The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-08

report the same In substance fOllOws:-
Additional articles OF impeachment exhibited Dy the
House OF representatives in the name OF themselves
and OF all the people OF the United states against
Andrew johnson, President Of the United States, IN
maintenance and support Of their impeachment
against him for high crimes and misdemeanors IN
Oti1ce.
FIRST ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
That the said Andrew Johnson, President OF the
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to him and did pervert IT to improper and seln sa
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abandon and ren0unce the principles which they
conscientiously held and to adopt Others which they
poses OF said Andrew Johnson. The President Of the
United States came into power and received his
| the republican party ana zealously avowed his de-
! termination to carry them into effect. When he
ment, many thousand in number filled with men
protesting the same republican principles and
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became the chief executive OF the nation. he deter
mined seek an election for the same ONCE at the
next Presidential term. He fOresaw that II would
become necessary to denounce the principles Of the
| republican party and to establish new personal
party specially devoted to himself and he did not
hesitate to apply TO that object the profits OF thou
| sands Of Offices and Of millions of revenue He set
deliberately about turning faithful officers out OF
| their places because they would not renounce their
principles and OF appointing others TO office because
they pledged themselves to support him and his prn
| cples. The removals and appointments were avOw
| edy made for no cause of merit or demert but for
| the purpose OF adding recruits to his new party.
|
| That the said Andrew Johnson, beng the Chief Ex
ecutive Of the United States, and being assigned by
law to the duties to take care that the laws shall be
faithfully executed and having no judicial or iegis
| lative powers confded TO him by the constitution,
| all his duties being strictly executive, did, the
10Th day OF May 1865 and before and after that time
usurp to himself the powers OF another branch OF the
government, and did do acts and exercise functions
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 a separate government
IN
| quered by the United States from the So
called Confederate States Of America and
| OF the State OF North Carolina, and did by his own
usurped authority create State and form Of gov
eminent hitherto unknown to the United States, and
did create an office hitherto unknown to the con-
stitution and appointed thereto an o1icer whom he
| called Provisional Governor and directed him how
to construct and carry out said government. He
fixed ana by his own will decreed the qualification
OF electors and who should be eligible Office In the
| new government, which he by proclamation de-
| clared was deprived OF all civil government by the
armed forces OF the independent belngerents with
whom we had been at war; and he appointed Will
liam W. Holden 10 the office OF Provisional Governor
| of North Carolina and directed him TO administer
the offices of the newly created State. On the 18TH
out any direction from Congress, to whom
alone 1t belonged, erected into an indie
| pendent State that part OF conquered ter
! rtory formerly known as the State Of Mississippi
and appointed William l.. Sharkey Provisional GOV
ernor 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 appointed
about the 1th Dist and S0th OF June and the 18th
of july he In like created governments which
| he called the states of Texas, south Carolina ana
| Florida. And when afterwards Congress declared
such governments and institutions null ami void, and
prescribe other methods of governing said territory
and enable 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 eXecu-
tion and he has never aaed in carrying into effect
but has resisted, what are 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 Senators elect from the State OF Colorado to
perure themselves upon the condition OF his signing
the bill admitting Colorado into the Union as State,
and thereby admitting them as Senators OF the
United States. lie did also pardon and restore the
rights OF franchise to one hundred and ninety
three deserters who during the war had deserted
from the United states army, upon the condition
| that they would vote for the democratic party
| at the then Immediately ensuing election !; and
! they did thus vote, and give to the democratic
| thousand dollars 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 agricultural scrip to be issued to
the state of North Carolina, which scrip was issued
armed warfare against the Union. He restored, with
out authority OF law, large tracts of forfeited pro-
debt-whicii had been forfeited under act OF Con.
gress approved July H. 1862 by Of all which
outrages this government became impoverished the
people embarrassed the rebel raiders allowed to
flourish and the constitution 6agrantly violated He
| sold pardons for money allowed 1t to he done
through pardon brokers.
FOURTH ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.
He did take from the Treasury of the United States
| large tracts OF land and large amounts OF money
debt, and which had been transferred 10 the United
States by act OF 18th July 1852 enemies property
to be applied 10 the expenses or the war and the
| debt OF The United states This was corruptly and
unlawful done, without any authority OF Congress.
FIFTH ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
He did usurp the powers OF other branches OF the
government, and exercise the legislative power In
defiance of the constitution, In creating attempt
ing TO create governments out of the territory
conquered from the Confederate States OF America"
| so called, and to govern them by his own mere
power, by forms unknown to the constitution, with
out consulting Congress- but defyng their authority
when they had spoken. and denying the constitu-
tionaity OF the laws OF Congress enacted TO govern
| Mr.. MCPHERSON, Clerk OF the House. then resumed
the reading Of Mr.. Stevens speech. lie had not
concluded IT, when Mr.. STEVENS said he would not
ask to have the speech read in full but would let 1t
| be printed il the Globe.
| The following is synopsis OF the speech
Mr.. STEVENS commenced by showing the impor
| lance OF establishing a law Of inpeachments, and
| dwelt upon the opportunity afforded for establish
| ing such law in the late trial OF the President
| several reasons were then given why he
| was dissatisfied with the result OF that trial.
| He then spoke Of some Of the acts which
had been perpetrated by the President in
| attempting to corrupt and oribe citizens OF the
| on 70 ay-Sir. | am almost ashamed 10 charge the
respondent with so small an offence as corrupting
the lawful voters Of the United states TO build up
| POI " ~ '"''N ~ ~ many
graver charges-charges which in any other country
would bring out the block and sharpen the axe but
II may be well TO expose 20 the gaze OF the loyal
people OF the nation the conduct Of him who
| claimed to he pure and who violated all
his claims. 1t was charged and proved
that the President had pardoned one hundred and
nineythree deserters from the United States army
who had taken with them their arms and accoutre-
| ments TO the enemy Just before the day which
| they were expected TO vote that they
might cast their ballot for Mr.. Andrews.
| Of Virginia, and Colonel Montgomery, Of
| Pennsylvania, both friends and partisans OF the
| President, When the President had been commits
missioned like the tormentor of job, 10 deal with
nation 10 whatever devsh extent he chose in order,
suppose to try their virtue and the endurance OF
the IRE OF liberty, and had commenced his acts OF
torture and injustice, lie began by paraonng the
| most lofty rebels, having first exOnerated all
! the lower grade and ordered 10 he restored
| to them tlp land which had heqn seized