Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-16

by and see the State government grad
ually taken possession of by n of the
claimants for gubernatOrial honors by
illegal means. The Supreme Court set
up by Nichols can receive no more re-
cognition than any other equal num-
Der of lawyers convened on the call or
any other citizen of Louisiana. The
State Returning Board, existing in ac-
cordance with law and having Judicial
as well as ministerial powers over the
count of the votes declaring the result
Of the State election, have given GER
titicates of election To the Legislature
OF the State. A legal quorum OF each
house holding such certificates have
met and declared Packard Governor.
Should there be a necessity for the re-
cognition of either, it must be Packard.
You E1ay furnish a copy OF this to
| Packard and Nichols.
u. 5. GRANT, President.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Is.
The following was issued this morn
ing:
Proclamation.
STATE Of LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, There exists an organ.
lied and armed combination and con-
spiracy of men who are now offering
unlawful aud violent resistance to the
lawful authority of the State govern
ment; aud
WHEREAS, AS an unlawful and rev.
pulmonary body, claiming TO be the
General Assembly, is now holding
sessions and assuming to act as a Leg
islature in the city of New Orleans;
and
WHEREAS, Certain powers are with
out authority and in defiance of law,
assuming TO act as such Legislature in
the city of New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Certain persons are.
without authority and i'll defiance of
law, assuming TO act as executive and
judicial officers in places to which they
have no been elected, commissioned
or legally appointed. And
WHEREAS, Certain persons are,
without authority and in defiance OF
law, assuming to act as Judges of the
Supreme Court. And
WHEREAS, During the past week
aforesaid, a combination and conspira.
cy has eliminated in the massiDg in
the streets of the White League, and
armed men in large bodies organized
in companies and under commanders,
which have taken possession of the
streets and thoroughfares, have
marched over the city, have taken un-
lawful and forcIble possession of sta
tons of the Metropolitan Police, of the
State arsenal, of arms OF the State, of
court rooms of the Municipal Judges
and of the office of the Recorder of
Mortgages, aud have also take posses
sion of the rooms of the Supreme
Court and of the records and archives
of the same. ard have violently pre-
vented the Judges thereof from access
to the same.
Now, therefore, I. Stephen B. Pack
ard, Governor of the State Of LDuiSi-
ana, and in the name and by authori-
ty of the people of Louisiana, com
mand said body of persons pretend
Ing to be a General Assembly to de
sl>t from further prosecution of their
lawless and reasonable conspiracy
and to Immediately disperse; and |
command the persons aforesaid claim
ing to act as Judges of the Supreme
Court, and all persons supporting, aid
ing or abetting them thereby, and all
persons unlawfully assuming to act As
Executive or Judicial officers, and all
persons having possession of police
stations II assuming TO act as police
men on the streets, and all armed bod
les of men not acting under
authority of the lawful govern
ment as above recited, to Immediately
desist from the aforesaid unlawful
acts and to dispense and retire to- their
homes, under pains and penalties OF
the law; and command all persons
having in their possession or under
their control any arms and munitions
or other property belonging to the
State, taken from lawful custodi
ans thereoo tn Immediately deliver
up the same to the proper authorities.
| further eXhort and command all
good citizens of the State to assist me
in restoring order, preserving the
peace and enforcing the laws.
[Signedl S1npHEN b. PACKARD.