The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-20
The Louisiana ImhrogliO.
Order to Gen. Augur from
Washington.
The Status Quo to be Maintained.
Desertion of Ex-Gov. Pinchback and
Several Republican Legislators.


feet the final result of the present pc
culiar and unfortunate imbroglio.
On Saturday profound sensation
was created by the appearance OF
Ex-Gov. Pinchback and Senators
Breaux, Demas, Wheeler and liam
let in the Democratic Senate cham
her at Odd Fellows Hall, where they
were greeted with great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Pinchback made forclble |
speech, announcing his allegiance to
the Nichols government and severe
" rejecting upon the State House
Legislature, which he declared was
controlled by ring OF unscrupulons
men who used the most corrupt
means to forward their schemes OF
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. He charged
specifically that members of the Re
publican assembly had received sou
to vote for Gov. Kellogg as United
States Senator. He believed the Nj
cholls government was able and Will
l;no to enforce the laws aud give
protection to all citizens alike, which
t had. never been done under Gov.
Kellogg and could not be under GOV.
} Packard. The Senators accompany
ing Mr.. Pinchback made speeches OF
like import, declaring their repudla
ton of the State House government.
Several Republican Representatives,
simultaneously appeared and took
, their seats in the Odd Fellows Hall
: House. The effect of these assertions
was to break the quorum of the Re
publican Senate, and that body has
been unable to transact any business
e since, beyond joining the House In
io;nt ballot for short term United
" States Senator.
- In the Republican assembly on
n Monday several prominent members
!. replied to the charges of corruption
}. made by Mr.. Pinchback, denying
q them in toto, and rejecting severely
- upon him for his change of politica
? base, which they ascribed to the refnsa
of the Republican assembly to cleo
6 him to the United States Senate.
+ On Sunday Gen. Augur receives
re the following order:
l. WASHINGTON, January IA, 1877.
ID Gen c. C. Augur, New Orleans, Louisiana
; 1t has been the policy of the administra
: ton 10 take no part in the settlement Of tn
g question of rightful government in the Stat
OF Lonisiana-at least not until the congress
he sional committees now there have made thei
r. report but it is not proper to sit quietly b
and see the State government gradual
Is taken possession of by one of the claimant
for gubernatoral honors by Illegal means.
The Supreme Court set up by Mr.. Nicholl
can receive no more recognition than an
IN other equal number of lawyers convened o
the call of any other citizen of the State.
10 A Returning Board existing in accordanc
st with law, and having judicial as well a
~ ministerial powers over the count OF tn
in votes, and in declaring the result of the lat
S1SCSAoAA
y the Legislature of the State. legal quorum
as of each house holding such certificates mt
and declared Mr.. Packard Governor.
Mt Should there be necessity for the reco!
IN milton of either, it must be Packard.
IA You may furnish a copy of this dispatC
Mt to Packard and Nichols.
" U. s. GRANT.
Monday morning Gov. Packard il
- sued proclamation commanding til
:. Democratic Legislature to disban
" and the State officers and Supren
" Judges to abdicate their assumed al
thority. He announced to Gen. Aug
his intention to recover the Supren
Court rooms, by force if necessar
or and called for the aid of the milital
o. in this purpose. Gen. Augur refuse
all the application, replying that he il
NO terpreted his instructions to mes
he simply that the StdtaS quo should
n maintained and neither governme
in allowed to make eneroaehments upl
he the other until the question of feder
IS recognition was determined. In a
ed swer to q telegram, Gen. Augur W
ba informed by the President that til
an Interpretation was entirely cOrret
oh Under the circumstances, therefor
of no attempt was made to enforce t
of commands of Gov. Packard's procl
no nation, and no violation of the stat
ra- quo essayed by either governme1
III with one slight exception. Gov. Mic
nd oils commissioned State Librafia
of who took forcible possession of t
es- library. Gen. Augnr requested t
Nv Governor TO reinstate the former {
nq fetal, and this was promptly done.
I'M All apprehension of a breach of t
peace is allayed, at least for the pre-
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