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Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Opening argument of Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, one of the managers on the impeachment of the president

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.30 Author/Creator: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1868 Pagination: 38 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Address given before the Senate. Accuses President Andrew Johnson of undermining Congress authority, vetoing laws that promoted peaceful reconstruction of the nation, and not punishing rebels.
A resolution for Johnson's impeachment was passed in the House of Representatives February 24, 1868. On March 5, 1868 a court of impeachment was organized in the United States Senate to hear charges against the President. After three months, Johnson was acquitted and retired at the end of his term, in March 1869.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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