The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-09

great duties, does mean, as we are bound
TO believe he does, modes provided in the
constitution and law to ascertain the
very truth of the election in Louisiana,
shall it be said that on the threshold of
his administration as he entered the door
of official life, the Senate, in order to be
consistent and allow Grover, q Senator
from Oregon, to be sworn in, must pro-
ceed, without any investigation ofa COM
mlttee, to close the door in the face Of the
President, or leave him, If his judgment
requires him to do it, to attempt to
recognize one State government,
although the Senate had recognized an
other, or bow before the hssty assertion
of the Senate, made without investigs-
tion and before closed by q judgment,
no. matter how repugnant to his judg-
ment it might be? In conclusion Mr..
Conkling again alluded to the Louisiana
case, and said he thought it was consist-
ent to refer the grave and serious issues in
that case 70 the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and to refuse to refer the
credentials of Grover, involving entirely
different principles.
Mr.. Blaine quoted from the remarks
of Mr.. Key while he was in the Senate
in regard to the case of the Oregon elec-
tor, to the effect that he regarded the
action of the Governor of Oregon as
wrong, but it was not more reprehensi-
Bile than the action of the Returning
Boards of Louisiana and Florida, and
that he Gkey1 supported Tilden and
Hendricks and believed them to be
honestly elected.
Mr.Morton spoke of the facts necessary
TO constitute prima facie case, and claim
ed that the case of Kellogg was regular on
its face, He came with the proper GER
tfcate, signed by the Governor and
therefore had prima tacte case, which
was not invalidated because their was
another body IN Louisiana pretending 10
be the Legislature, or another person pre-
tending to be the Governor. 1t had been
argued here that because Gen. Grant did
not recognize the Packard iGovernment
the Senate should not do so.
He had as much respect tor
the late President as any other man,
but he failed to see the force OF the
argumented mention. The views OF the
late President could not be brought here
to influence the Senate.
Mr.. Thurman said the charges against
Gov. Grover in the petition presented
by the Senator from Oregon Mitchell
were general in their character, and as
vague as it was possible for language to
make them, but Gov. Grover desired
him to say that he courted the fullest
investigation, and he would therefore
vote for the resolution offered by the
Senator from California Sargent.
Mr.. Mcmillan argued that Packard
had complete and unbroken title to
the Office OF Governor of Louisiana, and
was de ,jure Governor of that State.
MIR. salisbury said it had been stated
that the people OF the city of New
Orleans were an armed mob, and that
more unjust and erroneous statement
had never been made. He commented
on the Packard government, aaC srguei
that it was usurpstion, that Packard had
no title 10 the office and was afraid to
show himself out of the St. Louis Hotel,
occupied as the State House He believed
that the ladies Of New Orleans would
drive the whole Packard government
out of the city, provided it was not aided
by the federal power OF the United
States He argued that no one was so
poor as to do Packard honor, and it
was madness To attempt to impose on the
people Of this country man barrlcaded
in hate, MS the lawful Governor of a
sovereign State. He was not surprised
ut the words of peace uttered by Presl-
dent Hayes. They did honor TO his
heart and honor to his head. He Sauls-
bury was not in favor of his election,
and did not believe he WAS elected, but
now that he was clothed with the duties
of t Office he was glad to see that he
appr, clated the high duties imposed on
him bv his oath. lie was surprised at
the attempt made on the floor o. the
Senate TO bull.doze the incoming Presi-
dent, and the announcement that
its policy must not be pacific
He trusted that President Hayes
wonld be deaf to the appeals of partisans,
and show other high behests OF states
man.
Mr.. Howe referred to the case of Pack
ard, and said he was not an outlaw, but
he could rot show himsel! upon the
streets of New Orleans. II the people of
New Orleans were lsw-abiding, why
should Packard be afraid TO show HIM
self? II had been said that ne claimed
an Office to which he was not entitled.
The same thing had been said about the
President OF the United States, and yet
in thl. law-abiding city that President
was not afraid to show himself.
This fact seemed to him Mr..
Howe1 To distinguish the character OF
the people OF New Orleans.
Mr.. Blame sent to the Clerks desk
the following letter, and mad it read:
WAsHISGToN, March S.
To Hon. j. q. Blaine:
DEAR SIR:-Hon. VIM. NJ. Evsrts
begs me TO say to you that he did not en-
derse the letter OF Stanley NJ atthews to
the extent implied by the telegram OF
Governor Chamberlain to me; that the
letter was prese ated to him By Haskill, of
South Carolina, and that he wrote upon
it substantially as follows: That he
had read the foregoing letter: that be
desired to see the trouble in south Caro-
-. o..,r,.oJ spI ta iasirai IN hear