, 1868-03-13
EASTERN NEws.
IMPEACHMENT,

-.ssersv he Senate resolved to consulate itseii
nto 4 high court Of impeachment at one ciocN
P. NJ. to-day and receive the managers Oh aug |
from the House.
washington, March 5.-In the House teIy
f.w = enters were present. Many have gone
hor,e ernectiug that no legislative business Will
he done during the trial Of impeachment.
Elliott Introduced bill providing that IN case
of the removal ofthe Chief Justice OF the ou>
preme Court by death or resignation, the uuues
IF the office shall deYolye upon the Associate
Justice, whose commission is senior IN tune upc
iii the disability be removed or another Onlel
Justice is appointed. Referred to the 'uoic'Ary
Communities. .----, a.
ed until then. 1t was unnecessary to ask Inc
attendance Of the House.
Judd then withdrew bis motion, and the Mana
gers then proceeded to the Senate chamber
IMPEACHMENT CHARGES.
Washington. Feb. 29.-In the House, after
some preliminary business, Boutwell,, chairman
of the Select Committee, presented articles OF
impeachment against the President They con
sist of ten articles. All commence win SET
formal phraseology Article lst reiterates the
former suspension of Stanton, August l2tn, ana
the refusal of the Senate to concur therein,
charges the President with high crimes ana
misdemeanors in issuing the order for the re.
moval of Stanton, February, 2lst Article "a
state. that the President appointed Thomas TO
be Secretary of War dd interim, without the an-
thority of law-while the Senate being IN ses'
sion at the time Article Sd states that the
President, without authority of law, while the
Senate was in session, did appoint Lorenzo
Thomas to be Secretary of War ad ,nteTia,
without the advice and consent of the Senate,
and in violation Of the Constitution-no vacan>
cy having happened in said office during the
recess of the Senate, and no vacancy existing
at the time Article 4th recites that the Preslr
dent. 'uumiudful of the high duties OF his office
and oath OF office, and 10 violation of the Cons
stitution and laws, did unlawfully consplre with
Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas and other
parties unknown to the House OF Representatives,
with intent, by intimidation and threats, to hin
der and prevent Edwin N. Stanton, the only ap>
pointed Secretary of War, from holding said
office contrary to and iu violation of the Cons
stitution of the United States and the provisions
of the Act to define and punish, certain con-
spircies, approved July 81, 1861.
Article 5reiterates the previous article, but
charges the President with conspiracy with
Thomas and other persons unknown TO the
House, by force TO prevent and hinder the exc
cution of the Tenure OF Office Act, and that in
pursuance Of said conspiracy lie attempted to
prevent Stanton from being Secretary OF war,
who is the only appointed and commissioned
Secretary holding SAID office.
Article says that he unlawfully conspired
with Lorenzo Thomas, by force to seize the
property Of the United States in the War Depart
ment in violation Of the Acts above quoted.
Article is precisely the same AS Article 5,
except that it omts the words land unknown
to the House of Representatives"
Article is precisely like Article 6, except 1t
only charges him with violaton OF tue Tenure
of Office Act and not also of the act to define
and punish certain consplracies Article y
charges that with intent to unlawfully control
the disbursement of money appropriated for
the military service, and for the Department of
War; he did order Lorenzo Thomas to assume
the said Office in violation of the Constitution
aud laws, no vacancy existing and the Senate
being in session, etc. Article 10 charges that
10 violation OF the Constitution and laws, duly
enacted, the President, as Commander iu> chief,
did bring before bimself General Emery, com
mandihg the Department of Washington and
the military forces thereof and did then instruct
said Emery, that part of the law OF the United
States passed March I'd, 1861" entitled IAN
Act to MAKE appropriations for the support of
the army for the year ending June 80, ls6S,"
and, for other purposes, to-wit: the second Sec
lion thereof which provides among other things,
that all orders and Instructions relating to mill
tary operations, issued by the President or
Secretary of War shall be issued through the
Commanding General of the army, and in cas-
costtutional, and in contraventiou of the COM
mission of said Emery, and therefore not bind.
ing on him, Emery, as an officer of the army
of the United States; which said provision of
law had been therefore, duly and legally promul.
gated by general orders for the government uId
direction Of the army of the United States, as
said Andrew Johnson well knew; with intent
| thereby to induce said Emery, in bis ofiicicial
| capacity as commander of the Department of
WASHINGTON IN of
| act, and act upon and obey such orders as be,
| (Andrew Johnson), might make and give, and
which should be issued through the General OF
| the army of the United States according to the
provision of said act; and the said Andrew
johnson, President of the United States, did
then and there commit, and was guilty of high
misdemeanOr 10 Office, and the House Of Repres
entatives reserve to themselves the liberty OF
exhibiting at any time hereafter any further ar
tices or further accusation against said Andre W
johnson, President of the United States, and
also of replying to his answers, which he shall
make TO the articles herein preferred against
bim, and Of finding proofto make good the same
and every part thereof; and to all and every
other article or accusation of impeachment which
shall be exhibited against them as the case
shall require: and demand that said Andrew
johnson may be put to answer for high crime
and misdemeanors in Office as herein charged
against him, and that such proceedings, exami
nations, trials and judgment may be thereupou
had and given as may be agreeable to law and
justice.
SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS.
Richmond, March 4-Iu the Convention to-
day resolution approving the Impeachment oil
President johnson was adopted by thirty five
to three report on suffrage was taken after
two other reports had been defeated. The first
clause giving suffrage TO all males over twenty.
one years, requiring one years residence in the
State aud-three months in the county as quail.
heAtions tor suffrage was adopted. A cancus ol
kepuoliean members will Re held tonight to
consider the question of disfranchisement.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Chicago, Feb. 22.-Tbe National Democratic
Committee made no distinction whatever between
members from loyal and rebel States. Repres>
entatives to the National Convention CONSIST oi
double the number of ofCougressioual Representa-.
tives Of each State by the last apportionment
Eight States were not represented 10 the Com.
mittee-Calhornia, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Virginia, Rhode Island and
New Jersey. Resolutions were adopted by the