The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-05-22

articles. General opinion however, is, that
he will resign when the news of the vote on
the eleventh article reaches the war de-
pertinent.
A gentleman who had a somewhat ex-
tended interview with Chief Justice Chase,
last night, states that he feels very much
wounded by the denunciations which he is
receiving from his old political friends and
associates, but does not complain at his
treatment. The chief justice said he had
not believed in impeachment from the
start, and had made no improper conceal
ment of it. He scouts the idea that mo-
ney has been used, or will be used, main
tanning that all the senators will act on
their censciences. He thinks it an insult
to the American senate to suggest that
bribery could be effected among its mem
bers.
THE LAST HOPE FOR CONVICTION.
Among the prospects suggested by ex-
treme men, who do not like to yield up
their hopes of final conviction, is to ad-
NIT promptly the senators from Arkansas,
and, possibly, other states. Such con-
tlngency is deemed among the possibilities.
The Eleventh Article.
The following is the article on which the
vote was taken on Saturday:
THAT said Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, unmindful of the
high duties of his Office and of his oath of
office, and in disregard of the Constitution
and laws of the United States, did hereto
tore, to wit: on the 18th day of August,
1866, at the city of Washington, and Dis
trict Of Columbia, by public speech, declare
and affirm, In substance, that the Thirty
ninth Congress of the United States was
not Congress OF the United States au-
thcrized by the Constitution to exercise
legislative power under the same; but, on
the contrary, was Congress of only part
of the states, thereby denying and intend
ing to deny that the legislation of said
Congress was valid or obligatory upon
him, the said Andrew johnson, except in
so far as he saw fit to approve the same,
and also thereby denying and intending to
deny the power OF the said Thirty ninth
Congress to propose amendments to the
Constitution of the United States; and, in
pursuance of said declaration, the said An
drew Johnson, President of the United
States, afterward, TO wit: on the DIST day
OF February, 1868, at the city of Washing
ton, in the District of Columbia, did uu-
lawfully, and in disregard of the requires
meDts of the Constitution that he should
take care that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted, attempt to prevent the execution OF
| an act entitled An act regulating the
tenure of certain civil offices, passed March
2, 1867, by unlawtully devising and con-
irving, and attempting to devise and con
trive, means by which he should prevent
Edwin NJ. Stanton from forthwith resum,
| ing the functions of the office of Secretary
for the Department of War, notwithstand
ing the refusal Of tbeSenate to concur in
the suspension therefore made by said
Andrew johnson, Of said Edwin NJ. Stan
ton from said Office of Secretary for the De
partnient of War, and also by further un,
lawfully devising and contriving, and at
tempting to devise and contrive, means
then and there to prevent the execution oil
an act entitled An act making appropria
tions tor the support Of the army for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1868, and for
other purposes approved March 2, 1867,
and also to prevent the execution of an act
entitled An act to provide for the more eff
tcieut government of the rebel states,
passed March 2, 1867, whereby the said
Andrew johnson, President of the United
| States. did then, 10 wit on the 2lst day OF
February, 1868, at the city OF Was hington;
commit and was guilty of high INSIDE
meanor in Office. -