Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-09
louisiana.

According to appointment The democratic
legislative committee waited % the Prcsdeu-
ial Commission Saturday morning at the St.
| Charles Hotel aud had Two hours consulta-
tiop The committee made detailed state
mept OF the status of the government, the cfi-
Gals recognizing Nichols, etc., au1 will pre-
sent documentary facts at future Interview.
When the committee retired, Packard Su.
prema Court judges-LudeI!og King and
Leonard-submilted a printed argument be
fore the commission claiming thei. title 10 office
irrespective Of the question whether Packard
or Nichols was righttul Governor la the
afternoon District Judges Marks, Cole and
Hunter had an interview, ami declared the
sentiments OF their districts 10 favor Of Packard.
Their districts embrace eleven parishes, with
100, G94 Inhabitants. Al exciting Iuterude
occurred on the cross examination OF Judge Il.
r. Huuter lie said he voted for Nichols
and T!lop; had been a democrat sill his life;
that he did no. not desert he democrats, but
tho democratic party deserted hin and does not
protect the rights q citizens. but advocates
murder, hat he supports Packard 1o'T hceau'c
he believes Packard :luara!g elected,
Gen. Harlan had a eag rri7a;a 'u!.Iyiaw
With Packard 10 the cveriug.
At 5 r. II. he Nichols Supreme Court
Judges met the can-issi0n and HAD an inform
al consultation.
\ large and enthusiastic mass meeting Of
cii3ens Of Iberia parish adopted resolution
iudorsicg the Nichols government and i'!edgI1c
support and payment OF taxes.
Lieutenant Governor Wilt, President OF the
Senate, and L3uis Bush, Speaker Of the Mich.
, oils House, invited Hon. S. S. Cox to address
them Saturday. Mr.. Cox replied that he
would be glad to do SO, but ia the sensitive coo.
; ditou OF the public mind, which breath might
:, disturb, he preferred net to discuss public mat
, tiers.
tx Governor Yarmouth made speech Sat.
urday n the Packard Legislature, in which he
, urged them TO abandon their organization and
, take seats in the Nichols Legislature.
4 dispatch to the Baltimore Sun under date
Of last night says Packard's crowd have made
dead set on the commission. All OF his sup.
, portcra who are able 10 talk have been arguing
. with the commission day ard night. They
lay all stress upon the legal points OF their case.
- Packard has also been taking very hard &c
make somc show Of authority Tor The benf! OF
the commission, but he has no; set succeeded
10 inducing any OF his officials to do much
' more than poke their noses out of the windows
Of he State House.
. q the secret session Of the Packard I!:sisl
tHre Yesterday Yarmouth made q speech tI
the coorod members and ta.i: them The jg va,
up, that there t7as norhing lett Ter them bui
10 succunb and make the best terms they could
4 \ member OF PackarG's Legislature tod me 20
y day that they had rot received single dollar
y Of ray and cJud get no;hng for their wsrr4ct=
= Packard has managed to gather together Il
q the Stale House 4Dort 4 huudrcd white men
y. Thcy were yesterday =Torn into his scT7ic:
- under the high sounding title Of the Louisiana
-, National Guards. | Witnessed them being pm
= through The manual, and can safely affirm tina
. there is no danger Of their iDiuripg aGy OK
but themselves.
:, The members oil the commission are rs ing
- their time entirely TO the business before them
= and are accepting very little Of the social attcn
= tious which arc showcred upon them. Ia a!
- the Interviews which they have had with tht
= representatives Of the Nichols gcyarnmen
:, they stick with great pertinacity to the princ
' pal object Of their missiou-thc consolidation
n uithe lwo llegislaturcs-au aud although not meet
:, ing with the least encouragement, they are 70
yet disposed to abandon the scheme.
. \ Washington dispatch says: The atttul;
n assumed by Packard aud Tue arrogance display
q cd leads soma Of the Presidents advisers tc
=. believe that lie ii'ackard) must have been il
, correspondence w!th Northern republicans q
! the cxtrem" iyre, and is simply following ou
. their suggestions. II is knowa here that 10!
= lew Of Tie radical leaders arc becoming
: alarmed at the prospect that Packard will have
: TO succumb to The conservative Party, AID thai
. two Gut ard OUT democratic Senators will b:
y elected whGn he Legislature settles d0wn tt
+ business.
, These politicians d, DOT care 81 much iJT
Packard as they do TO retain their control OIL
q the Senate, and it Is therefore important tl
. them that republican and not democratic Seq
ators shall be admitted from Louisiana. They
admit that if Packard is dycs.ed Of his alleged
claim 10 the goVernorsbip the election OF demo
cratic Senators will be the inevitable result. Ii
is to prevent this that some OF the radicals are
using all their Influence 20 keep Packard 10
power Ii they could secure the two Senator;
the overthrow oil Packard would not trouble
them much, and he would be LEFT TO fight bis
own battle without words Of encouragement
! from the North Notwithstanding the Presi
: dent AID his Administrations want to sec The
trouble ia Louisiana tnlrd thc outlook Tor
!, such tn ending without some disturbance on
the part OF Packard is not looked for unless at
The last moment he concludes that it ia not
, best to follow the advice OF the politicians ln
his 0wn party, VINO stay North ont of harm $
way ard direct his movements.
Foreign News.
Matamoras dispatches report thc arrival 10