Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Was a liberal republican who accom-
panied Packard into Baton Rouge
and Fcliciana, and found the negroes
were afraid TO vote the republican,
ticket. Republican voters were jeer-
ed.
In the cross-eXamination he said
he superintendent the preparation of
aflidavits i'm the custom house for the
use of the returning board and to as
sist the supervisor. lie thought the
natural republican majority in the
State 10000, and that q few negroes
had voted the democratic ticket free
ly.
Nichols and Packard will be inau-
guratcd Monday.
Louisiana's Dual Governments.
New ORLEANS, Jan. S.-All quiet
no trouble apprehcndcd-largc police
forces ready for Inauguration ccrc-
monies and few persons .on the
streets. 1t is cold and clustering and
seven thousand persons about st.
Patrick's Hall. Many stores closed.
New ORLEANS, Jan. S.-By noon a
large crowd had assembled at st.
Patrick's Hall, entirely filling the
building, and by l O'clock some 5000
people had assembled at the Hall, in
Lafayette square and adjacent build
ings. At l o'clock Nichols left the
City Hotel, where he was enthusiast
ically chccred. He appeared on the
balcony, where, after prayer by Rev.
Dir. Palmer, the oath Of Office was adj
ministered to Nichols and Wilt by
Judge Tissol.
Gov. Packard and Lieut.. Governor
Antoine were inaugurated ut the
State House at 80 r. NJ, The oath
of office was administered by Chief
Justice Ludeling. There is no ex-I
citcment. 4
In his address, Nichols said that in
obedience to the call of 5000 major
ity in the State, he assumed Guber-
Material duties under circumstances
of marked difficulties, and at period
of very general distress. For mine
years q few men having no id6ntifi-
cation with this State, either in feel
ing or interest, have shaped and con-
trollcd their destinics, and the result
of this unnatural condition of affairs
has been that in spite of rich son. o
genial climate and immense resource
es, we find the people to-day in
wretchedness and poperty. The very
gifts which kind and benefcent
Creator have served to these men as
additional incentives to acts of OPP
preston and wrong.
: Not satisfied with the injury which
: they have inflicted, the authors of
: these calamities are again struggling
! to maintain their ascendcncy by fraud
: and to establish over this people q
usurpation more glaring and infa-
+ nous, than that which ends to-day it's
Q baneful existence. The people OF
g this state are determined and I also
! am detetcrmined, that this effort shall
4 be defeated. The rights and liberter.
ties Of Louisiana, must not be suffer
ed to be destroyed.
The remainder of the message il
devoted to discussion of the af.
fairs of Louisiana; his schemes fol
h improving its condition; wishes fol
e its prosperity and peace, and prom
p Uses ola legal, just and faithful ad
ministration Of law.
1t New ORLEANS, Jan. S.-Packard'
n Inauguration was sparscly attended
" Only those were admitted to tn
t. State House who had passes. Kel
y logg in introducing Packard com
[e pared the present condition Of affair
j, with that when he became Governor
d four years ago. Then another claim
r ant to the position existed a
&c now; there were likewise majorit
m and minority legislatures a conflit
of authority and tyrannical junt
dragooncd the business communit
r. into tax resistance. Comparison cease
n here. Every department of the Stat
id government is now i'm flu
nc accord with it and every branch, eve
lg that which is now setting up a pr,
Is, tencc of government in this city, RET
r. ognized him (Kellog) as Governo
at He introduced this faithful republ
er can, whom popular vote had place
s. in the Gubernatorial chair, with til
IS. prediction that he would secure til
lis unanimous support of the peopl
Ill and he bid him "God Speed"
lg Chief Justice Ludeling then admir-
be istered the oath and Governor Pacl
he ard read his inaugural. He said IL
by pleasure with which he received Ii
by credentials as the representative
It the people, was clouded with Rocco
or lection that many co-laborers in II
lie cause of republican freedom, had fa
is len in death and that thousands ha
Id been constrained through fear,
as avoid the ballot box, or to vo
Id against their will; why this rccour
he to violence? majoritics have no occ
Ioso IN 81,
at sorted to it. He had received m
no jority of the votes cast fairly and lay
IN, fully.
ms lie had been declared elected Go
,rc ernor in the manner required by Il
constitution and laws of the State.
- lie should invoke all the powers CO
IN ferred upon him to enforce obci
cnce to the laws to command end
s, ring peace for louisiana.
.lc Recent amendments to the Grimm
'rs Code would admit the faircst trial
u cases of conspiracy, such as had CHI
'c'i acterizcd the last election, ahd won
insure the punishment of the Grim
ais. The Federal Constitution Offer
luc adequate remedies where combii
ny tions existed beyond the power
NO the state authorities to deal with. =
lst- nation has in the Executive cha3
ne President who has never
rt- faltered in his obligation
cry guard the national honor. H6H
'rs, enforced the union Of the State II
ed. not less his duty than it is his pl
re- ure, under the constitution, to b
fni tain the rights Of the humblestci d
10 in every portion Of the nati0ua
ar main.
on. He affirmed the constitution
nts, the law organizing and cmp1y pI
lci- the Returning Board. Heidi eli
Id cussed State interests at lengft so
ing 81 of
l ~ A Prospect for Row at No. 20 da
~ New ORLEANS, Jan. 9--ef 4, be
~ Members of the White LeoEsIn til
Dut have been mustered in IN
oM oils government as min a e. ma
. .au sembling with arms ~ ~. 10 ye
tnc Square, with the avowodo un4 re
Al maintaining the Super Mnnr' az
'n abolished by the Ksils 'o' Ju
IGN. mcnt. 49, an
at tr,
New ORLEANS, Jona.o s t.,s an
writing, $3.50 A. NJ, the =, v a Is
ent of armed men hurr1iB 10 49, ;..c
y of Square, where orderH a,'
about or. hOrsebacE9M. %. WIG