The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-22
The Louisiana Settlement,
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unless Gen. Grant was the hargainer.
and nohody has so far accused him Of
that. H. he last days Of February
President Grant was in frequent con-
ference with Major Burke and other
Louisiana Democrats who, at his de-
sire. kept him fully Informed of the
condition of atlails in Louisiana from
their point Of view, and they had his
often repeated assurance, as your
correspondent knows, chat he would
not change the condition of matters
~ the State, hnt would refuse to rec
ognize either Packard or Nichols,
leaving the matter to be settled by
the new administration in the way in
which his own full information had
convinced him it must TO settled, by
the withdrawal Of the troops, which
he knew would result in the suprcm-
acy of Gov. Nichols.
GEN. GRANTS SHARE.
Gen. Grants honorable share in all
thOst transactions is but little known.
The following dispatches, now for the
first time made public, shows that the
absolute weakness of Packard and
his inability to maintain himself with
out Federal help we're known t" Gen.
Grant early in January, not only by
Packar'ls own confessions, as seen in
these dispatches, but by the testimo.
ny of Republican Senators, all OF
whom assured him that unless he ut
once used the army and the Federal
power for Packard he must fall. Of
course these appeals and confessions
were kept very secret, but t was on
them that Gen. Grant basedh is opni-
ion of the situation, which he utter
I'd when in February he openly said
that the American people were tired
of seeing State government exist
only bv the help Of the army, and
that if Mr.. Packard could not main
tain himself without the hclp of the
Federal government }lo must fall.
THE DISPATCHES.
The following series Of dispatches
sufficiently showed President Grant
Packard's weakness in January, aud
it will he seen by the replies which
we've sent to them, one of them from
Gen. Grant himself, that so far back
as that time lie had made up his mind
that if Packa,d could not stand alone
lie must fall.
NEW ORLEANS, january 6, 1871.
Attorney General Taft:
The leading Democratic organ in
an editorial this evening headed "The
Crices Upon Us-.Wili We Submit ?"
favors a rebellion. The judges elect
ell on the Democratic ticket arc not
recognized By prominent Democratic
lawyers. The situation is hourly be-
coming more alarming, and something
must be done Immediately to prevent
| it. Answer quick.
l'lTKIN, Marshal.
! APPEAL TO WEST AND OTHERS.
New ORLEANS, January 8, 1877.
j. r. West, Washington ID. c.:
Try and get the President to rec
ognize our government. It's our
only hope.
$. 3. PACKARD.
| New Orleans, January 8, 1877.
10. 7. Morton, Washington, D., c.
If the President adhcres to his re-
ported policy to recognize neither
government, the Nichols sido will
possess the whole city and entire State
! in y.eight hours.
WADLEIGA, OGLESllHN, HOWE
and Others.
New Orleans, January 3, 1877.
Senators Sherman and Morton. Wash
inston y. c.:
I am of the conviction that if tho
President does not soon recognize the
legally elected government in Loulsi
ana, it will prove fatal to our inter
eSts in. this State.
W. =. KELLOGG.
THE ANSWERS.
Here are tho answers to these
appeals: '"-, 49,"
Washington, D. c., January 7, 1877
Pitkin, United States Marshal:
Your dispatches received and the
Governors to the President. Evidence
of election and organization Republi
can Legislature has not been fur
I nished, nor has actual domestic vio-
lencea gainst State authorizes beer
shown to Justify a proclamation which
must precede the Presidents order tt
suppaess instruction or domestic VIC
lence by the military. know botl
: Legislatures claim to be legal an(
have addressed the President.
r A. Aft, Attorney General.
Washington, D. c. January 7, 1877
Gov. Kellogg:
l am constrained to decline your re
, gust for the aid of troops to inaugur
Z ate the new State government to
. morrow. TO do so would be to re
{ cognize one Of two rival government
for the State, executive and legisla
tive, at the very time when a com
mittee Of each llouse of Congress is !
the State Capital of Louisiana inves
It tigating all the facts concerning tl
g late election, at which each Of tn
q contestants claim to have been legal
y ly elected. All the troops can be cal
L. ed upon to do is to suppress violenc