Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-21
THE raO0rs IN THE LOUISIANA
STATE HOUSE.

The order Tor the OF tns
troops from the State House In New
Orleans was given BY President Hayes
to Secretary Of War Mscrsry ~ysstsaday.
I. ordsrs the soldiers 10 return 10 their
barracks next Tuesday. aud thus leaves
Governor Packard without any material
support to aid him In maintaining the
position to which the people Of Louis.
lana called him BY . majority larger
than that which they gave to the Hayes
electors. His opponent, Nichols. has
gathered around hin the wealth and
"intslligsncs" Of the dtass-in other
words. the old-Hms slave holding '' eAiv.
slry"-aad the power Of the infamous
White Leagues. and will nov succeed In
oustins Packard and foissins spon
Louisiana . government which the ma
jority Of her people rspudiatsd Al the
polls. Il Ii Ill very veil for Govsrnor
Packard to say that he will fight for his
rights. But be has nothing left to fight
with. So long - United States troops
were qusrtsrsd in the Staas House. Mich
oils and his rufiAns dared not intruds.
They attacked the national soldiers ones
before. and were made to bite the dust
for their presumption. Butths moment
the troops are Withdrawn. Nichols. lks
Waldo Hampton in South Carolina, vii
probably show his ehivalrous" con
tempt for the promises which he ha,
,nals to the President through the com
mission. and proceed to put Packart
out. pescsably u he can. forcibly IL h
must.
That 3. b. Packard was duly elected
Governor OF Louisiana In Novsmbsi
last. NO man Of ordinary intslligenc'
who Is acquainted with the history o.
that exciting contest. can doubt. We
have no doubt that President Hayes and
the Commission now in New Orleans,
believe that his title 10 clear In Law.
Rutherford b. Hayes must bslievs IL. II
he believes himself TO 10 legally elected
President Of these United States; and
the Commission has placed ih belief on
record by reporting 10 the President thai
Packard 10 undoubtedly Governor ID
Jare. but that his followers are unable 10
support him against Nichols. The last
clause expresses the state Of affairs in
Louisiana perfectly. The right Of pop
ular suffrage is practically annulled.
The negroes and the poor whites can 60
to the ballot.box and vots-unless the
White League feels the need OF rscrs-
alton and prevents thsm-but their can
didate. IL elected. ran be kicked out oil
his ONCE by his more fortunate rival FOL
whom the wealth" and intelligence
and =. ehivslry'' have voted. In oihef
words, . reconstructed rebel. like Gen
Nichols, secures the once by securing
the nomination. Would IL not be .
well 10 abolish elections in this Stat
altogether. and bestow the Governor
ship upon the man whom the late slave
holdsrs see ht to name in the con
ventionr
And nov. where does the United State
come in According to the new policy
nowhere. President Hayes bsiisvs
with the old fathers Of the nation ths
tho Federal Government has no right I
interfere in the domestic Affairs OF
State, unless an actual insurrectioI
exists, which the july.eonsiituted az
thoritir. are unable 10 put down. Ths
IL undoubtedly the true principle uPo'
which this great Republic vas founded
But Il should never Be- forgotten tha
times then and times nov are changed
There IL n class OF people at the souii
which has been thrown by the action o
the National Government upon its Owl
resources. This class 10 naturally hates
and feared by the men upon whom i
was formerly dependent. II 10 the i'm
psraiivs duty Of the Government which
has placed il in this condition to see Il
IL that its legal rights are respected
The old fathers had nothing Of THU
kind To consider. and they very properl,
recognized the right Of each State t.
settle It's own internal affairs in its owl
manner. and to Be entirely free from
Federal interference.
II, now. Governor Nichols takes upor
himself the task Of defending and pro-
t.cting the rich and the poor. the Rspub-
lican and the Democrat alike, the expert
meut Of President Hayes. 80 far a.
Louisiana is concerned. will prove q
grand success. To be sure. the right
will have been sacrificed to = certain el-
tent. But Governor Packard can afford
10 be swindled II the State q Afford to
shoulder the odium OF the fraud. H..
by rsnouncing his Office. hs Can secure
peace and prosperity 10 Louisiana. he
should feel proud TO do II. But II the
Nichols Government countenaness or
permits the persecution Of Republican