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

/ Clu4Eu d6 IOllOWH- DIV some UIl &c
countable misunderstanding. the ar
ticle which l hold in my hand, aud
which we may call one and a half. has
been dropped out, for | do not fnd ii
IN the articles in distinct language
l propose it as an amendment: it is.
that on the 18th day of August. dur
ing the recess of Congress, Andrew
johnson, President Of the United
States, did suspend from office Edwin
Nj. Stanton, and that while the Sen
ate was considering the sufficien.y OF
the reasons reported, AnSrew john
son formed a deliberate design, and
determined to prevent said Edwin NJ
Stanton from forthwith resumjng
the duties of his office, thereby
committing high misdemeanor and
Offense. and that when he was defeat
ed IN accomplishing his design BY the
integrity and fidelity of the Secretary
of War dd interim, he sought to ar
rive at the same end by giving a letter
ofauthOrlty to Lorenzo Thomas, Adiu
tant General of the Army, to act as
Secretary of War ad interim, and Sc
Verely y censured the former Secretary
of War al interim for not yielding to
his efforts to make him betray his
trusts; and this charge in said SEN
tenees is nowhere contained In
the articles reported by the
Committee, and unless it be in
serted, there can be no trial
on it, if there be shrewd lawyers. as
| know there will be, and caviling
Judges; and If without that article
they do not aequit him, they are greeuer
than ever | was when [ commenced
to practice in the court of quarter Of
sessions. If that article be inserted.
the Presidents own letters show both
the removal aud attempt to defeat the
and although the Ser
ate should decide the other charges
in his favor, how could he or his
counsel hope to escape from this one,
and it is worth all the others put 20
gether, unless it be on the unconstitu-
of the Tenure of Office b Il.
let US look and see what chance he
has to escape these. The Senate has
four times voted on the constitu-
of that very bill. The vote
first stOod-yeas %, nays 9. | am
sorry to say that it was a party vote,
but every Republican vosed in its ia
vOr.@ Let me see, continued Stevens, |
shaking his finger above his head, the !
recreant who dares to tread back |
upon his steps and vote upon the |
other side. There was a report |
of a committee of conference
on the bill, and the |
vote then stood yeas p, nays
l0-eYery Republican voting in favor |
Of the measure Then came the vote
On it overruling the Presidents veto; |
that vote was yeas 80. nays 11-every /
voting in favor Of the bill. |
Now, then, let him who can expect to
get out on the only ground left, if my
article is adopted; let him hope who
lares to hope that so high a body as
hat Senate will betray its trust
oTget its own act, will tread back
1pOn its own action, will disgrace
tself in the face of the nation. Point
ne out one who dares to do it, and
-Ou show me one who dares to be re
sarded as infamous by posterity.
What chance has Andrew johnson
With an article in which facts were
eft out in order to give him no loop
role? What chance has Andrew
Johnson if that article be inserted2
JuAOAL LuudlG IL Ill AuLD SUI
lampered and tangled in the meshes
f his own wickednessl Unfortunate,
Unhappy. man, behold your doom
Boutwell, offered various amend
nents to the articles Of I'M
all Of which were verbal
nd unimportant, except as to strik-
ng out the 7th article entirely. The
were adopted.
As the clock indicated the hour
f four, the Committee, in accordance
nth the order Of the House. arose,
nd Dawes reported its action to the
House. The amendment proposed
o be offered by Mr.. Stevens and all
ther amendments We're thus oX
luded from being offered.
Eldridge rose and said: | am in
tructed by fOrty-fve members of the
Iouse of Representative to presenta
from them to the
Iouse, and ask that it be read. 1t Is
espectful in terms, and is, in my
pinion, privileged.
Objections were made from Repub-
an side.
Farnsworth made it a point of or /
er that under the order Of the
louise, no proposition be entertained,
ut that-the House should proceed to
ote on the articles of impeachment.
The Speaker sustained the point.
The House then proceeded to vote
u the articles.
First article adopted-yeas 126, nays
| second-yeas 122, nays Al third
yeas 121. nays u; fourth-yeas ia
avs 39-ffth. sixth. seventh and
126, nays Al; ninth.
hanged from number ten-yeas 108,
ays 46.
Messrs. Cary and Stewart voted no; {
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