National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-17
Louisiana.


TRUCE IN The INTEREST OF PBAcE-GoyERSoR
PAcKARD's LETTER TO GENERAL AUeUR RE-
sPRCTIN6 ORDER FROM SECRETARY OF WAR
HE PLEDGES HIMSELF TO LET THE NATTER
REMAIN IN sTArU QUO UNTIL THE CoNaREs-
SIGNAL COMMITTEE REPORTS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16.-The following ex-
plains itself, and was sent to General Augur at
II o'clock to night:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16, 1871.
To Brig Gen. c. C. 4ugur, Commanding Dept:
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge receipt
of q Communication from Bvt. Major Russell, A.
D. C., Of this city, as follows:
Hon. S. b. Packard, Eeto Orleans:
SIR: Upon delivering to you copy Of dis
patch Of the honorable Secretary of War of this
! date informed you that Gen Angur. command
surances that the Presidents wishes concerning
the preservation Of the present status be re-
you To h, nae 70 put inc request
/ have 1one SO, and remain, &c.
In reply beg to say that when this morning
received verbal request, through Mr.. Russell,
to consent to let matters remain In stafu quo, and
to make no efforts to reinstate the lawful author
ties in the possession Of the courtroom and the
stiOns of which they had been forcibly dispos-
sessed by the violent and revolutionary acts of
the White League, I felt that the request would
after my installation as Governor, and before
many Of the main branches of government had
been forcibly taken possession Of by the opposi-
tior.
Inc Governor proceeds to say that being duly
elected he was formally inaugurated on the sth
of January, and took the oath Of office. He
quietly permitted the contesting Governor to 20
through the form Of Inauguration, sc. He re-
fers to the fact that while the order from the
Secretary of War urged a peaceful maintenance
Of the sfdtu quo position, it was notorious fact
that the Nichols revolutiOnists had committed
Various acts Of violence, such as the seizure Of
the United States arsczal, &c., even since the
orders were received. The Governor closes as
follows: Ipasmuch, however, as learn that 1t IL
the Presidents wish that the present status
should be maintained throughout the State until
the Congressional committee now in Louisiana
return, and feeling assured that the legal statas
ofthe existing State government will speedily be
recognized, and that the wrongs committed in
the ss %
on the part Of the lawful State government to
iorcbly disturb the existing state Of affairs with
out further communication with you,
s. b. PACKARD, Governor.
SHERIFF HANDY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE A
WRIT OF REPUBLICAN JUDGE.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16-Sherif Handy re-
by guSse SHAW for the assistant
arms of the Republican Senate, who are in
prison here. In the Democratic House to-day q
Joint resolution was Tnan~ansly adopted to the
and equitable treatment towards colored people
of the State, as announced by Governor Nichols
in his Baton Rouge speech and In . letter to
and will be strictly adhered to by the Legisla-
ture.
THE sERGEANTs-AT-ARNs OF THE REPUBLICAN
SENATE RELEAsED-HoUsK COMMITTEE COMING
HOME.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16.-Chief Justice Lude-
ling to-day filed with Chairman Morrison, of the
House committee, n lengthy brief, showing the
titles of himself and associates justices Of the
Supreme Court Of Louisiana.
Representatives Jencks, Townsend and Phelps
left for Washington tonight. The committe has
finished its labors.
The six assistant ser.eants- at arms Of the Re-
publican Senate, who were arrested by the
Nichols police, were released this evening on
bail. The city is very quiet to- night.