The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-12

the profits of thousands of Offices and
of millions of revenue. He set de-
liberately about turning faithful
officers out of their places, because
they would not renounce their prin-
ciples, and of appointing others to
Office, because they pledged them
selves to support him and his princi-
pies. The removals and appoint
ments were avowedly made for no
cause of merit or demerit, but for the
purpose of adding recruits to his new
party.
T., SECOND ARTICLE. THAT the said
Andrew johnson, being the Chief
Executive of the United States, and
being assigned by law to the duties
to take care that the laws shall be
faithfully executed, having no Judi
ciai or legislative powers contided to
him by the Constitution, all his du-
ties being strictly executive, did, on
the 29th day of May, 1865, and be-
fore and after that time. usurp to
himself the power of another branch
of the Government, and did do acts
and exercise functions which belong
eel to the legislative branch alone
and III pursuance of such claim, hav-
ing at the time the army and navy of
the United States ut his command,
did establish and erect into sepa-
rate government, that portion of the
United States from the lately So
called Confederate States of America,
and which was lately embraced with
IN the boundaries of the State Of
North Carolina; and did, by his own
usurped authority, create State and
form of Government hitherto un-
known to the Unitad States, and did
create an Office hitherto unknown to
our Constitution, and appoint there
to an officer, whom he called Provi-
slonal Governor, and directed him
how to construct and carry out said
Government. He fixed, and by his
own will decreed the qualifications of
electors, and who should be eligible
to office in the new Government,
which he, by proclamation, declared
was deprived of all civil Government
by the armed forces of the indepen-
dent belligerents with whom lie had
been at war, and he appointed w.
w. Holden to the office of Proyi-
sional Governor of North Carolina,
and directed him to administer the
offices of the newly created State.
On the 18th of June, 1865, he usurp-
ed the same powers, and without any
direction from Congress, to whom it
belonged, erected into an indepen-
dent State that part of conquered
territory formerly known rs the State
OF Mississippi, and appointed VIM.
u. Sharkey Provisional Governor
thereof. And on the 18th of June,
1865, he in like manner created q
portion of said territory into what he
called the State of Georgia, and ap-
pointed James Johnson Provisional
Governor thereof. On or about the
17th. 21st and 3Oth of June, and the
18th of July, he in like manner
created Governments, which he call
ed the States of Texas, South Caro-
lima and Florida, and when after
wards Congress declared such Co.
vernments and Constitutions null
and void, and prescribed other me-
thods of governing said territory, and
to enable it to enter the Union by
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 are called the Reconstruction
laws"
THIRD ARTICLE. For that Andrew
johnson, President of the United
States, by his corrupt practices, did
attempt to induce the Senators elect
from the State of Colorado, to per-
jure themselves upon the condition
of his signing the bill admitting
Colorado into the Union as a State,
and thereby admitting them as Sena-
tors OF the United States. He did
also pardon and restore the right of
franchise to 1913 deserters, who. dur.
ing the war, deserted from the United
States army, upon condition that
they would vote for the Democratic
party at the then Immediately ensn-
ing election; and they did thus vote,
and gave to the Democratic agent,
Hon. Thomas B. Florence, the sum
of $1,000 in cash. He appointed
numerous persons to office, who
could not take the test oath, and did
not take it, but were allowed to act
and discharge the functions thereof
in defiance Of law. He ordered agri.
cultural 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