History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson)
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History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868
Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
Nays--Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden,
Fowler, Frelinghuysen, McCreery, Morrill of Maine, Norton, Patterson of
Tennessee, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Williams--17--8 Democrats and
9 Republicans.
So the testimony was decided admissible, and was claimed by Mr. Manager
Boutwell to be in substantiation of the charges contained in the
eleventh article.
No. 6.
The prosecution offered in evidence a copy of the Cleveland Leader, a
newspaper purporting to contain a speech delivered by Mr. Johnson at the
City of Cleveland, Ohio, on September 30th, 1866, as evidence against
the President. It was objected to by the defense, and on the call by Mr.
Conness and Mr. Sumner the yeas and nays were ordered, and the vote was
as follows:
Yeas--Anthony, Cameron, Cattell. Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness,
Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen,
Henderson, Howard, Johnson, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of
Vermont, Norton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross,
Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Van Winkle, Willey,
Williams--35--33 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Nays--Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Hendricks, Howe,
McCreery, Patterson of Tennessee, Trumbull, Vickers--11--8 Democrats and
3 Republicans.
So the evidence was received. It related to the tenth article, and was
based on a certain speech delivered by Mr. Johnson at Cleveland, Ohio.
No. 7.
Saturday, April 10th, 1868, General Lorenzo Thomas on the stand, called
by the Defense. Mr. Stanbery asked him, with reference to certain
interviews with the President: What occurred between the President and
yourself at that second interview on the 21st (February)?
Mr. Drake demanded the yeas and nays, and they were ordered and were as
follows:
Yeas--Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Cattell, Cole, Conkling, Corbett,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler,
Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, Howe, Johnson, McCreery,
Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Norton, Patterson
of New Hampshire, Patterson of Tennessee, Pomeroy, Ross, Sherman,
Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Willey,
Williams, Wilson, Yates--42-31 Republicans and 11 Democrats.
Nays--Cameron, Chandler, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Harlan, Howard, Nye,
Ramsay, Thayer--10--all Republicans.
So the testimony was received, and General Thomas' answer was:
I stated to the President that I had delivered the communication, and
that Mr. Stanton gave this answer: "Do you wish me to vacate at once,
or will you give me time to take away my private property?" and that I
replied, "At your pleasure." I then said that after delivering the copy
of the letter to him, he said: "I do not know whether I will obey your
instructions or resist them." This I mentioned to the President and his
answer was: "Very well, go and take charge of the office and perform the
duties." * * *
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