New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-16

STALE nE InIIsIANA EXECUTIVE DEPART


Whereas An unlawful and revolutionary body, claim
ing be the General Assembly, is now holding session
and assuming 10 act as the Legislature III the CIy Vi
whereas, Certain persons are, without authority and
in defiance OF law, assuming to act as the Legislature Ill
the CITY OF New-Orleans; ana,
WheIcds Certain persons are, without authority and
dicIa officers in places to which they have not been
legally elected and commissioned, or legally appomteu'
Whereas Certain persons arc without authority and
in defiance of law assuming to act as Judges OF the gu
preme Court and
WheyeGS During the past week the aforesaid combina
t0n and conspiracy has eliminated IN the massng III tle
companies and under cOInmanders-whch armed bodies
have taken possession of the streets and thorougniaes
have marched the city, have taken unlawful ana
fOrcble possession OF the stations or the metropolitan
Police OF the state Arsenal OF arms OF the stare ana OF
the Recorder OF Mortgages, and have also taken posses
the OF the supreme Court and or the rec
ors and archives of the same, ana have violently pre-
vented the judges thereof from access 10 the same
Now therefore, l. stephen Il. Packard, Governor OF
louisiana aud in tine name and by the authority or the
people OF Louisiana, command SAID bOiy OF persons pre-
tending be General Assembly 20 desist from further
prosecution their lawless and reasonable conspiracy
and to immediately dsperse and command the persons
Cnnrf and Mi persons supporting aiding or abetting
them thereby. and all persons unlbwfuly assuming To
act "A executive and judicial officers and all persons
having possession OF tho police stations and assuming TO
policemen on tle streets, ana all armed
bodies of men not acting under authority of the Lawful
Government as Iecited 10 immediately dessl from
the Aforesaid unlawful acts aud 10 dsperse ana retire 10
their homes under pains and penalties OF the law and
command all persons having IN their pOsseSsio Oh under
their care and control any and munitions or other
property belonging to the State, taken from the LAWFUL
clsodians thereof TO Immediately deliver up the same
10 the proper authorities. further exhort ana com
maud all good cLns OF the state to assist me III esor
ing order preserving the peace, ana enforcing the laws
Given under my hand and great seal OF tins state TINS
18TH day January. n. d. 1871 ana OF tIe lnuepehu
OF the United states the one hundred anu nrst a
New-Orleans. STEPHEN b. PACKARD.
BY the Governor: EMILE HoSoRE, Secretary OF state
The Republicans here are much eated the new
phase OF affairs A large crowd OF cOlOred people as
senbled around the State House. where the Republican
leaders were assembled all jublant over the news from
Washington The white Democrats assert that the order
OF the resident to Gen. Augur will not compel him to
Interfere unless to prevent boOdshed Mr. Nichols and
the Democratic Legislature will not obey Gov Packrds
proclamation and will resist any attempt Of Packard to
recapture the courts stationhouses Gen. Augur does
not regard the order of the President as materially
changing his former instructions.
Pieauteae extra issued at noon, stated that every
preparation had been made by "Governor NICHOLS To
guel any disturbance which may be raised Dy the
drunken rabble OF the st. Louis HOTEL and orders are
peremptory that any such tumut or emeute on the part
of the followers OF the preten Ter Packard shall DC
aueled by the severcst measures and at any cost"
Nichols court issued the following order to
Sheriff Handy, TO provide the means for protecting the
court from Packard: - - -, .
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ORLEANS
To THOMAS HANDY, Ctea Sherry Of me FaT'S" I"
Considering that certain proclamation, signed by s.
r. Packard, wicked and shameless mpostOr, has come
to fine view of this court considering that the pretes0ns
o said individual be Governor OF louisiana nave no
foundation except far he falsely claims 10 DE sup
norted by the Irresistible power of the national forces
n il ordered that civil sheriff OF this PalIsn OF
orleans do provide sufficient force To guard TINS court
from any violence intrusion. BY order or the Court
NelC- orleans, Jan. 10. 1877. j. " GuILL0TrE Ceik
The Republican LEGISLATURE met in joint session THIS
afternoon with rs members Several Senators denounced
Mr. Pnchbacks in regard to the use of money
nv Gov Kellogg to his election as United states
Senator and one of them Senator Bl0unt, sald that
" lille our Savior had His Judas ana the American peo
nIc their Arnold, his had their PInchDack lie mao
nominated Pnchback for United States Senator, and
wifi ndrew his nomination. Both Legislatures ballOted
this afternoon gor Senator without choice. Pnchback
received one vote in the Republican Legislature.
sheriff Bourges, presenting the Supreme Court over
which Chief Justice Ludeng presides, made demand
far the Court-house this morning. which was refused
The Court house Is held by three companies OF
Nicholas militia, and the First Precinct station by Bat
terry of the forces No return has yet been MADE
Inv Sheriff Bourges the writ O habeas corpus IN the
case of sergcants-tArms OF the Republican Legislature
now in the parish prison, requiring him TO produce the
ScrgeantS-at-Arms in court .
me Erening Democrat in leading editorial referring
10 The probabilities OF Gov Packard attempting 10 fetake
the court houses and police stations, says: Mr rack
ard however, il playing dangerous game Inc patience
of the peOpl. Is wcnlgh exhausted, ana IL Chey are
forced into a conflict which is calculated ana desgheu 10
again rob them OF the Government OF tDelr CHOICE ana
tne OF an honest and efficient administration,
their wrath will be difficult 10 restrain, and we Tor one
hope no hand Will be able to restrain H."