The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-11-29
IMPEACHMENT.

- . - =
ment is the excitement just now The
impeachment committee has made three
reports. Below We give portion of the
maj ority report:
10 accordance with the testimony here
with submitted and the view of the Law
therein presented, the Committee are OF
The opinion that Andrew Johnson, Presi
dent Of the United States, is guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors, requiring
the inJerposilion of the constitutional
powers of this House; in that, upon the
final surrender of the rebel armies ard
the overthrow of the rebel government,
the said Andrew Johnson, President Of
the United States, neglected to convene
the Congress of the United States. that
by is aid and authority, legal and con
stItutional measures might have been
adopted for the organizations OF loyal and
constitutional governments in the States
then recently in rebellion; 10 that. his
proclamation to the people of North Car
DINA. on tie % q day Of May 1865. be
assumed that he had authority to decide
whether the Government OF North Caro-
lima, or any ether government that might
be set up thereon, was republican in form,
aud that, in lis Office of President, it was
bis duty aud in his power to guarantee to
said people republican form of govern
ment, contrary TO the Constitution, which
provides that the United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union
republican form Of government; contrary
also to the delivered opinion of the. Su
preme Court which declares that Congress
is vested exclusively with the power to
decide whether the government of State
Is republican or not; and that he did there
fore recognizes and treat plan of govern
ment, set up in North Carolina, under
and in conformity 10 his own advice and
directions, as republican in form ana en-
lirely restored to its functions as Stale,
Notwithstanding Congress is tie branch
of government in which by the Constitu-
ton such power is exclusively vested. and
Notwithstanding Congress did refuse to
recognize such government as legitimate
government, or as government reDub-
lican in form; and that by proclamation
and otherwise, he did, in the year 1865,
invite and convene in certain other States
LuSu III tue lGCCut lSUE!llOug CCuNSQIiOQS
of persons, many of whom were known
traitors, who had been engaged in an at
tempt 10 overthrow the Government Of
the United States, and urged and directed
such conventions to frame Constitutions
for such States; that in conformity TO
such order and directions, the collection
of monies payable and then due to the
United States was delayed and postponed
and the interest of such bond, of which
be himself was a large holder, was paid
according to the terms of his own orde~,
thus corruPtly using his Office to defraud
and wrong The people of the Uuited States,
and for his own personal advantage; that
he has not on y restored the claimants
thereof large amount of cotton and o b
or abandoned property that had been Sc
ed and taken by the agents of the Treas
ury, 10 conformity to law, but has paid
snd directed the payment of The actual
proceeds of sales made thereof; and this
in violation of law Of the Uni.
ted States. which orders and requires the
paymeut into the Treasury of the United
States Of all monies received from such
sales, aud provides for loyal claimants a
sufficient and easy remedy in the Court of
Claims; and in the mantle violation of the
spirit and meaning of the Constitution,
wherein il is declared that no money shall
be drawn from The Treasury but in conse-
qRence of appropriations made by law;
and further, that the said Andrew John
son President ofihe United States author.
lied the use of the army of the United
States for the disposition of peaceful
and lswful assembly of the citizens
of Louisiaua, and this by virtue of
dispatch, addressed to a person Who
was not an. officer of the army, but
who was public and notorious trai-
tor, aud all with the intent to deprive the
loyal people Of Louisiana of every oppor
tuniiy TO frame a State government re :.
publican 10 form, and With intent further,
he continues in places of trust and emoI-
ument, persons who had engaged ia au
attempt to overthrow the Government Of
the United States, expecting thus to con-
ciliate such persons to himself, and Sc
cure their aid in support of his aforesaid
unconstitutional designs; ali of which
omissions of duty, usufpation of power,
violations of his oath of Office, and Of the
laws and Constitution Of the United
States, by the said Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States, have re-
tarded the public prosperity, lessened the
pOollc revenues. disoFdered the business
aud finances Of the conntry. encouraged
STANDARDIZATION in the people 81 the States
i z