, 1877-02-25
LOUISIANA.
THE RIVAL GOVERNORS

| New ORLEANS, Feb. o4-ll:W p. m~lA
| topic Of paramount interest here is the reeogni
tfon. The feeling among the ncmoerats o1 re
grct for Ti1den'6 failure Is assaurcd by th'
belief that Hayes Southern policy will Include
the recognition OF the Nichols Government
They have caught hint in the reported rcmarh
Of President Grant that GOV. Chamberlain cou1t
not uphold himself III South Carolina BECAUSE
the people would not pay the taxes, and til.
result is tho declaration Of the Nichols Legis
1aturc that the people Of Louisiana Will only pay
taxes to Nichols. They do not take
into consideration what large amount O.
taxes is paid by Republicans who recognize
Gov. Packard. This tax-reststfng business has
all been gone through before. During Coy
Kcllogg's Administration tax~rcsisting asso
ciatious were formed throughout the State, but
Kellogg shut up the store Of Senator Booth
head Of the organization in New Orleans, and
sent him to the parish prison. -.
he PAID UNDER PROTEST.
The Picnyune establishment was seized and
advertised for sale by the Tax Collector, and
that organ Of taI-rcsistance also s,iccunabed,
and that ended tho tight. Taxes were promptly
paid thereafter. Gov. Packard, and probably
Gov. Chamberlain, will have no more trouble
in that direction than Kellogg did.
4 bill was passed through the House ycster-
day creating the crime Of conspiracy in conform
ity with that OF England, making, nmong other
things, organized resistance to tax-paying fel-
ony, and providing for its punishment by fine
and imprisonment. Gen. Nichols has commit
ted what Is deemed by the Republicans fla
grant violation OF the statu quo by appointing
yesterday tnx collectors for each parish in the
State. 1t Is not deemed Of great Importance,
however, as the people
WILL NOT PAT TAXES
to anybody until they are sure they will not
have TO pay them over again.
In reference to Nichols boast that the taxes
have been paid him freely, 1t may be said that
the merchants Of New Orleans have been bill
dozea into advancing the amount Of per rcut
Of taeir taxes to his campaign fund On pain
of being deprived Of, their business. The
money thus collected has been principally
lean Legislators, much to the disgust Of bona
1dc Democratic members who get nothing.
The feeling here IS very bitter, and loud
threats are usade by White Lcaguers that rack
ard and al1 leading Republicans will be hung III
case Ut his recognition. II one could trust the
local sentiment, it would be an erent which the
General Government would hardly survive.
4 WORD FK0A THE NICHOLS LEGISLATURE
TnR TAX QUESTION.
20 tie Fts1e7n Associated PTes4
New ORLEANS, teb. A.-Iu the Nichols
LEGISLATURE, llr. Kidd, Of Jackson, offered the
following:
D<e'aration Of tie House Of R<prestntattrts Of
fhs t7at< Of Louisiana: We, the Representative
direct from the people, fully aware from positive
knowledge Of the feeling and determination tlat
iulpel and control them, do declare that under no
Will tile people Of this State pay
tribute TO any other State Government than that at
whose head stands tho nun Of their choice, their
endeared and truly elected Governor, Fzaacis T.
sibilty Of gathering taxes by any othea authority,
thority Than tic Sieholis Government vii
,smsnabs sns cv' ip'FEf s;s Sn: aaa nSt
to hloodshed and actual WIZ, and we, the Repre-
sentatires Of the people Of the State, do socHnly
people, and under all circumstances will encourage
ann maintain them.
As. Bridges, Of Caldwell, moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Federal Rela-
kioAs This motion was tabled
On motion OF Mr.. Gillespie, OF Cameron, the
we're unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Kidd, In presenting the document, said
It's Intention was to inform the world plainly of
the determination of the people.
coRNEsFoSpEScE.
The following correspondence explains itself:
Hon. Gro. =. Joh"Son. Auditor-Sn: ] per-
.elve in the pnb!ic prints resolution adopted by
he So called Nichols Legislature declaring that
1nder no circumstances will the people Of this
'Fs and that any attempt to Gather taxes br other
luthoty viii not only prove ahoEt'se bat lead to
,loQ0s hed ana EAE 1t IL part OF the history OF
be State that almost and precisely similar resolu-
ions were adopted By the so-caled NcEnery Leg
stature anring The frst year Ut my predecessors |
administration, and were backed up By regularly
rGanized tex-resistlng organizations. Will you |
'leasc inform me for public information what |
mount OF state taxes were actually collected that
car, and what proportion the. collections bore to
be tax collections VI the previous year?
tSlgncN -++'t S. B. pACKARD-
10 his EreelIency Cor. s. B. Packdrd-S1E: In
cply to roar Inquiry OF this date hnyc the honnr
0 inform you that by the records Of this oace it
ppears that the total amount of revenue froni nil
ources collected during the year 1879 was 50,
-, QUO. while the collections during tho year
832 aggregated 81. 4.a7l. 600. It mDst, however, |
c borne in MIND that the revenues of 1S73 were
ased upon an assessment Of S21s. GG6, COO, at
ute ot taxaticn VI IA. mills on the dollar. while
hose Tor the year 1872 were on an assessment Of
eb, a4. 0D9, and at tho rate of als1 mills on the
!ar,-showing B proportionatcly much larger
nd closer collection Of ta1es during the year 1875.
cry respectfully,
tSisnedt ]. 3. JOHNSON, Auditor.