The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-04
Impeachment Of the President.

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In the House of Representative, on the
25tL instant, Mr.. Boutwell,, second member,
of the judiciary committee, rose p report
the testimony taken BY that committee on
impeachment, and to present, the majority
report, chairman Wilson dissenting fom the
same The report was prepared by lr Will
liams, of Pennsylvania. ~ = saia 81, 1Aa
The summary of the majority report is as
follows:
In accordance with the testimony here-l
with submitted, and the view of 1e law
herewith presented, the committee isof the
opinion that Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, is guilty. of high crime
and misdemeanor in that he, &C., {c. 1t
closes with this rese luton: .s', t,,,fs
/ I" Resoloed, That Andrew Johnsonl ne i'm
peached for high crimes and misdemanors."
The report was followed by mingled ex-
pressions Of applause and disapprolation,
the Speaker mean time using his gavh. 4 81.
Mr., Wilson, chairman of the committee,
for himself and Mr.. Woodbridge, prdented
report which concludes: :sl go iy1a &
| I" We therefore declare that the case before
| US, presented by the testimony and ntasur-
| ed by the law, does not disclose such high
crimes and misdemeanors within the mean
ing of the Constitution as require tho con-
stitutional inteposition of the power II the.
House, and recommend the adoption the
following resolution: t,s.
i" Resoloed, That the Judiciary Committee
/ ho 6;crniooaf fr,,n tho f,rrthor oope;lav,f;,v,
| of the impeachment OF the President d the
| United States, and that the subject he laid
| on the table, @ 80, 4.u
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 a
third report. s..,d sssfe I'D
| 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. i;... ,5is .gI
A bill to suspend civil officers during inn
peachment was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. t..,,.,,.4. ..f'Z
The majority of the Impeachment Com
mittee,. in their report recommending im-i
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
4 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 1893
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 ac-
cordance with the Presidents opinions this
restoration to political rights causing p
great depletion of the treasury. bsief
The tenor of the Executives offen&
throughout, the entire report consists
alleged usurpations of the powers abob
A mentioned. They assert also that by yarioP
"A official and other public declarations thu
President has sought to obstruct the lawS
of Congress for the pacifcation of the States
r with particular reference to constitutional
4 reports approved by Congress. The report
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is very lengthy, and is signed by Me%rs.
Boutwell,, Williams, Churchill, Thomas. md
Lawrence si.f ,as 9Jais.id i.sE AIT ~
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 fimpeachmen4 if
!, the vote should be taken soon. y niaii n
The action Of the majority Of the Cdn-
mittee on Impeachment has surprised sohe,
z but it was 10 be inferred from the testimony
known to be before the Committee that The
majority could not do less than it has. The
1 whole matterfs now before the House. We
entertain no doubt that that body will dis
charge its whole duty in this important
4 business. y fiosfrgg l9g e 79asfilt' :
4 The lastlfWashington Chronicle says:
= .The reasons against the powerful and
exhaustive presentation OF the majority are
ably stated; but when we consider tllat
: much will be said by some of the most tx-
i4erienced jurists in Congress in supportof
the views of the majority and that the iex-
pectations af the people, and particularly of
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