The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON TODAY.
stevspa's New I'm peach msHt Articles.

SpecioJ Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
WAsHINGTo July The following are the
new and additional articles OF Impeachment
against Andrew Johnson, prepared by Hon
1had deus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, and by him
presented to the House of Representatives this
RfternoOn.-
Whereas A high court of impeachment has
lately been in session 10 try Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, for high crimes
and misdemeanors, and has adjourned without
completing Its judgment; and whereas, it is
proper that additional articles should be filed,
ftbe House deems it expedient, therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of be ap-
pointed to prepare additional articles of in-
peachment, and report the same, in substance
as fellows:-
Additional Articles of Impeachment e1Itf6ited bv
The House Cf Representatives. in the name Of
Mesetves ad Of GM khe Pe0ptie ere Unted
United States, IN maintenance and support Of
their impeachment 9d,nSt han for high crimes
and nfSdemednOrS an oGtce
FIRST ADDITIONAL ARTICLE-That the said
Andrew Johnson, President of the United
States did abuse the patronage of the Govern
ment, which. by virtue of his nigh office, had
been entrusted to him, and did pergert IL to inn
proper and selfish purposes, inasmuch as he
used it TO corrupt the people OF the United
States and to induce them to abandon and
renounce the principles which they consclen-
tiously held, and 10 adopt others which they
did not approve, in order to promote the selfish
purposes OF the said Andrew Johnson. The
President of the United States came into power
and received his office because he professed to
hold the principles of the Republican party,
and zealously avowed his determination TO
carry them into effect. When he came into
power, he found the Offices OF the Government,
many thousands in number, filled with men
protesting the same Republican principles, and
who had been appointed expressly to carry them
into effect. When by fatal accident he
become the Chief Executive Of the nation, he
determined 10 seek an election for the same
Office at the next Presidential term. He lore
saw that it would become necessary to renounce
the principles OF the Republican party, and to
establish a new personal party especially de-
voted to himself, and he did not hesitate to
apply to that object the profits of thousands of
offices, and millions OF revenue. He set deibe-
rstely about turning faithful officers out of their
places, because they would not renounce their
principles, and of appointing others to office
because they pledged themselves to support
him and his principles. The removals and ap.
poinJments were avowedly made for no cause
of merit or demerit, but for the purpose of ad-
ding recruits TO his new party.
SECOND ADDITIONAL LARTICLE-That the said
Andrew Johnson being the chief Executive of
the United States, and being assigned by law to
the duties to take care that the laws shall be
faithfully executed, and having no judicial or
legislative power confided TO him by the Consti-
tuition, all his duties being strictly executive,
did, on the goth day of May, 1865, and before and
after that time usurp to himself the powers of
another branch of the Government, and did do
acts and exercise functions which belonged to
the legislative branch alone; and in pursuance
of such claim, having at the time the army and
navy of the United States at mis- command.
did establish and erect inuo separate gov
ernment that portion of the United States
from the lately so-called Confederate States
Of America, and which was lately embraced
within the boundaries of the State of
North Carolina and did by his own usurped
authority create a State and form of govern
ment hitherto unknown to the United States,
and did create an office hitherto unknown to
our Constitution, and appointed thereto an
officer whom he called Provisional Governor
and directed him how to construct and carry
out said government. He fixed, and by his
own will deoreed the qualifications of electors,
and who should be eligible to office in the new
government, which he by proclamation de-
clared was deprived of all civil government by
the armed forces of the independent bellig gerents
with whom we had been at war; and he appointed
W, w. Holden TO the Office OF Provisional Gov
eTnor OF North Carolina, and directed him TO
administer the offices of the newly-created
State
On the 18th of June, 1866, he usurped the same
powers, and without any direction from Con-
gress, to whom alone 1t belonged, erected into
an Independent State that part OF conquered
territory formerly known as the State of Missis-
sippi, and appointed William L. Sharkey, Pro-
visional Governor thereof. And on the 18th OF
June, 1885, he in like manner erected portion
Of said territory into what he called the State OF
Georgia. and appointed James Johnson Provi-
slonal Governor thereof. On or about the 18th,
2lst and 3Oth OF June, and the 18th OF July, he
in like manner created Governments which ne