Year: 1868

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snder no other rules or limits upon this right Of free


com OF opinion and OF freedom OF speech, or OF re-
sponsbility and amenabity for the actual exercise
than attend upon such rights and their exercise on
the part OF all other citizens OF the United States,
and on the part Of all their public servants. And
this respondent, further answering said tenth ar
ricle, says that the several occasions on which,
is alleged In the several specifications OF SAID ar
subjects OF public and political consideration were
not nor was any one OF them, sought or planned ey
this respondent; but on the contrary, ea,sa eaca
Of lawful and accustomed right OF the people OF the
United States to call upon their public servants and
express them their opinions wishes and feelings
upou matters OF public and political considerations,
and to invite from such their public servants an eX-
preston OF their opinion, views and feellngs on
matters OF public and political consideration. And
this respondent Claims and insists before this honor
able court and before all the people OF the United
States that OF Orconcerning this his right Of freedom
Of opinion and OF freedom Of speech, and this his
exercise Of such rights on all matters OF public and
political consideration and In respect or all pubic
servants or persons whatsoever engaged In or con-
nected Herewith this respondent as citizen or as
President of the United States is not subject to ques-
ton, inquisition impeachment or incnpa.ion any
says that neither the said tenth article nor any speci
hcaton thereof any allegation therein contained,
respondent in the office OF the President OF the
United States or in the discharge of any OF its
Htltut1Onal or legal uuIleS or responsibilities. DuL
said article and the specifications and allegations
thereof wholly and in every part thereof question only
the discretion or propriety of freedom OF opinion or
freedom ofspeech exercised by this respondent
citizen of the United States I'm his personal right and
capacity, and without allegation imputation
against this respondent of the violation of any law
OF the United States touching relating to freedom
Of speech its exercise by the citizens Of the United
States, or by this respondent as one of said citizens,
or otherwise; and he denies that by reason OF any
matter In SAID article, Its specifications alleged,
he has said or done anything indecent or unbecom-
ing n the ohe Magistrate ,s ate, OF the United " ted States
of the United States into contempt, rdicule dis
grace, or that he has committed or has been guilty
OF q high misdemeanOr In office.


A1aslcer to article l1.-And in answer to the elev
enth article this respondent denies that on the
eighteenth day Of August in the year 1866, at the
did by public speech otherwise declare affirm,
in substance or at ALL that the Thirty ninth Congress
Of the United States was not Congress OF the United
States authorized by the constitution to exercise
legislative power under the same or that he did
then and there declare or affirm that the said Thirty
ninth Congress was Congress Of only part of the
States in any sense of meaning other than that some
States Of the Union were denied representation
therein or that he made any or either OF the declara
tons or a1rmatons in this behalf in the said
article alleged, as denying or intending to deny,
that the legislation of said Thirty-ninth Con.
except so far as this respondent saw fit to approve
the same. And as to the allegation in said article,
that he did thereby intend mean TO be understood
that the said Congress had not power to propose
amendments to the constitution this respondent says
Jat IN SAID address he said nothing In reference to
the subject OF amendments to the constitution, nor
was the question Of the competency OF the said Con-
gress to propose such amendments in any way men,
toned or considered referred to by this respond
en nor In what he dd say had he any intent regarding
the Senate and he denies the allegation made to
the contrary thereof but this respondent in further
answer to and in respect OF the said allegations Of
the said eleventh article hereinbefore traversed and
denied, claims and insists upon his personal and
Official right OF freedom OF opinion and freedom OF
Speech and his duty in his political relations as Presi
dent OF the United States, to the people of the
opinion and freedom OF speech in the same manner,
form and effect as he has In this behalf stated the
same In his answer TO the said tenth article, and
with the same effect as If he here repeated
the same; and further claims and insists, as in
said answer to the tenth article he has claimed
and insisted, that he is not subject TO question
1nquislt1on, impeachment or incubation in any
10rrR or manner OF, or concerning such rights OF
freedom Of opinion or freedom OF speech or his said
alleged exercise thereof and this respondent further
denies that on the 2lst day OF February in the year
1885, or at any other time at the city OF Washington
~ ue Ds.res G VI Soio,a IN pursuahcee 81 any suen
Gle alleged, or otherwise, he did uniawfully, and in
disregard Of the requirements OF the constitution
that he should take care that the laws should be
faithfully executed, attempt to prevent the execution
OF an act entitled "An act regulating the tenure OF
certain civil efices," passed March 2, 1867, by
nnlawfuly devising or contriving or attempting to
devise or c0ntrive means by which he should prevent
Edwin M. Stanton from forthwith resumng the
functions of Secretary for the Department of War or
by unlawfully devising or contrving, or attempting
TO devise or contrive, means to prevent the eXecu-





tons for the support Of the army for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1865, and for other purposes" ap-
proved March 1867, or TO prevent the execution OF
an act entitIad An act to provide for the more en-
cient government OF the rebel Sates," passed March
2, 1861.


And this respondent further answering the said
eleventh article, says that he has in his answer TO
the first article set forth in detail the acts steps and
proceedings done and taken by this respondent to
and towards or in the matter OF the suspension
removal Of the said Edwin M. Stanton In or from
the office Of Secretary for the Department OF War,
Tho limos fntn
purposes and opinions OF official obligations and duty
under and with which such acts, steps and proceed
fngs were done and taken; and he makes answer TO
this eleventh article OF the matters in his answer to
the first article pertaining to the suspension or re-
moval OF said f.. NJ. stanton, to the same intent
and effect as II they were here repeated and set
forth; and this respondent, further answering the
said eleventh article, denies that by means reason
OF ANYTHING in said article alleged, this respondent,
day OF February 1868, or at any other day or time
commit or that he was guilty Of high misde-
meanor in Office; and this respondent, further
answering the said eleventh article, says that the
same and the matters therein contained do not
charge or aege the commission OF any act what
ever by this respondent in his Office OF
President OF the United States, nor the
omission by thus respondent OF eny act OF Official
United States nor does the said article the mat
tiers therein contained name designate describe or
define any act or mode, or form OF attempt, Device
c0ntrivance or means, or Of attempt at device con-
trivance or means. whereby this respondent can
know or understand what act or form OF attempt,
device, conrivance or means, or OF attempt at de.
vice, contrivance or means, are imputed to or
charged against this respondent in his Office OF
President OF the United States, intended 80
10 be, or whereby this respondent can more fully or
definitely make answer unto the third article than
he hereby does and this respondent p submitting TO
this honorable court this his to the articles OF
impeachment exhibited against him respectfully re-
serves leave TO amend and add 10 the from time
TO time az may become necessary or proper and when
such necessity and propriety shall appear.


ANDREW JOHNSON.


HENRY STANBERY, I


B. X. CURTIS,


THOMAS A. n. NELSON, }of Counsel.


wM. NJ. EvARTS.


u. :. GROESBECK,


Thirty DAYS ASKED FOR TO PREPARE FOR TRIAL


REFUSAL OF THE SENATE.


MessrH. STASBERY and EvARrs successlveIy