Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-25
A Protest.
NEW ORLEANS. Anril 10

NEW ORLEANS. April 10
The Packard Legislature met in caucus
70. night and adopted the following, on
motion of Mr. Dinl grave, of Madison:
The members of the House of Representatives
and senate of the State of Louisiana, meeting
IN caucus in the State-House in the City OF New
orleans this 18Th day of April 1877 adopted
the following statement as EXPRESSING their view
of the present condition of affairs in this State
FG,fsi-They have an unalterable faith in the
locality and Justice of the claims of S. b. Pack
ard and the Government OF which he is the head
In he the legal Government of the State of
louisiana legally returned and legally installed
and legally embodying the viii of the ajority
of the people.
Secgnd-That the disntegration of the legal
General-Assembly meeting in the State House
and acknowledging the authority of Gov. Pack
ard recently witnessed has been brought about
by the direct agencies of gentlemen, citizens of
other States. sent here by the President VITA in
structions which have only been partially made
known and the nature of which can only be in
ferentially arrived at by the action of said Com
mission their expressed opinions and the agen-
cies they have employed Chief amongst these
we enuInerate the following: On the evening
of Tuesday, the 18th day of April on which
day the pretended House of Representatives sup
porting the claims of Gen. Nichols to the
Government WAS without a semblance of
a legal quorum, as it has continuously been
since It's organization, certain members of the
Commission appointed by the President re-
auestei a consultation with the members of the
General Assembly. Some twelve members of the
House and two members of the Senate respond
ed to this invitation. To taem the members of
the Commission known as belonging to the Re
publican parOy stated that the terms offered by
the Nichols Legislature, which included the
seating of three Democratic members from the
City of New Orleans VIGOROUSLY defeated, even
according TO Democratic claims, but the
recognition of whom WAS requisite to
give even show of legality to the
organization of the Nichols House, were
the best and only terms that they could pro-
cure. They distinctly recommended the Repub-
lcans assembled by their invitation to accept
these terms, and Mr.. MacVeigh, one of the
members of the Commission, whilst refraining
from openly indorsing the proposition, empha-
sized it with this remark: 8 If there is any men,
Der of the Legislature who entertains the most
lingering idea that the troops are going to re-
main, for Gods sake disabuse him of that idea,
for they are going to be removed"
FouWh-That as the direct result of this in
timidation and implied threat of the Presidents
Commission, several members of the legal Leg
slature have to day joined the so-called Lee isla
ture of Gen. Nichols
FUh-We therefore charge upon these gen le-
men, as they assert they have acted simply up n
their individual capacity, an unwarranted inter-
ference with the domestic affairs of State to
which they do not belong, and fragrant viola
ton of the prime pie of local self-government
advocated by the President. If, on the Other
hand, their action in the manner set forth has
been directed by the Chief Executive of tho
Nation we leave it to be characterized in beft-
ting toms by the American people.