The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-12
POLITICAL POINTS

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Hon. William A. Wheeler has been inter-
viewed by New York Herald correspondent
by whom he is made to speak thus 1T is
my firm conviction that Congress can never be
constituted National Canvassing or Return
ing Board. Congress cannot 60 behind the
returns, beyond the mere question Of the
regularity Of the certificates. Understand me
clearly, for it is point on which l would
not like to be misunderstood. The Con-
gress cannot investigate whether Louisiana
has gone for Tilden or Hayes The action of
tho Returning Board on this point has been
final and conclusive in louisiana do not
believe that this dispute will be wholly an I'M
mixed evil. I believe it is going to teach the
people the machinery Of the Presidential cleo
ton, which they have never understood be-
fore, and that it will be the means OF averting
such troublesome strife in the future"
The Republican members of the Michigan
Legislature met in caucus on the evening of
Jan. 8, and, by unanimous rising vote, Mr..
Ferry was nominated by reclamation for re-
election to the United States Senate.
The Republican members of the Illinois
Legislature have resolved, in caucus, that
Hayes is the President-elect, and that he must
be inaugurated.
| Washington telegram Of the 4th says
1.-The full joint committee of the House
and Senate upon the Electoral College ques-
ton met to-day and began the first joint dig
cussion of the complicated question involved
in this Presidential contest. Appletons new
compilations of precedents in the counting of
the votes of the Electoral College formed the
textbook of to-day's discussion, which was
| purely preliminary. Hewitt and Edmunds were
the principal spokesman. No plans were
preached, general talk taking the place of the
mature schemes that are to follow. The dis
cussion showed at present great desire upon
the part of both Democrats and Republicans to
arrive at an amicable adjustment"
Touching the question of the final count of
the electoral votes for President and Vice Pres
ident, the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says sit is confidently be-
lieved by those who have excellent opportuni-
ties for knowing" that acting Vice President
Ferry has adopted one of the two following
plans: First-He will either count all the
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tested States which he considers to be the
| rightful ones, and will announce the result to
| the joint convention, with the statement that
that is his judgment IA to the proper count /;
but il the two houses concurrently arrive at
different conclusion he will obey any instruc-
tons which the joint convention acting con-
currently, shall give him. Second-He will
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which there is no dispute, and will then pre-
sent the duplicate sets Of returns from each
Of the four contested States to tho
joint convention, with the announcement that
as to them he awaits some instruction from the
two houses acting concuTently. 1t cannot
be stated with equal plainness what his action
would be should the two houses not agree upon
some specific instruction as to the disputed
votes. There is good reason, however, to be-
lieve that, in the event Of the two houses de-
clining to give him the concurrent instruction
he desires, no will then consider himself under
the constitution required to declare the result
according to his best Judgment.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune telegrsphs the latest utterances
Of President Grant touching the Presidential
complications. He defined his position in
these words; "when all the political power
and responsibility vested in me by the SURFACES
of the people shall have expired by consti-
tutional limitation which will be on the 4th day
of March, shall be ready to willingly surren-
der this responsibility but until then 1 shall
execute the Office of President, and
protect and defend tho constitution. It
Is not my province 10 dstermine the
question or an election, but
to execute the laws. Whoever is declared to
be my constitutional successor, to him will I
surrender the reins Of Government" He took
issue with those who have suggested that Gov.
Tilden might be inaugurated whether he was
declared elected or not, and strongly intimated
that that could not be done in Washington,
where alone he thought an Inauguration legal.
He said there could not be two legal
Presidents that he should consider an
Inauguration at any other place than
Washington void that any attempt TO
exercise authority elsewhere under such cir
cumstances, could not be recognized, and any
recognition of such assumed authority by any
officer Of the Government would be treason.
The President ended in substance as follows:
1.-THE Presidents authority, exercised in &C
cordanoe with law, is as supreme in the Dis
trict Of Columbia as IL it were q garrisoned
fortress, and any demonstrations or warike
concentration OF men threatening the peace of
the city or endangering tho security of the
public property or treasure of the Government
could be summarily dealt with, should the
public safety demand, by declaration of mar
tial law"
Ex-Gov. Ishsm q. Harris has been elected to
succeed Henry Cooper in the United States
Senate from Tennessee.
The DEMOCRATIC Legislature OF Louisiana
! has elected J. b. Eustis to the United States
Senate for the short term.
MISCELLANEOUS aLKANINes.
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