10 West Virginia, WAC
upon the records of the War Departments
were marked ss deserters from the army
in time Of war, and this upon the repre-
Isentations OF private and interested per,
sons, and without the previous inFestiga.
ton by any officer of the War Depart
ment, for the sole purpose of enabling
such persons to vote in an election then
pending in said State, and with the ex-
pectatiou that they would so voteas to sup
port him in his aforesaid uncanstitution.
al proceedings. He then well knew that
the men SO restored, and by virtue of such
restoration would be. entitled to a large
lsqm Of money from the Treasury of the
United States. M
In that, by bis message to the House
| of Representatives, on the 22d Of June
1866, ard other public and private means
he has attempted to prevent the ratiGca-
tion of an amendment to the Constitu,
tion Of the United States, proposed t.
the several States by the House Of Con.
gress, agreeably to the Constitution Of
the United States, although such propo
sed amendment provided, among other
things, for the validity of the public deb
of the United States, rendered the pay
ment Of any claim for slaves emancipated
or Of any debt incurred in aid Of insur.
rection or rebellion against the United
States impossible, either by the govern,
ment of, the United States or by any
of the States recently in rebellion. He
we'll knowing that the provisions insertee
under and by his dictation in the said il
legal Constitutions for said States were
wholly inadequate, to protect the loya
people of the United States against the
payment Of claims on account of debts
incurred by such States in aid Of rebell
lion, thus rendering it practicable aud cas-.
for those in authority in the aforesaid il
legal and unconstitutional government
they set up to tax and oppress the loya
people of such States for the benefit 0
those who have been engaged in the at
tempt to overthrow the government of tn
! United States.
| In that, be has made official and othe
public declarations and statements circu
lated and designated to injure and impai
the credit of the United States, 10 en-
courage persons recently engaged 10 re
bellion against its authority, TO obstruc
and resist the recognizatiou of the rebe
States, SO called, upon republican basi
and calculated aud designed also to de
pr:ve the Congress of the United State
Of the confidence of the people as We
in its patriotism as in its constitutions
right to exist and to act as the depart
ment of the government which under t5
ICopst;tution possesses exclusive legisla