Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-18

That our readers may have these ar
ticles in full we give the summary of the
New York Post which gives the sub
stance of the whole even better than the
technical articles in full would do.
Those who have voted against the llth
will find no reason for voting for the
others, some of which are without the
shadow of proof. The Senators cannot
now convict if they would, and we are
glad to say, would not if they could.
The death of one of the nineteen would
still leave enough to defeat two-thirds
msiority in Senate of SO.
Article |. That the President issued an
order to remove Secretary Stanton, with
intent to violate the Tenure-of-O Office act.
Article ii. That he by letter author.
lied Lorenzo Thomas to act as Secretary
of War ad interim, when there was no
vacancy in that Office, with intent to
violate the same act
Article III. That he so authorized
Thomas to act as Secretary, with intent
to violate the Constitution of the United
States. :,
Article ". That he conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas and Others by intimi-
dation and threats. TO hinder Mr. Stan
ton from holding his Office as Secretary
of War. thus violating the Constitution
and the conspiracy act ofJuly 3lst, 1851,
thus committing high crime in office.
Article Y. That he conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas, and other persons I'M
known. to prevent the execution of the
Tenure of-oGce act; and in pursuance OF
this conspiracy attempted to prevent Mr..
Stanton from holding his office OF Secre-
tary of War, thus committing high mis-
demeanor in office,
Article vi. That he conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas to seize by force the
War Department, contrary to the Con-
spiracy Act, and with intent to violate the
Tenure-of-0fiee act, thus committing
high crime in office.
Article VII. That he conspired with
Lorenzo Thomas to seize by force the
War Department, with intest to violate
the Teuure-of Office act, thus committing
a high misdemeanor in Office.
Article VIII. That he delivered to Lo-
renzo Thomas a letter of authority to act
as Secretary of War ad interim, with
intent unlawfully to control the military
appropriations, in violation of the Con.
stitution and OF the tenure-of-oftice act;
and so omuitted high misdeneanor
in office.
Article TX. That on February 22d last
he instructed Mai, Gen. Emory that that
part of the Appropriation act Of March 2,
1867. which provides that all or
ders of the President and War
Department relating to military OPP
erations shall be issued through
the General of the army, was uneonstitu-
tional, and tried to induce Emory to
violate it, by receiving orders directly
from the President; With the further in
tent to prevent the execution OF the
Tenure Of Office act, and to prevent Mr..
Stanton from holding the office of Secre-
tary of War.
Article Y. That he delivered inham.
matory and scandalous hsrangues, at
various times, to bring contempt upon
Congress. In this charge, specification
first quotes q speech at Washington, Au-
Oust 18th. 1866, about body hanging
on the verge of the Government
Specification second: The Cleveland
speech of September Sd, ls66-Your
Congress that is trying to break up the
Government" etc.
Specification third: The St Louis
speech of September 8, 1865" If have
played the Judas, who has been my
Christ that have PLAYED the Judas with I
Was il Thad Stevens2 Was it Wendell
PhiIlips2" etc. :.
These speeches are charged as a high
misdemeanor in Office.
Article II. That he declared in apub-
lie speech in Washington. August Is,
1866, that the Thirty ninth Congress was
not a constitutional Congress OF the
United States, but Congress OF part OF
the United States; thus denying the
validity OF their legislation, except so far
as be chose to approve 1t and in pursu-
ance Of this declaration, attempted to pre-
vent the execution ofthe Tenure-of-Othce
act. by unlawfully contriving means
of preventing Edwin M. Stanton from
resnming the ONCE Of Secretary
of War, when the Senate had re.
fused to concur in his suspension
and also attempted TO prevent the exc
cution of the Appropriation act Of
March 2, 1861 las in Article 81 and also
of the act Of March 2, 1867, for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States" thus committing high nisde-
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