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Tag Archives: 40th United States Congress
the recalcitrant seven
____________ A couple cartoons in the March 21, 1868 issue of Harper’s Weekly seem to have been pointing out some irony in the struggle between Congress and Andrew Johnson. President Johnson parroted “Constitution” as the justification for his policies, for … Continue reading
cannonball express
On March 2, 1868 the United States House of Representatives agreed to nine Articles of Impeachment against President Andrew Johnson. The next day it added two more. You can read a summary of the charges at Wikipedia. Article One was … Continue reading
“kill the beast”
During Washington Birthday remarks in 1866 President Andrew Johnson identified Northerners Wendell Phillips, Senator Charles Sumner, and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens as being just as much traitors to their country as the rebels who fought against the Union for four bloody … Continue reading
“a sorry exhibit”
On November 21, 1867 the Fortieth U.S. Congress reassembled amid a great deal of curiosity about the possible impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. The spectator section in the House was packed an hour before the start time, but the Judiciary … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Aftermath, Impeachment, Postbellum Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged 40th United States Congress, Andrew Johnson, George Sewall Boutwell, impeachment of Andrew Johnson, James Falconer "Jefferson Jim" Wilson, Reconstruction, Thomas Williams (Pennsylvania)
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summer schooled
During the mid-nineteenth century the United States Congress was not in session as much as it is today. In general, Congress did not meet from March until the following December. 1867 was a different kind of year. In March legislation … Continue reading
more ping-pong
On March 19, 1867 Congress passed a law to supplement the initial Reconstruction Act of March 2nd. The new law’s purpose was to to set up the machinery for beginning Congressional Reconstruction. It provided “for the registration of perspective voters … Continue reading
Pottsville people power
It wasn’t just well-known radicals in and out of Congress. According to documentation at the Library of Congress, on March 11, 1867 some people in Pottsville, Pennsylvania promulgated a series of resolutions calling for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Aftermath, Postbellum Politics, Postbellum Society, Reconstruction
Tagged 40th United States Congress, Benjamin Franklin Butler, Civil Rights Act of 1866, Henry Clay, impeachment of Andrew Johnson, James Mitchell Ashley, John Covode, Pottsville Pennsylvania, Reconstruction, Reconstruction Acts
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Wade in waiting?
150 years ago today the 39th U.S. Congress ended and the 40th convened. This was an unusual move, but Congress wasn’t taking any chances. In the last days of the 39th, Congress enacted measures that curtailed President Johnson’s policies and … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Aftermath, Postbellum Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged 39th United States Congress, 40th United States Congress, Andrew Johnson, Benjamin F. Wade, James Brooks, Reconstruction, Reconstruction Acts, Schuyler Colfax, Twenty-fifth Amendment U.S. Constitution
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