The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-03

full congratulations. Those who do not lool
sorrowful appear ashamed.
PRoCLAMATIoNoF THE PREslpENT-ExTRA sEs
SION OF THE SENATE, MARCH 9TH.
Whereas objects OF interest to the United
States require that the Senate should be con
vened at II O'Clock On the 9th day of Marcel
next, to receive and act upon such commu
nications rs may be made to it OH the par
OF the Executive:
Now therefore I, Ulysses s. Grant, Presi.
dent Of the United States, have con
sidered 1t TO be my duty to issue this mi
proclamation declaring that an eXtraordi
nary occasion requires the Senate OF the
United States to convene for the transaction
OF business at the Capitol, in the city o.
Washington, on the fifth day OF March next
at y O'Clock at noon on that day, OF which
all who shall at that time be entitled to act a'
members OF that body are hereby required
to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the
lo , United States, at Washington, thu
IL. s. second day Of March, in the year o.
WV our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seYeDty-scyen, and The independ
ence of the United States OF America the
one hundred and first. =. S. GRANT.
BY tile President:
Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF State.
CHEERFUL FEELING NOTWITHSTANDING
HAYEs's ELECTION.
The Presidents dispatch to Packard, and
the adoption by the House by Il two-thirds
vote OF the bampering clauses OF the army
bill, has produced a very cheerful feeling
in southern conservative circles. "Let
them have Hayes and Wheeler, but give Us
South Carolina and Louisiana" seems to
have been the successful war-cry. Private
advices from New Orleans to O'Clock
represent everything quiet there.
TIE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES REPORT ON
LOUISIANA.
The report Of the special Louisiana COM
mittee, presented by Senator Howe to-day,
is voluminous document OF about one
hundred manuscript pages, although they
state it is only 4 report in part. The COM
mIttee, after explaining what they were re-
Iuired to do under the resolution, say
that there are two ways i'll which
the right of suffrage may be abridged.
One is to deny the legal voter the
privilege of depositing his ballot, and the
other is to refuse to count the ballot after it
is deposited by different parties. 1t is claim
ed that both Of these methods have been
pursued within the State Of Louisiana. The
allegation rs to the last cannot be contro-
verified. The laws Of Louisiana authorize
its tribunals, under certain conditions, to
reject from the count not only the entire
vote OF precinct, but the entire vote OF q
parish.
In conclusion, the committee say that the
testimony is not sufficiently complete to
enable them to shy positively what would
have been the result OF the election in the
State il intimidation had not been employ
ed at ALL; but organized intimidation is
charged against seventeen parishes OF the
State. Against forty no such charges are
made.
In these forty parishes the colored regis
tration numbered 80, 1877; the white regis
traton numbered y ,O3T- leaving majority
Of colored voters registered OF 15,9G4.
These forty parishes returned Co. 741 Repub-
lican votes and 1892 Democratic votes.
So that in that part Of the State where in
timidation is not charged there was Il Re-
publican majority OF $3.50 votes It is not
pretended that the same arguments were
employed in the forty parishes that were
employed in the other seventeen, but the
results are very different. In the seventeen
parishes said to have been terrorized the
colored registration was 2T,2G9; the white
registration was 20,32D, giving majority
Of colored voters OF 6y949-nearly one half
as large as the colorrd majority in all the
rest OF the State; but the vote in the seven
teen parishes rs returned showed but 1910
Republicans and 81 ,123 Democrats. In the
seventeen parishes, where there was ma
jorty OF nearly 1000 colored voters regis
tered. there was majority Of D, 153 Dem
ocratic votes returned.
The report is signed by all the Republi-
can senators. on the committee.
THE PROMISE FgLFILLED-GEASTw WEAKENING
ON PACKARD.
The following explains itself:
Headquarters Of the ArmH Washington
d. e., March 2, 1S77-1:22 L. Mo Gene
raj G. G. dagger. Commanding Department
Ne,c Orleans. The following dispatch has
gone to Governor Packard, and is hereby
sent you for your information and govern
ment. [Signed] w. I. SHERMAN,
General.
Executive Mansion. Washington, d. c.,
March 1, 1S77.-To S. b. Packard, Neu
Orleans, L.: In answer to your dis
patch OF this date the President di
reefs me to say that he feels il
Ills ltuly W SGtttC IiaHhis tuaL III
does not believe public opinion will
longer support the maintenance OF State
government in Louisiana by the use OF the
military, and that he must concur in this
manifest feeling. The troops will hereaf-
ter, rs in the past, protect life and property
from mob violence when the State authori.
ties fail; but under the remaining days OF
his official life they will not be used to
establish or to pull down either claimant
for the control OF the State. 1t is not his
purpose to recognize either claimant.
c. G.. SN1FFlN, Secretary.
GRANTS LAST CABINET MEETING.
The President having determined upon
his course regarding Louisiana, and having
resisted all possible pressure, southern al
fairs were not preached ut Grants last Cab
met meeting to-day. The proceedings were
mainly Of personal character.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The President has nominated Mary II,
Long as postmaster at Charlottesville, va.
1t is raining in torrents.
Senator Gordon has applied to the chief
signal officer of the United States for the
establishment of signal station at Atlanta,
Ga, and has the promise OF the Department
to comply with his request as soon as the
condition of the service will permit.
Silas B. butcher has been nominated ap'
praiser of merchandise Mt New York: Will
liam Stone, district attorney OF South Caro-
lima.
George s. Lacy has been confirmed as dis
trict attorney OF Louisiana; G. S. Slade as
collector OF customs for Paso del horde dis
trict; Frank Morey as general appraiser OF
merchandise; John Warnum rs receiver Of
public money of Florida; Z. J. Caldwell a:
receiver OF public money OF Louisiana; NJ
j. Grandy rs land register OF Louisiana.
HIVES will qualify on Sunday at noon,