Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-03-07

and tunes, as well before us altefWafus, make and deliver in a loud voice cer- tain incorporate and scandalous har- rangues, and did therein loud threats and bitter menaces, as well against Congress as the United States, duly en- acted thereby amid the cries, jeers and laughter of the multitude then assem- blod and ill hearing, which are set forth in the several specifications hereinafter written in substance and effect, that is to say, the article is supported by three specifications, giving extracts from the speeches of Andrew Johnson, in Wash ington, August Is, st Cleveland, Ohio, September 3, at St. Louis, September s, 1866. The specifications concludes; "Which said utterances, declarations, threats and harrangues highly censura- ble in any are peculiarly indecent and disgracing in the Chief Magistrate of the United States, by means and where of said Andrew Johnson has brought the high office ofPresident of the Unit ed States into contempt, ridiculc and disgrace, to the great scandal of good citizens, whereby Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, did commit and was there and then guilty of high misdemeanor in office. g
 The speaker overruled point of or der against its introduction on two grounds, the principal one being that any member had right, as a question of the highest privilege, to present articles of impeachment. Mir. Butler spoke in support of the article. The article was opposed by Garfield Wood- bridge and Wilson as tending to pro- tract the trial. MT. Logan spoke in its favor, after which the previous question was moved and seconded by the house, and it proceeded to vote by ayes and nays. Adopted. The article was reported as article 10. The article was adopted ayes S7, nays Al. The only republicans voting in the nega- tive being Ashley, of Nevada, Coburn, Griswold, lanin, Mallory, Marvin, Pomeroy, Smith, Wilson, of Ohio, Windham and Woodbridge.
 Mir. Bingham then offered the fol- lowing as an additional article, saying it had received the unanimous vote of the managers, and he moved the pre- vious question on it's adoption
 | ."Article Second. That said Andrew Johnson, president, did heretofore, to- wit: On tho 18th day of August, 1866, by public speech, declare and affirm in substance that the 39th congress was not a congress of the United States, authorized by the constitution to exer- else Legislative powers under the same, but, on the contrary, was congress of only part of the states, thereby deny | ing and intending to deny that the leg l islation of said congress was valid or obligatory on him, the said Andrew Johnson. except in so far as he saw fit to approve the same and also whereby by denying and intending to deny the power of the said 39th congress to pro- pose amendments to the constitution of the United States; and in pursu- ance of said declaration the said A. Johnson, president of the United States, afterward, to-wit: on the 2lst day of February, ,lSGS, did 'unlawfully ' and in disregard of the requirements of the constitution, that he should take care that the laws be faithfully cxccut- ed, attempt to prevent the execution of an act entitled .au act regulating the tenure of certain civil ofiiccs," by un- lawfully devising, and contriving, and attempting to devise and contrive means by which he shall prevent Ed win NJ. Stanton from forthwith resum- ing the functions of the office of secre- tary of the department of war, notwith- standing the refusal of the senate to concur in the suspension before made by the said Andrew Johnson of the said Edwin M. Stanton from said office of secretary of department of war; and also by further unlawfully devising, contriving and attempting to devise means there and thereto to prevent an execution of an act entitled ian act ma king an appropriation for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1868, and for other purpos- es, approved March 2d, 1867. He also attempted to prevent the execution of an act entitled 'san act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel states," passed March 2d, 1867, whereby said Andrew Johnson, presi- dent ofthe United States, did then, on the 2lst day of February, 1868, at the city of Washington, commit and was guilty ofa high misdemeanor in office"
 The article was adopted: ayes l09, nays 40. w -as
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 NEW YORK, Feb. %, l0: 25 a. m. Cot ton irregular; low mid 2lc; upland, 22c: good 2354c; Orleans, 22h to 2224
 At 10: 45 a. m. cotton dull and un- changed; holders are generally firm. 5 At 12 m., cotton dull, and prices un- changed. aea
 At ? p. m. cotton very firm holders ask an advance, and demand fair; low mid, 2lhc; uplands, 22c; Orleans, 23 to 2314c; sales, 3,400 bales.
 At p. m. cotton, demand fair, and prices firm.
 At 4: l5 p. m. gold l4l3s; cotton, good demand, and prices higher and active for speculation low middling, 22c; mid uplands, 23c; Orleans, 2334c.