The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-08
VOL. II---NO. 100.
AN ADDRESS
10 His ExceIlency the President
Of the United States.

TO washington Dy MT. y. ID. FAokHu, Ios'aohs
Of this ciy, 10 the effect that the merchants and
BUSINESS men Of New Orleans would willingly
accept the said Packard as Governor Of Louis
ianR.
And whereas, the whole people OF Louisiana
hailed with delight the announcement In your
inaugural address OF q new and wise polity to-
ward the States In the South, AMI were led to be-
Heye, and do still believe, that ,ou are honestly
desirous, a. far ~ In your Office ea. to restore
peace prosperity and good order to this 1ohg
suffering State, and ss 10 do 70 ID necessary you
know tho real situation. We. citizens and busi-
ness men OF New Orleans, without distinction OF
politics, respectfully inform your ExcelIency that
the staten mt above mentioned il utterly false
aad without tho shadow Of foundation.
We would further say that the government Of
Louisiana Ia lega y in the tzefcise OF all it's fnnc-
tions, sustained eheerfully by the people, and
fully protecting life and property Throughout Tho
btate.
FOR the first tirns In many years in Louisiana IL
this the case.
Moreover, we call your attention to Tho fact
that there Ia no 9th hr government In the State
but that Of which Nr. Nichols 10 the Ex; cttiye.
Thure is no contest existing between that and any
other government la Louisiana, in which now all
good men rejoice to know reign peace and good
order.
More especially do we desire yeu TO note that
the only power which can disturb that peace and
order il the power OF which you, sir, are the
Executive.
The attempt on tho part Of that poFer TO dig
turb the peace Of the State, by forcing upon It
the so.calied Packard government, would bring
shout anarchy and civil commotiop, which would
continue 90 lepg as Federal interference was per-
sisted In.
The pretense to existence on the part OF that
government comes only from the u port ahore-
cd IL by the forces Of ihe General Government.
The troops Withdrawn to their quarters, 1t
would disappear from the only building In Lou
isiana where it's authority or even its existence 10
recognized.
We respectfully solicit from yonr Excellency.
Al Comm sn der in Chief, such withdrawal.
Tho action Of The General Government in iss
quasi support of the Packard pretenseis every
day less and injury to ths business of this State
and city and from the interdeperdency Of inter-
eat in commoril j country Loss and harm s done
In the whole land.
The United States forces as used for such pur-
pose are used only in the interest OF evil and
lawlessnese.
We are not politicians. We have no hvors to
ask OF any man. We have no Offices to seek. we
hope and believe that the President OF the United
States will recognize, without further delay, the
right OF American citizens to s1sgove nmeat,
Loyalty exercised under the law and constitution.
The case OF Louisiana needs no fur her exam
ination. It In we'll known to I'll the country, to
7 tho world indeed. II has been disgrace to civ
ilization and to repub icau Institutions fo- year
Her so-calIed Government was gigantic fraud
and usurpation, which for The pist four years has
been upheld aione by force Of + 6era bayonetr.
Mr., President, fhan this suffe ing and patient
psople endure this bondage still longer in the
face OF your Expressed p ,licy OF beneacence and
m awakening feeling OF brotherhood Throughout
this broa landp
III local self governmt mt is given us, we pledge
ourselves for the oyatvf Loni'iana 70 the uninn
rights of Ill her iiizeps, aud for the equal bene
nj OF her laws with ut distinction OF race, color
or previous condition.
ri denied to ua, h, reign Of robbery and cor
ruptIon will 40 on and stri5e, bloodshed ard an.
archy will prevail in Louisi ma throughout your
administration, without power on our part te
avert 1t.
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do the right, is our arnsst prtyer.
mi Perehe Archbishop Of New Orleans.
G. Raymond, ID ID, Vicar General.
, M T f Massardier, Pastor st Theresa's
] Anstaett, Secretary to the Archbishop,
Il A RouxelI First Vicar of the Cathedral
Thos Kenney. Pastor of st John the Bap-
lists Church
& Footte. Agsistant Ct 3 st John's n c,n,on
II CMoynihan. Pastor OF st Peters Church.
I. Hoste Chaplain of st Joseph's Convent,
DC Mignot Cathedral.
4 Hesiin. ii Pastor st Miehaels.
II Tumoine, PastorsSt Anne's.
FMittlebronn, Pastor IS ! 81 Rose Rose de Lima.
A Durier. Pastor Of the Annnnciation.
] Flanagan, Assistant ut st Peters
PF Aen PastoF Asssant st rarfs a St patrck
Z j Foltier, Pastor OF st Vincent de Paul'
! s,1bileau. Pastor of st Augustine's.
L Ozann Assistant at st Augustine's.
Fl M lie Cozic. Chaplain OF the Little Sisters 0
II Rev John r Girault. Rector st Annals Chapel
and President Standing Comm IT, 9.
Hugh Miller Thompson. u d. Rector Trinit
W Leacock. D D, Rector Christ Church. -.
Rev Henry Harcourt Waters. ector st Paul
Rev Rev Edward Fontaine. Rector Mount Olive
Rev Kobt Stuart. Missionary Jackson Rail
Rev Melville NJ Moore. Trinity Chapel.
Rev A Iardy, Re, tor st Johns Church.
Rev John Percival. church Of the Annuncia
tion.
Rev II NJ Chumaceire. Rabbi Dispersed c
Judah.
John Matthews, Carondelet street NJ Il Chure
j walker, Felicity Street NJ Church soutf
J Harmon, st Charles Avenue III L Chulc
ii Schroeder, Moreau Street NJ Churc
South.
Jno Sawyer, Louisiana Avenue M E Churc
Welein, Agiers " E Church South.
Lewis AReed Lafour3he Mission NJ Z Churc
linus Paiker Editor New Orlt ans Christa
Advocate, M E Church South.
James A Ivy. Southwestern Bible Society. III
Church Soutl.