Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-13

were struck dumb, we now appeal TO
| freemen everywhere to stand for the right,
now that the cause of freedom is aban-
doned or betrayed by those who assume
its keeping. $50 "
Thaddeus Stevens Rev rmpeac hment Ar
l. Do 9nt1lph ticles. 4.t"
WASHINGTON, July THE following
are the new and additional articles Of
Impeachment against Andrew johnson,
prepared by Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, of
Pennsylvania, aud by him presented 10
the House of Representatives this after
noon: " lii4
WHEREAS, A high coart of impeach-
ment has lately been in session to try
Andrew Johnson, President of the United
| States, for high crimes aud misdemean-
ors, and has adjourned without com.
pleting its judgment; and whereas, it is
proper that additional articles should be
iled, il the House deems it expedient,
| therefore, ....t tr,9 t..f f..t 1
Resolpsa, That committee of --- be
appointed to prepare additional articles
of Impeachment, and report the same, in
substance ns follows: bsa n Cr
/ Additional Articles of Impeachment exhibited
by the House of Representative, in the n nam n
United States against Andrew ] ohnson. Pres
ident of tho United States. in maintenance
and support of their Impeachment against
him for high crimes and misdemeanors in
Office.
First additional Article. That, the
said Andrew johnson, President of the
United States, did abuse the patronage
of the Government, which, by virtue of
his high office, had been intrusted to him,
and did peryert it to improper aud
selfish purposes, inasmuch as he used it
to corrupt the people of the United
States, and to induce them to abandon
and reuounce the principles which they
conscientiously held, and to adopt others
which they did not approve, in order to
promote the selfish purposes of the said
Andrew Johnson. The President of the
United States came into power and re-
ceived his Office because he professed to
hold the principles of the Repub.
lican party, and zealously avowed
his determination to carry them
into effect. When he came into
power, lie found the Offices of the
government, many thousands in number,
filled with men protesting the same Re
publican principles, and who had been
appointed expressly to carry them into
effect. When, by a fatal accident, he
became the chief executive of the
nation, he determined to seek an cleo
tion for the same office at the next Presi-
dental tern. He foresaw that it would
become>aecessary to renounce the prin-
ciples of the Republican, party, and to
establish new personal party especially
devoted to himself and he did not hesi-
tate to apply to that object the profits of
thousands Of Offices, and millions of
revenue. He set deliberately about
turning faithful officers out of their
places, because they would not renounce
their principles, and of appointing others
to Office because they pledged themselves
to support him and his principles. The
removals and appointments were avow.
edly made Tor no cause of merit or
demerit, but for the purpose of adding
recruits TO his new party.
(. Second additional Article.-That the
said Andrew johnson being the Chief
Executive Of the United States, and be-
ing assigned by law 70 the duties to take
care that the laws shall be faithfully ex-
ecuted, and having no judicial or legis-
lative power confided to him by the Com
stitution, ell his duties being strictly
executive, did, on the 29th day of May,
1865, aud before and after that time,
usurp to himself the powers of another
branch of the Government, and did do
acts and exercise functions which be-
longed to the legislative branch alone;
and in pursuance Of such claim, having
at the time the army and navy of the
United States at his command, did estab-
lish and erect into separate government
that portion of the United States from
the lately so-called Confederate States Of
America, and which was lately embraced
[ within the boundaries OF the State Of
North Carolina, aud did by his own
usurped authority create a state and form
y OF government hitherto unknown TO the
United States, aud did create an eff ce
hitherto unknown to the Constitution,
and appointed thereto an officer whom
he called Provisional Governor, and di-
rected him how to construct and carry
out said government. He fixed, and by
his own wall deereed the qualifications of
electors, and who should be eligible TO
ONCE III tnc ucN koNOfu0cutf "utSu nct
by proclaim alton, declared was deprived
Of all civil government By the. armed
forces of the independent belligerents,
with whom we had been at war; and he
sppoiuted w. H Holden 70 the Office Of
Provisional Governor of North Carolina,
and directed him TO administer the Offices
Of the newly created State.
On the 18th Of June, 1865, he usurped
the same powers, and without any direc-
tion from Congress, 10 whom alone i be-
louged, erected into an independent State
that part OF conquered territory formerly
known as the State Of Mississippi, and
appointed Wm. l. Shsrkey Provisioaal
Governsr thereof And on the lib Of
June, 1865, be in like manner erected n
portion OF said territory into what be
called the Stats Of Gecrgis, and appointed
James johnson Provisional Governor
thereof. On or about the l7th, 2lst and
3nh Of jane. and the l3th Of July, he Ia
like manner created governments which