The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
To THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
LOUISIANA.
THE PACKARD CAUCUS.
A Discussion Of the Nichols
Resolutions.
Sharp Discussion with tho Pres
ident's Committee.
A Question OF Law, Not Of Com
promise.
A Sharp Speech from Yarmouth.
HO Prefors Consistency TO Nom
bership in Any Legislature,
A Sharp Speech from Yarmouth
HO Prefors Consistency 10 MOm-
bership in Any Legislature,
He Proposes TO Force an Issua on
the President.

inc PreSldent.
NEw ORLEAEs, April lS.--l!olh houses
OF the Packard Legislature met in oint
caucus at II A. NJ There were eighty.
three members present, including Wash.
ington and Brooks, two cOlored members
recently acting with Nichols House.
Gen. Mcmillan, on the part of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, laid before the caucus
an official Copy..oL the resolutions passed
by the Nichols Legislature Yesterday,
and which were received by him from the
Commissioners. He called attention to
the long struggle that the members had
undergone in their efforts to establish aud
maintain the legal State government. lie
said he deplored the necessity for admit.
ting that their efforts had failed
and regretted very much that repeated
appeals TO the President for aid had been
silently ignored. The assurances Of the
Commission, authoritativcIy il not
officially given, that the President would
not recognize either government, and
would certainly withdraw the troops,
brought them face to face with the ineyi-
table. Without the support Of the gencr.
Al government their case was hopeless.
Under These circumstances what did
sound policy ucmand' Clearly to look
the Inevitable IN lie lace and make TIE
most they could out OF the situation ior
these representatives. They were in the
interest OF those WHO have sacrificed
much to and IN maintaining the struggle.
Gen. Mcmillan IN reply toa question
SAID the document had no endorsement
from the Commission, iaYorably or other
wise, but 1t had been handed to him by
the Commission, and at their suggestion
he had subsequently invited n number OF
the members oil the Legislature to meet
the Commission and discuss the matter.
Mr.. W. II. Dinkgrave, OF Madison, said
he was one OF the members sent for by
the Commission, and he would report ~
accurately as he could remember what
took place at that Interview. The Com
mission stated that they had been here
now two weeks as agents of the Presi-
dent trying TO see il some plan OF adjust
ment could not be adopted. As Republi-
cans the Commission said they deeply
sympathIzed with us in our struggles and
sacrifices, but alter two weeks labor We
have come to the conclusion Zone Of the
Commission here interIaccd the words
mot as Commission, but rs indlvidu-
ais" that the terms offered in the pr0pO-
sltion which has been handed by one OF
US to the chairman OF your committee is
the best we can get for you, and for the
sake OF the Republican party, and for
The sake oil The peace oil the State, it was
thought best we should accept them. This
was endorsed ny all the members present
except MIR. McNelgh. Governor Brown
was not present at the time.
l was surprised and indignant at the
proposition MADE 10 'Is to thus sacrifice
duiy, principle, honor and everything, |
salu 10 General Harlan, 40 yon speak as
commissioner lie said, do not:
'Hen salu deny your right as cItIzen
oil AehlncEy 10 come here and dictate to
me, = member oil the Legislature oil Lou.
lsiana' what shaii DO asked one OF
the members OF me Commission ii he were
member OF Inc Legislature as was,
anu oG'ieVeu Governor faCEard honestly
elected, whether he would accept these
terms an" m GIter some hesitation he re-
pIied no. ms, IN my opinion, is not Il
Iues'oh oil compromise. II IL question
oil law question OF right, and ! trust
every member OF this caucus will agree
WIN me TO stand iIrm and not let Presi-
DEM Hayes slip through the loop
hole which tms Commission is trying
70 prepare ior NM believe the time
mas come when we can,say to President
Hayes, on were elected by the votes OF
the Republicans oi Louisiana, sealed by
lhe blood oil hundreds OF faithful men;
ana now iorgetlMl OF that and iorgetlnI
even oil Inc oOIlgatlons OF your high
ONCE you are trying to carry out bar
gam mace py your advisers, who came
mere win hoihihg out honeyed words on
theit iips an" nothlng Out praise OF our
lucll'y, whiie lhe returning Board were
canvaSSins Tue votes ! on are trying to
carry OUT ShaI bargain by saying mat
whist you haI lhe matter nnder consid-
Grafton tne hepNoiicans oil Louisiana
gave up lhe NSnl. lou shall not whip
lhe 1eVlI round the stump in that man
het' -.
An excited discussion followed, in the
course oil winch 1t was stated that one
inemoer ct the commission had asserted
that u 'nls proposition we're not adopt
Gu me troops woulu oe removed IN
lcsS man !9FMiSa'' anu aholher Eom'
missioner N, sNlu wl'n'n week. Governor
Yarmouth maue a long Speech urging
u uelehse 0! ftSslueht IiayeI' tnat when
ne came lh'T o. ounce ne iGunH Governor
PACKARD iaoeileu across Inc DacE WIN Il
Ieesraphic "iSpatch from the outgoing
ffeSiaent lhat inc troops were not TO be
used l9r the support OF MS government;
ne eNloogl%ed the patient endurance ana
GeteFmination eXhlolted ny Governor
Packard IN defense oil ms rights. lie
conGiuded as follows; IL the members
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