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

and restoration Of the UIioB; and that j:
Iall this he has exercised the veto power
the power Of removal and appointment
the pardoning power, and other constitu
tional powers of his Office, for the pur
pose of delaying, hindering, obstructinl
and preventing the restoration of th'
Union by constitutional means; and TO
the purpose of alternating from the gov
eFnment and laws of the Statessthose per
sons who had been engaged in the re
bellion, and who without aid, comfort
and encouragement. thus by him giver
to them, would have resumed in good faisl
their allegiance to the Constitution; and al
with the expectation of conciliating then
to himselfpersonally, that hemighttherebJ
finally prevent the restoration ofthe Unior
upon the basis of laws passed by Congress
/ And, further, that the said. Andrew
lJohnsqn; President Of the United States
transferred, and surrendered and author
iz,d ana directed the transfer and sur
rerder of railway property of the yalu:
of many millions of dollars to persons
who had been engaged in the rebellion
or to corporations owned wholly or il
part by such persons, he we'll knowing
TIA at in some instances the railways had
been constructed by the 5 United States
that in others such railways and railway
property had been captured from the
enemy in war, and afterwards repaired al
great expense by the United States, such
transfer and surrender being made with.
out authority Of Law and in violation oi
law. In that, be directed and authorized
the sale of large quantities Of railway
rolling stock aud other railway property
Of the value of many millions Of dollars,
the property Of the. United States, bJ
purchase and ndconstruction,to to corporations
aud parties theniknoNn to him to be un-
able 10 pay their debts then matured and
| due; and thus without exacting from said
corporations and parties any security
whatever.
I In that, he directed and ordered sub.
ordinate officers of the government to
postpone and delay the collection of mon
ey due and payable to the United States
on account Of such sales. in apparent con
fermity to an order previously made By
him that the interest upon certain bonds
issued or guaranteed by the State of Ten
nossee in aid of certain railways then due
and unpaid for period of four years
and more should be first paid out of the
earnings Of the roads in whose behalf
| said bonds we're so issued or guersnteed,
in that, in conformity to such erdsr and
| direction, the coflsctiDu Of maEsys pay
able and then due to the United States
was delayed and postponed, and the in-
terest on such bonds of which he himsel
was large holder, vas paid according t.
the terms of his own order, thus corrupt,
| " using his Office to deiraud and wrong
the people Of the United States, and fol
his own personal advantage. In that. he
has not only restored to claimants thereol
large amounts of cotton and other aban
doned property that bad been seized and
taken by the agents of the Treasury il
conformity to law, but has paid and ai-
reeted the payment of the actual pro-
ceeds OF sales made thereof, and this in
violation Of Law of the United States
which orders and requires the paymen,
into the Treasury of the United States
Of all moneys received from such sales,
and provides for loyal claimants o sufi-
cient and easy remedy in. the Court ol
Claims; and in manifest violation, also
of the spirit and meaning of the Consti
tuition, whore it is declared that no mon.
| ey shall be drawn from the Treasury bu,
in consequences Of appropriations made
| by law. B
And, further, in that the said Andrew
johnson, President of the United States
authorized the use of the army Of the
United States for the dispersion Of /
peaceful and lawful assembly of citizens
Eof; Louisiana, and this by virtue of {
despatch addressed to a person who wal
not an officer of the army, but who was
public and notorious traitor, and all
With the intent to deprive the loyal peo
pie OF Louisiana Of every opportunity tc
! frame a State government, republican IN
form, and with the intent further to con-
tinue in places of trust and emolnment
persons who had engaged in an attempt
to overthrow the government of the
United States; expecting thus to conoll
late such persons to himself, and secure
their aid in support of his aforesaid un
constitutional designs. All of which
omissions of duty, usurpations Of power
violation of its oath of Office. of the law'
and Of the Constitution OF the United
States, by the said Andrew johnson
President of the United States, have re
tarded the public prosperity, lessenee
the public revenues, disordeTed the bu
siness and finances of the country, en-
couraged insubordination in the peopl
of the States recently in rebellion, ios
tered sentiments of hostility between diff
4 ferent classes of citizens, revived am
kept alive the spirit of the rebellion
humiliated the nation, dishonored Re
publican institutions, obstructcd th
4 restoration of said States to the Unior
and delayed and postponed the peaceful
and fraternal reorganization of the gov
lernment of the United States. The Com
mittee therefore report the accompaDyin
resolution and commend It's passage.
GEORGE s. BOUTWELL,,
i 8 FRANCIS THOMAS,
4 as THOMAS WILLIAMS.
II MILAN LAWRENCE,
john q. CHuRcHILL
4 Resolution providing tor the impeach
ment Of the President of the Unite
States.
! Resoloed, That Andrew Johnson. Pres
!, ! ident of the United States. be impeache