The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-03-05

| President Of the United States, unmind.
| full of the high duties of his office and of
! his oath of office, with intent unlaw:ully
| to control the disbursements of the
monies appropriated for the military
service and for the Department of War,
| on the sixth day of February, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
| hundred and sixty eight, at Washing
! ton, in the District of Columbia, did un-
lawfully and contrary to the provisions
Of an act entitled "an act regulating the
tenure Of certain Offices" passed March
2, 1867, and in violation of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and with.
out the advice and consent of the Senate
of the United States. and while the SEN
ate was then and there in session, there
being no vacancy in the Office Of Secre-
tary for the Department of War, ap-
point Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of
Var d1 interim aud there deliver to said
Lorenzo Thomas a letter of authority in
| writing in substance as follows, viz:
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WASHINGTON, d. c Feb, 21st. 1868 I
SIR: The Hon. Ed NJ Stanton having been this
day removed from Office Secretary for the Depart
ment of War, you are hereby appointed and empow-
cred to as Secretary of War ad interim and will
Immediately enter upon the discharge of the duties
pertaining to that office. Mr. Stanton has been in
and other public property, in his custody,
and charge.
Respectfully yours.
ANDREW JOHSON.
To Brevet Maj. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Adgt
Gen. q. s. Washington, D. c.
Whereby said Anlrew Johnson, Pres
ident Of the United States, did then and
there commit, and was guilty of = high
sGemeanorln office.
ARTICLE 10 That said Andrew john
son, President of the United States, on
the I'D day Of February, in the year OF
our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the
District of Columbia, in disregard of
the Constitution and laws Of Congress,
duly enacted rs Comm ander in Chief OF
the army of the United States, did bring
before himself then aud there, William
ii Emory. Maj. Gen by Brevet, in the
army OF the United States actually in
command Of the department, at Wash
ington, and the military forces thereof
and did then aud there, as such Comman-
der in Chief, declare to instruct said En-
ory that part Of q law Of the United
States, passed March I'd, 1867, entitled
''an act making appropriation for the
support OF the army for the year ending
Juue 80, 1868, and for other purposes
the second section thereof which pro-
vides. among other things, that s'all or
ders and Instructions, relating to militia
ry operations, issued BY the President or
Secretary OF War, shall ue issued thro'
the Gen eral of the Army, and ia case of
his inability through the next in rank
was unconstitutional and IN contraven-
tioc of the commission of said Emory.
and therefore not binding on llm as, :sn
officer in the army Of the United States,
which said provision of law had been
heretofore duly and legally promulgated
by general Order for the governm ent
and direction Of the army of the United
States, rs the said Andrew johnson then
and there we'll knew. with intent there
by 10 induce said Emory, in his official
capacity as commander of the Depart
ment of Washington, to violate the pro
visions of said act, and take and receive,
act upon and obey, such orders as he,
said Andrew johnson, might make and
give, and which should not be issued
through the General of the Army of the
United States, according to the provis-
ions of said act, whereby Andrew John
son, President of the United States, did
then and there commit. and was guilty
of high misdemeanor in Office.
And the House of Representatives, by
protestation, saving to themselves the
liberty Of exhibiting, at any time here
after, any further articles or further &C
cusation against the said Andrew John
son, President Of the United States, and
also of replying to his answers which
he shall make to the articles herein pre-
ferred against him, and offering proof to
the same and any part thereof. and to
every other article. accusation or i'm
peachment, which shall be exhibited by
them, as the case shall require, do de.
mand that the said Andrew johnson may
he put to answer the high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office herein charged
against him, and that such proceedings,
examinations, trials ano judgments may