, 1877-03-13

lie had a. full confidence as ever IN the Gnal
SUCCESS Of his Government, but he ndlctl:
am nn1oYcd q tho pef.ittcnec With which the
:ss%, e be xidt, be!iered iI,a. ~ !ss.I siaim:
npou the aeeirtnn Of tho Returning Doard, sni
tkat Tho con.ltnslnnn rror;.on fc1nirtnR canvass
l,een strictly complied With In hi. rcfpeet. that
ss h; pS X. M:' ;s.s sG Es % provision Of the
ho sealed NJ snd Transmitted y proper Teta!n:
~ :ss ae,er f M e e The u SPLITS; stss
ef tha lou.o Of Representatives on the second day
Holden. siemSsrs 80; u ths General A.;emtly shsii
and eonns tho yo.cr. Tie person ha.iny The frcat.
day 1ss eIeetsd 'o'e' Tot o0'efo'f ss 10 aee'afsd
I'll. presl'lon vas complied With in cvcry par.
'e jeas
With SIXTY eight Representative and twenty -onc
ssess:ss ;ss aso;s s i +; t. s: 1;ss
and of tiio seast. nincteen: 1f sSo sizsy.eisht
Rs|ssaa s, Sfesc. .ss ii e.
sad two tssted ea'e o. contest. sS 'e'u'4ss: IT,.
ra.n q members q zach branch u ,he .esss'slnre
present and participating In the canvass, whose
state entitled 10 participate In The of!siaaf Or.
Tho Impression that there va. not quorum
present has probably asltcn from the fact that aso
"a fof t'o1srnoe, and when Kellogg was elected
and conc q Them arc now aetlnv witt. ihe Nichols
Senate. T"o have stnec returned. There was no
ii, Ssa wa ss ny 0pe ~ ss Ss
made for Uoyernor md Lieutenant. Governor. Tho
ssn.s 9a;s bad bss ~ e and 1
:s9ssa ss f tho az .s',s|an'' ~kGiss Gts
arY d ststc. then nndisputrd sccssIarY of State.
not only teiutcd the returns Wltn cummi!tce
hSss presence The vote w's sanTas'ea s' sboTs
Referring to President Haycs' Southern pol
icy, Gov. Packard sail:
lido not understand that the President sacrt-
fees any principle or abandonment Of friends Of
do nut understand It to he lis dcsru TO force
| tho colorcd people from tho Republican party.
On the other hand, understand that l,o will
sustain under tue Constitution and laws Of
| republican foftn Of government, md will sup
| press Insurscc.ton and domestic violence. TIL
dcrstand him a. wishing to avoid the constant
t,ss Of ts,ops tn s!le southern states, and q .
desirable state Of affairs tlaa been laid 1.crc a
ready. It haa been u,y dcatro 10 facilitate tlle
cntrailcc Into tic Republican paFty Uf Ol1-lfnO
Whi1s and Conservatives, and during tho past
| canvass my efforts In tt,at direction wcre
crowned With .gratlfyinE s,1cccss. All Of that
class Of atccssfons, which number aniung tficm
some oi the best Of tue natiyc white cittzc1,s Of
tho State; arc now firm supporters nt ms Cor
| emmcnt. Our temporary diilcujtiea hero
| Ind the effect Of relieving us of tho worst
element Of the rarty: shall endcavor to aid
| President fIayes IN his Southern policy by ad-
| Mfnfstertr4 the Government OF Louisiana hon.
cstly and economically, and in the interest Of
tho whole people, white anil black. shall Gu
dcayur tn hare solnc OF tho dcfaulting ofllcc-
holders sent to the rcnltcnt!aty, An1 au1l,c mur-
dcEcFs. This State Is In q condition NOW which
ndulits Of n division on other Than tAe culor
tine. Tic Republican party will Will lose PInc-
back and small following Of eolorcl men who
VII 20 to the Democratic party. or ts'e other
fron the Conservatives and Old-Linc Wings.
| II, however, tho revolutionary Sicllells
| party, representing the extreme Democratic
element, Wcrc to succeed In eupplauttng the law~
| fut State t;uycEusnept, the cuor line may ho
expected to Lc 6tnwn tighter than eyer, and tho
persecution Of tho cs,lUrrd MEN. continue as In
Mississippi, Tc1as, AMI other Nonubl3csn Ststcs
| which 1lavc been stolen bv Whttc-LcaCuer2
until tho Inst ycktlge Of Ropnbltcanlsm has becu
/ stamped cut.
l. no E'Et71nS or SENATOR.
! Special ns1sateA to 1he Tribune.
| WAsniSurOx, Aiafrlt l3:-tsvprcsentattrt Of
the LJuisiaHA DcMNrnts hare bccn unaAEtuMA,B
| III tt.c1r recommendations that tic Nicltlls
Legislature at pfr!cttt III extra AcsaiOH should
not eject Unftc.l statrs Senator. Wonl fs
received tlngnt that this Recommendation has
been recognized, and TINT the Legislature ad-
tourncd without making an election.