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Show Both Packard and Nicholls rcpre-,seut rcpre-,seut that the fusion of the rival legislatures legis-latures is impossible. 1,01 ISI.1.V. ' Packard and II In Keunlu U ruihj . j 'i'Uey ImpioiM, Icly mid luoult tlie I'rint ileni. New Orleans, 5. Packard, today,! addressed an opun letter to tlie pieai-d.int, pieai-d.int, in which Iih K.tys the iiidt ructions ruc-tions to tlie visiting committee Hltier exclude or do nut exc ud inquiry ou thrL'O essential points; ihvt, which is tiie leyal government entilied to recognition? re-cognition? Second, which is tlie legal judiciary? Tuird.dues domestic violence and innurrection picvail within Ihe meaning of section four, article four of the constitution of ihe Uuiled Si a tea? On tho first point tlie instructions say the service desired ot and entrusted tothiscommii&iim does not include any examination into or report upon tho facta of tho recent stale election, of the canvass of vott'H cast at that election. This inhibit the commidiiion (nun all inquiry as lo who aro entitled to tho office of governor gov-ernor and other aUto officers. He expresses a desire for a searching investigation, in-vestigation, and H.iys he expects the nation to judge of his claim on tlie ground whether he w.is elected or not on which point ho is constrained to think the president in in doubt. He a.iys: I confers that having received several hundred nmre votes than some of the republican presidential electors, I did not anticipate that my title would thus bo put in qne-Licin. lie aays it is further important to know whether the supreme court appointed ap-pointed by his predecessor (ICello) is a lentil court: if so it will usaidt in solving tho difficulty. If Nicholls' j court be found to Im entitled to no more recognition than anotner equal1 number of lawyers Convene 1 on tlio 1 call of any other citi.in of iho slate, ' Ihe nation will surely declare it to hn '. justice in the commission so declaring, i These two points being decidud t!ie! commission could reudiiy determine' whether sufficient domestic imurrec- j tiou exists to warrant the use oli troops. He relers to the decision of! Chief Justice Taucy in the case oti Luther vs. Berdon. ) The Packard senate has adopted a I series of resolutions denouncing the; pledges of Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster, promising the with- I drawal of troops, as a corrupt and dis- i honorable bargain. They say they: are slow lo believe President Hayes is; a party to such a bargain; calling on i the president to furnish assistance necessary to protect against domestic j violence and put down the Nichoila, insurrection; asserting the legality of i Packard's government cannot be I questioned by any one who docs not! question the title of President Hayes; 1 that both titles are the same; recom-j mending that Packard organize the i militia in every parish to meet anyj emergency that may arise in future; if the president fails in his duly, I which we do no; believe he will, let the responsibility rest where it be ! longs, lu conclusion the resolutions; express unabated confidence in ihe! patriotism, firmness, wisdom and for-; bearauce of Governor Packard. |