The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-03
The Second and Third Articles,

The following arc the articles upon
which the vote was taken on Tuesday
last, the 2Glh inst:
ARTICLE II. That on the 2lst day of
February, in the year Of our Lord 1868,
at W ashington, i'll the District of CO.
lumbla, said Andrew Johnson President
. OF The United States, unmind(ul of the
high duties OF his Office, Of his oath of
olilce, and in violation OF the Constilu
ton of tho United States, and contrary
to the provisions of an act entitled "an
act regulating the tenure Of certain civil
Offices, passed March 2, 1867, without
the Rovlcc and consent Of the Senate OF
the United States, said Senate then and
their being in session, and without au-
thorlty of law, did, with intent to violate
the Constitution of the United States
and the act aforesaid, issue and deliver
to one Lorenzo Thomas letter of an
thorty IN substance rs follows that is
to say:
"ExEcUTIvE MANSION,
wv AsnlNGToN, D. c., Feb. q, 1865.
"SlR.-lIon. Edwin Nj. Stanton l,av.
ing this day been removed from ollico rs
Secretary for the Department OF War
You are hereby authorized and cmpow-
cred to act as Secretary of War, al IN.
tcrim, and will immediately enter upon
the discharge of the duties pertaining
to that Office.
MIR. Stanton has been instructed tc
transfer 10 You ell the records. books
papers, and other public properly now
in his custody and charge.
"Respcctfully yours
ANDREW JOHNSON.
"To Brevct Major General lorenzo
Thomas, Adjutant. General United
States Army, Washington, d. c."
Thcn and there being no vacancy in
SAID office of Secretary for the Depart.
ment OF War, whereby said Andrew
johnson, President tho United States
did then and there commit, and was
guilty ofa high misGcmcanor in Of
fec.
ARTICLE III. That said Andrew
johnson, President Of The United States
on the 2lst day OF February, in the
yea!r OF our Lord 1868, at Washington,
IN the District of Columbia, did commit
an0 was guilty ofa high misdcmcanor
N othco in this, that, without authority
OF law, whilo the Senate or,he United
States was then and there in session hc
DID appoint one Lorenzo Thomas to be
secretary for tho Department of War
q" 'nte'im, without tho advice and con.
sent OF tho Senate and with ntont to
Tioiate the Constitution Of the United
states, no vacancy having happened in
said Office Of Secretary for the Depart.
ment of War during tho recess of the
senate, and no vacancy existing at the
t'me, and which said appointment, so
made by said Andrew johnson, of said
Lorenzo Thomas, is in. substance as fol.
lows: that is tosay:
lSame order rs above to Thomas
The BLAzoNnY OF SnAME.--The fol-
loving IS alspecial dispatch from Chica.
60 to the Commercial .Advertise,:
"rhe, knowledge That Senator Wade's
nomination rs Vice. President will pre-
vent the success ola pending nego,ia-
t,oh4ior the, e,votes Of two Republican
Senators Tor conviction, who voted
against tho eleventh article, has
virtually Withdrawn from the con-
test" siats sl .u
Negotiations for votes on the i'm.
peachtnent are proclaimed as mblusl.
ingly as i they. were negotiations for
corn and.cattle. Between whom was this
alleged negotiation 1pcndinp 2n WI