The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-26

Taylor would make such an answer a
would put the Senate in the wrong. Blu
as soon as the answer was obtained, il wa
intended 10 dispose Of all Of the nominations
A number OF them, made by Seward infu
ence, and several in opposition 10 Mr.. Fill
more's earnest remonstrances, would Ger
tainIy be rejected. The Senate must de
eide :hs question forthwith, or Mr.. Fill
more may decide it for that body, in re
gard 10 pending nominations, by withdraw
ing them.
Another matter of importance was pend
ing, TO wit, joint resolution fixing the
time of the meeting Of Congress for the
first Monday of October. Should this pro-
position pass, it would abbreviate the pres
ent session.-Cor. Char. Cour.
THE Presidency AND VICE Presidency
AS the Vice President, Mr.. Fillmore, ha.
just succeeded TO the Presidency of the
United States, by the amenled death o
President Taylor, it may be interesting ,c
our readers TO know the Constitutional and
statutory provisions. applicable to the case
and how they are to he interpreted.
By the 5th clause of the I'd article Of the
Constitution OF the United States. it is pro.
vided as follows:
"In case of the removal Of the President
from office, Or Of his death, resignation, or
inability to discharge the powers and duties
of the SAID office, the same shall devolve
on the Vice President; and the Congress
may by law provide Tor the case OF re-
moval. death, resignation, or inability, both
of the Presiden, and Vice President, de-
clarIng what officer shall then act as Presi-
dent; and such officer shall act accordingly,
until the disability be removed, or Presl-
den, shall be elected"
The Act of Congress, Of March |, 1892,
thus carries out, to certain extent only, so
tar as depends on the action Of that body,
the Constitutional provision above cited:
SEC. Q. .4nd be it further enacted, That
IN case OF removal. death, resignation, or
inability, both Of the President and Vice
President Of the United States, the President
of the Senate, pro tempore. and in case
there shall be no President OF the Senate,
then the Speaker of the House of Repre-
senlatives, tor the time being. shall act as
President OF the United States, until the
disability be removed, or a President shall
he elected.
"SEc. 10. find be it further enacted,
That whenever the Offices OF President and
the Secretary of Stale shall forthwith cause
a notification thereof to be made to the
executive of every State, and shall also
cause the same 10 be published in at least
one of The newspapers printed in each
State, specifying that electors OF the Presi>
dent of the u States, shall be appointed or
chosen, in the several States, within thirty
four days preceding the first Wednesday IN
Dec, then next ensuing: Provided, That
there shall be the space of Two months be-
tween the date Of such notification and The
Wednesday in Dec, but if there shall not
be the space of two months between the
date Of such notification and the first
Wednesday in December, and if the term
for which tha President and Vice President
last in Office were elected shall not expire
On the third Gay OF March ensuing, then
The Secretary of State shall specify, in the
that the electors shall be ap-
pointed or chosen within thirly-four days
preceding the first Wednesday in Decem
Der IN the year next ensuing, within which !
ime the electors shall accordingly be ap-
pointed or chosen, and the electors shall
meet and give then votes on the said lst
in December, ani the proceed,
ngs and duties OF the said electors. and
others, shall be pursuant 10 the directions
prescribed by this ac,."