The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-20
Grant Toresbows His Recognition o
the Packard UsurpaIloa.

Grant Toresbow- His Recognition Of
the Packard Usurpstion-
New ORLEANS, January l5.-The
following was received al late hour
last night, and copy furnished to
Packard and Nichols:
wAsBISoToN, d. c. Jan. IA. 1877.
10 GeneraI c. {. Augur, New Orleans, La:
IL has been the policy of the admin
istration to take DO part in the settle
ment of the rightful government in
the State of Louisiana, at least not un-
I'll the Congressional committees now
there have made their report; but it Is
not proper to quietly sit by and see the
state government gradually taken pos
session. of oy one of the claimants for
guberuator!al honors by Illegal means.
The Supreme Court sat up by MIR.
Nichols can Tec' i've no more recogni-
ton than any other equal number Of
lawyers convened on the call of any
other citizt "a of the State. A Return
ing Board, existing iu accordance with
law, and having judicial as well ~
ministerial power over the count of
voter and declaring the resul. of the
late election, have given certificates of
election To the Legislature of the State.
a legal quorum OF each hoGsv, holding
such certificates, met aud declared
Packatd elected Governor. Should
there be \ necessity for the recognition
vf either, It must be Packard. You may
furnish a copy of this TO Pas kard AMI
Nichols.
lsl-peGl u. :. GRANT. President.
Gen. Auxsr's IaIerpretsrIss OF rne
order.
An extra of the Picayuue contains
the following Interview with Gen.
! Aager:
, Eeporter--Genersl / have called to
ascertain your construction of the tele-
gram from the President.
General AuYeT--I Construe Ii as pnt
recOgI i1iDg either Of the claimants OF
the Governorship.
Reportsr-@Wbst is the necessity for
tie recognition mentioned in the DIS
psteh--uuder what circumstances will
such recognition become necessary?
, General Anger he President Is the
judge of that. IL is for him to deter
mifie ~hen and how reeogpition shall
g made. He IL as we'll informed OF
the facts on both sides as am myself
Reporter In case the necessit ity re-
ferred TO, j. considered to'have arisen,
. TO whom viii the application for recog-
! milton te made?
General Augur-To the President
Reioleias In tne Radicsi Camp Pack
, ara Pushed TO shc Front.
Republicans here are much elated
6 over the news from Washington and
, the new phase of affairs, whhle the
Democrats assert that the order of the
President 10 General Anger will not
compell him to interfere, unless TO pre-
vent bloodshed. Packard has issued q
proclamation recitfng the events OF
the last few days, which concludes as
follows:
Now, therefore, /, Stephen II. Pack
4 ard, Governor Of Louisiana, HBd Ia the
name and by the authority of Louis
lana, ] command said body o. persons
; pretending To be the general assembly,
o desist from further prosecution oi
their iawless and treasUnsbie conspir-
acy and to immediately dIsperse; and
l command the persons aforesaid,
! claiming to be Judges Of the Suprem
, Court, aud all persons supporting, aid-
ing or abettlhg them thereby,
and all persons unlsaiully assum-
: ina to act rs executive and
judicial officers, aud all persons
having possessson OF police stations and
assuming to aft'as policemen on the
= streets, and aIi armed bodies OF men
!. not acting upder the lawful u,hcrity OF
the law fol government as above rceit-
ed, TO imm ediateiy Gesist from the
aforesaid unlawful acts ard to di-peTse
and TO fetire'io their homes, under the
!, pains and penalties OF the law aud
= command all persons having in their
pnssession or under their care aud con-
troll any arms a,sd ammunitiOns, or
? either, properly beiongtng 10 theState.
: taken from the lawful custcdiaDs,
, therefor, To immediately deliver up
, the same to the proper authorities
and further exbort aud command ali
5 good citizens OF the State to assist me
/ in restoring order. preserving peace
and enfoIcing the laws.
Sfehelts netermIned Ia PROTECT the
Legislature ana Courts AZ any Cost.
Governor Nichols and the Demo-
cratic Legislature will not heed Pack
ards proclamation Of this morning,
and the former will resist any at
tempt of Packafd's TO recaIture the
courts or station houses. The Picay-
une extra says every preparation has
been made by Gov. Nichols to queii
any disturbance which may be raised
by the drunken rahble OF the st. Louis
Hotel, and his orders are perempiory
that any snch iunlult or emenie OF the
part OF the followers of the preteIder
Packard. shall be queiied by he sever.
: est measures, ard at any cost.
Tue Rspubiicaa Legislature Is In
Joint session with seventy -eight mem.
? bers. Several senators denounced
Pinehbaek's assertion In regard to the
use OF money by Kellogg TO secure bis
: election a. United States Senator, and
. one senator, Boant said while our
saviour had his Judas, the American
! people had their Arnold, his RAGS had
) their Pinchhaek for United Statei
lssnAtor, and withdrew bis nomination