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The second Impeachmsnt F4asco..7

We copy from the Evening Star>the sub
Joined account of the proceedings in the Recon-
struction Committee, by which final qlietus
has been given to the second attempt to getuP
articles of impeachment of the President of the
United States. We presume it is good author
ity for the doings of the Radical revolutIonists
of the star chamber committee:
The PsoPosED IMPEACHNEST OF THE PREsI-
DENT AT An End
The Reconstruction Committee held brief
session this morning, all the members beng
present. Thaddeus Stevens stated that be want
ed to bring the subject Impeachment to the test
in the committee. He believed the inveStisa-
ton had gone far enough, and the time had
come when some tangible action should be
taken He had prepared, he, said, the follow
ing report to the House, and would now take
the sentiments of the members of the commit
tee thereon:
The Committee on Reconstruction, to whom
was referred the correspondence of Andrew
| johnson. President of the United States, and
| U. s. Grant, General commanding the armies
of the United States, having considered TIE
same and the evidence do report that in virtue
IF the powers with which your committee has
| been invested, they have carefully examined the
evidence before them, and are of opinion that
Andrew johnson, President of the United
States, is guilty Of high crimes and miSdemean-
ors, and, therefore, recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, be impeached Of high
crimes aud miSdemeancrs
ReS0lced That the committee 90 10 the Sem
ate. and at the bar thereof. in the name Of the
House Of Representatives and of all the people
Of the United States, do impeach Andrew John
Stn, President of the United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors, and acquaiut the
Senate that the House Of Representatives will
in due time exhibit particular articles of i'm
parchment against him, aud make good the
same.
Resolred That said committee do demand
that the Senate take order for the appearance
of the said Andrew johnson to answer said i'm
parchment.
As soon as the reading of the resolutions was
flushed Judge Bingham moved to lay the re-
port and the whole subject Of impeachment on
the table. Mr.. Stevens said he wanted the
yeas and nays recorded on that motion, so that
the country might know who was and who
was not ia favor of taking cognizance of the
high crimes and mslemeanors committed 10y
the President. The vote was then taken anC
stood: YcaS-MeSsrs. Bingham, Beaman
Paine, Hulhurd, Brooks, and Beck. Nays
Messrs. Stevens, Boutwell,, and Farnsworth'-
So the entire matter was laid on the table, ant
, the committee adjourned.
Mr., Stevens Is greatly chagrined at the re
suit. though he says he did not expect mucl
different. He says that the Republican party
is virtually defeated, and all through the COW
arlice of its own members He attaches mLcl
of the blame to General Grant and his friends
who, he SAYS, became frightened and demoral
, izel for what reason he doeSnot exactly know
, 1t is his firm belief that had the friends o
, Grant, rs well as Grlnt himself, kept thei
hands oil, nothing could have saved johnson
So euds the second attempt at impeachmsnt-
1St0.