The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-09
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TUESDAY. =. .....>>sJANUARY q ts77.
FROM wAsMINGTO&
wasasrNeroS, Janua1x 5, 1877.

III WASHINGTON, JaAUAIS os 1885,
ras aoyERSAEsr. AND TEE LOUISIANA 1NAU-
GuRarfoNs<-r oLICY OF N6ssiSTsRFER-
EScE. ...1
~ WAsa1SsroN, January ss.~a!t will be recot-
}eeted that tast week the louisiana Rcpuf~
lican Legislature passed o resolution ASK
ing fer solitary protection against appses
he,dea Democratic violence, and that tbs
resolution was photographed to the Prcs,toht
and laid before tho Cafinct last Tnesnay,
when 1t was deemed prdrer that no sssaon
should BIO taken upon u. But since Itiat
time Governor Kellogg actuatcd bs nSe
fear. telegraphe& co 3sSs President 70 tne
same effect, desiring the recognition fof the
Pen,,biica,, Governor and Legislature, as
two inauguratians will take place to-mor-
raw I'm New Orleans--that OF Packard, Re
publican, and OF Nichols, DeEDcrat, by
their respective parties.
The President nSving prepared a reply TO
Governor Xetseggs telegram oased an ex-
sraordinary meetsag Of the CaoSnet to-day
at O'Clock In order to inform Che members
of his proceedings in the pre&ises, and to
secure harmonious action. Tse reply was
unanimously approved, and this afternoon
transmitted by telegraph to Governor bel.
logg. and the substance OF 1t afterward
given by the president himself, on applica-
ton. to representative OF che New YORK
Associated Fress, Is follows
"Therc will be two ina,sgssrations OF Gov
errors tomorrow unless oae OF them Is pre-
vented. lido not, howaveE. propose to IN
terfere with them. have nothing before me
10 Justify action in the was OF recognizing
either Governor, and theeefore cannot do
so, particularly as osmmittee OF each
house OF Congress is ROE engaged in In
yestigatinS all the facts Of the late election,
including the contests 81 the two Cover
aors and two Legislatures, both claiming to
be legally elected. For ne, under these cir
c,lmstances, to recognize one or the other,
would be hardly iustifakle, and have so
informed Governor Kellogg.
The President further said that the DEM
ocratic State government organization has
the sympathy Of such pNrtion OF the people
OF that State as have the requisite means to
give sustenance to it. and their Governor
and Legislature woulE be recognized by
them even il there were not half so many us
there are now in the Democratic party In
Louisiana. The President repeated that he
would not interfere by recognizing either
government until the test should be set
tied through the congressional investigation
now in progress, but he should consider it
to be his duty to keepsake peace II occasion
requires, and prevent sloodshed pending
the political complications.
THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION AND THE MASS
MEETINGS 1e-DAY.
In regard to recent publications as to the
result OF interviews with him, the President
said that, like Others DE bad freely ex-
pressed his views on the electoral question,
but had not said what he would or would
not do further than recognize his successor
80 legally declared. ThePresident, on being
asked what he thought Of the Democratic
meetings to be held Tomorrow in various
places, said they seemed te be intended to
intimidate the opposite party and make
capital. yhe effect on the public mind OF
the North would depend on she character OF
the proceedings. The people were not to
be brought 50 submission by attempted in
timidation. II the speeches delivered at
those meetings are temperate aid moderate.
advising conformity to law ana order, and
acquiescence in the decision to be reached
BIZ Congress as to which presidential candi-
date received the majority Of the electoral
votes, the Democrats might strengthen their
position; otherwise, contrary effect might
be the result.
THE PRESIDENT ANB THE GENEVA AWARD.
The President says that, contrary to q re-
cently-Dublished statement. he has no in
tention OF sending message to Congress
on the subject of the Geneva award. He
thought, however, that Congress ought to
extend the class OF cases for which damages
are claimed; that none Of the award ought
to 60 back to Great Britain, because the en-
tire amount was less than the value Of the
ships destroyed, and that il there were any
surplus it would be,a good thing to expend
it toward restoring our merchant marine to
what it was before the depredations OF the
rebel cruisers. .-.~-,-.-o-~ ..-s.-