New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-08

part Of conquered territory formerly ko@h AZ e 5tats
| of Mississippi and appointed William > shaTkey fT0vl
sional Governor thereof and on te lth OF June 1901
he In like manner erected portion Oh s,,
johnson Provisional Governor thereoi, Oh OF ABOUT ue
17h 2lst, and 3Oth Of June ana tne Sth o. july, ne 20
like manner created governments %mch ne caIea tne
States of Texas South Carolina ana flOrlda; ana When
afterward Congress declared such governments and in
situations null and VOID and prescribed other methods OF
governing said territory and 10 enable 1t 10 enter the
Union by the consent OF Congress the President declared
such laws null and VOID, and advised the people not 10
respeet their execution, and he has aided in carry
ing effect but has resisted what are called the lie
Third Iddifioaai Arttcle-For that Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States by his corrupt practices
did attempt TO induce the senatorseeet from the oCI
OF Colorado 70 peure themselves upon the CONDITION OF
b signing the bill admitting Colorado into the Union as
State, and thereby admitting them as Senators OF the
United States. He did also pardon and restore the rights
deserted from the United States army upon condition
that they would vote for the Democratic Party at the
| vote and give to the Democratic agent Thomas b;
| Florence the sum Of $1,000 in cash. He appointed
test oath and did take but allowed 10 act and
discharge the functions thereof in defiance OF law lie
ordered agricultural scrip 70 be issued 10 the State OF
North Carolina which scrip was issued under the act OF
1862 when NOrthCaroina was III armed warfare against
the Union He restored without authority OF law large
r a Oh nad9 d @ had been forfeited under an
pay INC halIOHdl ucpl, M0 u ioco a., ~ ali
winch Outrages this Government became Impoverished
the neope embarrassed the Rebel raiders allowed TO
| flourish and the Constitution fagranty violated He
sold pardons for money or allowed 1t TO DC done through
T6pr Additional Artiele-ae did take from the Treas
ury the United States large tracts OF land and large
amounts of money sufficient It believed, to have paid
our national debts which had been transferred TO
the United States by act OF the 18th Of July 1862 as enc
and tie debts Of the United States. This was corruptly
and unlawfuy done without any authority Of Congress-
FIN additional Artice-IIe did usurp the powers OF
branches Government and exercise the leg
satve power in defiance of the Constitution IN creating
or attempting create Governments out OF the terri
tory conquered from the Confederate States OF America
sOcaed. ana TO govern them by ms own mere power 10y
forms unknown to the Constitution WllnOuI % M
| Congress- but defyng their authority when tey nag
spoken, and denying the consttutionay OF the laws Oh
Congress enacted to govern said conquered territory
Mr. Mcpherson. Clerk of the House, then resumed the
Mr. Stevens commenced by showing tho Importance
OF establishing law Of mpeachments, and dwelt upon
the opportunity afforded for establishing such law in
the late trial the President Several reasons then
given why he dissatisfied with the result Of that trial
lie then spoke Of of the acts which had been per
pctraed by the President in attempting TO corrupt and
bride citizens Of the United states, now members Of Con
gress, and went TO say: Sir am almost ashamed To
charge the respondent with small offense
ruptug the lawful voters Of the United States to build up
grayer charges-charges which in any other country
would bring ont the block and sharpen the ak {;
pie nation the conduct of him who claimed 10 be
pure and who violated all his claims" Mr.. Stevens
pardoned 1893 deserters the United states army who
had taken with them their arms and accouterInenis to
pected to vote that they might cast their ballot for MT
Andrews Of virginia, and Col. Montgomery OF Pennsy
vaua both friends and partsans of the President When
the President had been commissioned Ike the tormentor
OF job to deal with nation 10 whatever deVsh extent
endurance OF the fire Of liberty and had commenced ms
acts Of torture and injustice he began by pard0nng tho
lofty Rebels. having first eXOnerated all the lower
grade and ordered be restored TO them the land which
had seized enemys property by the conquerng
power He could not enumerate, lie said, one
tenth part Of the, property which tho
his friends the original owners II the property which.
by the act July IL 1862 and other acts, had been thus
disposed Of and tie money paid dcfray the debts Of
the Government that debt now amounting to s250Ooo
900, would have been iqudatod and pad IL was duty
which the President was sworn TO perform 10 convert
this property and money pay of he debt Had ne not
been guilty Of official PERJURY the NAoe OF tht bonded
debt which is now lien upon every mans property,
woud have been paid OF in the process payment
Of the COnfscated funds Of the Rcol Having concluded
this part OF his speech, Mr. stevens SAID: ito not SNOW
that il wise ask for vote upon mis- resolution" He
said had TO the conclusion at neither III Europe
nOr America would the Chief Magst!t. VI nation DE
again removed by peaceful means. II DC retained the
money ana the patronage OF the Government would be
found stronger than the law, and impenctabe 10 the
spear OF justice. II tyranny became in,
toer1ble the ouy resource would be found
NAV never be nsed! Mr. stevens concluded as fol-
lows II this Government should learn TO punish her
delinquent rulers and never 10 depart from the principles
of the Declaration of Independence especially from the
naenable rights OF life liberty, and It's necessary con
comiiats universal suffrage, she never can take step
backward, but will sail forward on sea OF glory INTO
the very marge Of that awful gull which divides lime
from Eternity My sands are nearly rum and can only
see with eye OF faith am fast descending the down
pin OF hie at INC loQt winch siesGs eD open gInye
career If yOu and your compeers can hing away aInb-
ton and realize that every human being however lOwy
born and degraded by fortune is your equa-tha every
naenabe right that belongs 70 belongs also 70 him.
truth and righteousness VIII spread oyer the land aud
YOU will look down from the top Of the Rocky Mountains
upon an empire OF one hundred millions OF happy people
He had had not concluded II, when Mr. stevens sad
that he would not have the speech read Ia f Dut would
ST. s. P54SSas then moTSd that the resolution be post
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, Ind moved to lay it the table
| Mr.. STEVENS said he would modify his motion by
| postpOuiug il until Monday two weeks.
! MI. WAsHBURN Gu)-Let it go that way.
! The question being taken on Mr., Homan's notion
! Mr.. HOLMAN Withdrew the motion, and then on Mr.
fgr
| day two weeks.
Mr. WILLIAMS CRep., PENN said that he desired, as
matter OF privilege, 10 submit additional articles OF I'm
parchment, which be had prepared some time ago. IN
volyng, he thought higher political crimes on the part
OF Andrew johnson He would send them To the Clerks
desk lie should desire to support thcm by an argu-
en but il he we're allowed TO nave h, argG gum a
| Inc House now That proposition acceded T., and
the speech and additional articles prepared oy MI vii
! liams 10 be printed in Tie Globe.
BONDED WAREHOUSES;.
warehouane system. The first section requires sworn
declaration writing the entry Of merchandise for
eXportaton The second section requires payment Of
six per per annum interest on the value OF ware
housed merchandise during the time 1t is kept IN the
Mr. RAU1I Gep.. NJ moved to amend by requiring
duties all imported goods remaining in the Custom
Houses and warehouses to be paid within co days.
| Mr.. LYNCH Rep. Mel moved 70 amend by providing
that unrened sugar shall not be considered manuiac-
/ tured goods
Mr.. sCHENCK rep, Ohio moved that the bin and
amendments be referred 10 the Committee on Ways and
| Means
The question was taken, ana IL was agreed 10 Dy % 70
| A.
| Mr.. MAYNARD Rep., Tenn) made apersonal explana-
ton touching something that appeared IN The chicago
Tribune about the sub Committee on Ways and Means.
| RELIEF IROS-CLAD CONTRACTORS
| Mr.. WASHBURN rep. Wis., asked leave 10 have the
Senate bill for the relief Of the Government contractors
building ronclads taken from the Speakers desk and
| referred.
Messrs. sPALDING CRep., Ohio and BENJAMIN rep.
| Mo- objected.
| ALASKA.
The House at hafpast two o'clock went into Commit
tee Of the Whole Mr. Garfield Rep OhloJ in the char,
on the bill approprating 100000 10 pay for the Alaska
purchase with the agreement that recess should be
taken from halfpast four O'Clock till halfpast seven
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