, 1877-01-18

moEHlHRi EEteEslnE 10 ten. AHGut'e l1lcsL IN
structons fEutn the War Department, nsks:
"Nhat is the nrcscnt status according to tho
understanding OF the Alfninlstrntloni" and
tfcn answers; ut Is explained In the rrcs!-
dents dispatch. of which that Of the Secretary
IL intended 10 he explanatory. a Supreme
Court legally constituted 10 lnnke room TOR five
lawyers who have been called together by a
private citizen of the State, to act in judicial
caparity; II Governor declared duly elected
in thc manner provided by the laws Ut
the Etntc. ignored br leaders Of armed men,
and al public placer fl!et In tile same Irregular
manner thu; characterized the alleged appoint
1nents Of the supreme Court. In tho meantime
the process OF law I. paralYze4; no buslneta Is
transacted In the courts, and but little nr none
In tile markets. People nrc excited and weary,
.hr mercantile houses ore faflnc anil others arc
In f1nanrial straits; scarcely any pE'nlurc, c,ll
raratiyeiv, /. coming u, market. aud stocks OF
,uuLa In stUrc find 10 buyers.
SECOND D11rArCH.
The etftrt Of the Instructions from the War
Department IN ten. AuEur, to preserve stain
grrssonal Committees arc received. Is plainly
visible to-day. Al: .lanccr Of q collision is re-
carried III past, for the pfescnt at least.
ArGUH ri PACKARD.
SEw OniEsNs, jan. 1.-THE following ts
firn. Au.,ir'r reply to Gov. Packarl's letter Of
Inst night
ItEAnvrtnrEH" DEPARTMENT or 1uE t3tLF. Szw
DaiEASr. HI. Jan. II. lH77.-Io". 3. Il. Pdrk.
Yuur letter dated the 1dlh Inst, which you had
published tn the newspapers ami telesraphed
North o-fnrc 1t wa. pnr.{tit for to see II. Ii
ce!seh, Though addressed to the. ! understand
very wei! It's: 1t !. noI particularly Intended fur
me-. snd bus fur +nrlc rIror. affecting me- perron-
r;. ~ a Y"a 4,.is tai i ta. 'odrrs lad issn IL. i..nsd
carIy thIr day. tt.c nth Inst. by the Hin Scrre.
4r. Of War directing that Al! unauthorized armed
Il f tf.af-
sIdercI ,hIs order OF The secretary Ut ~ virtually
commanding mh1ntenance of thu atatu quo: con.
sqf .s a;s i:,sf n sss of ds,snt
aucl, rr+atArce would compel d mani!rssation nf
force aud breach os the peace on the part Of their
sFde should se permitted TO Interfere With The stat
In reply tn this i would state tt4t the time ot
1t VIA not Eect, ri here until time after the
surrender without re.i.tancc. IT The Suprtn,r
quito new thtps to nc to h-sr that you evcr con.
sitttcd that order ~ commanding u mafntenanes
"t ths - ;tsi IT," Yourself ana oser. n
rtatci that It was tho intention to rcsAu
any favorable opportunity to rcro,cr toe curt
-dsmsnd t,at Foan, auI bave tx!ee snre thst tine &c
s!.t IN tuch recovery. Thla docs not look ~
should b. permitted 10 Interfere with The statua uf
tr o'hcr sdc. It was the fact of the*c threats to
1st x5Ga . as h..
rr.'st them, and In view If thi+ YER. cond.-
t"S u ny I'D. soe +" sec YOU "a one te se
Hrn. AfciIo'lr. 10 Inquire, not ru1nest, II fomc
n-tcen,ent Or undeft'andins could not, be
tntrrrl into by which hiEtu quo could l.r
guaranteed anti euch time "A the President snnnlI
laake na decia!on. Such All arrAnge nsrnt would do
bod; If armed men on cithv. tI.t aul Iinlin'ril
very greatly tue chances for violence AMI blood.
t::'ci. made no request 'n thu MATER. bad III
.r., a in thr INTEREST A. thanyht. Of icare. and
e rlse mo'nsn.s quct to ths e!ttrrA o' III. c1;
th"nsh i ads.ae ~ auort it. mi tlere en,lrd
An crrur va. ,aadr, loo. III The f"rul VI thr
osanaam !rft y"u, BY s!at. 1tu.scll l.st nisht.
he sv1ortr roFIs city. In directing The rlah oi'
g., liz n;at to !eliyss y e. 70 yoa and IT, to ,, ;;sn
zach, thai II h0ls they viii S!se AsauranCe% that
tue President. w,.hr. 'iIal be re,pectea." made
no ft1ue.t for -uch assurances. ErEyr.ap'elfuIlj,
l'f,.adrr Gcue raj Commanding.
THE REPUBLICAN, LEGISLATURE
did nut balInt tr United States Scualur fo-tiay.
III the lluus- barrett ats1 kc,ll,edy, whu haI
gone Lycs t" the nc,nuerat., WEIR expelled.
The Democratic Legislature iallotrh Iur Sen.
utE Mitfiullt ctlirc.
In tlx Dclu,nrasEc ernatc Mr. Eustirc intro
durcti a resolution tctttng fOrfA that ule lack'
ard, falsely assuming to he t;usrrnor, llal by
uraus Vi era,.da!uus anl libf'lnus p!hlita.lull,
rurrrrtiHy to b. IL proclamation addressed to
islr t;tucras Assembly n,Il ia%fut authorities,
aud calculated To bring them tHtn ronteuljft .ctr.,
therefore, hr it resolved, that ,hr COMMITTEE IN
t!r ,itI EhiArv be instructed tn inquire Whrttrr
said Farkarl.1y authorizing sai't "H'n!alolls ind
1lt~4H4 p;ltllit alton, hus not committed breach
IT trs!iv.rs Ut thc;r tarl,, ntal whit n!rans. II
al,f, th,,iI he tMkcn IN PUNISH eah Packard fur
sal.l contempt, ttuh tD ,Iasntafn tho tltgnlsy and
nutl1urty Of Ills E,siy. M ordered.
.fAc ll":ssr hl!i 10 Fcfrtrnec to TIC protection
of rutorttl people was i'nhstu unanimously.
WtEtt1SGT0N VIEWS.
!<p<ciut NstlttA IL Tie 7,1buhG
WAsHts" Gu>, H. T., Jam.. 1.-THE Demo-
given Of the lieshlcat'a orAer TO Gci. Ausur
At Srw n4Itan, l,y the Wur Department. 1t
wls nnt tir fscsltcntH Intention tn recognize
Packard liz designed only TO tnalntaia tn,
t.tate, ;Ma1,l,al rIikiu, Of Louisiana, has rrs.
trnte,l = rn.nircl llcnslye rcnnrt to tue Attorney
t;rucral TN tbe situation. 1t Is cantd that his
statetnrnt puts The State Supreme Court Ease
T. ,sry different liEat from what ,!as lrtsto- 9,
'nlI ly. titles entIrcly disconnected IIosn
ant independent Of tlr latu election,
and three Of thetn. 4 quorum, uuder apI'0nt-
mcnts ant combinations iHalic over tight years
ago. Moreover, tLTre vi them bold under ap-
tnlntnitbta With tllc confirmation Of the Senate
t,nw III scssiun untl returned ~ electc,! BY the
legal ly-sicsIgnatrtl Stalls uticcfa tD decide that
question: huHIlt'!tt. tllat tAo IuckAru EellaL6
Il nut yct rscognike'i, the appointment Is valid,
ull1 the three Judges rAl urt TIL tie tn,! OF te
session u whichever Senate sllAil bc recognized.
Nichols arIIeL iyrres eslrtctl these live lawful
t'4eutntnnts at,1 Installed i've eu fose titles aFt
unly an appointment l'y i lnaM never returned
II Goscruor, a:sl u confirmation by III nnrryDs~ .
t!lxcd se4ate wa!cl. lad not tseh quurunl.
One Ut ,l,e.c Inen tMarr} MAS t!lr leader of the
September riot In lssl wao basle luz peullc
ur,1, aud tncitri tleul u HASA, re-. !Aauthcr
(llutIaar) !, tIie heal VI WI aEMcA baud III 1t.
MA,til'~ Parish, aI.A Il ul,ucr iltilctnlvnt in II
Frtlrrai tuurt. Al to i.uHEslEett's Telegram u
the trc-'lrni III 1aS"r of S!el."ls. ,MarshaI Pit
'.ins says tia. l.u;E.tstrt has tcen i ree-
tstsnt VI Gcotg!l for ncaEly year, aud,
whsu War'noth partisan susue time aeo
rs WIS Warlaot!., shlt hc llul never forgiven
Packard, and hal ,,runountc,i for Nichols cyrn
before iAc election, ''iet," said the Marshal,
puIu,[n; to tue official jour,al of Louisiana, of
Jau. 5, s'yun " Ill there that Lougstscct not
Gully recognized The r..rkattl Assembly On TUG
lth Inst, bu. t,r!I sought tlc rasss.c =. bill
giving lfia kIutNA As liicsufNr Ut tbs boas1 VI
slate Evstl.crs. fnsthsF::a'se, hc prof'a-
l.l| a..p~e.t.il.is ti,a, farkant Viii usef-
t.aul III, ayrnuuts eos4ccrptn- s:s,Wo VI
,nIlitsa lnnurys, whenrv the S,aie err
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