The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-27
Impeachment,

After voting on the eleventh article, the Senate ad
Journed for over week, and will upon its meeting
either vote on the other ten articles or abandon the
Investigation altogether At the time of writing this
we have no information what action the Chicago con
vention now in session, has taken, if any, upon the
subject of impeachment As, from the course of the
House upon the Presidents acquittal the eleventh
article, it is almost certain the trial will continue we
copy from the Pcayune condensed summary of all
the articles for the convenient reference of our read
ers:
We have been met, of late, by so many inquiries
concerning the nature and allegations of the articles
ofimpeachment preferred against the President that
we have concluded to reproduce them for general in
formation. We subjon Mr.. Stanbery's very lucid
summary of the allegations made in each article:
The acts alleged in the eleven articles amounting
to high msdemeanors or high crimes are as follows:
In article l. the issuing of the order Of February e.
1868, addressed to Stanton, for the removal" of
Stanton from Office, with intent to violate the tenure of
office act and the Constitution Of the United States
and to remove Stanton.
In article II, the issuing and delivering to Thomas
OF the letter of authority of February 81 1868 ad.
dressed to Thomas with intent to violate the Consti
tuition Of the United States, and the tenure of Office
act
In article III, the appointing of Thomas by the let
ter addressed to him. of the 2ls February, 1885, to
secretary OF Nar ad interim, with intent to violate
the Constitution of the United States.
In article ", conspirng with Thomas with intent,
by intimidation and threats, to hinder Stanton from
holding his Office in violation Of the Constitution of
the United States and the conspiracy act Of July 81,
1861.
In article V, conspiripg with Thomas to hinder the
execution OF the tenure OF office act and in pursuance
of the conspiracy attempting prevent Stanton from
holding his office
In article VI, conspiring with Thomas to seize by
force, the property of the United States in the War
Department, then in Santons custody, contrary to
the conspiracy act of 1851 and with intent to violate
the tenure of Office act
In article VII, conspirng with Thomas with intent
to seize the property of the United States in Santons
custody, with intent to violate the tenure of office act
In article VIII, issuing and delivering to Thomas
the letter of authority of February 2l 1868, with in
tent to control the disbursements of the money appro
priaed for the military service aud for the War De-
partment, contrary to the tenure of Office act and the
Constitution of the United States and with intent to
violate the tenure of Office act.
In article TX, declaring to Gen. Emory that the Sec
ond section of the army appropriation act of March e.
1867 providing that orders for military operations is.
sued by the President Secretary of War should be
issued through the General of the army, uncon-
5titutional and in contravenon of Emory's commits
sion with intent to induce Emory to obey such orders
the President might give him directly and not through
the General of the army, with intent to enable the
office act, and with intent to prevent Stanton from
holding his Office.
In article x that, with intent to bring into disgrace
and contempt the Congress of the United States and
The branches thereof and to excite the odium of the
people against Congress and the laws by it enacted, he
made three public addresses the Executive Man
lion, the 18th of August, 1866; at Cleveland,
IN the Sd of September 1866, and at St. Louis on
he 9th of September 1866, which speeches are al
eyed to be peculiarly indecent and unbecoming in the
?hef Magistrate of the United States, and by means
hereof the President brought his Office into contempt
idicule and disgrace, and thereby committed, and
vas guilty of, high misdemeanor in Office
In article XII, that, by the speech, made the
18th of August at the Executive Mansion, he did, in
rotation of the Constitution, attempt to prevent the
xecution of the tenure of Office act, by unlawfully
ontriving means to prevent Stanton from resuming
he Office of Secretary for the Department of War, af
er the refusal of the Senate to in his suspen
ion, and by unawully contriving and attempting to
ontrive means to prevent the execution of the act
,aking appropriations for the support of the army
assed March g. 1857 and to prevent the execution Of
ne act to provide for the more efficient government
the rebel States, passed March e. 1867. "
The following is the form OF question proposed by
hase and adopted by the Senate:
Mr. Senator, how say you is the President, Andrew
ohnson President of the United States, guilty Of g.
Ugh misdemeanor crime charged in this articlef
The Senator shall respond guilty" Or not guilty