The Baltimore County union., 1868-03-07

by then aud there the said Andrew johnson
Presldenl as Aforesaid, did commit and was gull.
" Of high misdemcanor In Office"
The fourth article charges conspiracy with
Thomas aud others 70 prevent aud hinder the
execution Of the Civil Tenure law.
The 9Th charges that the President did CON-
init and was guilty of high misdemeanor in Of.
ice IN this, that be did while tue Senate Of the
United states was then aud there Ia session, ap-
polnt one Lorenzo Thomas TO be Secretary Of
War ad interim, without the advice aud consent
OF the Seuzir, aud In violation OF the conalilu-
uon oi TIE United States, no vacancy having
happened In said Department Of War during the
recess OF the Senate, and no Vacancy existing
therein At the tine"
The sixth charges conspiracy to "by fOTos,
seize, take aud possess the property Of the uhicd
States 10 the War Department contrary to the
laws.
The seventh charges conspiracy Ia unlawiully
attempting TO prevent and hinder Edwin ". Stan
ton from discharglng the duties Of Secretary OF
War.
The eighth charges the same offence in differ
ent form.
The ninth charges the President with an a..
tempt 10 unlawfully I" control the disbursement
Of the moneys appropriated for the military ser.
vice, and for the Department Of War"
The tenth aud last articles charges ,ha, the
President on the 22d day Of February, "in dis
49, W s"S NeHaNtuNuU anu laws OF NUnNfNN4
duIy enacted, rs seommandcF-in.chief VI the army
Of the United States, bid bring before himself
then and there William II. Emory, u Major Gen.
erai by brevet 10 the Army Of the United States
actually IN command Of The Department ol
Washington, aud the military forces thereof, aud
DID then aud there, as such c0mmander-in chici
declare 10 and Instruct said Emory that part Of a
Law Of the Unite States, passed March "a, 1867,
entitled An act making appropriations for the
NnFN IN
1868, aud for other purposes, especially the sec.
ond section thereof, which provides, among 9th
er things, that all order and instructions rclai-
ing TO military operations issn,d by the President
OF Secretary Of War shall be issued through the
General Of the Army, and, IN case Of his inabill.
~, through the next IN rank, was unconsliiu.
'ional, aud In contraveniiOn Of the commission Of
said Emory aud, therefore. not binding on him
as an officer Of the rms Of the United States -
with intsni Thereby TO induce said Emory, In
his official capacity as Commander Of the Depart.
ment OF Washington, to violate the provisions
OF said act, aHd 10 take aud receive, act upon
aud obey such orders ~ he, the said Andrew
johnson, might make and give. aud which
should not be issued through the General of the
army Of the United States, according To the pro.
visions Of said act
Each Article concludes With the charge that
the act therein charged To have been committed
"a high misdemeanor In office
Messrs. Bingham, Boutwell, Butler, Wilson,
Williams. Logan and Stevens were elected man
ayers on the par, Of the House TO prosecute the
case. We write this on Tuesday morning. with
no idea Of what new features may be developed
In the case before We go To press II is said that
Presiden, Johnson andtiis friends are consider.
ably startled by the contemplation OF the fac,
that II he is convicted and rem lved, he will be
rendered incapable Of ever agaiu holding
Office lie has the subject under serious con.id.
Grafton, and /, is thought by many that be- will
take the advice OF his friends and resign such
"a course, il is thought, would secure him the
nomination for President by the demo, ratio par
y, so tina, he could carry bis appeal 10 the l,co-
pie. This would certainly be- the wisest thing
the President could do, but ns he has refused to
take the advice Of his friends all along, We pre-
sume he will do so now By-the-way, tits sin.
gul"r how unanimously the democrats condemn
Mr.. JOhnsons late acts No one seems to have
had the feuiolest idea that be- was going 10 make
such an asa Of himself and the democrat, at
Washington ad'ni, that they were as greatly
startled and surprised at his order removing
Stanton as the Republicans were.
On Tucsday, the House added two new sections
to the articles Of Impeachment, the substance Of
them being rs follows
The first article charges tina; Andrew John.
son, President Of the United States. unn,indful
Of the high duties Of his office aud the dignity
aud propricii's thereof, aud Of the harmony and
eOuriescs which ought 10 exist and be maintained
Aas H. -. -.
Of the Government OF the United States design.
ing and intending to set aside the rishliul au.
ihotiiy and powers Of Congress, did attempt 10
bring into disgrace, ridicule, hatred. contempt,
and feproaeh the Congress Of the United States
aud the ses eral branches thereof, To impair and
destroy the regard and Tespec, Of oil the good
people OF the United States for the Congress aud
legislative power thereof, which all officers Of
the Government ought inSiolahly TO preserve and
maintain. and TO excite the odium aud resent
ment OF all good people of the United States
against Congress and the laws by IL duly and
eonstitutionally enacted, aud 10 support of this
charge cites the language used by the President
in speeches At Washington, Cleveland and ST
Louis
The second article, charges that the Pfesiden,
did ION the 18th day OF August, lsGG, at the
city OF Washington and District OF Columbia. By
public speech, declare and affirm in substance
that the Thiriy-nin,h Congress OF the United
States was not Congress OF the United S,ates
authorized by the Constitution to exercise legslA-
tive power under the same but on the contrary
was Congress Of only par, Of the States, there.
by denying aud intending 10 deny that the leg.
isaiion OF said Congress was valid OF obligatory
upon him, the said Andrew johnson. except in
so far as he saw ft TO approve the same, aud al.
50 thereby deny ing and intending to deny the
power OF the said Thirty-ninih Congress to pro.
m nd "a the Of a.. ~
ted States; and in.pursuAnce Of this declaration
the President attempted TO disobey the laws coz
siiiulionally passed by Congress by the removal
OF Edwin " Stanton from the position Of Secre.
iary of War, and that he is thereby guilty OF 4
high msdemegnor in Office