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ARTICLE　IX。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States。　on　the　twenty…second　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia。　in　disregard　of　the　Constitution；　and　the　laws　of　the　United　States　duly　enacted；　as　commander…in…chief　of　the　army　of　the　United　States；　dial　bring　before　himself　then　and　there　William　H。　Emory；　a　major…general　by　brevet　in　the　army　of　the　United　States；　actually　in　command　of　the　department　of　Washington　and　the　military　forces　thereof；　and　did　then　and　there；　as　such　commander…in…chief；　declare　to　and　instruct　said　Emory　that　part　of　a　law　of　the　United　states；　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven　entitled　〃An　act　making　appropriations　for　the　support　of　the　army　for　the　year　ending　June　thirtieth；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight　and　for　other　purposes；〃　especially　the　second　section　thereof；　which　provides；　among　other　things；　that　〃all　orders　and　instructions　relating　to　military　operations。　issued　by　the　President　or　Secretary　of　War；　shall　be　issued　through　the　General　of　the　army；　and；　in　case　of　his　inability；　through　the　next　in　rank；〃　was　unconstitutional；　and　in　contravention　of　the　commission　of　said　Emory；　and　which　said　provision　of　law　had　been　theretofore　duly　and　legally　promulgated　by　General　Orders　for　the　government　and　direction　of　the　army　of　the　United　States；　as　the　said　Andrew　Johnson　then　and　there　well　knew。　with　intent　thereby　to　induce　said　Emory；　in　his　official　capacity　as　commander　of　the　department　of　Washington；　to　violate　the　provisions　of　said　act；　and　to　take　and　receive；　act　upon；　and　obey　such　orders　as　he；　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　might　make　and　give；　and　which　should　not　be　issued　through　the　General　of　the　army　of　the　United　States；　according　to　the　provisions　of　said　act；　and　with　the　further　intent　thereby　to　enable　him；　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　to　prevent　the　execution　of　the　act　entitled　〃An　act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　second　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven　and　to　unlawfully　prevent　Edwin　M。　Stanton　then　being　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　from　holding　said　office　and　discharging　the　duties　thereof；　whereby　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　did　then　and　there　commit　and　was　guilty　of　a　high　misdemeanor　in　office。

And　the　House　of　Representatives　by　protestation　saving　to　themselves　the　liberty　of　exhibiting　at　any　time　hereafter　any　further　articles；　or　other　accusation　or　impeachment　against　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　or　the　United　States；　and　also　of　replying　to　his　answers　which　he　shall　wake　unto　the　articles　herein　preferred　against　him；　and　of　offering　proof　to　the　same；　and　every　part　thereof；　and　to　all　and　every　other　article；　accusation；　or　impeachment　which　shall　be　exhibited　by　them；　as　the　case　shall　require；　do　demand　that　the　said　Andrew　Johnson　may　be　put　to　answer　the　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　office　herein　charged　against　him；　and　that　such　proceedings；　examinations；　trials；　and　judgments　may　be　thereupon　had　and　given　as　may　be　agreeable　to　law　and　justice

ARTICLE　X。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office；　and　the　dignity　and　proprieties　thereof；　and　of　the　harmony　and　courtesies　which　ought　to　exist　and　be　maintained　between　the　executive　and　legislative　branches　of　the　government　of　the　United　States；　designing　and　intending　to　set　aside　the　rightful　authority　and　powers　of　Congress；　did　attempt　to　bring　into　disgrace；　ridicule；　hatred；　contempt　and　reproach；　the　Congress　of　the　United　States；　and　the　several　branches　thereof；　to　impair　and　destroy　the　regard　and　respect　of　all　the　good　people　of　the　United　States　for　the　Congress　and　legislative　powers　thereof；　（which　all　officers　of　the　government　ought　inviolably　to　preserve　and　maintain。）　and　to　excite　the　odium　and　resentment　of　all　the　good　people　of　the　United　States　against　Congress　and　the　laws　by　it　duly　and　constitutionally　enacted；　and　in　pursuance　of　his　said　design　and　intent；　openly　and　publicly；　and　before　divers　assemblages　of　the　citizens　of　the　United　States；　convened　in　divers　parts　thereof　to　meet　and　receive　said　Andrew　Johnson　as　the　Chief　Magistrate　of　the　United　States；　did；　on　the　eighteenth　day　of　August；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…six；　and　on　divers　other　days　and　times；　as　well　before　as　afterward；　make　and　deliver；　with　a　loud　voice；　certain　intemperate；　inflammatory；　and　scandalous　harangues；　and　did　therein　utter　loud　threats　and　bitter　menaces。　as　well　against　Congress　as　the　laws　of　the　United　States　duly　enacted　thereby；　amid　the　cries；　jeer；　and　laughter　of　the　multitudes　then　assembled　and　in　hearing。

ARTICLE　XI。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office；　and　of　his　oath　of　offce；　and　in　disregard　of　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States；　did；　heretofore；　to　wit；　on　the　eighteenth　day　of　August；　A。　D。　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…six；　at　the　City　of　Washington；　and　the　District　of　Columbia；　by　public　speech；　declare　and　affirm；　in　substance；　that　the　thirty…ninth　Congress　of　the　United　States　was　not　a　Congress　of　the　United　States　authorized　by　the　Constitution　to　exercise　legislative　power　under　the　same。　but；　on　the　contrary；　was　a　Congress　of　only　part　of　the　States；　thereby　denying；　and　intending　to　deny；　that　the　legislation　of　said　Congress　was　valid　or　obligatory　upon　him；　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　except　in　so　far　as　he　saw　fit　to　approve　the　same；　and　also　thereby　denying；　and　intending　to　deny；　the　power　of　the　said　thirty…ninth　Congress　to　。propose　amendments　to　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and；　in　pursuance　of　said　declaration；　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　afterwards；　to…wit；　on　the　twenty　first　day　of　February；　A。　D。　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　the　city　of　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　did；　unlawfully；　and　in　disregard　of　the　requirements　of　the　Constitution　that　he　should　take　care　that　the　laws　be　faithfully　executed；　attempt　to　prevent　the　execution　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　by　unlawfully　devising　and　contriving；　and　attempting　to　devise　and　contrive　means　by　which　he　should　prevent　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　forthwith　resuming　the　functions　of　the　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　notwithstanding　the　refusal　of　the　Senate　to　concur　in　the　suspension　theretofore　made　by　said　Andrew　Johnson　of　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　said　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　and；　also；　by　further　unlawfully　devising　and　contriving；　and　attempting　to　devise　and　contrive　means；　then　and　there；　to　prevent　the　execution　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　act　making　appropriations　for　the　support　of　the　army　for　the　fiscal　year　ending　June　thirtieth；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　and　for　other　purposes；〃　approved　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　and　also；　to　prevent　the　execution　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　act　to　provide　for　the　more　efficient　government　of　the　rebel　States；〃　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　whereby　the　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　did　then；　to　wit；　on　the　twentyfirst　day　of　February；　A。　D。　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　the　city　of　Washington；　commit；　and　was　guilty　of；　a　high　misdemeanor　in　office。

Schuyler　Colfax；　Speaker　of　the　House　of　Representatives。　Attest：　Edward　McPherson；　Clerk　of　the　House　of　Representatives。


At　the　conclusion　of　the　reading　of　the　Articles　of　Impeachment；　the　President　of　the　Senate　responded　that　〃the　Senate　will　take　order　upon　the　subject　of　impeachment；　of　which　proper　notice　will　be　given　to　the　House　of　Representatives。〃

In　addition　to　the　Speaker　and　Managers；　a　large　number　of　the　members　of　the　House　of　Representatives　were　present　to　witness　the　extraordinary　and　impressive　proceedings；　and　at　its　close　all　withdrew　and　the　Senate　resumed　the　routine　business　of　the　day's　session。

On　Monday；　March　23rd；　1868；　the　President；　by　his　attorneys；　appeared　at　the　bar　of　the　Senate　and　made　answer　to　the　several　Articles　of　Impeachment；　as　follows：

（Answer　to　only　the　1st；　2nd；　3rd；　and　11th　Articles；　are　here　given；　as　the　2nd；　3rd　and　11th　were　the　only　Articles　put　to　voteall　others　being　abandoned；　and　as　the　1st　Article；　though　never　put　to　vote；　contained　practically　all　there　was　of　the　impeachment。）

ANSWER　TO　ARTICLE　I。

For　answer　to　the　first　article　he　said：　That　Edwin　M。　Stanton　was　appointed　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War　on　the　15th　day　of　January；　A。　D。　1862；　by　Abraham　Lincoln；　then　President　of　the　United　States；　during　the　first　term　of　his　presidency；　and　was　commissioned；　according　to　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States；　to　hold　the　said　office　during　the　pleasure　of　the　President；　that　the　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War　was　created　by　an　act　of　the　first　Congress　in　its　first　session；　passed　on　the　7th　day　of　August；　A。D。　1789；　and　in　and　by　that　act　it　was　provided　and　enacted　that　the　said　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War　shall　perform　and　execute　such　duties　as　shall　from　time　to　time　be　enjoined　on　and　intrusted　to　him　by　the　President　of　the　United　States；　agreeably　to　the　Constitution；　relative　to　the　subjects　within　the　scope　of　said　department；　and　furthermore；　that　the　Secretary　shall　conduct　the　business　of　the　said　department　in　such　a　manner　as　the　President　of　the　United　States　shall；　from　time　to　time；　order　and　instruct。

And　this　respondent　further　answering；　says　that　by　force　of　the　act　aforesaid　and　by　reason　of　his　appointment　aforesaid　the　said　Stanton　became　the　principal　officer　in　one　of　the　executive　departments　of　the　government　within　the　true；　intent　and　meaning　of　the　second　section　of　the　second　article　of　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and　according　to　the　true　intent　and　meaning　of　that　provision　of　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States：　and；　in　accordance　with　the　settled　and　uniform　practice　of　each　and