The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-02

New YORK, October 1.-The Times
special says, the opinion prevails eX-
tensively throughout the country that
the Reconstruction act of the torueth
Congress requires majority OF all the
registered voters in the Southern cleo
lions to authorize the holding of Consti-
tutional Conventions This is errone-
GUS, as the law reads as follows:
"If a majority of the votes given on
the question shall be for Convention,
then a Convention shall be held as
hereinafter provided; but If majority
OF said votes be against a Convention,
then no such Convention shall be held
under this act: provided, that such
Convention shall not be held unless
majority of all such registered voters
hrve voted on the question of holding
such Convention"
All the statements previously made
regarding the trial of Jetf. Davis have
been mere surmiSes, and the Govern
ment has not authorized them, nor has
1t made public any intention of what
Il intends doing. 1t 10 semi-othciRlly
announced that the Government will
ask for another delay when the trial
comes on in November, and that the
counsel for the accused will then make
motion to enter a noue prOSeqLrI.
Judge Underwood will be present, but
it is not yet settled whether Judge
Chase will preside. The motion to
quash will be argued and decided
probably during the early part of the
term. 1t is due TO Attorney General
Stanbsrry to say that, although he has
been consulted regarding the matter,
and may have advised the prospective
delay, he cannot be held accountable
for the manner in which the case
is conducted. He complied with Dis
trict Attorney Chandeliers request for
assistance in the prosecution. Mr..
Evarts Is the: assistant counsel, conse-
quently Mr.. Chandler is alone response
BILE.
During a recent interview with an
old Tennessee friend, the purport OF
which has been retailed publicly, Mr..
Johnson stated he would take his final
stand against Congress by resisting its
right, If 1t assumed 1t, to suspend him
during the progress of the impeach-
ment trial, if he was impeached. So
many Ifs spoil the threat, but it is prob
able that the first opportunity afforded
the President to take a stand against
Congress on this subject will be to veto
bill providing for a suspension from
office OF all public officers who may
have been impeached until they have
been tried, which will undoubtedly be
introduced and passed early in the ses-
sion.
The Worlds special says: The state
ment of the public debt for September
will show a reduction of the debt, but
not to the extent given in the August
statement. Both the internal revenue
and customs receipts fall of in Septem
Der. During the last half of this month,
the returns from internal revenue have
not averaged more than quarter OF u
million dollars per day.
The President tonight appointed
Col. Noah L. L. Jeffries, of Maryland,
Register of the Treasury, vice Mr.. Col
by, deceased.
There is not a word OF truth in the
statement that the administration is
being consulted by the District Attor
ney and the Judge at Richmond rela-
tive TO the pOstpOnement Of the trial
of JEFF. Davis. 1t is matter for the
Judge and not the Executive to decide.
The only point upon which even the
Attorney General could be properly
consulted would be as TO the necessity
to employing counsel additional TO that
already appointed by law.