New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
POLITICAL.

PRESIDENT GhANl AND
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT NOT TO SUSTAIN PACK
ARDS SUPREME CoURT-AN ASSURANCE THAT
NEITHER GOVERNMENT WOULD BIZ RECOGNIZED
UNTIL ALL THE FACTS ARE KNOWN.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The unsettled con-
dton OF affairs in NewOreans has been one OF the chier
topics OF conversation at the Capital to-day Inc Repre-
sentatives from Louisiana have received numerous us
patches touching the progress Of events and nave Deen
occupied most OF the day in consultation with tne re
dcnt and other high Government officials and with their
friends in Congress regard to the replies they should
make. The following dispatch, received by f. Johh
Els one OF the New Orleans Representatives, TINS
morning. exhibits substantially the condition OF arairs
as viewed from the Democratic or Nichols side:
To he Hon. f. JoHS ELLIS: 49,.
Tie recognition OF Ludcling Chief Justice IL me
recognition OF the Packard government hecause tie
three Judges Ludelng, King and Leonard VINO seek 10
have the Supreme Court and records returned 20
their ody. other status than that oil TACK
arl, they all hold under appointments ~,
except by the Packard Senate. Howell and Morgan de-
clined join them 1t is important that these facts oe
promptly laid before tie Pesdcnt by you GiDsOn ana
tbe FACTS FRANCIS L. NICHOLS.
The contest in NewOrleans has thus far been mainly
over the control OF the Supreme Court Of the stare ana
as MI Nichols says his dispatch the recognition o
Ludcng. King and Leonard involves substantially
recognition OF the Packard government because the
term for which those judges held had expired ana
tier only claim now rests a confirmation by the te-
publican Senate On receiving the d!s1atch quoted
above Gibson, Ellis, and Levy called upon the PRESIDENT
al the white House and found him In consultation Win
the Secretary Of War and the AttOrneyGenera. They
stated 10 aim the object of their visit, and read Mr.
NlchoUs's disuatch. The President received them
courteously, and listened attentively to whht
they had 70 saw and then replied that he should recog
nze neither Government department OF either
Government until all the facts were ascertalned lie
regarded the occupation of the state House
by the Republicans and the occupation Of the Court
house by the Democrats in exactly the same lGht lie
also informed them that he had ordered Gen Augur
To dlsperse any mob that was threatening the State
House. hut directed him indicate by any active In
reference any recognition of either government 10y
direction of the President Secretary Cameron then ren
70 the Representatives Louisiana dispatch to Cen
Aug,u. which had iust been prepared and which was
about to be sent The following Is a copy of 1t:
wAR DEPARTMENT. Jan. 10, 1877.
Gen. c. g. AUGUR, Nc,r- Orleans Ia: -
1t is reported that the state Hous" IN NeWOrIeans -
surrounded by mob II this is notify all persons 10
dspcrae and compel pliauce with your order IL u
the determination of the President 10 see that Ge Legs
all the facts In the premises ne will decide which should
be rcco guIZed. j. II. CAMERON, Secretary OF war.
MI Ellis one of TIE NewOreans representatives, says
that the President and his Cabinet officers evince desire
to ascertain which OF two contendng parties IN Lou
siara is entitled to recognition the legal State Gov
ernment before taking any definite action. Attorney
General Taft inquired during the interview concerning
the constitution Of the Supreme Court the terms OF Once
Of the Judges and whether not those terms all expired
AZ the same time and remarked nterrogatvoy " If the
Packard government succeeds then the Packard Supreme
Court would be firmly esahlishedF Ellis replied 10
these questions that there five Justices OF the SUI
prce Court that the Old bench presided over by Judge
Ldeing had appointed in 1868 and that the terms
of Office of portion OF them expired in December last