Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-05-02
The Redemption Of Louisiana,

| New ORLEANS, April 25.---By five
o'clock this morning Packard and all
his adherents except one smetropoli-
tan had left the State House, and Col.
Boylan, chief of police, directed a squad
of his men to take possession of the
building. Packard's militia left behind
them about two hundred stand of arms
belonging to the State. 4Hoaano,
Packard's parting with his police force
before he left the building last night is
said to have been quite an effecting
affair. There were $50 Of them, and
every man wanted to shake hands and
escort him home. Packard made them
a speech. telling them if they could get
any of the appropriation made for them
by the Nichols Legislature to take it.
Their legal claims for pay for their
services would still remain, as they had
never been discharged from the force.
Several of the most effective members
of the force waited on Packard at his
house to-day and told him they had
been offered positions in the reorganie
zed force and they wanted his ad vic-
whether to accept or not. He recon-
mended them to accept.
He has since issued an address to
the republicans of louisiana" review
ing the history of events in the State.
in which he refers, as usual, to the
Nichols party as insurgents, and says
that Grants order establishing a status
quo practically confirmed the insur-
gents in the advantage they had gained:
that they had taken possession Of pub
lie offices and court, and when, after
President Hayes Inauguration, he
Packard) undertook to organize
militia force, Nichols police arrested
his recruiting officers for treason that
on complaining to the President that
Nichols had violated the status quo
the President replied that he had sent
a commission to inquire into affairs, and
the end oft was he directed the with
drawal of the troops, thus leaving his
(Packard's) government without even
the moral support of the administration.
Had his government been recognized
he believes it could have sustained it.
self without the intervention of troops,
and if his General Assembly had con-
tinued in session he should have deem
ed it his duty to have defended his gov
ernment to the last. He concludes by
saying that he is now compelled to alb
strain from all active assertion of his
government, but he valves none of his
legal lights; he yields only to superior
force. He advises the republicans to
maintain their party organization and
trust to future events. ..---
A number Of leading Louisiana re,
publicans have addressed letter to the
President, in which they say s'We are
resolved to carry out in good faith the
settlement and accord to Nicholls's
government our recognition and sup
port, relying on it to carry out in good
faith its pledges to the people of this
State. We do not understand that you,
in the slightest degree in this matter
abaD don republican principles and your
desire to promote the interests of the
republican party-the legitimate off,
spring of the old whig party-through
which we cherish the expectation that
you will advocate our great internal
improvement interest in government
aid for levees, Southern Pacific rail-
roads, an outlet to the Mississippi river,
and such other public works as are
necessary to assist in developing the
resources of our State and the whole
country. Relying on your aid in these
and all other matters tending to pro-
duce peace, concord and prosperity in
our State, we will give to your admins
tration our cordial support"
Dispatches from the interior show
great rejoicing throughout the State
over the withdraw of the troops, which
is manifested at many places by the
firing Of guns, &c.
Gov. Nichols yesterday received
many kilograms from points in Louisiana
Alabama, Mississippi and Texas offer
ing congratulations over the withdrawal
ofthe troops. indicating great rejoicing
among the people, illustrated by the
firing of salutes, ringing Of bells, the
display Of flags, SC.