The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-04
No Inquiry To Be Made Into the
Recent Election.
THE RED TAPE or THE REGULAR CHANNEL.
A Long Road from the White House to
General Ruger.
ATTITUDE OF THE CHAMBERLAIN OFFICIALS.
LOUISIANA.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. April 8. 1871
private despatch from New Orleans received hero
this evening and communicated TO the President shows
in some detail tho condition Of things which tho Louis
lana Commission will find when 1t arrives.
VINO RECOGNIZE NICHOLAS.
The Nichols Supreme Court has full possession Of all
its records IL recognized by tho whole Bar and has
rendered hundreds OF decisions affecting all classes
OF the community. or the eighteen District Judges
in the parishes twelve have recognized Nichols; OF
eighteen district attorneys thirteen recognize Nichols
LOUISIANA has hityseven parishes; in forty-threo OF
these tho parish judges clerks recorders shers and
police jurors, or supervisors, have qualified under
Nichols; in Eve parishes one-half tho officers
elected have qualified under Nichols; in
nnc parishes tho officers bave not yet
qualified under Nichols but recognized by him
actually elected In the city OF New Orleans the
mayor and city council, the entire police force all tho
district criminal and police courts coroncrs Justices
OF Tho peace and consabes district attorneys, civil
and criminal sherins recorders OF mortgages, harbor
masters port wardens board Of health OF char
ity the hospital administration board Of hay and -four
inspectors, all recognise and under tho Nicholas
government
THE PACKARD PRETEysI0y.
No Packard appontee is exercising any official
function outside the St Louis HOTEL which Is used as
State House. No official claiming to be elected any
where in the State exercises any functions except
those recognized by Nichols as elected none but the
Nichols tax collectors are collecting dollar of tax
anywhere in the State. 1t Is thus literally true that
the called Packard government existence out
side Of the ST. Louis HOTEL and the Packard Legislature
loses members faster than their places be nllcd.
They do not seat men fast enough to make good tho
assertions. Many members have gone home, leaving
san influences arc brought to bear on them.
CoIoRED OFFICIALS
Two hundred and thirty-onc coorcd ofncials in the
different parishes have qualified under Nichols and
twcnty-onc colored have been appointed 70
various offices by Governor Nichols. Tho colored
people rapidly acknowledging Nichols and colored
Senator Allan, Joined the Nichols Senate to-day
made powerful speech advocating fraternity between
the white and colored people OF the State expressing
his conviction that Governor Nichols would fully pro.
tect the rights OF the colorcd people.
NICHOLS HOUSE.
In the Nichols House OF Representatives only seven
are needed to mako a quorum Of Returning Board
members. Tho Senate has already such
quorum. and tho President is requested to repeat
tho order OF March 2 by Presldent Grant, IN
which case and without moving a soldier from his
present station is asserted that the Packard Lcgs.
laturo would almost Immediately mott away and disap
pear the members still ndhering it do so only
because OF the supposed moral support Packard has
from the President
Upon the motion OF tho Nichols Attorney General
all the prisoners charged with treason for enlstng in
Packard's militia have been discharged with lecture
not to repeat the offence. They were mostly poor
and ignorant coorcd mon with families to support
FEELING AMONG THE PEOPLE.
With this condition Of things the commission can
have but little decide, but 1t easy account for
the excitement OF the people its coming It is
not probable that the people Of any Northern State
would sit down quietly under such a condition Of
affairs, where sham government seizes the State
House and possessing authority and exercising no
function o, government outside OF that building IS yet
projected In Its usurpaton by the moral and physical
support OF the federal government
DEPARTURE OF THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION
THE PRESIDENTS INSTRUCTIONS.
WASHINGTON. April g. 1877
Tho members OF tho Louisiana Commission left hero
this morning for New Orleans They go by way OF
Pltsburg, CINCINNATI Louisville and Nashville, and
expect to reach New Orleans Friday and hold their
first session on Saturday.
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Tho following the Presidents letter Of Instructions
to the Louisiana Commission
WASHINGTON. d. O.. April 2, 1877.
To the Hon CHARLES Il. LAWRENCE. JosEPu II. IAw-
LEY. JoHS NJ HARLAN. JonS q. Brown and WAYNE
,ESrLNMAsI,am Instructed BY tho President to lay be
fore some observations upon the occasion and objects
mission about to visit the State Of Louisiana to undertake
Upon assuming his Office the President finds tho
OF affairs in Louisiana snch as 70 Justly demand his prompt
Of rs e a., the apparent Intervention Of military
which the opinions and disturb the hsr
mony hsbeope Of that state This arising
throws no present duty upon President except % ss
to which such actually exists md 70 decide a.
10 the time. manner and conditions which should be OBJ
sn Of this duty hss the
mes 81 tho y
lana some information tina, may be pertinent 10 tho cir
40 rxAssArioS rlrcrros.
will be readily understood that the service desired of
aud inirusted 10 this commission does involve any
s se "iG e S. e % ss' al @
e d esas but r i Sa c Dc reports
o. committees Of the two houses Of Congress and
with ard should preclude any original sxoloration y sse
commission OF that held Of inquiry but y Is most pertinent
question executive duty before him that The President
should know What the real mpedimcnt regular legal
and peaceful proceed ng under the laws and constitution Of
sne o. ny w,n e a. - say
without involving the element % military either
The successil nseertanmcnt Of these mpedments the
d s" % Wisdom ana mode II h eme IKE
unusual circumstances which attended and followed the
state election ana from its relation the excited
feelings and Interests OF the Presidential election
retarded within tho state OF
influences by which the social and material interests
TO the whole people " state and the pride Of the
American character as iaw-aidng nation ameliorate the
csappontmens aud dissolve the Of close and
jealous political contests but the President both and
believes the body OF the people Of Louisiana
prepared 70 treat the unsettled results 81 their state
election with calm and conciatury spirit II 1t be
much % expect complete concurrence in single
government for that teast the President
tciratc submission TO the laws constitution o. the
State Of all their dissenso Mt relieving themselves
from the reproach and their fellow citizens OF the United
States from xictes which must attend pro-
ionged dispute TO the title and administration OF
eminent oi one 81 the states Of the Enion.
PRINCIPAL
The Prcsdent therefore, desires that should devote
yoir FIRST and principal attention removal ufthe OBJ
stacles acknowledgment Of tor tho
purpose of Of authority within the
OF tho state In It's relations the general
government under section Of article the constitution
United states, leaving, II judicial
other arbitrament within the States
question of ultimate right.
rItn SECOND OBJECT.