The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-03-12
IMPEACHMENT
Two Additional Articles Adopted.
Formal Presentation of the Articles Of
Impeachment to the Senate.
A SOLEMN AND IMPRESSIVE SCENE.

A SOLEMN AND IMPRESSIVE SCENE
Washington, March 8.
At quarter past three, Mr.. Butte,
rose and reported from the managers Of
the impeachment the following additions
article, remarking that there was but one
dissenting voice upon it among the man
ayers, and it had only failed YESTERDAY
for want of time:
THAT the said Andrew johnson, Pre-
sident of the United States, unmindfu
of the high duties of his Office and the
dignity and prophecies thereof, and Of
the harmony and courtesies which ought
to exist and be maintained between the
executive and Legislative branches of the
Government of the United States, de-
signing and intending to set aside the
rightful authority and powers of Con
gress, did attempt to bring into disgrace,
ridicule, contempt and reproach, the Con
gress of the United States, and the sew.
eral branches thereof: to impair and des-
troy the regard and respect of all the
good people of the United States, and
and destroy the regard and respect Of all
the good people OF the United States for
the Congress and legislative power there
ought inviolately to preserve and main
ment of all the good people of the United
States against Congress and the laws by
it duly and constitutionally enacted; and
in pursuance of said design and intent,
openly and publicly, and before divers
assemblages of citizens of the United
States, convened in divers parts thereof.
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the chief magistrate of the UnitedStates,
did on the 18th day of August, in the
year OF our Lord, 1866, and on divers
other days and times, as we'll as before
as afterward, make and deliver with
loud voice, certain Incorporate and scan
dalous harangues, and did therein utter
loud threats and bitter menaces, as well
against Congress as the laws of the Unit
ed States duly enacted thereby, amid the
cries, cheers and laughter of the multi
tude the assembled and in hearing, which
are set forth in the several specifications
hereinafter written, in substance and
effect; that is to say
The arcticle is supported by three spe-
cihcations, giving extracts from speeches
of Andrew johnson. The specifications
conclude: (which said utterances, de-
clarations, threats and harangues, highly
censurable In any one, are peculiarly in
decent and unbecoming to the Chief
Magistrate of the United States by
means whereof the said Andrew johnson
has brought the high office of President
of the United States into contempt, ridi-
Guile and disgrace, to the great scandal of
good citizens; whereby Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, did com
nit, and was then and there guilty of,
high misdemeanors in Office
Mr.. Bingham then offered the follow
ing as an additional article; saying that it
had received the unanimous vote of the
managers, and he moved the previous
question on it's adoption
Article IL. That the said Andrew
johnson, President of the United States,
unmindful of the high duties of his Of
fee, and of his oath of Office, and in dis
regard of the constitution of the United
States, unmindsHa! of the high duties of
his Office, and of his oath Of office, and
in disregard of the constitution of the
United States, did heretofore, to-wit -
On the 18th day of August, 1866, at the
city Of Washington, in the District of
Columbia, by the speech, declare and af-
firm in substance that the 39th Congress
of the United States was not Congress
OF the United States authorized by the
Constitution to exercise legislative power
under the same, but On the contrary, was
a Congress Of only part of the States,
thereby denying and intending to deny
that the legislation Of said Congress was
valid or obligatory to him, the said An
drew johnson, except in so far as he saw
ft to approve the same, and thereby de-
nying and intending to deny the power of
the said Both Congress to propose amend
ments to the Constitution of the United
States; and, In pursuance OF said decla-
ration, said Andrew johnson, President
Of the United States, afterwards, to-wit ::
on the 2lst day of February, 1868, at the
city of Washington, District OF Columbia
did unlawfully, and In disregard of the
| requirements of the constitution that he
should take care that the laws be faith
fully executed, attempted to prevent the
execution OF an act entitled IAN Act re-
gulating the tenur of certain civil Offices, -
passed March 2, 1867, by unlawfully de-
vising and contriving or attempting to
devise and contrive means by which he
| shall prevent Edwin NJ Stanton from
forthwith performing the functions OF
| Secretary of the Department of War,
notwithstanding the refusal Of the Senate
to concur In the suspension before made
| by the said Andrew johnson of the said
Edwin M. Stanton from said office OF
Secretary of War Department. Also by
further unlawfully devising and contrivine
or attempting to devise and contrlve
means then and there to prevent an ex-
ecution of an act to make an appropri-
alton for the support of the army fo, the
fiscal year ending June &c. 1868. and fol
other purposes, approved March 2, 1867
and also to prevent an execution Of an
act entitled An Act to provide for the
the more efficient government of the re-
bel states,' passed March I'd, 1867,
whereby the said Andrew johnson, Pre-
sident of the United States, did then, to
wit: on the 2lst day of February, 1868,
at the city Of Washington, commit and
was guilty of a high misdemeanor in Of
fee.
After some debate, the article was
adopted, by yeas 100, nays 4o-a strict
party vote.
Washington, March 4.
At one o'clock, on motion of Mr.
Bingham, the House resolved into Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of thu
Union, to proceed with the Board Of
Managers to the bar of the Senate anG
lay before them the articles of impeach
ment as passed.
At FIVE minutes past one O'Clock
they entered the Senate amid deadly 81
lence, preceded by the Sergeant-at-A Arm;
of the Senate. As they stepped inside
the bar of the Senate, the Sergeant al
Arms announced, in loud voice, sThe
managers of the House of Representa-
tives to present articles of impeachment
Mr.. Bingham was in front, having the
arm of Mr.. Boutwell,, followed by Wilson
and Williams. Next came old Thad
Stevens, who walked alone and looked