The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-03
WHO Is RESPONSIBILITY
That is What the Members of the
Packard Legislature desire to Know.

New ORLEANS. Apii. 10.
The Packard legislature met in eau
Gus to night. and adopted the following,
! Madison.
The members Of the House of Rep
resentativrs and Senate OF the State OF
Louisiana. meeting in caucus in the
State House, in the city OF New Orleans.
| this the l9rh day Of April. 1877. adopt
the following statement a. expressing =
their views OF the present condition OF
~ airs in this State:
Fir-t-Thcy have an unalteTahla faith
~ IA" legality aud justice oi the claims
1T : B Packard aud the government Of
which h- T. al the head. to br the legal
government Of the State of Louisiana.
legally returned, legally installed. aud lie
sally rmbodyiug the will of "A majority OF
thu people
Second-That the disintegration OF
he legal General Assembly meeting in
the State H"use and acknowledging the
authority of Gov Packard. recently wit
messed. has been brought about by direct
agencies of gentlemen, tiz-ns OF Other
States, sent here 10y the President with
instructions which have only been par
TALLY mad. known. and the nature OF
It 10y the action OF said commission.
their Expressed opinion. AMI the ag-n-
ci.-s that they have employed Chief
among these We enumrrate the follow
ing:
On the evening Of Tuesday. the 18th
div or April ou which day the pretend
~ llnu-.. Of Representatives, supporting
Gen Nichols ta thu GJvrrnor~hip was
without the scmblsuca at legal quo
rum, ~ il ha- continuously hern since. IT.
rrganiz ,Iinn, certain members of the
Commission ip ointed by the President
requested n c"n-uitaiiou with the mem
hrf~'nf the G-neTal Assembly. Some
twelve mJmh-rs at the llnus~ aud two
u'nh-rs OF the Srnate responded tn the
inviiatiun To them th.. members of the
commission known ~ h-longnG tn the
Republican party. stated th,t bv the
t-rm- "f rrd 10y the N!chnll- l. gil tine
which Inc,ul..d the r"ating ot three.
ID m"craIIc mrmbrrs from the city oi
New Orl-ans, notoriuu-ly dee til even
ascending To the Drm"cIaiIc aims, but
the recognition ni whom was Irqu site L.
sIv- even ~ show at legality Ia th-. organ
zrIinn oi the Nichols llnu>., were the
beet anil only terms they could procur"
rh"y distinctly recommended the r.
ifublitauN A-NtilblFti AiiflF ltiNitdAlOh
tn accept th'-s- trrm< and Mr. McVrigh. |
,ns of the nI-mhrrs at the Commission. |
will. refrainins non openly in nlbr.ing |
the proposition. emph ISiz-d it with this |
remark: IF th-rc IL any m .mb-r Of thu |
l-g -gIslaiurr who enterIaIn~ the most lin |
s-ring idea that The troops are going to
t-nIain. Tor Gnd's sake disabus- him oi
that id-a. Tor they are going to be re-
moved
-Four Ith-That as a direct result of this |
iniimatIon aud implied threat oi the |
Presidents Commission, several members |
If the legal Legislative body have to day |
lined the so-called Legislature OF Gen.
Nichols.
Fntu-We therefore charge upon these |
gentlemen, il, AS they assert. they have
acted simply in their ind .vilual capacity, |
W Tia an unwarrantable interference with |
the domestic nff tirs of State to which /
they do not belong. and h.grant viola |
ti"n OF the principle OF local rrligovern |
m'.nt advocated hy The President
II, on the othrr hand. their action in l
the niann-r set forth has been directed /
hy the ChI-i Ex-culiy'' at the natiOn. /
We leave % To b,. characterized ia brfit- 1
ting terms 10y the American p-ople