Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-03-02
ghe Articles Of impeachment.

In the House, on Saturday, the select
Committee of Seven reported through their
Chairman. Mr.. Boutwell,, the Articles Of In
parchment. They are ten IN number, and re-
late exclusively to the removal Of Mr.. Stanton
from the War Office and the offences commit
ted by the President incident to that act The
first article declares that the President ''uo-
mindful of the high duties of his Office, OF the
obligation of his oath of Office, and of the re,
ouirement of the Constitution that he should
take care that the laws be faithfully executed,
did uuawfuly, and with Intent TO violate tie
Constitution and laws OF the United States,
issue an order in writing for the removal CT
Edwin M. Stanton from the office OF Secretary
for the Department Of War, he the SAID Edwin
NJ. Stanton before that having been duly ap-
pointed and commissioned therein, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, Secretary
Of the Department of War, and being then
and there IL the execution Of the duties there
of, and vas then and there lawfully entitled to
hold said Office until successor should be APP
pointed. by and with the advice and consent OF
| the Senate. " The order Of removal is then
cited, and declared to have been "unIawlully
! issued and with intent to violate the Civil len
ure law" and it is charged that the President
did then and there commit, and was guilty o.,
high msdemeanor in Office" The second
article in nearly identical language charges
! high misdemeacor in the appointment OF "one
| Lorenzo Thomas to be Secretary OF War at
! INTERIM" The third article charges that the
President conspired with one Lorenzo Thomas,
and with other persons to the House OF Rep.
resentatives unknown, with intent, by lntlmlda-
ton and threats, to hinder and prevent Edwin
| NJ. Stanton, then and there the Secretary for
the Department of War under the United
States, from holding said office OF Secretary
| for the Department OF War, contrary to and
| in violation Of the Constitution of the United
States and of the provisions of an act entitled
| AN act to define and puolsh certain consplra-
cies, approved July 81, 1861, and thereby then
and there the said Andrew johnson, PRESIDENT
as aforesaid, did commit and was guilty OF
high nisdeme in office" The fourth ar
licls charges conspiracy with Thomas and
others to prevent and hinder the execution OF
the Civil Tenure law. The fifth charges that
the President did commit and was guilty of
high misdemeanor in office in this, that he
| did, while the Senate was then and there In
session, appoint one Lorenzo Thomas to be
Secretary of War dd interim, without the ad-
| vice and consent Of the Senate, and in violation
! Of the Constitution Of the y. S., no vacancy
having happened 10 said Department Of War
during the recess Of the Senate, and no vacancy
| existing therein at the line" The sixth
charges conspiracy to by force, seize, take and
possess the property of the y. S. in the War
| Department contrary 10 the laws. The
seventh charges conspiracy in unlawfully at
tempting to prevent and binder Edwin NJ.
Stanton from dschsrsing the duties Of Secre
tary of War. The eighth charges the same
offence in different form. The ninth charges
the President with an attempt to unlaWiully
''control the disbursement Of the monies ap-
propriated for the military service, md tor the
Department Of War" The tenth and las: ar
tce charges that the President on the 22d
day of February, ''in disregard of the Consti-
tuition and the laws Of Congress duly enacted,
rs commander.in- chief of the army of the
United States, did bring before himself then
and there William H. Emory, Major General
by brcvct in the Army OF the D. s., actually
in command Of the Department OF Washing
ton, and the military forces thereof, and did
then and there, as such cOmmander-ln-chlef,
declare to and instruct said Emory that part OF
law OF the Un!tea States; passed March -,
1867, entitled 'An act making appropriations
for the support oil the army for the year end
ing June 80, 1868, and for other purposes, es-
pecially the second section thereof, which pro.
vides, among other things, that all orders and
instructions relating 10 military operations Is
sued by the President or Secretary OF War
shall be issued through the General OF the
Army, and, in case CT his inability, through the
next in rank, was unconstitutional, and in con-
PREVENTION of the commission Of said Emory,
and, therefore, not binding on him as an officer
Of the Army of =. s.. - with intent Thereby
to induce said Emory, in his official capacity as
~ l. no,.o &c
ton, to Violate the provisions of said act, and
to take and receive, act upon and obey such
orders as he. the said Andrew Johnson, might
make and give, and which should not be issued
through the General of the army OF the u.
S. according to the provisions of said act -
Each Article concludes with the charge that
the act therein charged to have been commit
ted is "a high misdemeanor in office.