The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-05-27
The Impeachment Articles.
A Clear Synopsis.

The following is a statement, in brief, of
the substance Of the Impeachment arti-
cles:
Article I, the issuing of the order OF
February 2lst, 1868, addressed to Stanton,
"for the removal :" of Stanton from Office,
with inteut to violate the Tenure-ofO Office
act and the Constitution OF the United
States, and to remove Stanton.
Article III, the issuing and delivering to
Thomas of the letter of authority of Febru-
airy Il, 1868, addressed to Thomas, with
intent to violate the Constitution of the
United States and the Tenure-of Office act,
Article Ill, the appointing of Thomas
by the letter addressed to him of the 2lst
of February, 1868, to the Secretary OF
War adj interim, with intent to violate the
Constitution of The United States.
Article ~, conspiring with Thomas with
intent. by intimidation and threats, to hin-
der Stanton from holding his Office in vio-
lation of the Constitution OF the United
States and the Conspiracy act Of July 81,
1861.
Article Y, conspiring with Thomas to
hinder the execution ofthe Tenure-of0 Office
act, and, in pursuance of the conspiracy,
attempting to prevent Stanton from hold
ing his office.
Article VI. conspiring with Thomas to
seize by force, the property of the United
States in the War Department, then in
Stanton's custody, contrary to the Con-
spiracy act of 1861, and with intent to vio-
late the senure-ot- Office act.
Article VII, consplring with Thomas
with intent to seize the property of the
United States in Stanton's custody, with
intent to violate the Tenurg-o.-Ofiiee act.
Article VIII, issuing and delivering to
Thomas the letter Of authority of February
21, 1868, with intent to control the dis
bursements of the money appropriated for
the military service and for the War De-
partment, contrary to the Tenure-of-Ofice
act and the Constitution of the United
States, and with intent to violate the Ten
ure-of-Office act.
Article TX, declaring to Gen. Emory
that the second section of the Army APP
propriate act of March 2, 1867. providing
that orders for military operations issued
by the President or Secretary of War
should be issued through the General Of
the army, was unconstitutional and in con-
travention of Emorys commission, with
irtent to induce Emory to obey such or
ders as the President might give him d.
ectly aud not through the General Of the
army, with intent to enable the President
to prevent the execution of the Tenure-of-
Office act, and with intent to prevent
Stanton from holding his Office.
Article x, that, with intent to bring in
disgrace and contempt the Congress of the
United States and the several branches
thereof, and to excite the odium of the pe0-.
pie against Congress and the laws by it en-
acted, he made three public addresses, one
at the Executive Mansion-on the 18th of
August, 1866, one at Cleveland, on the Sd
Of September, 1865, and one at st. Louis
on the 9Th Of September, 1866, which
speeches are alleged to be peculiarly in
indecent and unbecoming in the Chief
Magistrate of the United States, and by
means thereof the President brought his
Office into contempt, ridicule, and disgrace,
and threby committed, and was guilty Of,
a high misdemeanor in office.
Article X1, that, by the same speech,
made on the 18th of August, at the Exeeu,
tiyes Mansion, he did, in violation Of the
Constitution, attempt to prevent the exc
cution of the re-of-officc act, by uulaw-
fully contriving means to prevent Stanton
from resuming the Office of Secretary for
the Department of War, after the refusal
Of the Senate to concur in his suspension,
and by unlawfully contrlvins and attemp-
ting to contriye means to prevent the Exc
cution Of tho act making appropriations
for the support Of the army, passed March
2, 1867, and to prevent the execution of
the act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States passed
March 2, 1867.