The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-26
PAcKARDs ) PLEA.
The Considerations he Urges Upon the
President.

] 0NANA ~ NNAHAAAMA
ExEluTtvN DFrtnrwEyT.
/ NEu uaLE,xs Apfil II
To Pfsa.d' nt iiHyss Washington. o. CO
'SlR-it ). ~visl-ut that the Commission
cent hrr- ~ yan. in-trurt.d Hn,ssnr nth.
~ paint. o. sscuf~ . r-ul.sssi - th.. -.
rtrsls. 10 the ackn"-i.d snBsut 81 oss
g"v~t.it.. eni. aud. falling 30 that. a. q.
c"mplish the recognition of .inEls Leg.
i-latu.- .. DEPOSITORY a. the rspr- -.
taiiv~ I'll of the p.opl~ of L''ui.iana. will
tail 60 fi~ct either ~ th.-~ fs.-uit.
The hr-t pra .,o.ition can b. attained
only w l..- ais.ntuBtn@nt of on~ or 9th.
~ 81 the claimants 10 the gub~rnAtouAi
chair.
The second proposition. Involving the
ni'.sziion ni the 40 bodi-s ~ach nov
ciai..ink 10 be the L-Fi-lrturo Of the
State oi Laui.ians. is po.-ible
The pla.. = sIrgested By the Commission
that the one hundr~d sud four meusliera
Of the Lower llous~ and The thtrtyth GO
...eL.b~rs of the Sr.ia.s. whose election IL
not dsput-d should be brought tos.th.
or In one body. n..sl that the uvn.rai As.
sctahly thus constituted ahonld pass 40.
on tho qualhcaiio. Of the O.. t~-i.d
.. rmbsrs. and thu. reurrs-iH-sl. shouid
co., a. the eonh CT in the 60 erslina
hranch~- ~ t.e Government. was &C Tp-
able 90 x. pallican-. hot }. srid 10 have
b~eJ r.j.ctsd by the Democrats.
Thi. plaa wA- undsr-tood ~ amanats
fro... The Presid-nt. sol ta sniosly hia
id~.a ~ What 'fas just and sqais@i.ls The
R-puhlic - hav- indie~i~d : wtilinrns
a. see d. 10 = s~ofsa. aston Of the t.-s.
isistu.- on thi- is-.is. 80 d-fr-ue- % the
Pre- dents wi-h+s. even thuuah ~ n d..
inl they sho' ~ waive their u..sl,,ih "a
i-gsl rights II u pre-uni.d t..st. tom
the Pr--id-ut'- standpoint sny other
l.gisi-tiv- srttl~Li-..t wauid work inius
tic- 90 . - 90 the other oi the contend.
ina partiss. and 10 y not bsli-vsd that
he Hdtsi.ii-tr~tion soull -anciian iuiuss
,ics. The Repnlltran- w~f~ willing 20
70 .uL - the elHim. Of their Stst- Gov.
sfnhss "a toa legislature ihu- emn.tftut
a ID is CLEARLY tndic t.d t.at 0-n-fsi
Nichull- o.. ht- aihsF~ut. hive rst.c "a
thi. q ss,sn-ition, naiulv f~csu... ~ their
hHe.f belief in tho truth az th~ .tate.
. rvp-sis-.ly made. that the Poster.
\ 'lhsw- sFfr~r rut ). eventually 10
80. Wy 10 give the government ~ the
S'its 10 tee De-. nc Hey. " the belief
~~re removed ifnts their minds p~fhass
'bsy would not b. 80 dshsnt. sfsd wuuld
.ccrpt the sdi stm~nt t~u der. The
r~,sort~d pr. ro-- - the Al Adninisiration
ta carr oct the suFf~siiDus af M~ssr..
Foster snd M.itbs's-. - the wifiilrsvai
at the United stHss7~ tfouf-. - = staads
~ m~nHcs Co the R-Isuiiir.ns in thin
state. sd. e.tcoutag,.s tie Democracy 10
.nsulst~ tie HrroE-nt p.sliry of Oruvfsi
H.. pton in S.lhth Canulins
have rrc-iv-i no .r.I.ly o. my letter
tie 5th i.s~t. requs.tinE that th- ins
.ttuctiUn- ~ th~ cuuimi--tun should i'u
o., Hm~nslssl snd rnlafgsd ~ o. shaiie
h~ms ta inquir- and rrtsort whi D ~ the
8mtrudinr UuEsrmm~ht- " lrgHliY smtts
lsl ta recognition. whftlrr ls.ssl Sus
,fsm~ C,.uFt .Aists. Hud vi ho rufniHi-T a.
I'D wh.tl.f o. nut thsrt. b. 40 attnssl in.
ufrsrttun #sain.t thr la~iul H,svsHus
n.s. O. th~f~iufs'. upst rs'.Isrut uily -
f-w that fsgusst
lu W. " ~ Abe g. jrctian ~ ny pnliticsl
tt.on~nt. 81 th. i'-ssanaisir proposition
.l.os.. r.i.fre'i -. masl. ~ th. f.ssi'lsu
hrsuFh tb. Cs.nnii-ssstfi. N"ff ENrsiists-
., cen n.t ell tp I-tc-is- th-t 10 ihus
xpF.s.inF NY willingness 4" suiniIt niy
iai.n. to = csammis.iun situintFd witti.
.ut solicitation "n ny pet. ~ without
.'thsr niys~li nr soy ui my iFi-uds having
ny voice ~ ii- .+l-ction. = - isast man.
i.--t cinhsi~nr~ tn thv justice ~ my
tian- the Commission T. chsrFsd wrth the
nv~stiratian OF mHtt-t- not es-s ntisl
Why rhnuld instructions be sithhTld.
xhich would enahl~ a 70 r~port on inst.
t-rs esssutial "a the acc aium~ut oi the
legality of one or the ot.srf Of the Gov.
rrnments clsiminF recognition irom t.e
Pr-sid-ni. one oi which must be rntitlsd
,h-reto uudvr the provisions oi tss Con-
slitution OF the countryf The commHs
.ion. thus fsr. tu its r.iatiou to the k.s
publican party hes only FuEr.--trd meth.
ssd. which directly tend 90 Hu nbando..s
mont of the contest. irrespective Of right
or justice.
p~ctfully submit that tho quss.
lions at issu- IN i.nui-ianH can not 10
dispo--t Of by mere ~Hpsdisnt. The
,.l.ims oi indiv idusls to othr~ af~ of ht
ii. cons.q .nc- when weighed against
the rights aud lilefti-r ~ = uirj.sfiiy uf
h- people ~ lawful Government ia
Louisiana r-n b. oy~Fthfo~n ~ donis stio
viol.nc... With th. cou--nt oi the D. drrsl
ipv~tn,sstt oiisiuHlly callr'l inio II.
i-te. g. iof the rrpF~ purpn-s. snfu.g
others. 81 pr,vsntirF surh ocrurFsurss.
~h.t stst. ~ the uaian m-y r'f h're.
,it~r ~. sut bet to .iuhil-r revolution
Are the Atnwriran tsenIsl~ willing 10 sse
thts ttsr.tl~ut ss.tatlitshFdf
E.rns.tiy requesting your Immediate
.fion on the i-cts prrssnt-d. have the
honor io hr.
VEN rep, rifully your ehrdirnt s~fvant.
= b. PACKARD. 0usefbo.