The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-01-19
Louisiana.
Grant Sde2 with Packard
New PHASE OF 1ne Situation.

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Grant Gies with Packard
Ae" Phase OF Jne Situation.
4 NcS Orleans special Of Jan.
18th says; the G.ggll,o9a Publish
ing Company has served a notice
on Gov. Packard that the publ
cation ofthe "Rcpublicgn" would
be suspended after Sunday.
lIchhack has abandoned the
Packard Legislature carving
with HIM four Senators, three OF
whom were sworn into The Mich
oils senate. The fourth admitted
lis defeat at The polls, but was
counted in By the Returning
Board.
Six Scrgeants-at-Arm Of the
Republican Senate were arrested
at I'inchbacit's house and com
mittcd 10 the parish prison in de-
fault Of one thousand dollars
bail.
Marshal Pitkin left yesterday
and Collector Casey to-day for
Washington.
Kellogg denies positively
iinch5ack's assertion that he
Kcllogg) used money TO secure
his election TO the Senate.
Wells and Anderson, Of the Re
turning Board, left for Washing
ton tonight.
The following was received at a
late hour last night and copies
furnished to Mcssrs. Packard and
Nichols: Washington, D. c., Jun. II.
Cen. @. @. Augur, New Orleans:
1t has been the policy of the Ad-
ministration to take no part in
settlement Of the question of the
ri htiul Governor Of the State Of
Louisiana, at least not until the
Congressional committees now
there have made their report; but
it is not proper to sit quietly by
and sec the State Government
gradually taken possession Of by
one Of the claimants Of Gubcrna-
t0rial hOnors by illegal means.
The Supreme Court setup by Mr..
Nichols can receive no more re
cognition than any other equal
number Of lawyers convened up
On the call ofany other citizen of
the State. A Returning Board.
existing in accordance with law,
and having judicial as well as
ministerial powers over the
count Of votes, and in declaring
the result Of the late election,
have given certificates Of election
to a Legislature of the State, a
legal quorum of which House.
holdingsuch certificates. met and
declared Mr.. Packard Governor.
Should there be a necessity for
the recognition OF either, it must
be Mr.. Packard. You may fur
nish Il copy Of this to IIr. Pack
ard and TO Nj. Nichols.
I. S. GRANT,
President.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 15-1016, a.
m.-The following proclamation
has just been issued by Govern
or Packard:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT, Jan. IS. 1871
Whereas, There exists an organ
lied and armed combination and
conspiracy Of men, which is now
Offering unlawful and violent re-
sistance to the lawful authority
of the State Government; and
whereas, an unlawful and revolu-
tionary body, claiming to be the
General Assembly, is now hold
ing sessions and assuming to act
as the Legislature, in the city Of
New Orleans; and, whereas, Ger
tain persons are, without author
ity and in defense of law, are as
sumino to act as executive and
judicial officers in places to which
thev have not been elected and
commissioned, or legally APP
pointed; and whereas, certain
persons are, and without authori
ty and in defence of law, assum-
ing to act as Judges of the SUI
Dreme Court, and whereas, during
The past week, the aforesaid com
bination and conspiracy has cul-
minated in the masses in the
streets Of the White
Lcaguers in large bodies, organ
lied in companies, and under
commanders, which armed bod
les have taken possession Of the
streets and thoroughfares, have
marched over the city, have Ia
ken unlawful and forcible posses
ion of the stations Of the Metro
politan Police, Of the State Arse
nal, of the arms Of the State, and
of the court rooms Of the munich
MI Judges, of the Office Of the
Recorder Of Mortgages, and have
also taken possession Of the rooms
of the Supreme Court, and Of the
records and archives ofthe same,
and have violently prevented the
Judges thereof from access to the
same: now, therefore, | Stephen
Is. Packard, Governor Of Louisi-
ana, and in the name and by the
authority ofthe people Of Louisi-
ana, command said body of per.
sons, pretending to be a General
Arrnn,hlr 10 dnsist from fnrihnr