The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-29
HAYES LOUISIANA PLAN

The Commission to Investigate the
Vote for IL members of the LesIsla-
ture-It will sea who are Elec-
ted to ths Legislature by the
True Returns That Legls-
lature to be Recog-
nized by Hayes
WABHINGFHN, March % So much
abie-bOdied lying has been done by car
pet baggers and their friends respecting
the reasons that have impelied the Presi-
dent to move slowly in regard to L0uisi
ana, that | am requested tn Law before
our people what tbe Presidents real
views are, and what considerations move
him.
The position assumed by Blaine in the
Senate, that Packards claim rested on
the same grounds as Hayes electoral
vote, gave rise Co widespread misappre
hension in the minds of Northern people
who, without examining into the facts
and the law IN the ease, took Blaine's
statement ) correct
The President wishes to remove this
apprehension, and wishes to get the facts
before he people Of the oountoy 60 chow
that under the constitution and the laws
Of Louisiana, there is no connection or
relation between bis tenure and Pack
ards claim The President has given the
Laws of Louisiana, bearing on the sub
jeet, personal examination, and hap
reached the conclusion thar, under strict
Interpretation of your laws, nDbady has
been legally declared elected Governor
de holds that neither Legislature is or
has been the legal General Assembly Of
Louisiuna, and that hence the decisra-
ton Of the election of Governor By
either Of them is illegal He maintains
! tha the Returning Board has nothing TO
do with the declaration OI the election of
Governors or members of the Legislature
as fnahty, but that each House is a
judge of the. qualifications of its own
menbers, and that she LIE gislature a a
whole is judge of tie qualification of the
Governor. No leeal Legislature having
been IN existence at the time of the riya
declarations of Governor, il follows th4l
no Governor has been duly declared
elected and dnlV judged qualified
This view Of the case, of course, dispOs-
es of Packard, to begin with, as tar as hls
! legal status Is concerned.
The first thing 20 be done then, under
the President view of the case, is to or
| ganize the legal Legislature of the State
| Then this LEGISLATURE can procsed, &C
ic0rding to law. 10 declare the result of
! the vote for Governor.
The political object of this Commission
will he TO examine the vote of the State,
as cast for members of the Legislature,
! without regard to the return of the re-
| turning board, that is 70 say apsn- the
basis of the original returns, and report
to the PresideDs who have been elected,
and who constitute the true Legislature
! Of the State of Louisiana. Then the Leg
islature viii be recognized IN some way
| or other, and its subsequent proceedings
Including the declaration of the election
of Governor, wiz nat be interfered with
kby the Commission or by anybody else
Ii is not thOught here that Packard
viii attempt to maintain bis pretentiOns
/ under these circumstances since ON tue
| basis Of the regular retur as the Legi-la
ture is certain TO be OFgaBizsd 10 opp0si
tion 10 Neutrality-suspicious. Of n. o,
Democrat