The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-16
LOUISIANA.

Grant Virtually Recognizes
the Packard Gov
ernment.
New ORLEAHs January l6.-Ths fol.
lowing was received at late bour last
night, and copy furnished 10 Packard
and Nichols:
WASHINGTON, January IA, 1877.
To General C. c. Augxr, Ne,o Orleans
Ld.:
It has been the policy of the admins.
tration TO take no part in the settlement
of the questions OF the right.ul govern
ment OF the State of Louisiana, at least
net until the Congressional committees
now there have made their report, hnt II
is not proper TO sit quietly by and see
the State Government gradually taken
possession of by one of the clarm.
ants for Gubernatorial hOnors by illegal
means. The supreme court set up by
Mr.. Nichols can receive no more reeog.
nition than any other equal number OF
lawyers convened on the call OF any
other citizen of the state. A Returning
Board existing in accordance with Jaw
and having judicial as will as ministeri-
al powers over the counting OF the votes
and declaring the result of the electien,
have given certificates of election to The
legislature of the state. A legal quorum
OF each rouse holding such certificates
met and declared Mr.. Packard COVER
nor. Should there be q necessity
for the recognition of either
it must be Packard. You may furnish
copy of this to Packard and MIC
hollis.
[Signed] U. 8. GRANT.
President
The following is issued this morning:
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ExECUTIvll
DEPARTMENT, jar. IA, 1876. !
WHEREAs. There exists an organized
and armed combination, and conspiracy
Of men, which is now offering un :
lawful and Violent restraint to the
lawful authority of the State govern.
ment, and, whereas, an unlawful and
revolutionary body, claiming to be the
General Assembly, is now holding session
and assuming to act as Legislature
in she city Of New Orleans, and
WHEREAs, Certain persons are with
out authority and in defiance of law
assuming to act as the Legislature in
the city of New Orleans, and, whereas,
certain persons are without authority and
in degsnce of law, assuming to act as ex-
ecutive and judiciary officers in places TO
which they have not been commissioner
or legally appointed, and, whereas, ). GER
tain persons are without authority and
in defiance of law assuming TO nc, q
Judges of the Supreme Court; and,
whereas, during the past week aforesaid
combination and conspiracy has culmi
mated in msssing in the streets OF the
White League, and as men in large
bodies are organized in companies and
under commanders, while armed bodiel
have taken possession OF the streets ~
thoroughfares, and have marched over
the city, have taken unlawful and iorci-
BILE possession of the stations OF the Me-
tropolital police, of the State ar.
sensl, of arms Of the State, OF
the court rooms of the municipal judges
and the Office of Recorder of Mortgages,
and have also taken forcible possession
of the records and archives of the same,
and have violently prevented the judges
thereof from access 10 the same. Now,
therefore, l, Stephen B. Packard, Gov.
ernor of Louisiana, and in the name and
by the authority of the people of Lou.
isisps, command said body of persons
pretending to be the General Assembly
to desist from the further prosecution OF
their lawless and reasonable conspiracy,
and to dIsperse, and I command the
persons aforesaid claiming to act as
Judges of the Supreme Court, and all
persons supporting, aiding or abetting
them thereby and all persons unlawiully
assuming to act as executive and judicial
officers, and all persons having posses
sion of police stations and assuming TO
act as policemen on tLe streets, and armed
bodies of men not acting under the
authority OF the lawful government,
as above recited, to Immediately desist
from the aforesaid unlawful acts and TO
disperse and retire 10 their homes under
the pains and penalties of the law, and l
command all persons having in their pos-
session or under their care and control
any arms, munitions or other property
belonging TO the State, taken from
the lawful custodians thereof, 10 imme-
distely deliver up the same TO the
proper authorities. l further exhOrt and
command all good citizens Of the State
TO assist me in restoring order, preserv-
ing tho peace and enforcing the laws.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of III. State this fifteenth day Of Jsnu.
ary. one Thousand eight hundred ard
seventy-seven, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred
and first, At New Orlesns-
(Sienedl SrEPHEN B. PACKARD,
By the Governor:
EMIL HoNERI, Sec. Of State.
Republicans Eiated.
NEW ORLEANS, Jannsry l5.-The
Republicans are much elated over the
news from Washington and the new
phase Of Affairs, while the Democrats as
ser, that the order Of the President to
General Augnr will not compel him to
interfere unless to prevent bloodshed,
Nicholl and the Democratic Legislature
do not heed Packard's proclamation OF
this morning, and the former will resist
any attempt of Packard TO recap.ure the
Courts or the Stste House. General
Aueur does not regard the order OF the
President received last night as materially
changing his former instructions.
At IL o'clock this A. r., there 10 no
material change in the situation. Large
crowds OF colored people have assembled
around the State house where the Repub-
licsn leaders are jubilant over the sewi
from Washington.
Governor Packard declines TO state
what measures, if any, be viii take 70
secure obedience ID the proclamation
t,rtber than that IL his earnest desire "a