Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16
NO. .223.
ARTICLE XI.

That said Andrew johnson. President OF
| the United States, unmindful of the high
| duties of his office and of his oath of office,
and in disregard of the Constitution and
laws of the United States, did heretofore.
wit: on the 18th day of August, 1866
at the city of Washington, and the District
of Columbia, by public speech. declare and
affirm in substance, that the Thirty-ninth
Congress of the United States was not a
Congress of the United States authorized
Oy the Constitution to exercise legislative
power under the same; but. on the contra
ry, 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 upon him, the
said Andrew johnson, except in so far as
he saw fit to approve the same, and also
thereby denying and intending to deny the
power of the said Thirty ninth Con-
gress to propose amendments to the Con-
stitutionot the United States; and in pu,-
suance of said declaration, the said Andrew
johnson, President of the United States, af-
terward, tO-wit: on the 21st day of Febru-
ary. 1868, at the City of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, did unlawfully and
In disregard of the requirements OF the Con-
stitution, that he should take care that the
laws be faithfully executed, attempt to pre-
vent the execution of an act entitled Is An
act regulating the tenure of certain civil
Offices" passed March 2, 1867, by unlaw-
fully devising aud contriving and attempt
ing to devise and contrive means by which
he should prevent Edwin M. Stanton from
forthwith resuming the functions of the
othce OF Secretary for the Department of
war, notwithstanding the refusal of
the Senate to concur in the suspension
theretofoTe made by said Andrew johnson,
OF said Edwin Nj. Stanton from said office
or Secretary tor the Department of War,
and also by further unlawfully devisinp
and contriving, and attempting to devise
and contrlve, means then and there to pre-
vent the execution of an act entitled +" An
act making appropriations for the support
OF the army for the fiscal year ending June
81, 1868. and for other purposes" approved
March z, 1867, and also to prevent tile exc
cution of an act entitled AN act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867
whereby the said Andrew johnson, Presi-
dent 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 high misdemeanor in office.
And the House of Representatives, by
protestation, saving to themselves the lib
erty of exhibiting at any time hereafter
any further articles or other accusation or
impeachment against the said Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States,
and also of replying to his answers which
he shall make unto the articles herein pre-
ferred against him, and OF Offering proof to
the same and every part thereof, and to all
and every other article, accusation or i'm
parchment which shall be exhibited by
them, as the case shall require, do demand
that the said Andrew johnson NAV be put
to answer the high crimes and misdemean-
ors in office herein charged against him,
and that such proceedings, examinations,
trials aid judgments may be thereupon
had and given as may be agreeable to law
and justice. ]