The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-26

STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Nav ORLEANS La, April 25, 1877. }
Ehs Republicans Of Lou'dma;
Ga this day, the fifteenth anniversary
Of tlfr-surrender OF New Orleans to the
forces of the United States, il becomes
my duty to announce 10 yOu that the aid
and Countenance Of the national govern.
ment has been withdrawn from the Re.
publicans Of Louisiana, and that gov.
ernment revolutionary in form is practi.
cally on the point Of usurping control oil
affairs in this State recall the cir.
cumstances OF the last electoral campaign
only TO thank YOU for your fidelity to
principle You then displayed. The Re.
publican party, aS you know, entered
upon the canvass united and stronger
than ever before. 1t had enlisted under
It's banner All influential class OF native
born citizens OF old Wing anlecedents,
who, TO their honor he It said, still
remain faithful to the principles they es.
pOused and the government they support.
ell, 1t was inrther strengthened by The
absence from the Stale or opposition OF
that element whose previous adherence
to the party had brought it into disre-
pute. These causes were combined to
bring about remarkable success ach.
ieved by the Republican party in all OF
the doubtful parishes. With one execp.
tiOn, even where the white population
preponderated, and which gave us a ma.
jorIty in the Legislature, except where
organized violence prevailed, our State
ticket carried every Republican parish
and also u number Of parishes which, in
the last Legislature, were represented by
Democratic members. i briehysummarize
the history Of events which have since oc.
Cured. The general assembly met on the
lst OF January Last, organized with q full
and legal quorum IN both houses, passed
laws which were approved by the then
Executive OF the State, and Oh the 2l OF
January last canVassed and declared the
vote Tor Governor. At this time
the nation was agitatGd by doubt
as to the result OF the Presidential
election. With the expectation that Sam.
uel J. Iilden might possibly become
President OF the United States, and with
no hope OF success otherwise, my oppo.
nent in the late campaign established Il
mock Legislature and went through the
form Of an Inauguration in order that
there might be the semblanCe OF gov.
ernment which Tilden, ii inaugurated,
could possibly galvanize into vitality.
In the few days that followed General
Nichols and his adherents were encour-
aged by the unexpected refusal OF Presi.
dent Grant TO recognize the State govern.
ment or TO respond 10 the constitutional
call OF the Legislature, though he ques.
toned the legality OF neither. On the
CHI OF January ] had scarcely taken
my seat in the Executive chair when the
White League rose in armed insurrection
and by coup de main took possession Of
the Supreme Court, arsenals and stations
OF the Metropolitan police, all loca.
ted at the Capital. Then came the or
der from President Grant establishing Il
status quo, the practical effect OF which
was to confirm the insurgents in the adj
vantages that they had gained, and to
prevent any etI,ortto dispossess them. On
the Inauguration OF President Hayes,
the State authorities made preparations
TO organize military force for the de.
tense OF the State Government, Gen.
Nichols police izedupon the recruiting
officers and imprisoned them for treason,
without the benefit Of bail or writ Of
habeus corpus. l Ielegrsphed this fact
to President Hayes, asking ii this was a
violation OF the status quo, and ii not,
whether the release Of these men by force,
il all civil remedies had been exhausted,
would be 20 considered. The President
replied "Your dispatch OF the cath ia
received. The Secretary Of War has
telegraphel to Gen. Augnr that Il Com.
mission will shortly visit Louisiana
In the meantime the President'
desireJ that the situation re-
main unchanged. The Commission
came. In the meantime Nichols gov
ernment had crystalized into shape so
far from permitting the situation to re.
main unchanged that ithad broken into
taEan iorcibIe cortroI NJ ths S,ots insIi.
tnitons md lad Sirsng,nsnad ;tssIf nm sil
sidss NotTithstandin" tbis bowsvsr %
IN" Gommi,.ion iomnJ sbs lac Local asi,ia
tmra mr U S,;II in Sss.;o" a, M ,T,o si"io % GnmS,
and nv lila %nossailsd snd @ %"sosa;IsbIs %
sTcsnt hv force TLa rasnIIs of tbsir Ia
hors Jpr;ns The two weeks iSey rsma;nsa
here ia known mi to al! men, These ;nJncaJ