The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-28


Will Steven, Secretary.
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EomsHunieRtaa.
Editor Dem0vdt-At this time there
cannot bs too MANY voices raised I'm tho
advocacy OF our peoples governments.
The permanent establishment of Gov.
Nichols government depends entirely
upon the immediate development OF BfI
Of its branches. Every function should
be in full and unrestrained operation.
so that on observance OF Its authority
can be enforced and O. dsobedisuefs
punished through the law. The preten-
| sions OF Mr., Packard, II they amount to
D claim at all, are strengthened and
grow only In proportion to the weak
itself. O ' >'O'0'ot''0A 0A' oa
| II Gov. Nichols be Governor. he Ia
Governor of tho whole people and every
inch OF territory In the State. Not
Governor OF the Democratic party or oE
those only who recognize him, but OF
those even who do not recognizes him.
II one act Of his be legal all must be,
II d single judgment OF the courts hold
ing his commission be valid, then all
must be. The dserees. orders. writa
and proceedings Of the courts must be-
OF full force Ia oil. IL they be- OF effect In
any instance.
| The sanotity of judicial authority liz
cherished in every community, and q
resistance to that authority would be
condemned and denounced with equal
force, even by the gentlemen who might
compose the Presidents commission.
Cautious ones may say that tho law
ful government OF Louisiana Is b
disputed question and President Hayes
must decide 1t. We cannot admit the
dispute But suppose 1t be 50 regarded
, | ~ Fnhn Enn
generous in the announcement OF his
: peaceful Southern policy; but it's spe-
} citie features remain buried Ia suspi-
> cious secrecy. The commission which
t he proposes sending here is either To
! ascertain facts upon which TO base hiH
. determined policy or for the purpose os
!. bargain or compromise. II the first,
..1tfBnr ff hfs "9sa ~faihid::' Il tkg fkttsff.
I 1t Ia not tho relief suitable for
Y Is In effect. so far as We are con-
n cerned, % deception. Suppose, upon
the report OF the commission. this
President decides that there are two
= governments each with color OF right.
and on arbitration OF some sort O La 9.
to 9, perhaps) is necessary TO establish
his often announced Southern polio y.--
r how would we stand2
j. Mr.. Packard's adherents are urging.
10 falsely 1t 10 true, but possibly with some
n degree Of force, that he is Governor,
% and his government is recognized by
ID the people, that taxes are paid, etc.
n We seem rather to rest upon the right
d and justice OF Our cause than upon our
It active work TO insure q complete recog-
n milton OF our rights.
70 Mr.. w. II. Hunt and Hugh Campbell.
o as, counsel for Mr.. Packard, In their
% briefs to Secretary John Sherman. set
st up that Mr.. Packard is Governor, NOS
1T because he was elected, but because h8
Id has been so declared under the election
o law. Whether correct or not, IL ig no
declared and ia as binding as that OF
A. President Hayes. Mr.. Packard is as
ut serting his pretensions, and upon the
le argument OF this counsel may be re-
j. gaTded as claimant by President
of Hayes.
W Now, then, If these pretensions are
s. diminished to o mere entity by the time
10 the President brings the matter direct
in ly under his eye, he will be. Obliged to
ip ment is the only one in sight. We must
80 convince others as strongly as we our
es selves are convinced that there Ia no
ct other than the Nichols government In
10 Louisiana.
ly No man devoted to the interests of
ne our State can fail toindorse the call foE
8. mass meeting to express the genti-
be Louisiana, and to recommend TO the
to people OF the State that they meet iu
id every ward Of the city Of New Orleans
and every parish In the country, 10 ge.
sr- lect their best men to represent them in
1t a convention to be held In the city q
off New Orleans at an early day TO Lieei
IN all the trying issues In which the whole
~ people have become involved, 1p0E
ry the settlement Of which must decide
TOR the veal or woe OF Louisiana.
nyl We have pictured TO US nov pros
In trate commerce, q depleted treasury, /
OF waning agriculture. and nnallys [
tor dispirited people. Nothing but wis
counsel, united effort and concertes
action can shake off the nighEmarl
,u- which grasps the prostrate form of ou
-, State.
OF This prostration Is not attributable Il
a9 any want OF wisdom on the part Oh oul
ns good people but, as every honest-thlnk
ing citizen OF the United States mus
know, to the frantic and intoIerable de
su- sire for Office and plunder by that eie
st, ment In our community whose Interest,"
an are foreign to us and ours, and WHO'S
Ter highest ambition is to see the Tespecta
re- BILE portion Of our community nnhpies
nd into subserviency to their Will, ant
1t whose only material object 10 tnag o
TO pIunder to enrich Themselves.
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