The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-17
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THE sTFUATSOS.
Packard Issues q E,oeIi.h L,rusIamatIon.

copy furnished to Governors Packard and
Nichols:
WAsHrN0ros, Jan. II.
General @, q Au2er. Nsw o deans,
II has been the policy Of the adminlstTa-
ton 70 take no part ia the settlement OF the
question of the rFhJful government OF the
state OF LOuis.aDa at least not untl. tne
congressional committees now there have
made their report. but il Is not proper TO
st Quietly by and see the state government
gradually taken possession of by one OF the
claimants for gubernatorial honOrs by illegal
means. The supreme court set up by Ar-
Nichols can receive no more recognition
than any other equal number OF lawyers
convened on the call OF any other cinzen
of the stata> \ returning board existing
in accordance with the Law and having
judicial as well a. ministerial powers over
the count OF the votes and in declaring the
result OF the late election, have gwen cefuh-
Gates of election to the legislature Ot the
state. A legal quorum OF each house hold
ing such certificates met and declared Mr.
Packard governor Should there be a neces-
sity for the recognition of either it must be
Packard You may furnish copy OF tins
TO Packard and Nichols
Iaigned.l u s GRANT. President.
FACKARp IssUEs A PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation was issued this
morning:
STATE or LOUISIANA,
Executive Department
Whereas, There exists an organized and
armed combination and conspiracy of men
which is now offering unlawful and violent
resistance to the lawful authority OF the
state government. and
Whereas, An unlawful AND revolutionary
body claiming 10 be the general assembly, IS
now holding sessions and assuming 10 act as
a legislature in the city of New Orleans.
and
Whereas certain persons are, without
authority and in defiance of law, assuming
to act as executive and Judicial officers IN
places to which they have not been elected
and commissioned or legally appointed, and
Whereas Certain persons are, without au-
thority and in defiance of the law, assuming
70 act as judges of the supreme court, and
Whereas, During the past week the atore-
said combination and conspiracy has been
eliminated in the massing in the streets OF
the white leaguein arms in large bodies, or
ganized in companies and under commanders
which armed bodies have taken possession
of streets and thOrOughfares, have marched
over the city, have taken unlawful and tor-
chile possession of the stations OF the metro
politan police, OF the state arsenal, OF the
arms of the state, OF the court rooms, OF the
municipal Judges and Of the Office of the re-
corder OF mortgages and have also taken
forcible possession of the rooms OF the SUI
preme court and OF the records and archives
of the same. and have vio
lently prevented judges thereof
from access to the sime; now, theref,r', L,
Stephen B. Packard, governor OF Louisiana
and in the name and by the authority OF the
people of Louisiana command said body Of
persons pretending TO be the general assem-
bly, to desist from further prosecution or
their iawless and reasonable conspiracy.
and TO Immediately disperse, and conf
mand the persons afore aid claiming 10 act
i,.HO Of
and all persons supI tr ing, aid
ing. or abetfing them there J,
and all persons unlawfully assuming to act
as executive and judicial officers, and all
persons having possession OF the police sta
tions and assuming to act as policemen on
the streets, and all bodies OF armed men not
acting under the authority of the lawful
governor, as above recited, 70 Immediately
desist from the aforesaid unlawful
acts and to disperse and retire to their home S
under the pains and p nalties Of tie l'w,
and command all persons having in t T
possession or under their care and control.
any arms and munitions or oCher property
belonging TO the state, taken rom the lawful
custodians thereof, TO INN tiately deliver
up'the same to the proper authorities.
further eKhort and command all good citi-
zens of the state to assist me in restoring
order, preserving peace and enforcing the
laws.
Given under my hand and great seal of the
state, this 10Th day of January, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven, and of the independence of the
United States one hundred and first, at New
Orleans
(Signed) ErErHEN B. PACKARD.
By the governor.
EMILE HoEoRE.
Secretary of State.
rHR FKELING.
haro much alafer
over the news from Washington and the
new phase of affairs, while the democrats
assert that the order of the president &c
General ADgur will not compel him to inter
fere unless to prevent blOodshed.
WILL PAY 70 ATTENTION TO PAcKARD.
Governor Nichols and the democratic
legislature will not heed Packards procla
nation of this morning and the former viii
resist any attempt of Packard TO recapturt
does not regard the order of the president
received last night, as materially changing
his former instructions
YHs sEruArIor.
At this writing, IL o'clock. there is nc
material change in the situation. Large
crowds of oolored people have assembled
around the state house. where the republi.
can leaders are 1ubilant over the news from
Washington. Governor Packard decline,
10 state what measures, il any. he viii
take to secure obedience 10 hi.
proclamation Of this morning further than
the statement that it is his earnest desire IL
avoid blo0dsbed or create bitterness:
against his administration for the future
He is now in consultation with the judges
81 the supreme court.
PACKARD WILL DEMAND THE COURTS.
At11:4a Nothing farther has been re.
ceised by General Augur from Washington