Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-12

The Articles Of impeachment
Their Adoption and the Elec
tion of Managers to Condnc
the Impeachment before tht
Senate.
The Select Committee presented
the anxiously lookedfor articles o
impeachment to the House on Sat
urday last, They were considered
and debated on Saturday and Mon
day, and adopted late Monday eve
ming. On Tuesday, tive additiona
articles were adopted.
"a. The first article charges the
President with issuing an order fol
the removal of Mr.. Stanton on the
2lst of February, 1868, in violation
of the act of March, 1867, and OF
his oath of office to see that the
laws are faithfully executed and
that, too, after the Senate had re-
fused to concur in his reasons for
the suspension Of Mr.. Stanton on
the 18th day Of August, 1867, by
which refusal of the Senate he was
reinstated il that office, and had the
right to hold the same,
2. The second article charges the
President with declaring in sub
stance that the XXXIXth Congress
was not a Congress authorized by
the Constitution, thereby denying
and intending to deny, that the leg
islation Of said Congress was valid
or obligatory upon him except in
so far as he saw fit TO approve the
same; and in attempting to prevent
the execution of the provisions Of
the tenure of-oflice law, by continu-
ing to prevent Mr.. Stanton from
resuming the duties of the Office of
Secretary of War when the Senate
had refused to concur in his suspen
sion from the office.
3. Article third charges the Pres
ident with having appointed Loren
20 Thomas Secretary of War all In.
te,fm, without the advice or con
sent of the Senate, the Senate being
in session, which act is q high mis-
demeanor in office, in violation Of
the Constitution ofthe United States
since no vacancy had happened in
said office, during the recess of the
Senate, nor was the office vacant at
the time of said appointment.
4. Article Fourth charges the
President with conspiring with Lo-
renzo Thomas and other persons,
TO the House unknown, with the in
tent, by intimidation and threats,
10 prevent Edwin M. Stanton from
executing the duties of Secretary of
war, as he was lawfully entitpd to do.
5. The fifth article charges the
President with conspiring, on the
21st of February, with Lorenzo
Thomas and others, to prevent the
execution of the act regulating GER
ain civil officers, in attempting to
Mr.. Stanton from holding
,he office Of Secretary of War.
g. Article sixth charges the Pres
dent with conspiring, on the 2lst
If February, with Lorenzo Thomas
md others, by force, to seize and
axe possession of the property Of
he United States in the War De
whereby he is guilty Of a
Ugh crime.
7. Article seventh charges the
President with conspiracy on the
list Of February, with Lorenzo
Thomas, to get possession Of the
of the United States, with
ltent to violate and destroy the
ct regulating the tenure OF certain
ivil offices, whereby he did com
nit high misdemeanor in office,
8. Article eighth charges the Pres
lent with appointing Lorenzo
'homas Secretary of War ad inter-
M, while the Senate was in session,
nd while there was no vacancy in
hat office,
8, Article ninth charges the Pres
lent with bringing before him on
he 22d of July, VIM. ii, Emory, a
lajor General by breyet, in com
land of the Department Of Wash
lgton, and instructed the said EN-
ry that the acts Of Congress of
une 30, 1865, requiring all orders
, be issued through the General
{ the army were unconstitutional
nd not binding upon him, the said
.mory, with the intent thereby to
lduce said Emory in his official
opacity as commander Of the De
nrtment Of Washington to violate !
10 provisions Of said acts and take,
,celve, act upon and obey such or
ers as he (Andrew Johnson) !
light make and give and which
lonld not be issued through the
eneral Of the Army of the U, S,
10, Article tenth charges the /,
resident with the attempt to bring
to disgrace, ridicule, contempt and
tho Congress of the Uni !
d States, and to impair and de- !
roy the regard and respect Of the !
'ople for Congress, and to excite :
% odium and resentment Of the :
,ople against Congress and the
ws passed by them; and in pursu-
ice Of this design, did openly and 4
lbllclN utter Incorporate and /
andalous harangues, at sundry !
aces, alluding to the speeches !
the President made on his trip to {
ID from Chicago last summer i
These articles we're adopted and
rried to the Senate on Wednes-
" The managers TO conduct the n
lpeachment before the Senate are, a
nuhom of Ohio Chaiunnt, Cto =,