. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . em. In the earnest struggle to uphold this legis-lation, Mr. Howard was ever at his post of duty. He drew the report of the Committee on Military Af-fairs, on the removal of Honorable Edwin M. Stanton, Sec-retary of War, by President Johnson, strongly condemning 277 Civil-war Echoes — Character that act, and exposing Mr. Johnsons complicity in theNew Orleans Riots. When the contest between the two branches of the Gov-ernment resulted in the impeachment of Mr. Johnson bythe House of Representatives, Mr. Howard—who wasChairman of the Sen
. Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets . em. In the earnest struggle to uphold this legis-lation, Mr. Howard was ever at his post of duty. He drew the report of the Committee on Military Af-fairs, on the removal of Honorable Edwin M. Stanton, Sec-retary of War, by President Johnson, strongly condemning 277 Civil-war Echoes — Character that act, and exposing Mr. Johnsons complicity in theNew Orleans Riots. When the contest between the two branches of the Gov-ernment resulted in the impeachment of Mr. Johnson bythe House of Representatives, Mr. Howard—who wasChairman of the Senate Impeachment Committee—votedthe accused guilty of the high crimes and misdemeanorscharged in the articles of impeachment. He is a man of medium stature—five feet, ten inches inheight; chest, 44 inches; weight, about 200 pounds; head,23^ inches; and has much power of endurance. He is aneloquent speaker and a formidable antagonist in is as exemplary in his private life as honorable in hispublic career.—(Barnes Fortieth Congress/) 278. U. S. SENATOR JACOB M. HOWARD, MICHIGAN FORMERLY, MEMBER OF THE XXVII U. S. CONGRESS ATTORNEY-GENERAL (1854-61) OF MICHIGAN AUTHOR OF FIRST PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND OF THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO U. S. CONSTITUTION DEATH OF HON. JACOB M. HOWARD At a session of the Supreme Court, held at the courtroom, in the City of Detroit, on the seventh day of April,in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one: Present—Hon. James V. Campbell, Chief Justice. Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy, ^ Hon. Benjamin F. Graves, VAssociate Justices. Hon. Thomas M. Cooley, j His excellency. Gov. Baldwin; Hon. John W. Longyear,Judge of the United States District Court for the EasternDistrict of Michigan; Hon. Daniel Goodwin, Circuit Judgeof the Eleventh Circuit, and Hon. Jared Patchin, CircuitJudge of the Third Circuit, were seated with the justices. Attorney General May addressed the Court: May it please the Court: The unpleasant duty o
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