Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-05

Department IL War, appointed Lorenzo
Thomas Secretary ~ War - 'sffrna, and
then and there deliver 10 said Iarrnzo
Thomas a better oi authority ia writing,
m substance as tullaws, that Is 10 say:
ENE,uTINE MANSION,
Washington, ID e., Feb ei, 1858.
StR,-fhe Hon Hawia NJ stanton
having been thi, day removed from one,
as Secretary Tor the Department of War,
You are hereby authorized aud empowered
a. act as Secretary OF War ~ MfFtat, aud
will immediately enter upon the di,oharg,
u the duties pertaining % that office
Mr. stanton has been instructed % tran.-
fer % you all the records, hooks, papers
and other public property now ia las eus-
toby, Respectfully yours,
Signed ANnREw JoHNsoN.
To lireyct Mal.-Gen, Lorenzo Thomas,
Adiutant-Gencral L, 5 Army, Wash
ingt0n, ID, {.
Whereby said Andrew johnson, PreN-
dent Of the United States, did then and
there commit and was guilty II high mis-
demeanor in office.
Ann l0-Ihat said Andrew johnson,
President Of the Cnitsl States, ON the 22d
day Of February 4. II. 1858, al Wash
ingtOn, in the District of Columbia, in
disregard Of the constitution aud the laws
~ Congress, duly enacted as commander
in-chicf OF the Army Of Knitted States, did
bring before himself then and there, VIM,
II, Emory, a Maior-General by brcvct, in
the Army Of the Cuited States, actually
in command Of the Department Of Wash
ington and the military forces thereof
and did then and there rs such command.
or-in-ohicf, declare 10 instruct said Emory
that part Of law Of the United State.
passed March 81, 1861, entitled "an &C,
making appropriations for the support 81
the army for the year ending June Both
1865, and for other purposes, especially
the second section thereof, which provides
among other things, that "all orders aud
instructions relating 10 military opera
tions issued by the President or Secretary
Of War, shall be issued through the Gen,
eral of the Army, and in case Of his ina,
bility through the next in rank" was un
constitutional and in CONFIRMATION of IN,
commission OF said Emory, and therefor,
not binding on him a. an officer in tn,
: army Of the United States, which said
provision IL law had been Heretofore
duly and legally promulgated by general
order for the government and direction OF
the Army Of the United States as tn,
said Andrew johnson titef. and there wel
knew, with intent thereby TO induce sal,
/, Emory in his official capacity as comman
der of the Department of Washington, Il
violate the provisions OF said act and /,
take and receive and act upon and ODE,
such orders as he. the said Andrew John,
son. might make and give, and which
should not be issued through the General
of the Army of the United States, accord
ing to the provisions Of the said act, where
by said Andrew johnson, President OF tn,
United States, did then and there com
nit and was guilty of high misde
, mcanor in office. The House of Repre-
4, sentatives by protestation, saving to them
: selves the liberty of exhibiting at an,
, time hereafter, any further articles o
other accusations or impeachment agains
the said Andrew Johnson, frCyIuUUt .
: the United States, and also of replying {
his answers which he shall make to tn
. articles herein preferred against him, an,
: of offering proof to the same and ever,
part thereof, to all and every other article
accusation or impeachment, which shall
be exhibited by them as the case shall re
quire, to demand that the said Andrew
Johnson may be put to answer the higl
crimes and misdemeanors in Office hereii
charged against him, and that such pro
|, ceedings, examinations, trials and judg
! ments, may be thereupon had and given
: as may be agreeable to law and justice.