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ARTICLE THE SIXTH. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.

ARTICLE THE SEVENTH. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reëxamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of common law.

ARTICLE THE EIGHTH. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

ARTICLE THE NINTH. The enumeration, in the Constitution, of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

ARTICLE THE TENTH. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

ARTICLE THE ELEVENTH. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.

ARTICLE THE TWELFTH. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

ARTICLE THE THIRTEENTH. Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have. been duly convicted, shall exist in the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropri ate legislation.

144.-APPENDIX No. 2.

THE Chief Justice said: Senators, in conformity to the order of the Senate, the Chief Jusitce will now proceed to take the vote on the eleventh article, as directed by the rule.

The eleventh article was read by the clerk.

The first name on the roll, that of Senator Anthony, being called, that Senator rose in his place, and the Chief Justice, also standing, addressed to him this formula:

Mr. Senator Anthony: How say you, is the respondent, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, guilty or not guilty of a high misdemeanor, as charged in this article?

Senator Anthony responded "guilty," and so the vote went on till all the Senators had responded, the vote summing up, yeas 35, nays 19, as follows:

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[The names of the Republican Senators voting for acquittal are printed in italics 1

CONGRESS.-SENATE, MAY 26.

On the assembling of the Senate, the Chief Justice took the chair as presiding officer of the Court of Impeachment.

Mr. Stevens was not present with the managers.

Messrs. Stanbery, Evarts, and Nelson, represented the President. Every Senator was in his seat.

On motion of Mr. Williams, the resolution as to the order of reading and voting on the articles was rescinded. Yeas 29, nays 25, as follows:

Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson, McCreery, Morrill of Vt., Morton, Patterson of N. H., Patterson of Tenn., Saulsbury, Trumbull, Van Winkle, and Vickers-25.

Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Wade, Williams, Wilson, and Yates-29.

Mr. Conkling moved to vote on the remaining articles in their order. Lost-26 to 28.

Mr. Williams modified his resolution so as to rescind all orders relating to the time of voting, and Mr. Trumbull raised a point of order that this could not be done.

The point was not sustained by the Senate-24 to 30.

Mr. Morrill, of Maine, moved an adjournment to the 23d of June. The vote resulted in a tie vote, and the Chief Justice declared it lost.

The vote was then taken on the second article, and resulted: Guilty 35, not guilty 19. Same as on the eleventh article.

A vote was then taken on the third article, and it resulted the same. Mr. Williams then moved that the Court adjourn sine die, which was carried, 34 to 16, the anti-impeachment Senators voting in the negative. The Court then adjourned sine die.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

Adams, John, administration, 8.

his patriotism and mistakes, 9.
elector for Monroe and Tompkins, 13.
died July 4, 1824.

Adams, John Quincy, on the Federal
party, 39, 40.

proves their disunion proclivities, 81.
was in Monroe's cabinet, 111.
elected President, 118.

favored Federal Government making
roads, etc., 120.

rendered good service before and after
he was President, 120.
negotiated for Florida, 110.

had no party to sustain him as Presi-
dent, 119.

Albany, city of, voted not to read Declara-
tion of Independence, 32.
Anti-Democratic principles, 6.
Anti-Democrats during the War of 1812,
71, 72.

Anti-Democratic naturalization laws, 11.
Anti-Masonry, political, 128.

Arkansas, reorganization under Lincoln,

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Buchanan-

his calls upon Congress, about dis-
union, 253.

his defence complete, 257.
Bureau, Freedmen's, 309.

unconstitutional, 310.

extended in 1865, and its real objects,
311.

to be further extended, 313.

Capital, slander, as political, 366.
Caucus, congressional, 307.

effect on legislation, 308.

Chase, S. P., calling clergy for political
assistance, 316.

a good citizen and judge, but not
banker or financier, 391.

Clay, Henry, reply to Quincy, 49.

resolution condemning General Jack-
son, 143.

Clergy, American, mistakes of, 315.
acting in the name of the Almighty
in politics, 216.
Clinton, George, 34.

Vice-President, 36.
Conclusion, 396.

Committees, congressional fishing, 294.
Congress and Supreme Court, 314, 347.
Constitutions, 2.

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Internal improvements, 132.

veto by General Jackson, 134.

Governor Seward's recommendation,
135.

Issues to be tried by the people, 376.

Jackson, Andrew, as a general, 67.

battle of New Orleans, 97.

did not suspend habeas corpus, 99.
how he treated mutineers, 100.

vetoed the United States Bank, and
removed deposits, 140.
removal of Duane, 141.
protest to the Senate, 143.
Farewell Address, 165.
devotion to his wife, 183.

Jefferson, Thomas, attempt to deprive of
election, 14.

his marriage, temper, and disposition,

16.

was a musician, 16.

on contracting debts, 17.

his political principles, 18.

extracts from first inaugural, 21.
proposition to impeach, 36.

Johnson, Andrew, 333.

mistakes and his record, 335.
charges against, and trial, 210.
vote on, see Appendix No. 2.
matters with Stanton, 362.

Johnson, Cave, extract from letters, 267.
Johnston, General, cause of failure of re-
bellion, 319, 351.

Loans, Federalists tried to prevent Gov-
ernment obtaining, 51.

Lincoln, Abraham, 259.

in Congress, 259.

his political opinions, 260.

made no recommendation to prevent
war, 264.

Lowell, his pamphlet against the War of
1812, 74.

Louisiana, reorganization of, under Lin
coln, 304.

Madison, James, 45.

elected to Congress, 45.
Secretary of State, 46.

elected and reelected President, 47–94.
an able writer, 47.

Majorities, tyranny of, 257.

Marcy, W. L., Koszta letter, 42.

took first prisoners and colors, 126.
elected and reelected Governor, 126.
Secretary of War and State, 126, 127.
Monroe, James, election as President, 102.
sent abroad, 103.

remarks on his administration, 111.
Military commissions, trials by, 276.
trial of North and others, 277.
decided to be unconstitutional, 278.
Moral and religious people, unbecoming
to celebrate our victories, 73.
National Government, expenses of, 381.
Navy and naval heroes, 51.
Bainbridge, 53.

Stewart, 54.
Decatur, 55.
Hull, 56.

Perry, 57.
Rodgers, 58.
Macdonough, 59.
Lawrence, 60.

Porter, 61.

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