The New York herald., 1877-03-04
GENERAL AUGuE's INSTRUCTIONS.

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Public comment growing out OF tho latest official
action BY tho government hero upon tho affairs of tho
contendng State governments iu Louisiana received
phase Today, because OF reports that gained CIR.
culaton to the effect that differences OF opin on had
giuatcd between the General OF tho Army and the
Secretary OF War, upon tho ground taken by the
general government 10 the Telegram sent March by
direction vi the President 10 General Augur us to tho
non-rccosnition OF either VI thc political parties In
Lou ,siana.
IL asccr,ainod tnat General Sherman tofday tele
graphcd 10 General Augur IA connection with tins
subject ana repeated applications we're MADE at tho
headquarters OF the army for copy vf The official
DESPATCH but General sherman has declined TO give II
Tor publication manly ou account Of tho fact thai n
was more VI personal communication from himself To
General Augur than an Official telegram The General
however. iocs not hesitate u say that under existing
circuIns apces he conceivcs Il TO 10 In every
respect proper that General Augur IN whose caution
and Judgment he has every ccnnicnce, should remain
on the ground for the purpose Of preventing any
hostile overtures that night be made by either party
at New Orleans, aud, furthermore General sherman
dcprccates any ACTON that might be taken which would
be- construed INTO torestang oibciai acts thai may
cmanaie IRON President Hayes after he has had an op-
portunity to officially consider the condition Of nairs
Ia Louisiana aud 10 discuss with his friends and
Cabinet advisers on the topic. General Sherman has
also suggested that General Augur shall advise Gov.
Nichols to consider the portancc OF CAUTIOUS
action under The circumstances
the RKruExISv BOARD TO RE DIscuARGgp
A writ oi haboas corpus has been issued by Chief
Justice Cartier TO tho Scrgeintat-Arms OF the Housc
OF Representatives directing HIM To bring before the
Chef Justice to-day the Returning Board OF the State
Of LOUISIANA held in his custody Ly the order OF
The House. Marshal Sharp proceeded to the Capitol
and served the wr.
II Is understood that the object Of this suit is not so
much TO Obtain the freedom OF tho men detained by
the SergcAnatArms 10 raise the question A. to the
power OF the House ot Representatives to order the
Board into custody and theu carry the case to the
Supreme Court OF The United States final adjudica
tion
wmAr GRANT TsLEoRAPHKD To PACKARD
Representatives Ellis, Gibson and Levy Colonel
Burke, Of Louisiana, after an interview with the
President this morning, sent the following telegram to
Governor Sichols--
wAsniSoroS, March 3, 1917
Governor r. T. NICHOLS, New Oricans:-
the President says he sent do patch to Pack ard on
Thursday notfyug that troops could no longer be
employed TO upnold either claimant aud that lac does
not believe that Packard would attempt any offensive
operations The President cent The despatch
that no might have time To rct,tc his
prctcns"ns f disposed The President SAYS
instructions have becu issued which cancel all orders
tor the preservation vi the status yo neither
You nor Packard are lpnger bound to observe that
he means the people ni Inusianl us free IN their
ana'rs IRON federal interference as the people Of Con-
ncctlcut ana that there viii Ue disposition inter.
fcre with them any more than with the people OF New
York. The fresiaent concurs win that you immc.
diaiciy ssuc proclamation urging protection am.
ncsty ana peace. Beng asked II posse executing a
process OF the Nlchos Court would be intcricrcd
ma" IMAM Iy y any AZ" o.nor State" srnsa' lns Mo more
Nichols officers should take uosscss,on of tho
Offices In The state without violence would there
be military interference, lie replied that there would DC
nonc--that the military would obiy be used had
been once 10 New York, aud would be Ia aay OF tho
states 10 overcome NOUS TOO formidable the ciyil
power or State authorities
We Eave Submitted the foregoing despatch OF yestcr.
day TO the President who has revised II with his own
hano and authorizes US TO state that IN its present
form u Is absolutely correct.
H. H. BURKE.
IL l.. GIBSON
j. ELLIS
WILLIAM NJ LEVY.