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Show ;Tue xiz Kletled Huyc-t, and I 'I li e j Kuow It. New Orlt-an. 5. Cjiored members of tiio republican legislature headed by Lici tenant Governor Autome, ! have pivpar.d an address tu t ho peo-; peo-; pie of ti.e United States, urging Ihe , iiiuiudiate recognition of the stale p (jovt-rnuieiil. Tiu-y fay : We I assume that liit r.' is nn question among republicans of the United States that President Hayes was rightfully awarded the electoral vole of Louisiana, and argue that Packard's title is beyond quea lion; declare that there was no equal number of voters iu the United States who belter understood what they were- doing than did the seventy odd thousand colored men who voted lor Packard. They assert in no boastful spirit that to tho colored voters tbe republican party are indebted for the election of its candidate for president. presi-dent. In conclusion they enter a solemn protest against the proposition proposi-tion of certain halfhearted republicans republi-cans to trade of!" x)uisiana and tbe : interests and rights of the colored , peoplo to the democratic party for any consideration whatever, and indig-uantly indig-uantly deny that any one has ben authorized by any considerable number num-ber ol tbe colored people of this state to enter into auy such nefarious negotiation. ne-gotiation. Tiie uddress is signed by every colored senator and member of the house. |