The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-16
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
Yesterdays NOON REPORT
President Grant ON LOuisiana-.-
He Does Not Recognize Mich.
oils Supreme Court.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15-The following
was received at a late hour last night. and
copies furnished to Packard and Nichols:
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
To Gen. Aug1tr. Neoo Orleans:
1t has been the policy OF the administra-
ton to take no part in the settlement of the
question of rightiul government in the
State OF Louisiana. at least until the Con-
gressional Committee now there e, have made
their report, but it is not proper to sit quiet
ly by and see the State government gradu-
ally taken possession OF by one of the claim
ants BY illegal means.s The Supreme Court
set up bv Mr.. Nichols can receive no more
recognition than ary other equal number of
lawyers convened by the call of
any other citizen of the State. A
Returning Board created i'll accordance
with the laws and having judicial as well
as ministerial powers over the count of the
votes, in declaring the result OF of the late
election, have given certificates of election to
the Legislature of the State, legal quorum
OF each holding such certificates, met and
declared Mr.. Packard Governor, should
there be necessity for the recognition of
either, it must be Mr.. Packard. You may
furnish copy of this to Mr.. Packard and
to Mr.. Nichols.
L. S. GRANT.
The following proclamation is just is
sued:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
NEW ORLEANS, January 10, 1917
WHEREAS, There exists an organized and
armed combination of men, which is now
Offering unlawful and violents resistance
to the lawful authority of the State govern
ment; and,
WHEREAS, Unlawful revolutionary body,
claiming to be the general assembly, is now
holding sessions and assuming TO act as the
Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, Certain persons are without
authority, assuming to act as exective and
judicial officers in places to which they
have not been elected, and commission OF
legally appointed; and,
WHEREAS, AS certain persons without
authority assume to act as Judges of Su-
preme Court; and,
WHEREAS, During the past week, afore-
said conspiracy has eliminated in the
massing in the streets of the white league,
large bodies of which have taken possession
of the streets and thoroughfares and taken
forcible possession of the Metropolitan Po-
lice stations, state arsenal, court rooms, of
munici pal Judges office, recorder of mort
cages, supreme court, and the same violent
ly prevented judges thereof from access to
same, now, therefore, |, Stephen B. Pack
ard, Governor of louisiana, and in name,
and by authority of the people of Louisiana,
command said body, pretending to be gen.
eral assembly to desist from further prose-
cutiOns of their lawleSS and reasonable con-
spiracy and to imm edately disperse, and Y
recommed the persons aforesaid claiming to
act as Judges of the supreme court, and all
persons supporting, aiding or abetting them
and all persons uDlawfully assuming to act
as executive or judicial officers, and all per-
sons having possession of the police stations
and assuming to act as policemen on the
streets and all armed bodies of men not act
ing under authority of the lawful govern
ment as above recorded, to Immediately
desist from the aforesaid unlawful acts and
to disperse to their homes under penalty of
the law | further eXhort and command all
good citizens of the State to assist in restOr-
ing order AID preserving peace and sus-
tanning the laws:
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, Jan. 18th, 1877.
[Signed ;. IL. PACKARD.
BY che Governor,
EMILE HOMER, Secretary State.
Republicans here are much elated over
the news from Washington and the new
phase of affairs, while the Democrats assert
that the oruer of the President to General
Augar does not compel him to act un-
less to prevent bloodshed. Nichols and the
Democratic Legislature will not heed Pack
ards proclamation. The former will resist
any attemp t of Packard's to- recapture
the courts or station houses. Gen. Anger
does not regard the order of the President
as materia " changing his former position.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-Kellogg denies
positively Pinchback's assertion that he
used money to secure his election TO the
Senate
Wells and Anderson of the returning
hoo ri left for Washington toni ght.