The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-05
4 QUESTION OF FACT.

Mr.. Evarts' instructions to the men,
bers of the Presidents commission are,
all suggestions for compromise being
rejected, as they will be, to determine
by observation q simple question OF
fact; that is, which government is actu-
ally estab lished and in control Of the
State. We mention the following facts,
as calculated to direct and simplify
their observations. They will find Gov.
Nichols. Lieut.. Gov. Wiltz and all the
State officers of the legal government
in the discharge OF the functions OF
their duties, restricted only by Federal
interference, and the Legislature enact
ing laws which are recognized and
obeyed by the courts and tae people
generally.
They will find the Supreme Court APP
pointed by Gov. Nichols in full posses
sions Of the court rooms and all the
records OF the court; they will find that
court recognized by the whole bar Of
New Orleans, and, indeed. Of the whole
State; they will find it rendering deci-
sions in large cases, and that it has al
ready rendered numerous decisions
touching all interests and all classes OF
the people.
They will find all the District Judges
OF Orleans, and twelve out of the eigh-
teen in the country parishes, recogniz-
ing Nichols and discharging their du-
ties. They will find thirteen Of the eigh-
teen District Attorneys recognizing the
Nichols government. They will find
that, with the other officials, 1t Is ex-
actly the same story. In nine parishes
only out of fifty-seven have the officers
failed to qualify under Gov. Nichols,
postponing such qualifications merely
from prudential motives until the
Louisiana question is definitely settled.
In five other parishes, more than one
half Of the officials have qualified under
Nichols, while in the remaining forty
three parishes, containing nineteen
twentieths Of the population and wealth
of the State, every official, parish judge,
clerk of court, recorder, sheriff, police
Juror justice Of the peace, without a
single exception. holds his Office under
q commission from Gov. Nichols.
They will find that in not a parish OF
the State, in not a spot outside Of the
st. Louis Hotel, does any person, COM
missioned by Packard, exercise any
functions OF office on such commission
the half q dozen officials who have de-
layed qualifying under Nichols pre-
tending to act under Kellogg commits
sions, and, In no case, acting or even
pretending to act under commissions
| from Packard.
They will see that there is not an in
dividual exercising any powers In the
State who is not recognized by Gov.
Nichols.
In New Orleans, the capital OF the
State, the Nichols government is
recognized by the Mayor and City
Council, by the entire police force,
by all the District, Criminal and Police
Courts, all the Coroners, Justices OF the
Peace and Constables, District Attorney
Civil and Criminal Sheriffs, Recorder
OF Mortgages, Harbormasters, Port
wardens, Board Of Hay and Flour In.
spectors, Board Of Health, Board OF the
Charity Hospital, in fact every officia
in the city.
They will find that the Nichols gov
eminent is recognized not only by al
officials but by the entire people O!
! tie State, white and black; that The
| .xpayers Of all classes are freely pay
/ Ing their taxes to its tax collectors, ane
/ that large sums are being collected By
them, while Kellogg's tax collectors
Il wao pretended at first to act In siml
liar capacity for Packard, have not col
i lscted AGENT, and have ct last definite
i ~ given up their occupation and are a
Longer even trying to collect taxes.
They will dad, lastly that the qnel