History of the Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson President Of The United States by Edmond G. Ross
by Edmund G. Ross
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About this eBook
- Author
- Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907
- Title
- 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
- Credits
- Produced by Dianne Bean and David Widger
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E660: History: America: Late nineteenth century (1865-1900)
- Subject
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 2442
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2442
- Release Date
- December 1, 2000
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.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
- 2.1868
- 3.By Edmund G. Ross — Burt Franklin Research & Source Works Series #94
- 4.PREFACE.
- 5.CHAPTER 1. — THE PROBLEM OF RECONSTRUCTION. — MR. LINCOLN'S PLAN
- 6.CHAPTER II. — THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. — LINCOLN AND JOHNSON NOT NOMINATED AS REPUBLICANS.
- 7.CHAPTER III. — MR. JOHNSON'S ACCESSION TO THE PRESIDENCY. — THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA.
- 8.CHAPTER IV. — FIRST ATTEMPT TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT. — THE ASHLEY INDICTMENT.
- 9.CHAPTER V. — THE TENURE-OF-OFFICE ACT. — ITS HISTORY AND PURPOSE—THE PRESIDENTS VETO MESSAGE.
- 10.CHAPTER VI. — IMPEACHMENT AGREED TO BY THE HOUSE.
- 11.CHAPTER VII. — IMPEACHMENT REPORTED TO THE SENATE. — THE PRESIDENT'S ANSWER.
- 12.CHAPTER VIII. — ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL
- 13.CHAPTER IX. — EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES AND THEIR TESTIMONY.
- 14.CHAPTER X. — A CONFERENCE HELD AND THE FIRST VOTE TAKEN.
- 15.CHAPTER XI. — THE IMPEACHERS IN A MAZE. A RECESS ORDERED. — THE FINAL VOTE TAKEN.
- 16.CHAPTER XII. — WAS IT A PARTISAN PROSECUTION?
- 17.CHAPTER XIII. — THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER OF IMPEACHMENT.
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