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The　President　pro　tempore：　The　managers　of　the　impeachment　will　advance　within　the　bar　and　take　the　seats　provided　for　them。

The　managers　came　within　the　bar　and　took　the　seats　assigned　to　them　in　the　area　in　front　of　the　Vice　President's　Chair。

The　Speaker　of　the　House　of　Representatives　advanced　and　took　a　seat　on　the　right　of　the　President　pro　tempore　of　the　Senate。

Mr。　Manager　Bingham：

Mr。　President；　the　managers　on　the　part　of　the　House　of　Representatives；　by　order　of　the　House；　are　ready　at　the　bar　of　the　Senate；　whenever　it　may　please　the　Senate　to　hear　them；　to　present　articles　of　impeachment　and　in　maintenance　of　the　impeachment　preferred　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　by　the　House　of　Representatives。

The　President　pro　tempore：

The　Sergeant…at…arms　will　make　proclamation。

The　Sergeant…at…arms：

Hear　ye！　Hear　ye！　All　persons　are　commanded　to　keep　silence；　on　pain　of　imprisonment；　while　the　House　of　Representatives　is　exhibiting　to　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　articles　of　impeachment　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States。

The　managers　then　rose　and　remained　standing；　with　the　exception　of　Mr。　Stevens；　who　was　too　feeble　to　do　so；　while　Mr。　Manager　Bingham　read　the　articles　of　impeachment；　as　follows：

Articles　exhibited　by　the。　House　of　Representatives　of　the　United　States。　in　the　name　of　themselves　and　all　the　people　of　the　United　States；　against　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　in　maintenance　and　support　of　their　impeachment　against　him　for　high　crimes　and　misdemeanors　in　ofce。

ARTICLE　I。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　on　the　21st　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office；　of　his　oath　of　office；　and　of　the　requirement　of　the　Constitution　that　he　should　take　care　that　the　laws　be　faithfully　executed；　did　unlawfully；　and　in　violation　of　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States　issue　an　order　in　writing　for　the　removal　of　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　the　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　having　been　theretofore　duly　appointed　and　commissioned　by　and　with　the　advice　and　consent　of　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　as　such　secretary；　and　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　on　the　twelfth　day　of　August　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　and　during　the　recess　of　said　Senate；　having　suspended　by　his　order　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　said　office；　and　within　twenty　days　after　the　first　day　of　the　next　meeting　of　said　Senate；　that　is　to　say；　on　the　twelfth　day　of　December　in　the　year　last　aforesaid　having　reported　to　said　Senate　such　suspension　with　the　evidence　and　reasons　for　his　action　in　the　case　and　the　name　of　the　person　designated　to　perform　the　duties　of　such　office　temporarily　until　the　next　meeting　of　the　Senate；　and　said　Senate　thereafterwards；　on　the　thirteenth　day　of　January；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　having　duly　considered　the　evidence　and　reasons　reported　by　said　Andrew　Johnson　for　said　suspension；　and　having　refused　to　concur　in　said　suspension；　whereby　and　by　force　of　the　provisions　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　Act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　did　forthwith　resume　the　functions　of　his　office；　whereof　the　said　Andrew　Johnson　had　then　and　there　due　notice；　and　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton；　by　reason　of　the　premises；　on　said　21st　day　of　February；　being　lawfully　entitled　to　hold　said　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　which　said　order　for　the　removal　of　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　is　in　substance　as　follows；　that　is　to　say：

Executive　Mansion；　Washington；　D。　C。；　Feb。　21；　1868。

Sir：By　virtue　of　the　power　and　authority　vested　in　me　as　President　by　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States　you　are　hereby　removed　from　office　as　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　and　your　functions　as　such　will　terminate　upon　the　receipt　of　this　communication。

You　will　transfer　to　Brevet　Major　General　Lorenzo　Thomas；　Adjutant　General　of　the　army；　who　has　this　day　been　authorized　and　empowered　to　act　as　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim；　all　records。　books；　papers；　and　other　public　property　now　in　your　custody　and　charge。

Respectfully　yours；　Andrew　Johnson。　To　the　Hon。　Edwin　M。　Stanton；　Washington；　D。　C。

Which　order　was　unlawfully　issued　with　intent　then　and　there　to　violate　the　act　entitled　〃An　Act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　2d；　1867；　and　with　the　further　intent　contrary　to　the　provisions　of　said　act；　in　violation　thereof；　and　contrary　to　the　provisions　of　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and　without　the　advice　and　consent　of　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　the　said　Senate　then　and　there　being　in　session；　to　remove　said　Edwin　M。　Stanton　from　the　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　the　said。　Edwin　M。　Stanton　being　then　and　there　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　and　being　then　and　there　in　the　due　and　lawful　execution　and　discharge　of　the　duties　of　said　office；　whereby　said　Andrew　Johnson。　President　of　the　United　States；　did　then　and　there　commit　and　was　guilty　of　a　high　misdemeanor　in　office。

ARTICLE　II。

That　on　the　said　twenty…first　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office；　of　his　oath　of　office；　and　in　violation　of　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and　contrary　to　the　provisions　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；〃　passed　March　second；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…seven；　without　the　advice　and　consent　of　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　said　Senate　then　and　there　being　in　session；　and　without　authority　of　law；　did；　with　intent　to　violate　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and　the　act　aforesaid；　issue　and　deliver　to　one　Lorenzo　Thomas　a　letter　of　authority　in　substance　as　follows；　that　is　to　say：

Executive　Mansion。　Washington；　D。　C。；　February　21；　1868。

Sir：The　Hon。　Edwin　M。　Stanton　having　been　this　day　removed　from　office　as　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　you　are　hereby　authorized　and　empowered　to　act　as　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim；　and　will　immediately　enter　upon　the　discharge　of　the　duties　pertaining　to　that　office。

Mr。　Stanton　has　been　instructed　to　transfer　to　you　all　the　records；　books；　papers；　and　other　public　property　now　in　his　custody　and　charge。

Respectfully　yours；　Andrew　Johnson。　To　Brevet　Major　General　Lorenzo　Thomas。　Adjutant　General　U。　S。　Army；　Washington；　D。　C。

Then　and　there　being　no　vacancy　in　said　offce　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　whereby　said　Andrew　Johnson。　President　of　the　United　States；　did　then　and　there　commit　and　was　guilty　of　a　high　misdemeanor　in　office。

ARTICLE　III。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　on　the　twenty…first　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　did　commit　and　was　guilty　of　a　high　misdemeanor　in　office　in　this；　that；　without　authority　of　law；　while　the　Senate　of　the　United　States　was　then　and　there　in　session；　he　did　appoint　one　Lorenzo　Thomas　to　be　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War　ad　interim；　without　the　advice　and　consent　of　the　Senate；　and　with　intent　to　violate　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　and　no　vacancy　having　happened　in　said　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War　during　the　recess　of　the　Senate；　and　no　vacancy　existing　in　said　office　at　the　time；　and　which　said　appointment；　so　made　by　said　Andrew　Johnson；　of　said　Lorenzo　Thomas；　is　in　substance　as　follows；　that　is　to　say：

Executive　Mansion；　Washington；　D。　C。；　Feb。　21；　1868。　Sir：The　Hon。　Edwin　M。　Stanton　having　been　this　day　removed　from　office　as　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　you　are　hereby　authorized　and　empowered　to　act　as　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim；　and　will　immediately　enter　upon　the　discharge　of　the　duties　pertaining　to　that　office。

Mr。　Stanton；　has　been　instructed　to　transfer　to　you　all　the　records。　books；　papers；　and　other　public　property　now　in　his　custody　and　charge。

Respectfully　yours；　Andrew　Johnson。　To　Brevet　Major　General　Lorenzo　Thomas；　Adjutant　General；　U。　S。　Army；　Washington；　D。　C

ARTICLE　IV。

That　said　Andrew　Johnson；　President　of　the　United　States；　unmindful　of　the　high　duties　of　his　office　and　of　his　oath　of　office；　in　violation　of　the　Constitution　and　laws　of　the　United　States；　on　the　twenty…first　day　of　February；　in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…eight；　at　Washington；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　did　unlawfully　conspire　with　one　Lorenzo　Thomas；　and　with　other　persons　to　the　House　of　Representatives　unknown；　with　intent；　by　intimidation　and　threats；　unlawfully　to　hinder　and　prevent　Edwin　M。　Stanton；　then　and　there　the　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　duly　appointed　under　the　laws　of　the　United　Stales；　from　holding　said　office　of　Secretary　for　the　Department　of　War；　contrary　to　and　in　viola