The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-08-04

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q! others on tho >stounl that they Had
aided apd incited the conspiracy but
he> sooh3begah5 TO favor >the1Soutt .
| On May 9th, Virginia~was restored
to the union by order and on May
29th q provisional government was
established in South Carolina, BY. the
appointment of Hon. i. Il. Porry
Sas Governor. ION the same day, am
mostly was granted to all participants
in the "rebcllion," except fourteen
classes, on condition Of taking tue
oath of allegiance. Othor proyisioa-
al governors wcro appointed.
f.S In December, Congress showeda.a a
determined opposition to President
Johnson's measures. Tho "Civil
Rights bill' was passed, and ono
extending tho frccdmcn's bureau.
Both were vetoed, aud both passed
ovor tho veto. In spcccli in 1866,
tho president pronounced the action
OF Congress "a new rebcllion." In
June 1866 tho "arm.in arm" conycn..
ton was called for August, in Phila.
,de phia,to form party on Mr.. John
sons policy. 1t failed to effect any
thing. - .''. "'.
In August, Mr.. johnson, acoompa.
MED by secretaries Seward, Wells
and Randall, Gen. Grant and others
visited Chicago to bo present at tho
laying Of the corner stono of monu,
mont to Stephen, y. Douglass. Along
the whole line. tho president defended
his policy and denounced Congress.
An expression he often used in these
speeches gavo use to tho expression,
fswinging round the CIRCLE" In tho
pcxt election, the people sustained
Congress-, and additional reconstruct,
tion measures were passed. .,..,...
MIR. JoEnson regularly intcrposed
his votocs, which were all uverrulcd.
In August 1869, an attempt was
mado to remove Secretary Stanton
from the cabinet. Gen. Grant GUST
cd Stantcn, who stepped down and
out under protest. In August and
September, general amnesty procla
nations wore issnol. Congress deci,
dcd that the president had no right to
remove Mr.. Stauton; whcreupon
Gen. Graut surrendered the office to
him. In February 1868, Stanton was
again removed, and Gen. Thomas ap.
pointed Secretary of war. The
S'nate resolved that the president
had no right to remove Mr.. Stanton
and Mr.. Stanton refused to vacate.
The next day tho House, By a vote of
l2G to II, presented articles of i'm.
pcachmont against tho president on
two charges first that of removing
Stanton, and secondly, of declaring
that tho 39th Congress was not
constitutional Congress, and of
hindcring some of his. acts. The
Senate after prosecution led by
bingham and Butler, and defence
by W. NJ. Eyarts aid o,hcrs. voted
guilty 35, not guilty 10. The re-
quisito two thirds not having been
obtained, tho president was acquitted
and Stantan resigned, being succeed.
ed by Schofcld.
at tho democratic natl onal con.
Tcntion in 1868 Mr.. johnson showed
sumu strcngtH ~ HrSt, uuC IUSU rapid.
y. In 1869 he was succeeded by
Grant. In 1870 he was defeated for
U. S. Senator by two votes.
In 1872 he was an independent
candidate for congressman at large,
against Cen. Cheatham, which result.
ed in the election Of Horace Maynard.
last year the Legislature, after
balloting month elected Mr..
Johnson to the Senate. IIo took
his seat on tho 5th March
an extra Session. His return
to Washington was a perfect ovation.
Tie made an able speech in tho Senate
against Grantism. ....
The above arc tho leading features
in tho carcor Of. this erent man,
probably tho most rcma rkublc that
! America has produced. At tho age
of ten years he could neither read nor
write :; and yet ten years later, he
entered upon political career, the
most successful perhaps, that has ever
fallen to tho share Of an American.
His hold on the masses was wonderful,
and thousands mourn his death as
that Of friend. Peace to his ashes.
Tho above is o synopsis Of the life
Of johnson published by tho Augusta
GOnStituf inDnliaf