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Bingham, John Armor (1815-1900) Unpublished draft resolves anticipating Johnson's impeachment trial

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03399 Author/Creator: Bingham, John Armor (1815-1900) Place Written: [Washington?] Type: Autograph manuscript Date: [1867] Pagination: 1 p. 27.5 x 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Written as member of Congress. Date inferred from content. Bingham helped impeach Johnson.

Resolved - That Andrew Johnson acting President of the United States, in endeavoring [struck: though] through the Executive Department [struck: alone] of the Government alone to reorganize Civil Governments in the States lately in rebelling, and in the means to which he has resorted to make that endeavor successful, has been guilty of acts which deserve the severe [struck: illegible] [inserted: condemnation] and certain of the House, (and which unrebuked [sic] are calculated to [inserted: corrupt and] subvert the Government of the United States).
Resolved - That the testimony before the committee is not sufficient to justify them in reporting that the Acts of the President [struck: constitute such high crimes and misdemeanors, as call for] [inserted: require the exercise of the impeaching power by the House, or to recommend such action to Congress at its July Session should such session be held.
Resolved - That an act be drawn & submitted to the Committee for their action & to be by them submitted to the House declaring that the exercise [inserted: by the President] of having [inserted: not] granted by the Constitution a law of the United States shall be considered a high crime & misdemeanor [struck: in the illegible]

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