Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-03-11
Impeachment.

Impeachment.
The House last week elected as managers
Of impeachment, Messrs. Stevens and Will
liams of Penn. Bingham of Ohio, Wilson
of Iowa, Boutwell, and Butler of Massachu-
sets, and Logan of Illinois.
Tuesday two additional articles of i'm
peachment were adopted. The first, was
moved by Mr.. Butler, and is as follows
ARTICLE NI-That said Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, unmindful of
the high duties of his Office and the dignity
and proprieties thereof, and of the harmony
and courtesies which ought to exist and be
maintained between the executive and legis-
lative branches of the government of the
United States, designing and intending to
set aside the rightful authority and powers
of Congress, did attempt to bring into dis
grace, ridicule, hatred, contempt and re-
proach of the Congress of the United States
and the several branches thereof, to impair
and destroy the regard and respect of all the
good people of the United States for the
Congress and the legislative power thereof,
which all officers of the government ought
inviolably to preserve and maintain, and to
excite the odium and resentment of all the
good people of the United States against
Congress and the laws by it duly and con-
stitutionally enacted, and in pursuance of
his said design and intent openly and pub
Iicly, and before divers assemblages of the
citizens of the United States convened in
divers parts thereof, to meet and receive said
Andrew johnson as the Chief Magistrate of
the United States, did on the 18th day of
August, in the year ofour Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six. and on divers
other days and times, as well before as after
yards 10 and IalIVar fb land
certain Incorporate, inhammatory and scan
dalous harangues and did therein utter loud
threats and bitter menaces well against
Congress as the laws Of the United States
duly enacted thereby, amid the cries jeers and
laughter of the multitude then assembled
and in hearing, which are set forth in the
several specifications hereinafter written, in
substance and effect, that is to say
Speci fcdti0R, In this that at Wash
ington, in the district of Columbia in the
Executive mansion, to committee of citi-
zens, who called upon the President of the
United States, speaking of and concerning
the Congress of the United States, said An
drew johnson. President of the United
States, heretofore to wit, on the 18th day of
August, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-six, did, in
loud voice, declare in substance and effect,
among other things, that is to say;
SO far as the Executive Department Of the Gov
ernmentis concerned, the effort has been made to
restore the Union to heal the breach, to pour oil
into the wounds which were consequent upon the
struggle, and to speak in common phrase, to pre-
plaster healing IN character, and cocNtensiVe with
the wound. We thought, and we think, that we had
partially succeeded, but the work progresses.
reconstruction seemed to he taking place, and the
country was becoming reunited, we found diS-
turbIng and marrlng element opposing Us. In al
luding TO that element shall 20 10 farther than
your Convention, and the distinguished gentleman
I -
ings. | shall make reference To it that do not
believe the time and the occasion Justify We hyae
witnessed in one department of the Government
every endeavor to prevent the restoration of peace
the verge of the government as it We're, body
called, which assumes to be- the Congress of the
uited states while in fact 1t J. A Congress of only
mart of the states we have seen this Congress
pretend To be for the Union, when IT. step aud
act tended to perpetuate ,ii-unon, and make dis
ruption of the States inevitable. we have seen
Congress gradually cnroach. step by step, upon
Constitutional rights and violate dav after dav
and month after month, fundamental principles OF
seemed to forget that there was limit TO the sphere
and scope Of legislation. We have Congress
allowed to lie consumated, would result in dcSpot
ism, in monarchy itself.
Specification 2.-In this, that al Cleveland
in the State of Ohio, heretofore, to wit On
the 81 day Of September. in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
six, before a public assemblage of citizens
and others, said Andrew johnson. President
of the United States. speaking of and con-
corning the Congress of the United States,
did in a loud voice declare in substance and
effect, among other things, that Is to say
q will tell Won what did do / called upon YOU
Congress, that Is trying 10 break up the govern
mcnt. In conclusion, besides, that Congress had
aa an- m h Kat What at RS nS one
they done anything . restore The union Of these
/ thing to prevent 1t and because he stood now
where he did when the Rebellion commenced, he
had been denounced a traitor. who had run
greater risks or made greater sacrifices than hun
self? But Congress, iactIous and domInecrlng had
undertaken to poison the minds OF the American
people"
.Spcci fcation :.-In this that at st. Louis,
in the State of Missouri, heretofore to wit,
on the Sth day of September, in the year of
our Lord, 1866, be ore public assemblage
of citizens and others, said Andrew johnson
President of the United States. speaking OF
and concerning the Congress of the United
States. did in loud voice declare in substance
and effect, among other things, that is u
say:
go on; perhaps if you had WORD or two the
subject of New Orleans, you might understand more
about it than You do, and You do, and II you Will
20 back and ascertain the cause Of the riot at New
Orleans, perhaps You VIII not he prompt call
ing New Orleans. II you VIII take up the riot
of New Orleans and trace 1t back 10 its source or its
immediate cause, yOu will find out who was respon-
sible for the blood that she'd there If you viii
take up the rot at New Orleans and trace 1t back to
the Radical Congress- You viii fnd that the riot at
New orleans was substantially planned. II you
Will take up the proceedings in their caucusses you
VIII understand that they there knew that conv en-
ton be called which was extinct by its power
having expired that 1t was sand that the intention
that government to- I've organic ed,
and the organization OF the government, the in
iellloh Wa7 70 ehliiithl-e one oiil"h "i ie Pppu-
aton, called the colored populati II, who had just
been emancipated, and at the same time disfranchis
white men. When YOU design talk about New
Orleans Won ought to know what YOU talking
about. When You read the speeches that were made
( and take up the facts the Friday and SATURDAY.
before that convention sat you VIII ind that speech
made inGendiary in their character, exciting
that portion of tho populatiOn-the black pOpula-
tonic themselves and prepare for the she'd
ding of blood. You viii also find that that en-
ton did assemble III violation of law and the nten-
organized authorities in III" state government OF
Louisiana. which had been organized bv the govern
that rebellion that convention with the
ton of supersedin and upturning the civil Cover
nment which had been recognized by the United
states. say that he traitor to the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, and hence you find that
in the Radical Congress 80 much for the New
orleans r1o and there was the cause and the origin
of the blood that shed, and every drop of blood
that was shed i upon their skirts, and they
sponsble for IT. could test this thing little closer
but viii not do II here tonight; but when YOU
talk about the causes and consequences that result
from proceedings OF that kind, perhaps : | have
been introduced here and you have provoked ques-
tons ot this kind, though 1t does not provoke me
| Will tell you few wholesome things that have
with New Orleans and the extension of elective
franchise know that have been traduced and
abused know that 1t has come in advance of me
here and elsewhere That hire attempted to erer-
case on artafy Potcer IN resisting taos TINT IN
exercised TINT potrer. that Ihgd dbuRdoaed the parf
that elected me- and that ,rGs traitor because
tine arrest the iii ft a ,eas c9 % Fee %fm g9
! B"redU BW. Yes, traitor, ami hare been
frGdHced hnre beeu Sfndered, fhdre been maiJaed,
hdre been called JudnS IScdriot and all that Now
my countrymen here tonight, it is very easy to in
and cry out traitor, but when is called upon to
give arguments and facts he is very often found