The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-11-24

LEAR SIR Inc neatl. ~ Hon.
Henry NJ. Spofnrd, Senator elect
4 Tor the State of Louisiana in the
1 Senate Of the United States, has
&caused vacancy which the Govern
3or is required to fill by appointment.
Desiring to select one VIII" will pro-.
ecute the pending contest for recr..
pition with ,igor mud perseveran,,
aud who, when seated in the Senate,
will ID aintain the rights, interests
and honor of Lo sisiaua IN that body
by the force ri eminent forensic al,
ity,.. profound learning and exalte'
character, I respectfully tender tb.
appointment t" you with assurance
that your acceptance will give yer,
great satisfaction to the people "r
this State.
| I have the honor to remain, your
Obedlent servant.
LOUIS A. WILT,
! Governor at Louisiana.
Yesterday Gov. Witt received the
following answer to his communica-
ton:
ALEXANDRIA,
Nov. IL, 1885,
To His Excellency Louis A. Wilt, Gov
ernor of louisiana;
SIR have the honor to acknowl.
edge the receipt of your letter of the
sixth instant, rendering me the ap.
|rointment of United States Senator,
sice H, NJ. Spotiord, deceased.
l have he-i'a,ingly concluded to
accept it, AMI tor the reason that l
think INV huh. TO the State does not
permit me To decline.
the riyn. of our State to Il full
representation of her own choice iu
the United States Senate has not
been enjoyed during the last three
years. She must b. represented in
the contest instituted by the lament.
ed Spofford, the object of which is to
insure the enjoy men, of that right Or
she will be held to hove abandoned
her clailos then set up. / shall en-
deavor to bring that contest /" .
speedy and successful termination.
and trust that th" just claim of n",
State. a- p'oseuu,e, hy III, pre,Ieces-
sor, Will he final. recognized.
lam, vert res, '-c'fn,i,. y"nr Ole
dent servant
r. e.. MANNING.
On the receipt OF the abe We Gov.
Wilt issued the following
COMMISSION,
which will he forwarded to Judge
Manning:
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| Whereas. on the twenty fourth da,
of the month OF April. 1877. pursuant
to the provisions of the C"nstitu; ion
of the United States, and Of an &C. OF
Congress approved July %, 1865, en-
titled San act to regulate the time
and manner of holding election Il"
Senator in Congress-" the Genera,
Assembly OF The State of Louisiana,
'hich was chosen at the genera.
election held u" the seventh tay OF
November, 1876, did elect in joint AS
sembly a d by a viva v"ce vote Hen
ry M. Spdford Senator in Congress
from the State of Louisiana for TIL,
State of Louisiana for the term of sia
years, commencing on the fourth d..
of the month OF March, 1877;
And whereas, the said Henry NJ.
Spodord, Senator elect, died on thu
twentieth day OF August, 1880, there
by leaving vacancy in the Senate OF
the United States from the State OF
Louisians, while the General Assem-
oily of til State is not in session,
Now, erefore, l. Louis A. Wilt
Governo of the State OF Louisiana.
ny virtue of the powers vested in NE
by the Constitution of the United
States aud the 3S7Oth section If the
Revised Statutes of the State of Lou
isiana, do hereby appoint
THOMAS coURTLAND MANNING,
of the Parish of Rapides, citizen of
the United States and q resident of
the State of Louisiana, a Senator in
the Senate of the Uui,ed States from
| he State OF Louisiana, to ill tue va
rancy ocrasioutd ty the death of said
Henry ~. Spofor'i. until the next
meeting the General Assembly Gi
the Sta, Of Louisiana.
In ties monv whereof / have here
unto affj ed my sisnature and caused
the seal If the State Of Louisiana to
he here.1 bto attached, at the city OF
New Or1 leans, this s,xteenth day OF
The mon! n Of November, in the year
| Of our Lhr'i, loSU, and The one hun
ired and fifth year OF the independ-
i.nce of tue United States 0t 4 merlra.
LOUIS Il. WILIZ,
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