The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-03-12

moneys appropriated for the military
service and for the Department of War
on the 2Ist day of February, in the
year of our Lord, 1868, at Washing
ton, in the District of Columbia, did
unlaWfully and contrary to the pro,
visions Of an act entitled ian act regu.
lating the tenure of certain civil Off.
GERS, passed March 2, 1867, and in
violation of the Constitution of the
United States, and without the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate of the
United States, and while the Senate
was then and there in session, there
being no vacancy in the office Of Sec
retary for the Department of War, ap-
point Lorenzo Thomas Secretary OF
War Gd interim, and then and there
delivered to said Lorenzo Thomas a
letter Of authority in writing, in sub
stauce as follows:
"EXECUTIvE MANsION,
WASHINGTON, d. G.
February 21, 1868.
"SIR;-The Hon. e. M. Stanton,
having this day been removed from
Office as Secretary for the Department
Of War, you are hereby authorized
and empowered to act as Secretary of
War ad interim, and enter upon the
the discharge of the duties pertaining
to that Office. Mr.. Stanton has been
instructed to transfer to you all the
records, books, papers and other pub
lie property now in his custody and
charge. Respectfully yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
''TO Brevet Major General Lorenzo
Thomas, A. G., U. S. A, Washing
ton, D. G.
Whereby said Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, did
then and there commit and was guilty
Ofhigh crime and misdemeanOr in
Office.
ART. 10. That the said Andrew
johnson, President of the United
States, on the 22d day of February, in
the year Of our Lord 1868, at Wash
ingtOn, in the District of Columbia,
did disregard the Constitution of the
United States and the laws of Con-
gress, duly enacted, as cOmmander-in-
chief of the army Of the United States,
did bring before himself, then and
there, VIM. H. Emory, a Major Gen
eral by brevet in the army of the
United States, actually in command Of
the Department of Washington and
the military forces thereof, and did
then and there, as such commander
in-Chief, declare and instruct said EN-
Ory that part of law of the United
States, passed March 2, 1867, entitled
an act making appropriations for the
support Of the army for the year end
ing June 80, 1868, and for other pur-
poses, especially the second section
thereof, which provides among other
things, that all orders and instruc-
tiOns relating to mill ary operations is
sued by the President or Secretary of
War, be issued through tie General
of the Army, and in case of his in
ability through the next in rank, was
unconstitutional and in cOntraventiOn
of the commission of said Emory, and,
therefore, not binding on him as an
officer in the army of the United
States-which said provision of law
had been heretofore duly and legally
by general order for the
and direction of the said
Army Of the United States, as the An
drew Johnson then and there well
knew, with intent thereby to induce
said Emory, in his official capacity,
rs commander of the Department of
Washington, to violate the prOvis-
siOns of said act, and take, receive, act
upon and obey such orders as he (An-
drew Johnson) might make and give,
and which should not be issued
through the General of the Army Of
he United States, according to the
provision of said act; whereby said
Andrew Johnson, President of the
Juited States, did then and there COM
nit and was guilty of high misde-
neanOr in Office.
"And the House of Representatives,
Oy prOtestauOn, saving to themselves
he liberty of exhibiting, at any time
any further articles or fur
her accusation against the said An
lrew Johnson, President of the United +
states, and also replying to his an
wers, which he shall make to the ar
icles herein preferred against him, of
,fering proof to the same, and every
,art thereof, and to all and every 9TH
r article, accusation or impeachment
which shall be exhibited by them, as
he case shall require, do demand that
aid Andrew johnson be put to an
wer to the high crimes and misde-
neanOrs in Office, herein charged
gainst him; and that such proceed
ngs, examinations, trials and judg-
nents may be thereupon had and
iven as may be agreeable to law and
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