The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-20

as matter, both Ot policy and duty, pro-
teCt the personal and political rights Of
all the voters. The Commissioners are
in good spirits over the present aspect OF
ailairs.
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO PACKARD.
A commission Of colored ladies, mostly
wives OF prominCnt colOred citizens, pre-.
senled Gov Packard an address commend.
ing his efforts in the maintenance Of the
cause Of the Republican government in
Louisiana, assuring sympathy, and,
through him, tender the members of the
Legislature who stood by him every aid
and encouragement in their power to be.
stow; tender 10 the needy board and lodg.
ing, and to the sick every attention pos.
sible. Among the signers are Mrs. GOV.
Antoine, Mrs. Senator Burch, Mrs. Jas.
Lewis and Mrs. &. W. Brown.
Several additional members from the
St. Louis Hotel were seated in the Mich.
oils Legislature to-day, giving them IS
Returning Board members in the House
and - in the Senate.
ANOTHER CAUCUS.
The Packard Legislature met in can.
Gus tonight and adopted the following,
on motion Of Mr.. Dinkgrave, Of Madison:
The members Of the House OF Represent
atives and Senate OF the State Of Lou.
isiana, meeting in caucus in the State
House, in the city Of New Orleans, this
18th day oi April, 1877, adopt the fol-
lowing statement as expressing their
views Of the present conditioc oil affairs
in this State:
!. They have All unalterable faith in
the integrity and justice OF the claims Of
S, b. Packard and the government Of
which he is the head to he the legal gov.
erumentul the state Of Louisiana. legal.
-Iy returned legally installed ani legally
embod!ing the will nj + majority ot the
people,
.. That the disintegration Of the legal
general assembly meeting in the State
House, and acknowledging the authori.
ty Of Gov. Packard, recently witnessed
has been brought by the direct agencies
OF gentlemen, citizens OF other States,
sent here by the President with instruc.
tiOns, which have been only partially
made known, and the nature OF which
can be only inferred by the actions oil
said Commission, their expressed opln.
ions, and the agencies they have employed
chief among these we will enumerate
the following, on the evening OF Tuesday
the l1th day OF April, on which day the
pretended house OF Representatives, sup.
porting the claims OF Nichols to the
Governorship, was without a semblance
ot legal quorum, AZ it has continuous.
ly been since organization. Certain
members ot the Commission appointed
by the President, requested consultation
with the members OF the General Assem-,
bly,. Some twelve members Of the House
aud two members OF the Senate responded
10 this invitation to them The members
Oi the Commission, known As belonging
to the Republican party, stated that the
terms offered by the Nichols Legislature
which included the seating OF three Dem.
ocratiC members from the city oil New
Orleans uotoriou4ly defeated even accord.
ing to Democratic claims, but the recog-
milton OF whom was requisite To give even
show OF legality to the organization OF
the Nichols House, were the best and
only terms they could procure. They
distinctly recommended the Republicans
assembled by their invitation TO accept
these terms, and Mr.. McNeigh, one of The
members Of the Commission, whilst re-
framing from openly endorsing the pro.
position, emphasized it with this remark :
"lf there is any member OF the Legisla-
ture who entertains the most lingering
hope that the troops are going to remain,
for Gods sake disabuse him OF that idea,
for they are going to be removed"
4. That as direct result OF this inu-
nation and implied threat OF the Presi-
dents Commission, several members Of
the legal Legislature have to-day Joined
the sO.called Legislature Of General
Nichols.
8. We therefore, charge upon these
gentlemen il, as they assert, they have
acted simply in their individual capacity,
an unwarrantable interference with the
domestic affairs OF State to which they
do not belong, and Of f!agrant violation
OF the principle OF local seIf.government
OF State. II on the other hand their
action, in the manner set forth, has been
directed by the chief executive of the
nation We leave it to be characterized in
betitting terms by the American people.
They evidently feel that their mission
here has ended and they have, in all
probability, 80 reported to the President.