The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-27
TWO PROCLANAIlONS.
Louisiana's Rival Governors Ad-
dress Her Citizens.
B OF II LEGITI M A T E !.
Nichols Gains 10 Have he Whole
Machinery Of Govemment-Pack-
ard Relies on Returns.
B 9TH LEGITIM A T E
DAN C ROUS PEALS.
NEW ORLEANS March &c, 1871
Governor Nichols has issued the following procla.

NEW ORLEANS March 26, 1877.
Governor Nichols has issued the following procla
mation:-
xxw ' oatsass March a. ISL
To THE vrorLs OF THE STATE OF Louis,sSh. - .,
branches and In me aIi performance u Al is functions.
discharge 'hslr Peeahiary Obligation. 30 =. "a
pu a met, To the erd""y Inducing sSs pas
ment oil taxes Is now added that Of eneng o .ueh pay
srnmen aud jus, appreciation d he ei that It is The sus
Tbs e %
continuance OF the same patriotic action throughout the
SIRED that the Of Witch :nes have chosen %s
executive head win no, be mperled or impaired BY any
THANKS ron GALlAsrnY AND FIDELITY
cy aeknow The services Of and 10 thank behalf q
ar ." aunar M 10 % es o ns c w.,
authorities q his State prevent Illegal
who have since quietly thoroughly and patiently per
their great services fully appreciated due
time sh. sess to make manifest tho feeling OF
PAcKARDs PROCLAMATION.
Tho following proclamation has also been issued by
Governor Packard
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT.
NEW ORLEANS, March 70, 1877. !
socalled Of Francis T. Nichols claiming
gross when deem i my p" duty
thu, thu, to seia'e Mr. Nichols who ASSERT
its branches destitute of shred OF legal title
Witch his % tho Once o ov
M ,n "a ns before n9 as p
ale and twenty of quorum In the House.
K iss s
House. required by laws and having ul legal quorum
mo scs Of the s
hs aas s Highest
nal in tho nation That tribunal declared the Of the
doing proclaimed ia eject election, the
Pce"ss e a. i've
officers OF ,he state Treasurer state Audi
@ o"e o hsss
sra The state IN
period 81 four years refuses to recognize the authority OF
to issue. The secretary OF State. Auditor OF Tnn.
Of Public Education elected with me- and recognized by
the outgoing are In Of all tho rec
Offices These include the machinery for the assessment
APPROVED ny THE COMMISSIONERS
Court ey my .scox
great majority Of the district judges acknowledge my
Saeve parishes al the tho Of
ernment and It's officials is unqaesoned The few country
Nichols arc YGsiy those w"e1e .ursnense prevails ASH
on still practsed aud approved aud general awlcssuess
banishes prosperity.
M w HeS Ss u 9TH h ss ss s
attempts gust them from their legal possession Of the
services thus thousand armed
"sa sr'sy and Archives ss Ss
prcme Court Of the state. a court Of unquest,ned
s sssns so%m!.ssasa S,shsi. ana oieia Sssls1sd
legal ana without benefit bal which
By ss h"s epo asa
o in Of the pledges hars Sosn
iha. hs rule e his should DO allowed
GovknsMESr ny THE MINORITY: .
what is TO prevent some other cheitan. with equal
right. setting up in another in midst
o "%s which, Inc White nsaHss It's ncsian
a"a 1T s
from the rich and srs,oc.sc css in ns ssy !, IS
to the middle and poorer classes. who form the
de%y s.taS.asS on such b"s. would
tend to the rich richer and the poor poorer II would
foundation OF republican government. The middle and
% out % the
be- successfully relied upon AS moae Of reaching
that the course Of who voted
for ny On give :" ns s & s ara
the anarchy prevailing In New Orleans AMI the dis
dsogane labor and destroy the prospects Of the valuable
o.r wealthy the of Of S se cy
subsistence.
II force instead OF law to determine the ghtulness Of
the H. Sa Of who sd for
the arstocratc citizens Orleans and abandon their
II they leave the plough AZ call there VIII be no harvest
cotton picker; both alike
will suffer. And here IL may not he inappropriate to
recall the shat the $65OO.UO added the wealth
OF the By staple OF Louisiana last
manly produced by my supporters and that tho
take decide tho lawful government of the state
largely composed OF aliens, whose business in
the State Is handle thc crops which these
native born citizens have raised Mr.. Nichols urges
due property holders who be missed by specous
representations constantly made with regard to the
pretended Nichols government that should warn them
receipts given for taxes paid other than to the legal
tax collectors will not he valid against the state
CONFIDENT OF SUPPORT
1t il hardly necessary reiternte determine
ton defend the last extremity title to the Office
which have been declared elected and the rights
privileges of those by whose votes l have chiefly
been called to the executive chair. am daily
North. East and West. assuring me OF active
sympathy and need be- support Of the great party which
has long successfully administered the affairs OF
Tho reign political terrorism and disorder
In this state is think rapidly draw Ing to close Official
information reaches me that In few days
national commission will visit tho State and pass on
It's condition. Confident Of the justice and recti
tude OF claim. / have no doubt Of the
result. and am encouraged to believe that
as soon NJ the legal state government shall have
received from the national authorities that recognition to
which justly entitled viii be enabled to It's
support the active cooperation Of largo class
OF the conservative citizens whose Influence
has herct crushed under tho tyranny OF
by n majority are now witness. IL will be my carncs,
purpose administer and maintain stc rights Of
have confidence that justice will eventually pre-
and right be established. >. X. PACkARD Governor.
pTEDGnS FOR THE pRESTDENT