During the Reconstruction proceedings in Georgia Governor Jenkins had refused to issue an order to the "State" Treasurer to pay a sum of
Second attempt in
Georgia to obstruct
Reconstruction.
On the other hand, the opponents of the proposed "State" constitution in Mississippi went into a most earnest and energetic campaign against
Rejection of
the Constitution
in Mississippi.
CHAPTER IX
THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT
[Grant in the War Office]—[The President's Message of December 3d, 1867]—[The President's Special Message Concerning the Suspension of Stanton]—[The Senate Resolution in Regard to the Suspension of Stanton]—[Grant's Disobedience toward the President]—[The Unbearable Situation in which the President now Found Himself]—[The Dismissal of Stanton from Office]—[General Thomas Appointed Secretary of War ad interim]—[Stanton's Resistance]—[Thomas and the President]—[The Attitude of the Senate toward the Dismissal of Stanton]—[The Movements in the House of Representatives]—[The Arrest of General Thomas]—[Thomas's Second Attempt to Take Possession of the War Office]—[The House Resolution to Impeach the President]—[The Withdrawal of Stanton's Complaint against Thomas]—[The Fear of the Republicans to Test the Tenure-of-Office Act before the Courts]—[The Managers of Impeachment]—[The Charges against the President]—[The President's Answer to the Complaint]—[The Withdrawal of Mr. Black from the President's Counsel]—[The Contents of the President's Answer]—[The Replication of the House to the President's Answer]—[The Trial—Conduct of the Managers]—[The Evidence in the Case]—[The Argument]—[The Law in the Case]—[Mr. Stanton's Violation of Law]—[The Nomination of General Schofield to be Secretary of War]—[The Vote upon Impeachment]—[The Truth of the Matter]—[The Abdication of Stanton]—[Schofield's Confirmation as Secretary of War and His Acceptance of the Office].