The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-05

/ 5th That the pretended Government OF
which S. b. Packard claims 10 be the head, is q
mere simulacrum, without body substa ce,
| the offspring of a Legislative conspiracy of the
| late usurpers to perpetuate tier power, IN
| defiance of the will of the people as expressed
| at the ballot box by fraudulent manpulatioDs
| of tie returns; that it does not and caunot
command the moral or physical support of any
! considerable portion of the people; that it
exercises, and is capable of exercising. none of
| the functions of government that its authority
| is recognized nowhere outside of the lmi 3 of
q single buildiDgin the State; that if the hope
of Federal Interference were withdrawn, it
| would disbsnd without the uplifting of an arm
against it; that it presents not single title TO
respect or confidence, and that the attempt to
establish and main tain it by the military
power of the United States would be not only
an outrage on constitutional liberty, but the
greatest crime against civilization that has
been witnessed in the Nineteenth Century.
9th. That the people of Louisiana observ ed
with deep satisfaction the conservative senti
ments expressed in the inaugural address of
President Hayes and bailed them as oInens of
q return to constitutional government. uuder
the observance of which the affairs of Lousi-
ana wonld arrange themselves speedily aud
peacefully and need give the Federal Govern
ment greater concern than the affairs of
New York or Massach usetts; that by the
adoption of such q policy he would confer an
inestimable benefit u pom the whole nation, as
we'll as upon this State, and would earn the
respect and gratitude of the people of the
United States, and especially of tho people of
Louisiana; that notwithstanding the disap-
ptinling delay which has interviewed, we APP
precate the a oulties of his position and have
not lost confidence in the sincerity of his de-
claratioas and the rectitude of his intentions
9TH. That the eminent gentlemen that are
about to visit US by invitation of the President
be heartily welcomed and be extended every
facility in their labors, assuming that they are
impartial citizens who come here for the only
legitimate purpose of ascertainiug what Gov
eminent is actually administering the affair of
M
and is capable of sustaining itself and pre-
serving order, but that we are unalterably
opposed to any compromise the effect OF which
would be to put in Office men who were not
elected, or to depose any duly ee sted officer of
the State, or to impair the existing aut onomy
of the Nichols Government.
9th. That the officers and soldiers of the
Army of TIE United States while engaged in
the performance of their lawful and patriotic
duties, are ever welcome guests upon the soil
of Louisiaua; that their services, however
ale not proper in the preservation of the peace |
except III cet:aIn we'll defined coming ncies |
which have rot arisen in Louisiana; that the |
existing Government of the State IL fully capa. |
be or maintaining the peace which Is not |
threatened by any persons except those who |
now invoke tie aid of the troops to protect |
them in its disturb Snce; that we ask nothing |
of the President except to withdraw them
from the UNFOLDING of pretended Govern
mcnt, and the performance of his plain consti-
tutional duty of non-interference except in
case of domestic instruction beyond the CON.
troll of the constituted au thoi tiles, which does
not exist, aud which we pledge ourselves shall
not exist in the State of Louisiana.
9:b. TEat the people of Louisiana, wearied
with discotd and strife, il not dstur bed in the
control of their Government, will demand
nothing but peace aud obedience to constituted
that they will yield to no spirit of
revenge or peTsec ution for past political
Q fences that, by fostering the interests of all
the people, extending the benefits of education
to all Clssses, cultivatnE the spirit of tulera-
ton, guaranteeing the equal protection of just
"a W a n F4Np N q nd
good feeling among the people, and by wise
and economical adm u istr al ton, We believe the
Nichols Government will secure the end of all
government, the peace, happiness and pros
perity of the people.
10 h. That we are we'll aware that q large
portion of our colored fellow-citizeps arc at
leart as devoted to the Nichols Government
ls the whole white people of TIE State, and
hat they are only restrai ed from manifesting
I by system of intimidation and persecution
~ The worst elements of their oWn people to I
which they have too long bu admitted aud we
vail upon them to throw off this bondage Rnd
ally with us to the support of the only govern {
nent that can secure their happiness aud
in common with our own, pledgog ,
ourselves to maintain their equal rights as
citizens and to secure them tEeIr full snare of
III the benefits of just government; L
11Gh. Finally, That with a deep sense of re- ,
possibility, with a full recognition of all our
Obligations as citZsns Of the Un:on, in no I
pirit of threatening or brsggadoco; with q
rofOund consciousness of the power Of the n
'ederAI Government, and of our inability to
esist it but yet with the conviction that no
slamity possibly befalI us comparable to
he ruin and disgrace of longer subsection to
surpatiou, we invoke the cOnsiderHte judg-
lent of the American people upon the resolve,
'hich here soIemnly declare, never to sub.
lit to tue pretended Packard government, 4
ever TO pay 1t a dollar of taxes, never 10 &C
nowledge its authority; but to resist it at
very point and IN every way, and to require
nat every demand which IL may make pOn
le obedience OF the citizen shall be en- forced n
oily By present physical power which we Z
re incapable of resisting; We appeal t0 the =
resident 20 staud frm 70 bhs iuss ard con-
itntlenai PoligF Of 1on-tnt6f ldfener and We g
araal q ne nHaalR q kha IInlL1E $500 d