The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07

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lcommission with Gen. Gibson, the
president said Gen. Harlan has
been very radical but now is in
laccord with me on the Southern
question.
The President intimated to Gen.
lGibson that if the Commission
Iallowed itself to be partial it
would be towards the Conserva-
ltives.
| The entire Louisiana party left
for home this morning, not conf
dent, but quite hopeful. 3 ~ -
There is nothing feared now in
1.-The South Carolina case but delay.
| Washington. March 3O.-The
National Republican of to-day
contains q three column interview
with Kellogg, captioned, Reasons
why Gov. Packard should be for
mally recognized by the President
The dual Legislatures and their
title to Legitimacy" He details
1.-THE manner in which the Legisla-
|tire was organized, and the vote
for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor counted. He points out the
difhculties on both sides in the
way of an adjustment, especially
in disposing of the State officers
other than Governor. He shows
that all these officers and the courts
have undoubtedly legal titles. He
shows the difficulty of making it
appear that any other than Pack
ard can rightfully be Governor,
assuming that Hayes was entitled
to the vote of Louisiana, as Pack
ards name and the other State
officers were Oh all the tikets poll
ed for Hayes and several hundred
more. That the only legal returns
show that if the Presidential cleo
tors were elected the State officers
were also elected, and that any
proceeding making q record that
Packard and the. State officers
were rot elected would be regard
ed hereafter as a judgment, pro
conyesso, that the Republicans
were not entitled to to the vote of
Louisiana. In conclusion he says:
II should be very glad to see
some adjustment. effected satisfac-
tory to all parties-one that would
bring peace to the State and insure
protection to all. In my judgment
the legality of Gov. Packard should
be Immediately affirmed. The
claim of the Republican party that
its Government is legal having
thus been vindicated, and the Adj
ministration put in q consistent
attitude, let the proper effort at
adjustment be made, To with
hold that acknowledgment might
be said to be an2admission that
Packard was not elected and that
the Republicans did not carry the
State. If the Republican party
did carry the State and elected
their ticket, is it not just to put
their claims upon the same level
as hose of their opponents. If
the Republican party elected the
Presidential ticket it certainly
elected the State ticket. The
Presidential ticket was born in
tribulation and baptized in the
blood of many Republicans. 1t
was an earnest of the fidelity of
the Republicans of Louisiana to
the party and its principles. Is it
asking too much that the just and
legitimate sequences should follow,
and that at least it should be |
openly and publicly conceded by
their friends and those who have
been benefited by their votes that
their claim to having honestly car
ried the State is true, and that
the allegations so often repeated ,
that we did not carry the State is
false ?" |
Washington, March 3O.-Gov.
Hampton wrote a letter to the
President tonight, stating that he /
might not have an opportunity to |
see him again and assuring him ,
hat he could and would secure
absolute freedom and peace and !
equality to both white and colored t
citizens of the State, so soon as {
he troops should be withdrawn,
,ut intimating at the same time
hat he would consent to no bar
yain or compromise whatever. In +
Tery warm words he thanked the !,
President for the manner in which
he had been received, and express l
I'd his confidence that the Proc; 81