The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-09
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New ORLEANS. April 6.-Packard
has addressed an open letter 10 the
President, in which he says the instruc-
tons 10 the visiting commission either
exclude or do not include inquiry on
three essential points lst which Is the
legal government entitled Ia recogni-
ton %, which j. the legal governor
81, does domestic violence and inSur-
rection prevail within the meaning of
section 1. article 4, OF the constitution
of the United States On the first
point the question Entrusted 10 the COM
MISSION does not include any cxamlna-
tlOn into or report upon the facts Of the
recent State election. or of the canvass
OF the votes cast at that election. This
prevents the commission from all III
qulry As 10 who are entitled - the Of
nee of governor and other State OH
GERS. He expresses a desire for search
ing investigation, and has expected the
commission 10 Judge of his claim on
the ground OF whether he is elected or
not. on which point he is constrained
10 think there Is no doubt. He says
confess that having received several
hundred more votes than some Of the
Republican presidential electors, | did
not anticipate that my title would thus
be put in question. He says that it is
farther important to know whether the
Supreme Court appointed 10y his pre-
Gecessor, Kellogg, is legal court
II so. it will assist in solving
the difficulty; if his court be found 70
be entitled to more recognition, than the
other of similar number of lawyers
formed on the call of any one, the cit
Gems Of the nation will surely Justify
the commission in SO declaring These
two points being decided. the commits
SION could readily determine whether
sufficient domestic insurrection exists to
warrant the use of troops. He refers to
IA decision of Chief Justice fancy, in
Luther VS. Borden. He declares it COM
pels the President to determine which
IS the legal Governor. The fact that
both parties claim or lisk claim of
tight 10 the GovernOrship cannot alter
the case, for both cannot be entitled TO
it; if there is All armed conflict like the
one OF which We are speaking, it is
a case of domestic violence and one of
the parties must be in iusurrection
against the lawful government. Tn.
President must decide which is the law
full government, and which is The in
surrectionist. He says that it is under
stood that Secretary Evarts favors that
hne OF policy toward Louisiana which
Stanley Matthews foreshaduwed. To
show that that policy was false. he cites
the statements of Representative Ellis,
published in the Washington R,pnUi-
can. III effect that the same votes. board
aud Influence. which declared Hayes
elected also declared Packard elected,
and Hayes could not consistently ignore
that fact He concludes:
earnestly urge that the investiga-
ton 10y the commission be not confined
to narrow inquiries how Nichols can be
sustained and Packard starved to death
tor lack Of money to support his gov
eminent. If the inquiry be .hus re-
strictcd grave wrong will t~ done those
by whom | was called to the executive
chair, anu whose votes cast at the cost
OF their lives. have elevated your excel
'NNNy W. Wv iVPsntbty vi TIC .tHltIIC0U
people. In their name and in their be-
half | ask that the instructions given 10
the commission may he SO amended and
enlarged that the right can h. as.
certained, and that the government, thus
found to be republican III form. and 70
have been chosen hy a majority Of the
people according to legal methods sane
TONED by tie Constitution and laws
may BE- recognized and sustained
Very respectfully. yeur obedien, ser
want. :. H. PACKARD. Governor.
CHICAGO. April 1.-THE Trtbune's
New Orleans special represents the
commission AS much impressed with the
stern logic of Packsrd's letter 10 HAYES
and with his legislatures resoIu ions
Both his Houses have All undertake.
quorum legally elected II is confident
ly alleged Packard has startling evil
dsncc touching the electoral colltge If
Louisiana. ard If lie IL, defraulei out
of his right. viii drag presrlen, Hayes
down wiki him