, 1877-03-05

ntsop, of Ohio, was Major-General III: the Fed.
eral army: during the War, ant, ct its close,
purchased plantation of 1900 acres in Carroll
Parish, where he has since resided. He
was elected United States Senator by the Nc
Emery Legislature in 1872, because it was be-
lievetl that tho fact OF his being :: Republican,
and his high social standing, would insure his
admission, as against Pinchback. No doubt, if
the position Of the two applicants had been re-
ve1scd, he would have been seated. Gen. Nc
Afillen has the backing OF Gov. Packard and the
entire Republican party, and his appointment
would meet with probably greater favor By the
entire community than that Of any other Repub-
lican.
:, AN INTERVIEW WITH PACKARD. -
To tho Western Associated Press
New ORLEANS, La, March 4.-Gov. Pack
ard to-day made the following state
ment to an Associated Press reporter: 3. + can
not say anticipate any immediate attack upon
the State-House, though in the excited condi-
tion Of the public mind, fomented by constant
sensational dispatches to the local press, such
thing is possible. think it more likely
that, under cover Of pretended process OF
law from courts not recognized as having any
legal standing, some effort will be made to ar
process on them and to enforce that service by
posse of the White League or t'Nicholls
Militia and Police" as they are now termed. I
shall regard any such posse
AS MOB,
and shall resist it accordingly. The State
House il amply provisioned and guarded and
cannot be successfully assaulted By any move
n,ent short Of an armed insurrcction AGAINST
a..
rated under the State laws. believe the nlti-
mate recognition Of the Republican State Gov
ernmcnt is assured. 1 attach no Importance
to the reported efforts Of Pinch
back, West, George Sheridan, Sloanaker,
George Carter, and others to prevent it,. The
unloading OF these men is, in my judgment, q
positive benefit to the Republican party OF the
State. It enables us to attach firmly to our
standard such old citizens as Att0rneY-General
Hunt, George Williamson, Minister to Central
America, 4. 81. Leonard, Judges Taylor, Beattic,
King, Bowman, Hunter, ana others. who stand
READY TO JOIN THE PARTY WHEN THUS ruRGED,
the State, thoroughly identified with its every
interest, and who are now acting with us-most
Of them for the first time. The people desire
good Government. This can best be obtained
BY dividing the people other than on color
line. The, accession Of such men as have
named and others will equally divide the
whites in intelligence, wealth, and influence.
The sloughing of of the so-callcd Republicans
vino now have allied themselves to the opposi-
tfon Is positive benefit to the State.
THEIR ONLY MOTIVE IN ADHER1NG TO THE Re-
PUBLICAN PARTY
hitherto has been q desire for the spoils OF Of
fee. Their detection enables the party to purify
itself. I entertain no doubt Of my ability to
maintain the Government when once rccog-
nlzcd rs the Constitution and laws 'of the United
States require. OF $1,000 men in the
City Of New Orleans capable Of bearing
arms not more than 5000 arc III arms against
the Government. OF the tlfty-seven parishes
the State only five, known as the
bulldozed parishes,'' are really in resistance,
and they only in regard to local offices. OF the
eight Judicial Districts in the State there is
barely one outside OF the City Of New Orleans
where any mandate OF Nichols Supreme Court
could be enforced by the officers Of that court.
PRESIDENT GRANT HIMSELF
in military orders spoke OF that Court as enti-
He'd to no more respect than would be- the de-
cisions Of
ANY FIVE LAWYERS
appointed by any other lrivate citizen. Even |
n the City OF New Orleans, no one
Judge, Sheriff, or Clerk of Court, SO Tar as
know, has had spread upon the minutes Of his |
court Nichols commission or qualifications, in
accordance with the custom heretofore prevail !
ng. Nichols Government is bounded By the I
limits Of the White League authority, aud is no
where enforced outside OF their influence"