The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-09

Ienpt 10 recognize one Stale GOVernmen
although the Senate had recognized an
other, or bow before the hasty assertion
Of the Senate, made without an investiga
ton, and before II was closed by his iud0
ment, no matter how repugnnui his judS
ment might be.
In conclusion, Mr.. Conkling again al
lnded to The Louisiana case, and said h,
thought i was consistent to refer III,
grave and serious issues in that case "a
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tons, and TO refuse 10 refer the Gre
dentials OF Grover, they involving entire
" different principles.
i Mr.. Morton spoke Of the facts neces
ssry TO constitute a prima jacic case, and
claimed that the case Of Kellogg was
regular on It's face. lie came with the
proper certificate signed by the Governor
and therefore had the prima facie case
which was not invalidated, because there
was another body in Louisiana pretend.
ing to be the Legislature, or another
person pretending to be Governor. II had
been argued here that because Gen Grant
did not recognize Packard's government
the Senate should not do so. He had as
much respect for the late President as
any other man, but he failed to see the
iorce 0i the argument mentioned. The
views Of The late President coull not be
brought here to influence the Senate,
MIR. Thurman said that tic charges
against Governor Grover in the petition
presented by the Senator from Oregon
(Mitchell) were general in their charar-
ter and as vague as il was pos.
slble for language to make them, but
Governor Grover desired him to say
that he conIted the fullest investigation,
and he would therefore vote for the reso-
luton offered by the Senator from Cali
iornia Sargent
Mr.. Mcmillan argued that Packard
had n complete and nnbroken tile to the
Office Of Governor of Louisiana, and was
de lure Governor OF that State.
Mr.. Salisbury said It had been stated
that the people OF the city Of New Or
leans were an armed mob. A more un.
INST and erroneous statement had never
been made. He commented on the Pack. E.
ard government and argued that il was n
usurpatlon. Packard had no title TO the
Office and was afraid to show himself ont
Of the St. Louis Hoted, occupied as State
House. He believed the ladies OF
New Orleans, would drive the whole
Packard Government out OF the city,
provided that it was not aided by the Fc-
deral power OF the United States. lMr
Salisbury resuminG, argued that no one
was 30 poor as 10 do Packard M honor
and il was madness to attempt to impose
on the people OF this country a man bar
ricaded in hotel, us the lawful Govern
or OF a sovereign State. He was not sur
prised at the words OF peace, uttered BY
President Hayes, they did honor to his
heart ond honor to his head. lie (SauIJ.
bury was not in favor Of his election,
and did not believe he was elected, but
now that he had been clothed with the
duties OF the office, he was glad to see
that he appreciated the duties imposed
on him by his oath. He was surprised
at the attempt made on the floor OF the
Senate to bull-doze the incoming Presi-
dent and the announcement that his pol
icy must not be pacific. Hc trusted that
President Hayes would be deaf to the
appeals Of partisans and give heed only
10 the behests Of statesmen.
Mr.. Howe referred to the case OF
Packard, and said he was not an outlaw,
but he could not show himself on the
streets OF New Orleans. II the people OF
New Orleans were law.abiding, why
should Packard be afraid to show him.
self? II had been said he claimed an
Office to which he was not entitled. The
same thing had been said about the Pres.
ident Of the United States, and yet in this
law-abiding city that President was not
afraid to show himself. This fact seemed
to him (Howe) to distinguish the char.
acter Of the people OF New Orleans.
Mr.. Blaine sent to the Clerks desk the
following letter, and had il read:
| WASHINGTON, March s.
To Hon. j. G. Blaine:
DEAR Stallion. Wm. NJ. Evarts begs
me to say to you that he did not endorse
the letter OF Stanley Matthews to Gov.
ernor Chamberlain TO the extent it i'm.
plies by the telegram of Governor Cham:
berlain to me; that the letter was pre-.
sented to him by Mr.. Haskell, OF South
Carolina, and he wrote upon il substan-
TALLY as follows: That he had read the
foregoing letter, that he desired TO see
the troubles in South Carolina composed
and that he desired 10 hear from Gov
ernor Chamberlain upon the subject.
Signed D. T. CoRBIN.
Also the following telegram received
by him to-day:
i New ORLEANS, March s.
TO Hon. j. q. Blaine, UDited States Senate /:
Senator Bayard is mistaken. In every
parish outside the city except the five
bull-tlozed parishes, in one OF which our
tax collector has Just been murdered.
My Government is recognized by all, save
a few pretended Nicholl's officials.
LSigned 5. B. PACKARD.
| Mr.. Thurman asked, II the Senator
from Maine, would not give the Senate
the Stanley Matthews letter in regard
to South Corolina.
i Mr.. Blaine said, he would be glad TO
do SO il he had it, but il was in Demo.
cratic hands. 1t was procured by Mr..
Haskell, who ia Chairman OF the Demo.
cratic Committee in South Caroliana.
He understood that similar letters had
been sent 10 New Orleans. The first
resolution and preamble, submitted by
, Mr.. Sargent in the case Of Grover, were
agreed to without division.
WHAT Mr.. KEYS SAID AS SENATOR.
Mr.. Blaine quoted from the remarks
Of Mr., Key while he was in the Senate,
in the case Of the Oregon elector, to the
effect that he regarded the action OF the
Governor Of Oregon as wrong, but il was
not more reprehensible than the action Of
the Returning Boards in Louisiana and
Florida, and that he (Keys) supported
Tilden and Hendricks and believed them
to have been honestly elected.
Mr.. Bayard said he was authorized TO
state that it was the purpose OF Grover
to offer a resolution, ii he should be ad.
mitted, calling for the fullest investiga.
tion Of all the charges against him.
Mr.. Sargent then withdrew the second
resolution, and Grover was escorted to
the desk Of the Vice President by Bogy,
and the oath OF office was administered
by the Vice President.
Mr.. Thurman said that at a former
: session Of the Senate the credentials OF
II EnsNfa c1aintn0 IN ho n Senator