The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-05-19

TIM ELrsN Articles or IMPEACHMENT I'M
following resume o. tie substance Of The charge
alleged III Tho impeachment articles, viii be- fonn,
4 instructive and convenient
/ J. That the President issued an order to RI
move Secretary stanton with intent 10 violate IA,
tonure-of-ofllce bin
! IT, That he by lotttcr authorized Toron1,
Thomas 70 act 81 secretary Of war al interim
whom there was no vacancy in that Office, with in
tent 70 violate The same act
III, That he 80 authorized Thomas 10 act a,
secretary. with intent to violate the constitution
Of the United States
~. That be conspired with Lorenzo Thoma,
aud others, by intimidations and threats, to hin
der Mr.. stanton from holding lis Office secro
tary q war, thus violating the constitution ant
the conspiracy act Of July 81, 1861, thus commit
| ting high crime in office
v That he eonspired with Lorenzo Thomas
and other persons unknown, to prevent the exc.
cnton Of the tenuro-ofofiee-act aud In purau.
anco Of this cospiracy attempting to prevent Mr.
Stanton from holding his Office as secretary Of
war, thus committing high misdcmeanor IN Of
fee
M. That ho conspired with Larcnzo Thomas
to seize by force the war department contrary to
the conspiracy act, aud with intent to violate the
tenure-oi-oflice-act thus committing high
crime in Office
VII, That he eonspired with Lorenzo Thomas
to seize by force the war department, with intent
to iolatc The tenure-of-ofiiee-act thus commit
ting high misdemeanor in ohice.-4
VIE That he delivered to Lorenzo Thomas Il
letter Of authority to act as secretary Of war ad
interim, with intent unawfully to control the mil
itary appropriations in violation Of tho constitu-
uon and Of the tenure-ot-ciiicc-act aud 80 com
mitted high misdomeanor in Office
TX. That on February ~, last, lie instructed
MAI Gen. Emory that part Of the appropriation
act Of March 2, 1867, which provides that nj or
ders Of tho president and war department relat.
ing to military operations shall be issued through
the general Of the army, yas unconstitutional,
and tried to Induce Emory TO violate il by re-
eeiving orders directly from the president with
the further intent to prevent the execution Of the
tenure-of- Office act, and to prevent Mr.. Stanton
from holding the Office 81 secretary d war.
\. That he delivered innamatory and scanda-
ious harangues, at various tines 10 bring con
tempt upon Congress. Specification first quotes
a speech at Washington, August IS, 1866, about a
body hanging on the verge Of the government.
Specification second, The Cleveland speech Of
septembor3 3, 1860 Your Congress that il try
ing to break up the government, etc specifica-
ton third, the st. Louis speech Of September
1866 III have played the Judas, who has been
my Christ chat have played the Judas with
Was 1t Ihad Stevens Was it Wendall Phillips p
etc. These speeches are charged ar high mis-
demeanor III office
H. That he declared in public speech in
Washington, August 49, 1866, that the thirty |
hnlh Congress was not a constitutional Congress
u the United States, but Congress Of part Of
he states, thus denying the validity Of their leg.
station, except far as he chose to approve il I
md, in pursuance Of this declaration, attempted /
Q prevent the execution Of the tennre-ofoiice act
y unlaWfully contriying means Of preventing Ed
sln d. stanton from resuuing the Office Of score
AIRY OF war when The Senate bad refused 10 con
ur IN his suspension and attempted 70 prevent
nc execution Of tho appropriation act Of March 2,
sG7, GAG in article 81 and also Of The act Of
larch 2, 1867, 'for the more efficient government
I the rebel States; thus committing high
llademeanor ia Office.