The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-03-26
The Impeachment Trial.
Mr.. J0HNsoy's DBPBNJE.


hour aud thirty minutes iu its read
ing. The following is a synopsis:
"Tn tho Senate Of the United
States sitting as Court Of I.npeach.
ment for tho trial Of Andrew john
4on, President Of the Unitod States.
The answer Of the said An1rew John
son. President Of the United States.
to the articles Of Impeachment ex
hibited against him by the Ilpuse Of
Representatives Of tho United States.
ARTICLE 1t. The respondent ro
cites the fact that Secretary Stanton
waa appointed bv Pre.i1ent Lincoln
and not by himself Afior becoming
satisfied that Stanton was doing the
public service great injury he remov
ed him under the Constitution. lie
denies that said Stanton, whcu he
removed him, wts in legal possession
ur the War Ofhac. lie denies that
he ever contemplated an action con.
triry to tho laws Ile denies that
this act Of removing Stanton consti
tute4 high crime aud misdemeanor
Mr. Stanberry then took Mr.. Car.
tis's place. In answer to the secon |
article he denies that he violated the
Consultation in appointing Thomas
IIc denies that there was no vacancy
~ the said War Ofice. In the third
article he answers the article by say.
ing that the Gr.t aud second answers
cover all tho points in this In an-
Swer t. the fourth article that no at
tempted to gain possession Of the
War 0Iiioo by force, hc says that he
only authorized said Thomas to get
possession in order to bring said
question into the Supreme Courts Of
the United States. lie gave said
Thomas no authority to resort to
fnrce oF call in the aid Of the military.
Ills answer to the fifth article denies
that he conspired with General
Thomas or any person, to prevent
Secretary Stanton from retaining the
position he held, illegally. In an
swer to Tho sixth article he denies
having conspired with Gen. Thorn IS
to get possession of tho funds of the
War off C, aud other public proper
ty. llo denies that he violated the
liws nr Constitution, or that the act
charged in the article constitutes Il
high crimo aud mi,demcanor.
In answer to tho eighth article he
denies that he gave Thomas letter
Of appointment in order to coutrol
the funds of the War Office, lie ad
mits giving the said letter. but denies
the intent to violate tho law.
lie denies that this is tigh crime
aud misdemeanor.
To the ninth articls hc denies tha I
in conversation with General Emroy
hc cndcvored to get him to disuboy
any law or offered him any induce
ment to do so, He denies all the al
legations in the ninth article, aud
that it constitutes high crime and
misdcmeannr.
In auswrr to the tenth article. he
does not admit that the speech claimed
to have been made by him in response
to the delegation from tho Philadcl
phia Convention is a correct report.
IIo denies the truth of the remark
attributed to him "a being delivered
NJ Cleveland aud 81. Louis, and claim,
that all his speeches woro delivered
in his right as an American citizen
and President of tho United States
for which he cannot be questioned.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Boutwell,, on the part of tn,
Managers said:
"MR PREsIDENT I am charged By
the Managers with the duty of pre-
scnting the replication offered by tn,
House of Representatives.
The replication by the House o
Representatives of the United States
to the answer of Anirow johnson
Presideutot the United States. to tht
articles Of impeachment exhibited
against him by tho House Of Repre-
seutativeS:
The House of Representatives o
the United States have considere,
the several answers of Andrew john
son, President of tho United State,
to tho several articles Of impeaeh
ment against him by them exhibite,
in the name of themselves and of al
the people of the United States, an,
roserving TO themselves an advantag
Of exception to tho insutliciency q
this answer to each aud all of th
several articles OF impeachment eK
hibited against Andrew johnson
President ofthe United States, do dc
ny each aud every averment in sal
several answers or either of thel
which denies or lraverses the act
against said Audrew johnson, in sal
articles Of impeachment or eithor {
them, and for replication to the sal
answer we do say that the said An
drew johnson, President of the I'm
ted States is guilty Of tho hig
crimes and misdrmeanors mcnlione
) in tho said articles, and that the sai
House Of Representatives are read
Ia preve the same,
Afer which an order vas read thi
ten days be allowed for a Replication
| for which tho following substitu
was adop,et
,, Ordered, That tho Senate wi
commence the trial Of the Presidcn
, upon he articles ofimpeaehaent e,
! hi bite | sgsinst him on Monday, Il
! Both of March. aud proceed therec
with all dispatch uuder the rules
the Senate, sitting upon the trial
an impoachmont,'
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