Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-05-22
Ths Artielss Of Impesebmbnt.
NO. 8.


Article I. That the President issued
an order to remove Secretary stanton
with intent 70 violate the Tenure-Of-OE
fee act.
Article II. That he by letter authoriz.
ed Lorenzo Thomas TO act as Secretary
Of War al a7ateTigs, when there was NJ
vacancy in that office, with the intent q
violate the same act.
Article III. That be so authorized
1 Thomas to Gct as Secretary. with intent
70 violate the Constitution Of the Uni
i Article ". That he oouspired with
/ Lorenzo Thomas and othtrs, by intim.
L idatiOms and threats TO hinder Mr.. Stan.
ton from holding his office as Secretary
Of War, thus violating the Constitution.
I and he conspiracy act or July 8lst
1861, thus committing high cn ne H.
Office.
Article v. That he has conspirsd with
l Lorenzo Ihomas, aud other persons uu-
4 known, to prevent the execution OF che
/ Tenure-Of-0hice acts and, in pursuance
9l lnls cons atteln Pte % prevenl
Mr., Stanton from hoAdtmw his of3cs o.
/ Secretary of War thua committing b
e high misdemeanOE in 01aee.
Article VI. That he congpirRd, with
Lorenzo Thomas to seize Iby force the.
/ War Department, contrary TO the Con-
sPlEaey act thas committing a high
Article VII. ThsE he oonspirsd with
AinrenEQ Ihumns % seize by force the
War Department, with intent to violate
/ the Eenure-9f-0t4ce act thus commit
ting high misaemeanor 40 ofaog.
Article FiAL That he delivered to
Lorenzo Ihoa1as q letter az authority TO
act as Secretary of War al interim. with
intent uula@ fully TO control tho mil.
tary representations, in violation of the.
Consultation and of the Tenurs-of-Of-
nee ACTS and SO committed q nigh mis-
demeaHOr in Office.
AE6icle TX. That on February ODD
last be Instructed Major General Emory
that ehat part of the Approximation ac.t
OF March 2, 1867. which provides thar
All orders OF the President and War
Department relating TO military opera
tlons shall be issued through the GEN
eral OF the army, was unconstitutional
and tried to induce Emory TO violate IT,
By receiving orders directly from the
Presidents with the further intent Il.
prevent the execution OF the Tenure-oR-
Office act, and to prevent Mr.. stanton
from holding the odice of Secretary OF
Article x. That he delivered fnfam-
matOry Hmd sCaudalOus hHranguss, al
various tunes, to bring contempt upon
congress. In this charge, specification
first quotes q speech al Washfn ptou.
august 18th, 1856; about body "hanR-
ing on the verge Of the government"
specialization second Tae Cleveland
speech Of September 81, Your Con-
sress that is trying 90 break up the
government" etc.
Specification third The st. Louis
speech Of September 8, I866-"If have
played the Judas, who has been nv
Christ that / have played the Judas
with Was IL Thad Stevens2 Was n
Wendell Phillips % &c.
These speeches are charged as a high
nliBdemeHnor IN Office.
Article XI. That he declared in a
pubic speech IN Washington, August
ID, 1868, that the Thirty-ninth Congress
was not a constitutional Congress oftht
United States, but q Congress Of part of
the states thus denying the validity
of their legislation, eecBpt so far as ne I
chose 10 approve it /; and, in pursuance
Of this declaration, attempted to pre-
vent the execution Of the Tenure-uf-O o. /
6ce act, by u1lawfullY cOutriving means 1
IF preventing Edwin M. Stanton from
resuming the Office Of Secretary Of War.
when the Senate had refused to concur
IN his suspension; and also attempted
to prevent the execution Of the Appro-
priatiOu act of March 2, 1857 (ns fn Ar
Licle 9G and also of the act of March 2.
1857, "4Or the more efficient govern
m'-nt of the rebel states - thus commits
ting high misdensauor in Office.