Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-06

Ter mon the discharge OF the duties per
,ai!ng to that Office. Mr.. Stanton has
been instructed to transfer TO y0n all rti'-
rrds. DO ,ks. papers. aud other Pablo
property iutrtlStri 10 his charge.
ReSpartinlly yours.
fSiuoeN ANDRE " JOHNSON.
10 3feyet ,iai Ter General Lorenzo fhoh-
Il, A Infant neral u. ). A.
Whereby. said Andrew Johnson. Prcsi-
dent OF the United STATES, did thta a:.d
there CONF and was guilty OF high ui!s-
demaan,r in oil e.
Article TO- TAat sail An!raw Johnson,
Py,silslt OF the U.iiscd States. Oh tae -
Of February. il the year of our Lord, ISIS.
at Nashiagtol, ia tie District of Co!d.a.
hia. in disregard ot s,Ie Constitution aad
laws OF Congress daily enacted. As Com
ra,nder in Chief of the Army OF he Uai-
,al States. did bring before himself, then
;,,I there. William II. Emory. Major Gen-
raj bv Brevet in Iiie Army OF the ,'niyed
states. actpally il command OF tine De-
plrtnisnt vi Washing o. aud military tor
e.. thereof. All Iii! thea and there "a such
Commander in Chief. declare to and in
strlet sail Emory. that part OF a law of
the United States. passed March 81. 1867,
ra,itled an a:i making appropriations
Tor the support of III" ARMY Tor the year
ending June 80. ISIS. aHa for other pr
poses. 3" especially section thereof. winch
provides among other thi"gs that "'.il Or
ders and instructions relating to military
operations. issued by the p"esldcnt or Sec
rllryrf War. shall be issued through the
General Of the Army. aud II case Of MS
inability. through the next in rank. "mas
unconstitutional. and in eontrafent'oa OF
the commi,s sion Of said Emory, and there
fore not biading OI him as an olhtef ~
n l.
the army OF the lhied STATES. Mhich sath
provision Of tie la" had been heretofore
duly alid legally nrom'iit gated by gehtrai
order. for the government ana direction o.
tile army OF the TINTED Oates as -a ,-I . u
drew Johnson thch ana tie'e Wei ,f Ni.1" =.
WIN intent tae'cp! ~ i"''"Oe "',' 80. -
III his official capAchy rs coiii'nt'.ici VA .'e
Department OF Washington ~ Nioi'''I
provisions OF SAID ACT; ana 10 '"he anu IT,
ceive. act upon ana obey sue" oiue's
he the saul joAison' h''S"t 'hlH1 .,.n
which sAotlG nor oe its"eo '"' ~ ..'e
GENERAL OF the i'ni'eu o'"tS' 49, -
IKE PROVISIONS oi s'''u "o,, t
SAID Ahdfe" Johiiso'' iceiae''' W. W.,
CHi.ed Sta'v>' u''i '''ei' az -, -
and was guilty OF higa ll'isaeiheahor oi
ohice. and the i4oi'se oil represent aN.es
by protestaiiuii. sAViil% 10 tnei''seNes = ,he
liberty OF eXiiDi'iiiS at az! 'i'iie hei c"'ee.
any further articles OF aHef aecusa''9'i %
lmpeaciiinehi aSa'ns' -aiu CO. 80, vJ H.
~ y, 'epi9 ~, ~. 'o or.i,.i"s herein nrpl.,re,
against him. and OF Offering proof 10 u,
mem. "t' Which ''i shall be exhibited by them a
,l,n case sh,Il res,iire. do demand that til,
. ',;d a. andrew .Iohnson NAV be nut to al,
.u.r ihs hi@h crimes and mis,leineanors il
eSsi "a herein charged against him, art
,Iat snnh nroceeJin~s. examinations. tri
. .is nd indaments MAY lie thereupon ha,
al ri" ai,s,, ~ nlay he agreeable TO Law an,
Justice.
After reaaihs .ie J,iasen Vi Of -,
men, 'he ~, aio" p,'.,,,, n st,,ed the t.rme,
whole. Mr. Dou'w M, ~ s'"aeu ; ,no ~ 80 ,,'
points 81 articles nu 'oa 'ia d.",i,, III,
win sliicui,y III lesu 1 W h hot h,i w.,
=. oiaeo W. VI Dra-;dant iftha Uon~
President or ice fles'uen' ih ane .iors
were 10 l'i' III airA's,.'heus VI o"a
estie couIu NOT see nIm - IT,. cnar.ss ri
~ airaisiinie:lt on o,ne, w." -, ~
col,'ni. s.,, u'u h'' pun poss ~ '>P'' y"