The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-26
NATIO0AA sEHsATI0x.
arthur gu a-sunse the PresI-
g1pRCy.


I NEW YoSR, Aug 70 "A great deal of
( speculation. especially on the part of
I whatare known as Administration Repub-
/ leans, bus been caused By the presence
al Vice President arthur house for the
! past few days eff . number o. conspicuous
adhershts of third tern, Including Gen.
Grant Conkliug Logan, Cameron, Dor
sey, Belkuap, Jones and Bliss The fact
of such gathering, while the President is
no the point Of DEATH has occasi3ued con-
siderable talk, but il seems hat the CON
ference was projected last week
BEFORE THE PRESIDENTS RELArsE
became so serious. It has been ga in for
NAL gathering OF "Stalwart" leaders to
consider important subjects which have
been agitating The press for some time
no less matter than the accession 10 the
Presidency Of Vice President Arthur.
There Is a clause in the Constitution
y hich reads as follows
sin case Of the remnvai os-sha -p.as;-
deut from office, or of his deatA resigua-
ton or inability 20 discharSethe powers
and duties Of said office, the same shall
devOlve upon the Vice Presiknt'
Under this clause 1T is i,aimed by
General Grant aud Ccnklius that il is
now the dGty OF Tue Vice President to
AssUxs TIE OFFICE or PRsIDESr,
from the admitted fact that lie President
is unable 10 discharge The powers and
duties Of said Office. Thasetw0 leaders
have for some time been urging upon the
Vice President that Is was Lis duty 10 20
to Washington and declare bis purpose
of exercising the dnies 81 President
The Vice President has been ayerse to
this course. aud the matter has been with !
held from consideration :rom time TO time
until last week, when u became evident
that there was growing public opinion
in favor Of such q course, aad also that .
the Presidents SLOW recovery would pre-
vent him from exercising the duties of
the ONCE for months at least. At The
URGENT SOLICITATION OF cosELrSG,
the Vice President consented to confer
with his friends npon the subject, and
asked them if they thought the country
would sustain him in case the Cabinet re-
fused 70 recognize his authority. This
was The occasion of the gathering al the
Vice Presidents house. George Bliss.
Attorney General ward and Mr.. Conk
liug gave legal opinions upon the clanse
in the Constitution in fay OF the Vice
President assuming control.
AS the result OF the conference 1t was
agreed that che matter shoaId be in abey-
ance for The present until it should be
TIE pErsIDESr VIII SURVIVE
his recent relapse or not. in the mean
time the opinions Of 100 OF the best
known constitutional lawyers ~ ne coun-
try, one Democrat ana The other Re
publican, have been sought By friends Of
the Vice President and viii be presented !
TO his notice at an early day.
All the persons present az the confer
ence were unanimously Of 'he OPINION
that it was the duty Of the Vice Presi /
dent 10 assume control. Il is said on /
good authority that Postmaster General /
James aud Secretary LiueolH, who would /
carry the War DEPARTING os~.ys fayOrably I
.neliaed 40 sbs t-z-5sSt -
cas-. ARTHUR IS WILING
Secretary Blaias would con
sent. Strong efforts ere being made to
obtain this content.