, 1877-04-12

quaH1el HHH Inc NIChubtb SecfclnIJ VI 6L@tc, &hA
ct tho inter th!ry6sc, II Il claimed that thirty
slx OF Tho shcEils have qualified with Nichols, and
thirty CLERKS, although In each instance only
eighteen aud twenty. -four have died bonds. Many
had previously hlcd both bonds and oalhs with
Kellogg Tho Republican, clnin, that the qualify
ing Of county officials with Niehoa In any case II
untmportant. tnnsmuch ~ they have qralincl with
both Governments, intending to be safe whichever
may ba recognized.
THE SUMMARY
- regards the Nichols Government ID this:
Filed oaths OF otlea with Nichols District .
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Filed bonds with NIcho11st Auditor:
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On tho Packard aide the ssntcment IL ~ follows:
OF tho seventeen District Judges outside Of the
Orleans Parish, fifteen bars died oaths with the
Secretary OF State, Mt. 1fonofc; ten have fled
oaths with both tho Nichols snd Packard Sec.
retarles OF State. or the seventeen Dis.
tslct'Attosaeys. nftcen have fled oaths
With paekard'B Secretary Of State. Nine
both Governments. Fackards Secretary
Of State says that there arc IN ttst Stats ouasda OF
the Psriah of Orleans
ABOUT Two THOUSAND orricxhs
who required to die o&ths with the Secretary Of
stats.. and that he now has nearly that number on
Ola, Indeed, all except from four or 6vs parlshcs
rltle In tho statement made to the Commission tho
Nichols Secretary Of State only claims that Al
haro died with him. OF thu 404 enumerated.
AF. nonorc states thst probably oysr 900
have received commission nlso from hts
of1ce. The statement In regard to this matter is
being prepared, nnd will probably be pscscntcd 10
tho Commission Friday.
When the Commission had finished their Inter.
view with Gov, Packard thia afternoon, Mr, Mac.
Fsagh entetcd Into general and
INTERESTING CONVERSATION
Wlth number Ut coioscd mcn In ths executive
otacc. which was listened to by forty or afty peo.
PIE. schatus Dumont (c01ored) said that tho COLI
ored people had bean accustomed to look upon tho
uencto1 Goscrnment ~ thotF friend and tho pro-
tecsor Of their rights; that a Republican statc
CoytTnment was absolutely essential 10 tho
Preservation ot their liberties, and thas
they had endured great hasdshlps to olcct pres-
dent Hayes and GoY. Packard, they feit that they
had right u cxpVct justfcs from tha hands OF tbt
Adm'hiatration. 1lAd they known that they weso
expected to defend With arms the,r rights, thor
would now
HAvH BEEN uETTKn PREPARED.
Ar. ,MacFeagh said the President recognized tho
fact that liz was elected By the votes Of ts coiored
people, and by tho vote Of Louisiana. Tho Repub.
'eans tho North bs!!eyed that tho coofed people
hsd suffered great outrases, but this was q
TINE OF peace, and Rll these questions hsd
10 10 decided by peaceful and loual meane. II
would he m advantage to tho eoloFed people, per.
hAps. It thsro was war 10 that they coHll hang
TWO o. three huultel VI tho tneu In this State who
haa been guilty Of tho outtagcs. Therc were
TWO SIDES TO TItIs QUESTION
In LnnltisnA a. To oil othetf, and tue Pfesdsut had
10 heur both sldee. I1s rouId nat nl...a ~, M
Republicans wefu tmpatlcnt At thc Isi.x oss.'
stoned by The Commission. md thu t,mocr.t. ho..
thought the Eomm,,slnu frnm cthsr x.st.. t.a..
nors 1!2bt here Than n thcv w.,a s.'tr.a" 49, ~ ~
1reat britain, The President vantod to ica.n ~,
tho law and tho facts. and wouti unIomht"Ii. H. -
sido IN seeo,Jancs thercwth W.
Tbs proceedings Ut tho C1,nnIRslon In othrr -c
spscts hare been kept quiet. Tho members ar.
tonight
l.. MORN RErlcEnr THAN KykK nxYour.
They have been CALLED By ths statement. .ent from
hers that tho Commission wa. falnre. th,t II In.
spent most Of lts tl.uo in endeayot!uu 10 asee,tau
why It Wa called Into existence, and 10 forth. All
shs saembco bgses III ssylus TINT taey hays no t,,
stsuet'ons outside Ct those coutasuei in secretary
4'ats' lcttss. Tbs statement TINT they were sent
he7s oAlT to discover which was lbs do facto Gov
efhneht PRONOUNCED BY then. sb.urd, II such hid
been thslF cts&nd they say thcy would neycr haYo
attempted 10 secnre Reorganization Of thu 1pR.s-
1atufe and 1eeanYaas Of the yote4.
An editorial te'cgraphcl hero from tle Washing.
ton Asp1osea", now understood to bo thu Admin.
Auataon organ,
AAs ALSO SURPRISED 7nx4.
says that II they 20 ou Tho idea that IN. 1.r.,.
tuss II the State. the endeaypr, of h. t;omms.Ion
however honestly pursued. Will inc,r... ~ ..f.,
lug confusion, aud place ths Ad1nIni.lratIoa ia !
Tht Republican argues that tho peopIa and mi