The Van Buren press., 1868-06-05
The Imne,chment Articles

rhr following ar the impeachment article
in hr.ul s., they are now being acted on by
the >eutty, .. viii DE Of interest to know whsl
they agr tul upon which ar,icl, j., {, convict,
cd, ii cuuyic'cJ at all:
Article !, The Issuing Of the order OF Feb
nIlry 2l.t lsGs, addressed 10 stanton. "fOI
the removal Of stanton from office, with in
cent To- violate the Tcnurc-Oi-O Office act and
the Constitution oi the United states. aud "a
remove stanton.
huirl- II. The issuing and delivering 70
rhuuI Of the letter Of authority Of February
u, l~r& addressed to Thomas, with intent "a
violate the Constitution of the United state.
and the Truurr-of office act.
Article Ill. Tho appointing Of Thomas by
the letter addressed to him of the 2lst of Feb
guary. ISIS. io the Secretary of War ad inter
i'm, with iut.ut To violate the Constitution Of
the United states
Article " Conspiring with Thomas with
intent by intimidation and threats, TO hinder
stanton from holding his Office in violation
Of the Constitution of the United state, aud
the Con, piracy act of July 81, 1861.
Article ', Conspiring with Thomas to him
der the execution Of the Tcnure-of- Office act,
and, In pursuance OF the conspiracy, attempt
ing 10 prevent stanton from holding his office.
Article W. COnspiring with Thomas TO seize
by force, the property OF the United States i'm
the War Experimentation inStanton'S custody
contrary 10 the Conspiracy act of 1851, and
with intent 10 violate the TenuTe-Of- Office act
Article VII, COnspiring with Thomas with
intent TO seize the property OF the United
States in SLantOn's custody, with intent 70
violate the Tenure-of Office act.
Article VIII, Issuing and delivering to
Thomas the letter Oi authority of February
~, 1865. with intent 10 control the di,burSc-
mCnts OF the money appropriated for the mill
tary service and for the War Departmrntcon-
trary 10 the Tenure Of Office act and the Con
StitutiOn of The United States and with intent
10 violate the Tenure-of-O Office act.
Article IN, Declaring to Gen. Emory that
The second section ofthc Army Approximation
act Of March !, 1867, providing that orders for
military operations issued by the President or
Secretary of War should be issued through
the General Of the army, was uncons,itution
al and in contravention of EmorY's commits
SION, with intent to induce Emory 10 obey
such order, n the President might give him
directly aud not through the General of the
army, with intent TO enable the President 70
prevent the execution of the Tenure-of- Office
act, and with intent to prevent Stanton from
holding his Office.
Article y, That, with intent to bring in dis
grace and contempt the Congress Ofthc United
ana the St' tldl branches thereof and 10 cN cite
the odium Ofthe people against Congress and
the laws by II enacted he made three public
addresses, one at the Executive Mansion ON
the 18th of August 1866, one at Cleveland. ON
the Sd OF september. 1866 and one at ST. LouiS
on the olh ct september, 1866, which spcrchr,
are alleged To be peculiarly indecent and I'M
becoming in the Chief Magistrate of the Uni
ted States and by means thereof the President
brought his office into contempt, ridiculc. and
disgrace, and thereby committed. and was
guilty of high miSdemeanor i'm office.
Article NJ. That, by the same speech. made
ON the loth OF August at the Executive Man
sion, he did, in violation of the Constitution,
attempt TO prevent the execution of the Ten
ure-ot-Ohice act, by unlawfully cOntriyinc
means to prevent Stanton from rcsuming the
oilice OF Secretary for the Department of War.
after the refusal Of the Senate to concur i'm his
suspension, and by unlawfully cOntriying and
attempting 10 cOntriye means to prevent thr
execution ot the act making appropriations
for the support Of the army, passed March ,,
1867 and 10 prevent the execution of the act
to provide for the more efficient government
OF the rebel states, passed March . 1867,