The Daily clarion., 1877-01-09
Snow in 81. Louis
MIDNIGHT DHSPATCHN
AellOg.'s Speech.

AelIOG3s Speech.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. S.-There va,
tie excitement in the vicinity of the
house to-day, attending the inauUur,,.'
Governor Packard. A heavy force or
lice were on duty, and admitted tbo,s
passes. Not over 200 persons were
street. At one O'Clock, Gov. Pack,T
tered the House of Representative, ri
was testooned with flags. Man, n
were in attendance, the band B,r
Hail to the chief" After the IT,
lature was called to order Gonss
Kellogg, Introducing Packard, said. q
cumstanees recalling, in many respects
condition of affairs prevailing four IA
ago, when | entered upon the luts
Chief Executive. Then, as now, thec1
ants to the same position went through |
form of Inauguration at the same n
another place then, as now. the migr
members legally declared elected |
general assembly organized into semblgI
of Legislature; then, rs new, il was /
clared that the government which m /
seute the will of a majority would ue
be recognized by the minority; then
now, the business communities were
gooneG by tyranical Junita into prOnul
atos of tax resistance. Here cOmmrs
ce ased. Four years ago the in-C0ming Il
ministration received no support from /
government it superseded.
Every department o! the State GOy1I
ment is now accorded as legally reCOga i
unuuestioned Governor of State; acklgVI
edged even by that body which is elSeV.
setting up pretenSe of Government |
| troduce to you the next Governor Of L |
siana, and tender to him in behalf the
| going Government, prompt recognition
| his Just claims and every aid and elal
agement it may be in our power tObsd /
An original Republican, intimate hid
and co-laborer the lamented LieutG
ernor Dunn, always faithful to his pIT
tried ability and integrity, In your d
and my own, bid him God speed,
Chief Justice Ludeling admlnlSleIel
oath of office. 4
| Gov, Packard read his inaugural
| pleasure with which he received Bis
| dentials from the Representative o.
people was clouded with the recols
that many of the co-laborers in the cals
| Republican freedom had fallen IN "a
and that thousands had been con1l.
| through fear to avoid the DlllOtWl
vote against their will Why this Tea
to violence; the majOrities had no ooa
| to use force: minOrltleS alone re9ot'
We had received the majority Cl
freely, fairly, and lawfully cast @
| been declared elected Governor ID IpI
ner required by the Constltutlonn I 4au
of the State; he should invoke all lu'
| ers conferI ed upon him TO ehIViw
ence to the laws and to commahu eH'-
peace for Louisiana. .-...l
The amendments to the cflnlpa' NJ
recently adopted, provided that 'nS ni,br
cution in capital eases might Ds b,r e,%T
| information or indictment, anu %Gi .bS ID
the Attorney General to cnaIS0 %"
in every case when, in his JudSu;obbr 81
trial could not be had III tle P''dTrb Tbsa
the crime had been commlltteIu' ,orof
other enactments would enaDl0 h"J ," ebr I
in cases of conspiricy, such n~o as nea h.
terized the last election, to reHI4IT ip4nonrs
cused for trial beyond the lnHTTy TIE
protection of the conspiratorssc sc,.,isj I +
| stitution of the United states anGlT AIM ii
| quate remedies where com Dlna'.Jbo .boriga
| beyond the power of tue otaIe az ap't, Tyss.
deal with. The nation has III I'lo nv ~ .l
| Chair a President who has ntHa tho nj.
in his obligations to guard tnS ~
honor If S-ste
no less his duty than it is his plt"o' tSo rigsl
| the Constitution to malhIaln; of ts
humble citizens IN every pol.;;,tnti0DsN
tional domain. The collsIl,"ot ,"eot el
laws under which the govern 'one.to
title never can be successl,u.n' ,.Il: litte ba'
The party denying its VALIDITY nlawigl
votes polled by violent ana .ars ur espel
tices had not been counted We, on undd
estopped by their own actlDa .Io Ru.aI
same law in 1872, when, W. " acsOr1
Roard constituted by and IN =. a. and
that marty. threw out statemeaii.sse hes %
actuallv cast in several parls,neIndei
that canvass was based the pre'''
of tn the sndanry Meanry go gSvtrnmsni6e nnm6er of
measures for the welfare OF Ido rice: iD
as the protection of sugar Sn5 ami tba cO1s
ed national aid for levees; arr Tovas and
ton of railroads through .;tb conr%3
| Mexico to the Pacific coass The esIsss
at New Orleans and Texas. With
ment of commercfal lnteIes' lnt, and 1
America by postal conyenfMiGn,. Msr.s, Prs.
sing satisfaction that Mr.. .intsin in4s the
elect, stood pledged to niaiitbi u. tbis reg1
of the Republican party IN illln.dliilrional 2
contradistinction to the tfSu iS # vii
of the Democracy. He salI lnIb,Tioafon
object to keep in view the toi6 o0 the
ecute the laws and lnioo',,l...;trent
peace; to convince my ~. aot thsif
every act is intended 70 paV ca larg
fare and secure for the otS te geyelOp
ortion of national favor " npon
physical and moral resource of eyer
the prosperity and progress a. bg jDsss
must depend, and to appeatt0 which
liberal policy the discoh1ens and ds
long depressed the energits tssvorea ~
the future of most OF the
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