Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-20

OF legality to the orga nization Of the Nichols
| House, we're the hest and only terms they could
procure They distinctly recommended the re-
pubioans assembled by their invitation to &C
ccpt these terms, and Mr.. McV Weigh, one OF the
members Of the commission, while retralnIug
from openly l1d0rsing the proposition, empha'
sized with this remark: If there is any mem
Der of the Legislature who entertalDs the most
lingering idea that The troops arc going to re-
maiu, for God 4 sake disabuse him OF that idea,
Tor they arc going to be removed.
Fourth. That as direct result Of the init
nation aud implied threat oil The Presidents
commission, several members Of the legal Leg
isaturc have to day Joined the socallcd Legls-
laturc OF Gen. Nichols
Fifth. We therefore charge upon these gentle
men if, az they assert, they have acted simply
in their Individual capacity, an uDwarrantablc
| interference with The domestic affairs OF Stale
TO which they do not belong, and fragrant VIC
latiau of The principles Of local sclI:governmCut
advocated by the President. II, on the other
hand, thrir action ia tho mapncr set forth has
hcrn irrrcl hy the chlcl executive al the M
ton, VIZ leave it to be characterized in betting
terms by the American people.
la the Packard legislative caucus, yesterday,
ten. Mcmillan made q speech saying the case
wa& hoplc:i,; that tho blame WAS not with Pres.
i,lant Hayes, but with President Graut, though
| the underlying causes ui defeat were general.
rcIc.rams were received by the President
from the Louisiana commission W cdnesday aud
Yesterday Their tenor warrants the assertion
that the prospect Of 4 settlement OF affairs con-
tinur- to improve and the Indications are that
beyond doubt the Iab0r5 q! the commission
will have Il satisfactory termination.
Hon. George \. Sheridan, Of Louisiana, yes
tcrlay received Il telegram from the chairman
OF The democratic legislative caucus at New Or.
leans. saying: ave have returning board
quorum in bath houses.
MIR. Sheridan thinks that this settles the
contest. EX.Gov. Kellogg seems to think that
il does moi, but that its determination depends
upnn the action that Gov Packard, lat. Gov.
Antoine and nthrr Stale officers may hereafter
take. There Is no way, Gov. kellogg says, OF
divcslng tic jurc Governor Or Lieutenant
Governor Of his title except by Impeachment,
and to imptach implies recognition. The other
State officers may be suspended by the lIcglsla-
turc If the Nichols Legislature, having Il re-
turning board quorum, recognizes Nichols and
his officers, it can be said that 0 Legislature,
with Il returning board quorum, last January
rccngnZal Packard and his officers. The very
s:rugsl. ly Nichols to obtain the returning
board quorum shows the strength Of Packard's
, title In regard to going to the courts to test
, the titles Mr. Kellogg repeated the argument
that the only courts having the legal title arc
packarl's courts. which were appointed by
him, (Keogg.) In regard to the election Of a
United States Senator by the Nichols Legisla-
turc, he says that he himself received 10 Jan
uary last, in accordance with law, the vote for
| Senator Of Il majority oil all the returning board
members.
, Gov Kellogg yesterday received the follow
ing telegram from New Orleans:
= "PIcaso ilquirc Of President Hayes if it is
f BIZ his directions that the commissioners recon-
mend members OF Packard s Legislature TO join
Nichols. Two OF our trusted men left to-day
:, under such persuasion" Kellogg replied: Ill
! it be true that the commissioners arc so doing
| AIN satisfied they are acting on their own in.
, structions and without Instructions from the
President.
Packard still maintains bold front. lie
stated yesterday afternoon that he had abund.
ant rationa, means and friends to hold out at
the State House until the President will he
Compelled to decide between the claims Of the
dual governments lie treats the detection OF
bis members Of the Legislature very lightly,
and says they will all come back again. Ills
programme appears 10 be- TO await The adj burn
mcii Of the Nichols Legislature, when he ex-
pocIs to re establish his quorum and eject the
short term u. S. Senator, thus transferring the
case to Washington. The commissioners were
busy all day yesterday preparing their report,
which appears to 20 to Washington 10 sections,
bat they expected TO tinish up last night ard
hone to leave to-day. The Packard Lcgisla.
tnro caucus last night sent proposition 10 the
Nichols people offering to dissolve, provided
the seventeen now unrccogDlZed returning
board members be paid their mileage aud per
diem. The democrats asSantcd to tho propose.
tion. 1t was supposed that both Warmoth and
Mcmillan aud their friends would take seats 10
the Nichols Legislature to day. The Lude-
line faction will still hold ont along with Pack
ard. The President tclcgraphed TO the CON-
mission that 10 response to the request con-
tancd in Gov. Nichols letter the order for
| The Withdrawal OF the troops to the barracks
would be issued forthwith. y table TO be cu-
bodied IN the commissioners report shows that
in IS parishes |, 273 officials acknowledge the
Nichols government and POS the Packard. In
the remaining nine, the returns OF which could
not be- reached, they arc about equally dl.
vide,l. If any faction still remains in the State
House there is Law passed by the republicans
some years ago under which persons attempt
ing TO constitute an illegal Legislature can he
arrested.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2D.-fhc following re-
part came from the State House last night:
Gov. packards carriage was stopped to-uig lit
at the corner oI Rampant aud Esplanadc
streets, where he resides by ten or twelve
armed men, whn finding the only occupant to
b. al elderly person, an attachc Of Gov. Pack
ard, hearing a letter TO Mrs. Packard stating
that I've would moi be home tonight, left him
without further moestaiion. Packard's friends
| S:I 10 E.,t lao hal
tempt would be made to kidnap him should he
attempt 10 sleep at his own house as he has
lately done, and so he sent his cab ahead to
sc il there was any foundation in the warning
given.
NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-The statement Of
Mr.. Young in the Packard legislative caucus
yesterday that h. had been deprived oil his
personal liberty might lave been made as we'll
by many Of these present. 1t is said that the
guard, fearing descrtion, mutinicd for a time,
and refused to a|lnw any OF those suspected to