, 1877-01-09


kTtrt'T1oHAt. srccEsSoH.
sttcta. Di4patcA 10 71s Tribune.
WAsHisGroS, u. G.. Jan. U. Tho President to.
day, ln tho eUuFsc of ycsy earnest conversation,
gasc expression tu Important oplntaus respecting
the Presidential Implications lln defined hts po.
slilun IN 1hrse wor4ss whle}. he permitted 10 Ia
rcpu7lch: ''Hhyn nil thu Fo}i,Ical powcy and re-
'ronslhllItY vested III mu by the suatages
OF The rco1ic thul hasu expired BY constitutional
hnlsas'nn, which wi1l he on the lsh day Ut March,
shall o Fcaly Ia Willingly snrcnacr this rrspon.
slbiliy; hut unit, then rhaii rxeeptr tho ntiec Vt
Prehtlcut, and protect nnd defend thu
tauatstatlan, Il |. nut MY province IL
determine thp qurst,nn u III slccssas, hat
10 ckerntu tIle laws. Whoever ia dcrlarcd to be
my constitutional Fuccessor, to him will ! sur
Ectder the fctEns Of Government. In tus it IL not
Gov. Hayes. nor Gov. Tiiden. but who IL Fresf.
dent. and whoever Ii 10 declared Will be placed In
possession Of thu Executive po"en,"
The President has examined the statutes respect.
Ag The nIslEicl u COiu1abiu Nth t!e* to ascee-
taulns Ills ansars ~ Esrrntisc and truetco Of tho
Hat!un's property In thu efrnt Of trnubir. Tho
President deprecated the sth Of January meetings.
iir Thought ihrY ~o"i4
UNNECESSARILY IAFI.AME rrnLic OPINION,
wcru nnpatriotlc, aud .m!schiEsous. II intended
AZ neIpicut rusnlntou. he said they would fal1 ct
their purpose ana bp tsseountenaneea ~ men a9
business sna conservative sentiments. II Bt.
s1:neA 10 ofel&He tnhseetss thcy N1nth DO ahxo
f"si!e.
The PsesiAeat eoa1d see In them only a stteups
ut mttehse'ou. as'tatnn of tha public s"nd. LA
sharply rrtutea those who hayr suggested that
Taldsn Would ba iuaa9uEatrd mhctncr be Wis
aetiassd slseteI as not. aud strongly lntimatsd
that that could mt BE- aonu In Washington, ahese
alouc he thuuEht at Inauguration loyal. lau said
there coulo nel b. Two legal Presidents.
liz discu&sed at length the organic acts Of thu
District Of Columbia. md maintained that tho
President could no, con*tltutlonaY make the scat
0f Government elssWherc. 3ia ss!d NJ! bis Own
ot1ctai Rett had bern executed al4 ts.sd II WAh-
ipslen. notwithstanding occasional absences.
The Prcsldent distinctly and pUtitrely said shst
he should con&dtE Al Inauguration II any p&tee
p1aee than Washington void; shas an9 Atteupt 10
x1erclsp authority s]seHhrre. pDdes suth riffaM-
Atauces, could nut Le recognised. and any secoxuF
toI Of zach assumed authority BY any oteer Of tho
GesctAnleAt
WOULD ne TREASON.
The pre*dtnt cnas4 Iu substance ~ follows, and
this s:asenient IL cf n.ulatukaus importance " tho
accu.taucs With !aw: IL a. supsetas in tha piatEs%
uf Colne.t!a ~ il It were gnrsIsonel tostFes*..
Un1 1hy demonstrations Of wtsllke concelttakioa
ps pyu thvcattnns lhc peAcs vt the CITY " rtadah-
Sss'nx t1e security or :hs public property Or
lrsasusc u tls t;overnlneuE could bS suu,maklly
4s,ss with, ahos!4 thS puotle salety demand, ~
aeclaration pf martial lAw. 4
Tic President s4td that hs could not think that
any pul!tscSl party xUQ11 aaaums such grave ~
spon.lhilty ~ would acecaAltsss aQea ~ cxtEenae
party would ha condemnsd to ltsstn1 otsltaoa "
ihc xIu,ost uuahlm0ns rolcs vt tho psop1s.
The President said that b4 yek telt 4s<ur.d that
the will Vt thu people Would prevail. aaa I'D {se: