The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-06-03

The final action of the High Court OF
Impeachment is described as follows by
the special correspondent of the Charles
ton Ne,cS::.
WASHINGTON, May 26.
The High Court assembled, pursuant to
adjournment, at noon. A motion was
made to take up the remaining articles in
order and test the sense of the Court as
to the Presidents gnit or innocence with
regard to each of them. This was voted
down-yeas 26, nays %. A motion to
adjourn to June 2S was then made, upon
which the voto was yeas 81, nays ga
tie so the motion did not prevail.
A motion to take vote upon the Sec
ond article was then carried, and that
article was read as follows:
ARTICLE IL.
That on said 21st day of February, in
tho year of our Lord, 1868, at Washing
ton, in the District of Columbia, said An
drew johnson, President of the United
States, unmindful OF the high duties Of his
office, of his oath Of Office, and in violation
of the Constitution of the United States,
and contrary to the provisions of an act
entitled can act regulating the tenure OF
certain civil officcs,'' passed March 2,
1867, without the advice and consent OF
the Senate Of the United States, said
Senate then and there being in session,
and without authority of law, did, with
intent to violate the Constitution of the
United States and the act aforesaid, issue
and deliver to one Lorenzo Thomas let
ter Of authority, in substance as follows,
that is to say:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. q, 1868.
Sir: Hon. E. NJ Stanton having this
day been removed from Office as Secreta-
ry for the Department of War, you are
hereby authorized and empowered to act
as Secretary of War ad interim, and will
Immediately enter upon the discharge OF
the duties pertaining to that Office.
Mr. Stanton has been instructed to
transfer to you all the records, books,
papers, and other public property now in
his custody and charge.
Respectfully yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
To Brcvot Major-General LORENZO THoM
AS, Adiutant-General United States
Army, Washington, D. G.
Then and there being no vacancy in
said office of Secretary for the Depart
ment of War, whereby said Andrew ohm.
son, President of the United States, did
then and there commit, and was guilty Of
q high mlsdemcanor in Office.
The vote being taken, resulted as fol
lows: Guilty, 35. Not guilty, 10. The
Chief Justice thereupon announced chat
the President was acquitted upon the
second article, two-thirds Of the court not
voting in favor of conviction.
The vote WAS next taken upon Article 3
which reads as follows:
ARTICLE III.
That said Andrew johnson, President
Of the United States, on tho 2lst day ot
February, in the year Of our Lord 1865
at Washington, in the District Of Columbia
did commit and was guilty of a high mis-
dcmeanor in Office, i'll this: That, without
authority OF law, while the Sonato Of the
United States was then and thcro in ses.
sion, he did appoint one Lorenzo Thomas
to be Secretary for tho Department oi
War ad interim, without the advice and
consent Of the Senate, and with intent to
violate the Constitution of the United
States, no vacancy having happened in
said Office of Secretary for the Depart
ment of War during the recess of the
Senate and no vacancy existing in said
Office at the time, and which said appoint
ment so made by said Andrew Johnson
of said Lorenzo Thomas, is in substance
as follows, that is to say:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb 2l, 1865.
Sir: Hon. Edwin NJ Stanton having
been this day removed from Office as Sec
retarv for the Department of War, you
are hereby authorized and empowered 10
act as Secretary of War ad interim, and
will Immediately enter upon the discharge
of tho duties pertaining to that office.
Mr.. Stanton has been instructed to
transfer to you all the records, books
papers and other public property now in
his custody and charge.
Respectfully. yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Brevet Major-General Lorenzo Thomas
Adutant-G General United States Army
Washington, d. G..
Tho vote being taken, resulted precise
ly as before, and the acquittal of the
President upon Article was likewise an
nounced.
There was scene of considerable ex.
citomontin the court when the verdict was
reached. Tho impcachcrs admitting at
last that their case was hopelessly lost.
After an informal consultation it was
decided to suffer the remaining articles to
90 by default, and a resolution was offered
that tho High Court do now adjourn stne
die.
This was opposed by the Presidents
friends, who desired to press vote upon
each separate charge. The motion, how.
oyor was carried Yeas thirty four: nays