The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-03-11
IMPEACHMENT PATCHED.
Additional Imp pnachme enG Artl-
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The Committee rose and reported from
the managers Of Impeachment the following
additional article. remarking that there WAS
but one dissenting voice upon it among the
managers, ard 1t had only failed yesterday
on accnunt of want Of time
.4ric'e-That said Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, unmindful
Of the high du'es Of his Office, AN | the dig
nifty and prhprieties thereof. and of the
harmony and clunteseys which ought t.
exist, and maintained between the Execu
tive and Legislative branches of the g ".
er1ment Of the United States, designing
and int nding to set aside the richtfnl, au-
thority and powers Of Congress-, dii attempt
to bring into disgrace riiicule Contempt,
and reproach Of the Congress Of the United
States, AMI the several branches thereof TO
impair and destroy the regard and the re-
spect OF all the good people Of the United
States, for the Congress and Legislative
power thereof. which all officers of the
Government ought inviolate to preserve ard
maintain, and to excite the odium and re-
sentiment Of all the good people of the
United States, against Congress and the
laws duly and censtiitionaly enacted, and
in pursuance o! this said design and intent
openly and publicly, aud befnr. divers as
s:nblages pf citizens OF the United States
convened to divers parts and thereof to
meet to receive Andrew johnson, as the
Chief Magistrate ct the United States, did
on the 18th day of August. in the year of
our Lord 1865, and on divers. other days
and times, as well before as afterwards.
make AMI deliver with loud voice, certain
Incorporate and scandulous haranl ues, aud
did therein utter loud threats and better
menaces, as veil against Congress as the
laws Of the United States. duly enacted
thereby amid the cries. jerr and laughter of
the multitude, there assembled and in hear
iug, which are set forth IN the several spe-
cifcatiops hereafter written in substancn,
and effect that is to say the article is sup
ported, by three specifications giving ex
tracts from speeches from Andrew johnson
in Washington August l8, at Cleveland
Ohio, September 3rd. at St. Louis Septeln
ber Sth 1865 the specification concludes-
which said utteraBces declarations, threats
and haraDgnes highly censurable 10 any one
peculiar indecent and unb coming in the
Chief Magistrate of the United States, by
means whereof said Andrew johnson has
brought the high Office OF President IF the
United STATES, into contempt ridicule and
degrace to the great scandal of eo,i citi
gems. whereby Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States, did commit and was
there and then guilty of high misdemeanor
in office"
Mr.. Eidridge made it point Of order
thar the managers bad no right t, report
articles of impeachment, as the House had
app in,ed Committee for that purpose.
The Speaker overruled the point of or Ter
on two grounds, the principle one being
that any membrr had rigat. as a question
OF the highest privilege, to present articles
Of impeachment
Mr.. Butler spoke in favor of the article.
I, The article was opposed by M,.ssrs. Gar
field, Woodbridge aud Wilson (Iowa), as
tending to protract the trial
Mr.. Logan spoke in its favor; after which
the previous question was moved and sec,
onded for the House to proceed to vote by
yeas and nays on adopting the article re-
ported as article 10Th, which was adopted,
By yeas 81 10 nays A. The only Republi>
cans voting in the negative being Msssrs
Ashley tNevadal, CDburn Griswold. Latin.
Mallory, Marvul. pomeroy, Smith, Wilson
lowa). Wilson tO,), Window and Woods.
bridge ,s5ag e'es az
AN ADDITIONAL ARTICLE or InPEAcHMEsT.
Mr.. Bingham then offered the following
% M additional article. seying IL had re,
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