The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-02

| for theg Department. or War; a. tbe 2i ~
aag fs q q Ef8E9aEz & 1p 1hs geaE e. en- Ee
lumbia. dide 'untaWfdllEf and eontFary 10
I the provisions Of an act entitled, F" An Act
ces passed N arch 2d, ls57. % ana m y 1io- on
ton Of the Coustitutiona Of the United
states shd Id gS5Sst 5sSs 5es sdySf S9
and while the Senate as,then apt there
in session, there bsihgl 90 vacahoy fn fhe
Stse WaS q 9ssI SseIEet9fTy f2E l9G 4d RsPaE l
of War dd interim, and then anu ,fh ere
delivered to said Lorenzo Thomas ie ter
Of authority An writing ia suostaaos as
bas bosbu sE1x EGUrIVEj AfANsI0S. w
WASHINGrON. ID. C., Feb. p, 1868.
SIR: The Hon. Edwin W. stanton having
FstaS Rsa 5hio toE aaEE axe psSsFi S9 on 81 yen
are hereby authorized and eFnpRwersd tQ.
acg as Secretary Of War al fa'efin, and
of the duties pertaining 70 that Office. Mr.
Stantott p as been 4 ns5rn6ie ed 10 trtnsf = -
you an the records, books, papFrs, ,stlld
and charge. - Respectfully yours. .-r-fV
30 .15f9i nIYf ANDREW JoHNsoN..
To Breyet Mai Gen, Lorenzp Thomas. hIr
aTi2 % AdJutant General q. 8. a..
.frrr a ruL lnri tO MaahiugtDh, u. e. "a
whereby said Andrew Johnson, President
OF the United States, did then aAd there
commit comp ~ I, aRa "a, ws guilty Pf high nise-
ARTICLE 10. That saIdlA ndrew Enhuson,
Presidentof the United states, on the I'D
day Of FeRFuarys in the year of our Lord
1858, at Washington, In the District Or
Columbia, In disregard OF the Constitution
and laws Of Congress duly enacted, as Com.
mander-lh-Chief OF the army of the
: United States, did bring before himself
then and there, VIM. II. Emory, "A Major
nfed F setnai1 IN Sns eommand aTy % af tRs
Department OF w ashingtOh and the mni-
,tary forces thereof, aud did then aud There,
as snct Comm lander-inADhief, declare and
Instruct said I'm that mart nf 4 "a az
the United States, passed March 2d 1867,
entitled "An Act Making Appropriations /
Binding Juns ], 1868, aud for other Pur-
poses" especially the I'd section thereof
Aghiehp oVidess among Othert thln -. rat I
rail- orders and INSTRUCTIONS. relating 10 M = \
itary operairtons is ued by toe Presidsht
or Secretary Of War, shall be isslIst
case of his inahility, thrOughitme next In /
rank was unconstitutional, and IA contra
yention OF said Emory, ard therefore not 4
Of he United Statess Whioft said prOtisi0n
OF the law had been heretofore duly and
legally promulgated, by general order FOR
Of the u nIted States, as the said Andrew /
johnson t9en and there well knew, and /
with the ihtent thereby TO Induce saii /
Emory, In his official capacity as Com. /
mRnder OF the Departmental Washington,
to violate the provisions Of raid act, and 10
orders as the said Andrew Johnson might 1
make and give, and whien should not be /
Issued AuFOHEn the AN0uBrAA OF ne ARMY OF \
Abe United states, according 20 the pro- 4
Vision or the said act whereby said An /
drew ] Johnson, President Of the Uniied /
states, did then and there commif, and I
was guilty aof.l a hi gh inisdenaeanorlih OIL 4
nce, and the House Of Representative by II
protestation, saving to themselves the lib I
y ny farhsf FL e5hf0hs arses e eay nrhs4 @
satlon agaips5 the said Andrew = Oh pspn, /
President Of Che United states, and also /
OF replying 70 his answers which he shall
make to the articles herein prep red I
against him, and or Offering proof 10 the-i
every other article % aecusation Or fm- /
peachment which shall be exhibited by /
them. as 6he case shall. feqhire do de-
mand that the said Andrew johnson may /
be put TO answer Tor the high crimes aud
misdemeanors Ia Office herelu charged
ex mutations, trials and Judgments may I.
he thereupon had and gwen as may bs
10 law and Justice .ngl ti APl
The reading of the articles haYing I
been completed, Eldtidge sought the
floor. but the Spea ker declined 10 rec
ognize him, and the House went intod
the Committee Of the Wh0lei Wa h-iIl
burne, of Ill, in, the Chair, 10 CON
formity with a prior order Of the
House forthe confederation of articles
of fimpeaehment. r Hr.-f-rI slt !.
Boutwell, stated that all the articles,
except the tenth, were founded on I
proof, before the House; that the
tenth article was founded on the tes-
timony Of Gen. Emory. After ex-
she articles to some extent, Il
said the committee had no
particular regard as to the articles,
and be would be governed by the 4
decision of the House -.. I
Burr, Randall, Van Anken and
Morgan spoke against, aud Boutwell,, |
Allison, Myers, Lawrence Of Ohio, !
Stevens of n. a., and Mullins Tor, |
impeachment. H4
Jenckes gave notice Of his intention
TO offes an amendment to the articles
Of impeachment. ..r. ff.e.7i- ral.
Boutwell, suggested that Mr..
iembody his views 10 separate +
and Jenckes said he would
Butler obtained the floor, and theik
committee took recess till MOndayI \
morning at 10 o clock, notification
eeing given BY Blaine that there
would be Republican caucus ip the
room of the House this evening. .1oyri
From the N. o. Commercial Bhilehh, 4
February 20th.l 1.9l =
aepOrt Of the Evansville Board Of
Trade.
We have received the Annual. Re
bort Of the Board Of Trade Of Evans
vile. 1t is docuneut well wFittenll
and printed. Slch reports are not
merely trade circularsi they contain
statistics useful to the public, and
very often'discuss particular plans in 4
tended for the commercial prosperity /
of the city to which they refer. The |
Chamber Of Commerce -of the cffy Of
Net0 Orleans makes no SHcb dHRudL
,.oo,o,f We have no other c0yuuarcia1 /