The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-14
TAad stevens. New impeachment Articles.

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Acting Assistant Aojutant General
Thad Stevens New impeachment Articles.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT EXHIBITED
BY The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, IN THE
NAME OF THEMSELVES AND or ALL THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ANDREW JOHN.
SON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THEIR IMPEACH.
MENT AGAINST HIN FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MIS-
DKMEAN0Rs IN OFFICE.
First Additional Article-Tbat the said Andrew
johnson, president of the United States, did
abuse the patronage of the government, which,
by virtue of his high Office, had been ntrusted to
him, and did pervert it TO improper and selfish
purposes, inasmuch he used it to corrupt the
people OF the United States, and to induce them to
abandon and renounce the principles which they
conscientiOusly held, and to adopt others which
they did not approve, in order to promote the sell
fish purposes Of the said Andrew Johnson. The
president Of the United States came into power
and received his Office because he professed to
hold the principles of tue Republican party. aud
Zealously ayowed his determination to carry them
into effect. When he came into power he found
the Offices of the government many thousand in
number, filed with men protesting the same Re-
publican principles and who had been appointed
expressly TO carry them into effect. When, by
fatal accident he became the chief executive of
the nation, he determined to seek an election for
the same Office at the next presidential term he
foresaw that it would become necessary to re
nounce the principles of the Republican party and
to establish new personal party especially de-
voted to himself, and he did not hesitate TO apply
TO that object the profit of thousands of Offices
millions of revenue. He set deliberately about
turning faithful officers out of their places. be-
cause they would not renounce their principles,
and of appointing others to Office because they
pledged themselves 10 support him and his princi-
pies. The removals and appointments were
avowedly made for no cause of merit or demerit
but for the purpose OF adding recruits to his new
party.
Second Additional Agticle.-That the said An.
drew Johnson, being the chief executive of the
United States, and being assigned by law TO take
care that the laws shall be faithfully executed,
and having no judicial or Legislative power con-
fded TO him by the Constitution, all his duties be-
| ing strictly executive, did, on the 10Th day Of
| May 1865, and before and after that time, usurp
| to himself the powers Of another branch of the
governm ent, and did do acts and exercise func-
| tiOns which belonged to the legislative branch
alone and in pursuance Of such claim, having at
the time the army and navy of the United States
| at his command, did establish and erect into
| separate government that portion of the United
States from the lately socalled Confederate States
| of America, and which was lately embraced
within the boundaries of the State OF NortL Caro-
lima, and did by his own usnrped authority create
State and form Of government hitherto unknown
TO the United States and did create an Office hith-
| ertO unknown 10 our Constitution, and appointed
| thereto an officer whom he called provisional gov
| eTnOr, and directed him how TO construct aud
| carry out said government. He fixed and by his
own will deereed the qualifications of electors and
! who should be eligible TO Office in the new gov
| eminent, which he by proclamation declared was
| deprived OF all civil government by the armed
| forces of the independent belligerents with whom
| we had been at war, and he appointed W. W.
| Holden to the Office of provisional governor of
| North Carolina, and directed him to administer the
| Offices of the newly.created State.
On the 18th of June, 1865, he usurped the same
| powers and without any direction from Congress,
| " alone hplOOQAd- arpctpd
| pendent State that part OF conquered territory
| formerly known as the State Of Mississippi, and
| appointed VIM. l.. Sharkey, provisional governor
| thereof. And on the 18th of June, 1865, he in
like manner erected portion of said territory
into what he called the State Of Georgia, and ap-
| pointed James johnson provisional governor
thereof. On or about the 18th, 2lst and 30th of
June, and the 18th Of July, he in the same manner
| created governments which he called the States
| of Texas, South Carolina and Florida. And when
| afterward Congress declared such governments
| and constitutions null and void, and prescribed
other methods of governing said territory; and to
| concede il to enter the Union by the consent of
| Congress, the president declared such laws null
| and void, and advised the people TO resist their
| execution; and he has never aided in carrying
into effect, but has resisted what ere called the
| " reconstruction laws"
| Third Additional Article.-For that Andrew
| Johnson, president of the United States, by his
! corrupt practices, did attempt to induce the sen.
atoTs elect from the State of Colorado to perure
| themselves upon the condition of his signing the
| bill admitting Colorado into the Union as a State
and thereby admitting them as senators Of the
| United States.
| He did also pardon and restore the right of
| franchise 10 1913 deserteTs, who, during the war
| deserted from the United States army. upon con-
| ditiOn that they would vote for the Democratic
| party at the hen Immediately ensuing election !;
| that they did thus vote, and gave TO the Demo-
| cratic agent, Hon. Thomas B. Florence, the sum
! of $1,000 in cash.
He appointed numerous persons 10 Office who
| could not take the test oath, and did not take IT,
| but were allowed TO act and discharge the func-
| tons thereof in defiance of law.
He ordered agricultural scrip to be issued to the
State Of North Carolina which scrip was issued
under the act Of 1862, when North Carolina was
| in armed warfare against the Union.
He restored, without authority OF law, large
| tracts OF forfeited property; enough it Is be-
| Heved TO pay the national debt, which had been
forfeited under act of Congress, approved July H.
| lS62. By reason of all which outrages this gov
| eminent became impoverished, the people EN-.
| barrassed, the rebel raiders allowed to flourish
and the Constitution fagrantly violated. He sold
psrdons for money, or allowed it 10 be done by
! pardon brokers.
Fourth Additional Article-He did take from
the treasury Of the United States large tracts Of
| land and large amounts of money. sufficient It is
| believed, to have paid our national debt and
] which had been transferred TO the United States