The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-20
Impeachment . Failure.

greatest QiSSgace "biSu eouiu oe lhuICIeu
on the country i given, and the South
ern heart will quicken its pulsation.
The impeachment court which met on
the 10th, decided BY q vote Of 34to 10
to vote on the elEenth article FIRST. This
vote is thought conclusive Of acquittal,
as showing onlTthirty-four for convic-
ton. This artic + being the strong point
in the impeachment programme. it was
hoped that tae> eject would be favorable,
the reverse was he result. The vote on
the article showing IS to 10. Chase
declared the President acquitted on the
eleventh charge, and ordered it to be
read-it is as folbws: %-. {
ARTICLE II: Tat the said Andrew
johnson, Presidest of the United States,
unuindful of the high duties of his Office,
and in disregard If the Constitution and
laws of the United States, did heretofore,
to wit, or the 18Th day of August, 1866,
at the city of Washington, and the Dis.
trict of Columbia, ,by public speech, de-
clare and afirmfn substance, that the
Thirty-ninth Congress of the -. United
States was not a Congress Of the United
States, authorizedby the Constitution to
exercise Legislative spower under the same;
but, on the contrary, was Congress Of
only part of the States, thereby denying
and intending to DENY that the Legislation
Of said Congress vas valid or obligatory
upon him., the sid Andrew johnson,
except in so far She saw 6t to approve
the same; and also thereby denying ond
intending to deny the power Of the said
Thirty ninth Congress- to propose amend. .
ments to the Constitution Of the United
States, and in pursuance of said dec
laration the said Andrew johnson, Presi.
dent of the UnitedStates, afterwards, to
wit. on the 2lst day Of February, 1868.
at the city of Washington, in the District
Of Columbia, did unlawfully, and in dis
regard of the requirements Of the Con-
stitution, that he should take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, attempt
to prevent the execution ofan '"Act regu-
lating the tenure -ofcertain civil Offices, !"
passed March 2, 1867, by unlawfully
sdevising and contrwing and attempting
TO devise and contrRe means by which
he should prevent Edwin, NJ. Stanton
from forthwith resaming the functions
of the Office of Secretary for the Depart
ment of War, notwithstanding the refusal
of the Senate to co1eur in the suspension
heretofore made ty said Andrew John
son of said Edwin Il. Stanton from said
Office of fSecretary for the Department of
War; and also by further unlawfully
de4ising and contrising and attempting
to devise and contriye means then and
there to prevent ths.exeeutian Of an Act
entitled "An Act making appropriations
for the support of the army for the fiscal
wear ending June 80, 1868, and for
other purposes, " approved March 0,
1857 and also to prevent the execution
Of an Act entitled. IAN, Act to provide
for the more efficient government of the
rebel Ssates," paSsed March, q, 1867 !;
/ Whereby the said Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, did then,
to:wit, on tie 2lst. day of February,
1868, at the CityFof. ' ashingron, COM
init AMI vas guilty ofa high misdemean.
or in Office ...-,-,
The court opensdat u o'clock. ALI
the Senators present. Chase after ad
monisbing the people to qaietnssss:
7asred tue cfesK 10 rEafTthe. eleventh ar:
,ticle, when the questions were PROFOUND
I'd in the, terms agreed upon. Those
voting not guilty were Bayard, Buskaiew,
Davis, Dixon. Doolittle, Fessendep, Fow-
Ter, Grimes, Henderson; Hendricks, John
: on, McCreery, Norton, Patterson, Of
Tenn; Ross, Salisbury, 7 d nbull, Yap
Wiakle, Vickers-l9. Williams moved
fifteen minutes recess !; negstived.e - He
then moved adjournment to the Goth.
Johnson saggested,an announcement. Of
the vote. Chase said he would not an:
nouoce the Rote until it was taken on all
the articles. unless the Senate ordered
otherwise. Drake raised a point that
Pno,king was ins order. Pending q motion
to adiourp, Henderson: said a motion 10
adjourn wasenot in order while the roll
was pending. Chase sustained the last
point and directed the Secretary to, read
the rolf; which being sead, the Chief
Justice stated that there were 35 votes
for 'gailty," and 10 for ''notguilty, and
that the President WIS, therefore, acquit-
ted on the eleventh article. Chase then
stated that.the Senate was now in pro:
cess of carrying out f1o order to proceed
to vote. upon articles of Impeachment,
and no motion was now in order while
hat was pending, Conness appealed.
The appeal was sBtained-3o to o..
then by a vote Of s2to 81, adjourned to
the eeath. - = - :
Mr.. Wade then resumed the Chair,
ard after a long debae, joiatresolution,'
All ,urning to- the. 9th, was negativccaa,
aid the Senate adjourned as usual.
In the House, arssolution, that for the
further and more efficient prosecution Of
the Impeachment. of the President, the
m ,nagers be directed and instructed to
samuon and examiie witnesses under
oath, to send for ner9ns and papers to
employ stenographr, and to appoint
such committees to,a ake testimony the
expenses thereof. to- bt paid from the con-
tingent fund of the buse; was adopted.
Adjourned to Mondai =.
WAsH1Ne7oN. Mayl7.-Tbe resolution
passed by the. Houe, setting the i'm.
peachment mansgersto work again, had
the following preamble: ..
Whereas, information has come to
the managers, whichseems to them to
furnish probable caue TO believe that