The daily gazette., 1877-04-26
Redemption Of Louisiana,

THE CONSERVATIVES SENATOR -ELR RCT,
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NEW ORLEANS, April 25.--By Ave o.
clock this morning Packard and all his
adherents except one 'smetropolitan" had
left the State House, and Col. Boylan ,
chief of police, directed q squad of his
men to take possession of the building
Packards militia left behind them about
two hundred stand of arms belonging to
the State. "a
Packard's parting with his police 70 rec
before he left the building last night is
said to have been quite an affecting af.
fair. There were 45O of them, and every
man wanted to shake hands and escort
him home. Packard made them speech
telling them II they could get any of the
appropriation made for them by the
Nichols Legislature to take it. Their
legal claims for pay for their services
would still remain. as they had never
discharged from the force. Several of
the most effective members of the force
waited on Packard at his house tosday
l.
uons in the reorganized force aud they
wanted his advice whether to accept
or not. He recommended them to &C
cept
He has since issued an address to the
republicans of Louisiana" ;" review wing the
history of events in the State, in which
he refers, as usual, to the Nichols party
as insurgents, and say that Grants order
establishing status quo practically con-
hrmed the insurgents in the advantage
they had gained; that they had taken
possession of public offices and courts,
and when, after President Hayes's in
auguration, he (Packard) undertook to
organize a militia force, Nichollsis DO
lice arrested his recruiting officers for
treason, that on complaining to the
President that Nichols had violated the
status quo the President replied that he
sent commission to inquire into affairs,
and the end of 1t was he directed the
withdrawal Of the troops, thus leaving
the moral support of the administration.
Had his government been recognized he
bieves 1t could have sustained Itself
without the intervention of troops, and
If his General Assembly had continued in
session he should have deemed it his
duty to have defended his government
to the last. He concludes by saying that
he is now compelled to abstain from all
active. assertion of his government, but
he valves none of his legal rights; he
yields only to superior force. He adj
vises the republicans to maintain their
party organization and trust to future
events. .i-ls h5alI at.s .G'. ua
A number. of leading Louisiana re-
publicans have addressed a letter to the
President, in which they say: "We are
resolved to carry out in good faith the
settlement and accord to Nicholls's gov,
ernment our recognition and support,
relying on it to carry out in good faith
its pledges to the people of this State.
We do not understand that you, in the
slightest degree in this matter, abandon
republican principles and your desire to
promote the interests of the republican
party-the legitimate offspring of the
old whig party-throngh which we cher /,
ish the expectation that you will advo-,
cate our great internal Improvement
interest in government aid for levees,
Southern Pacific railroads. and such
other public works as are necessary to
assist in developing the resources OF our
State and the whole country. Relying
on you aid in these and all other matters
tending to produce peace, concord and
prosperity in our State, we will give to
your administ alton our cordIalsupport.'
Dispatches from the interior show
great rejoicing throughout the State over
the withdrawal of the troops, which Is
manifested at many places by the firing
of guns, SIC. -. :.
Gov. Nichols yesterday received many
kilograms from points in Louisiana, Ala
bama, Mississi ppi and Texas offering con
gratulations over the withdrawal of the
troops, indicating great rejoicing among
the people, illustrated by the firing of
salutes, ringing of bells, the display of
flags, &c. ''''
SPEECH OF sENAToR-ELECr sPoFFoRD,
~ OF LOUISIANA. ...,.
Judge Spofford, who was elected Uni
ted States Senator for the long term by
the Louisiana Legislature Tuesday made
an address to that body, in which he said
he should take the resolutions adopted
last week IN reference to peace between
the races and the acceptance of the con-
stitutional amendments as his instruc-
tions from the people. .-.sThe hearts de-
sire and prayer to God of the American
people, he said, sis now for peace be-
tween the sections, peace between the
races-aye, peace even between parties,
peace every where, and if possible peace
for evermore. There is "a widespread
belief that the fullnesso of time has come at
last when those bitter partisan bates that
ultimateiyled to intestine war to the subor
dination of reason TO force, indifference
to questions OF right and wrong, ,thriftless
habits. greed of plunder, and reckless
disregard of human life that war leaves
behind in its dismal train should be sup.
planted by nobler aims. It's growing
ptiblc sentiment that magnanimity cam
not longer be banished with safety from
the domain of politics. If the admins.
tration Of President Hayes shall grant to
this land whitewinged peace industrial
progress and an honest civil seryice-but
these three thing-it will be crowned
with the benedictions of a grateful people.
To do what in us hes TO promote policy
so. grand-whieh understand to have
been announced by the public utteranoes
of thelPresIdent-I understand to be the
pledge embodied in the resolutions to
which have referred; and in taking
leave of you now be assured, gentlemen,
that whatever of ability and zeal and in
fluence may command shall be faith
full devoted to, the redemption Of your
pledges."j [Applause.] -ulr - o-
At noon to>day, by joint resolution,
the, Legislature adjourned from Odd
Fellows Hall to the st, Louis Hotel,
where lit proceeded in body, headed by
GOV, Nichols, and reassembled and pro
ceefed with business 81 y d. I'D SIS
THE LEGrsLATURE-foo MUCH MILITIA.
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