, 1877-01-18


INTERVIEWS WITH HIM.
Hi'pssch to c3nrinnati Ea7sfrtr.
WAsItisaroH, u, e., Jan. Ii.-Congress,nun
William A. Wheeler, the Republican candidate
for Viec-Trcsfdcnt, arrived III tho city latc FRI
day night, u1ll will leave I'll Tuesday for Its
hume Mt Malone, going BY way of New Turk.
liz here direct from lts visit to Mr.. laycs,
w!,.rf he evidently enjoyed nllc!'. In tho
Of n long conversation tonight witt, your cur
respondent, he talked frecly uf that visit, nf .c
campaign, u the Situation, and Of Ills OWL hope
fulucss for tho future uf the csnntry. On oln.
subject only docs he refuse h!s opinion, VIZ:
the legal questions now brfurc cosIgrcs*. slr.
Whreer,'f sud l, "so many tliyerfc unlniols
have tccn credited to you III Tho puhliv prints
that slluuht Ike to bt authorized by yul, II,
give your genuine opinion Oh Tires poIuts, tu-
wit:
i. "1las the President Of the Senate judicial
powcr either to count or tu announce tile
vutet
y. "Wlat are the respective rights Of the two
fIouses In Tc.artl to the cuuutf ~
i. "llna Congress . right to go behind the
Electoral ecrtilicAtei'
"Wclt, now,''' snid he, broad a1nilc breaking
over 'lis gc'!al face, m,st tell ynu, rs told
called upon Tic in New York, that there is one
IlA*C oi tlis controversy upon which II would
be extremely fnuelitnte tor inc 10 give uy opitl
lon. fneaa tho legal questions wlslvn hare
illc Congress. know yuu appreciate ltlY posi-
tio,,.''
"ln.lced, dur replied; "nnl knowing
you ns dbl, could not bcllcve TINT you woul,t
express All ullnton to bc u,auc public III tt.e
Qurstluus But tho HeralI maii, II | reneintcr
aslEhs, lid TeprGtrnt you US suynE tLut In your
opunn :hc President of tho sc'Iate had the
right tn ruunt the vote"
Alr. Wlcelrr-" Tl,ut Is true; he did. hut
Whatever uptnions lie expressed arc hla uw,l,-
bt>ca, ! suppose, ulM',t what lie drew out vi
me. Whatever rights tue President Ut the SEN
nte has In tue matter he l,,s FROM the Eull4t.tu
tjun, aud Independent of tbs Senate. Whit
crer rights the Constitution giyeH llfn, liz cln
exercise without asking tho Senate. unsl llo cal
exercise no other right"
woul,i hp any conflict, a,ly blou.lshei Ills M,
swrE ral''e ~ I'LL Instant, II, his uost poc.iye
tones: No, air, :! do not," hc .tasI. ~
should conslIur 1t liic On t,a american people
to say that they could tuL 4. ttiG thi> question
wltin!at taktng up arnh. 1 .!o nut believe there
vii he any G!o'd shc.l. Yosl scr,' hc sud,
"that ~ army eannot he ra!set, lnurh less
transport troops htEu Tor Washington. 1t
would takc nuley to cluthr al1I |. I'll them. md
| no mcu could u4,ut long witllunt ply. TIC
nancy wouli nuyr to b. rasrd ~ subscription,
and ito nut think y war could 10 carried III
| lunS by subsvrlut!o!l."
Ii Il aruSycstlon that The danger would co,l,c
| from the tl*r VI tho regular urny, I!t REPLIED,
kA4k ~ 4tA Ht5t AHJlIEttGtllI uII$
!anEer lrun that Solsrcc; tllut tr ktpuAtit,.,,~
bal M intention of using thctl, uld tl.cy mot,!d
| not light Ut tMcsr own accord. When hug5est-
II! TINT e&,l nlany people ha.i IN confluence
In either tito Serrutury ni Har ur tie Secretary
ol tl..: interior, ilc salt:
"'rhc Secretary Vi the Interior llas no control
Of the nriny, AID ille Secretary Ut War tan Ito
nuthln:: without orders lruln Tic President.
hclIevc tho tcuplu nlay trust tlr President"
THIS lie hail earnestly, nls,l added quickly, a. l
tlo nut tflnk t,,orc PATRIOTIC man tnuA the
President lives"
! then suggested tiat the Presidents rontrl
us the arny would expire iii thu 4.h 1T March,
! an.t the Secretary Ut War would then cout;ul
the army to wh>., he rrpc,t, nt4cr n,s,ils.nt' y
tltuught, ttat l'c ttt tfrln ta.t ttn:t & n,grvs,
would settle thu question Eeture that time, u:,,l
dil nut believe that u nujorty IN the senate
r.,tlIi he ioAntl w wt,l,lH tutrlatc any lliL,l
teFi!ls lor tho rurn.c 81 putting OIL actfun url-
| til after the lin III Alar.!I.
q: hts visit tu ltnyt. he sIukc freely. lie said
he lIatl tlrrcr nlct him brfugv, in. irlt !u II;I
sympathy with htm tue nt.,,titut their nnI, Ii
elasptd, atld was :'Is'!e I" feel perfectly At hume
alt t4u Willie liz waa there. lie r"n1.i!t.,l, with
| nlucA AptMreht pleasure, ills rtra'lth'h I.y tln
Dino Legislature. iuI hfanrc, tnnf,,, u RI. =
for the p'rr'sc 'f EsyiM, hin IL In,,t .nr,li,t
greeting. although the la; "l.fr t,l;t tii,y hl,i
passed resolutions strongly ;-,rr.:.E tin: 'lI,st
uni Hendricks must br tn..lgutu,rl. Ills lrl;,
here 1T tliH line, lie says I, purely TN tu,n-s
partially private mi Imtrtiuly Incurred fur LII
constituents, Aul tat tinis'i, l1c ,lr";soscs T.,
retire t" Ills h"i!ic, there tu nwAtt quietly and
isspa'rh 10 C rcinnan cs,mmocia,
WAslitSnruS, u. u, Jan. li.--'ihe Hon. Will
iaiM 4. N!cearr, IN sr.l,iiiI- nj hts rcscnt VII,
to tiuy. Hayes, rays ,,at tbs l;oyrrtlor * rrssc
great cUAliuclce tl,At tne Icsuis III tie 1hi,,i.v
complications over tLc Presidential Yuystn.t
would bo III flH"r VI the Hcruhlhal candidates;
that he has given thu cl"srsi attention to tie
dsitersi't Questions "s thcy hayu cams III,
and lns, VI yet, stcu nothing tu lmpa:l
his faith In thu utility Of thu kcpubllca,,e Il