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Show LOUiStANi THK RIVAL OOVERNORS The rival goyernora of Louiaiium woro inaugurated in preaenco of llioir refliiti:livii loifllaturtid at Kuw Orleans on Mund iy. (Jenoral Nioliolld was tuniultuoiihly applauded h he passed through tlio fltiuotrf to Hi. l'atrick'a hull. Ilia inaugural address was brief. After referring to hii major iVy of 8,000 votes for governor, he alluded to tho governmont of Louieiaua for the past nino yenrtf na boiug composed of a ft w man not identified with Hi" itate oitlir by feeling or interest. As a reault of thin state of affairs tho people are in utato of wretchedness and (loverly, and tho flamo men aie agniu struggling to maintain a usurpation usur-pation aldl moro glaring and infam-oiiB. infam-oiiB. Tho people aro determined that this effort ahull be fuilud, an 1 that tho grave dimculticu in the way of estah-limbing estah-limbing tha rightful government over-como. over-como. tfiivcrnor Nicholla promiaed that his t Itorta bhould be directed to proinofo kindness, sympathy, confidence) confi-dence) and justico between tho two raod. Tlicro was but little excitement attending at-tending tho iniuigurutiou ol Ciovurnur l'iu-kard iuthe state house. He was introduced to tho logialaturo by Governor Gov-ernor ICcllogg, who made a ihort speech nbowing tlut tho present stn'e of affairs, coi rospond iu lnunyiespetla with those attending his inauguration fuur years Bgo, when there woro rival governors and legislatures. Kellogg then introduced l'ackard to tho as BCMibly, who said that he had been declared governor in the manner required re-quired by tho constitution and laws of the state, and should invoke all tho powers conferred upon him to enforce en-force obedience to tho laws, intimating intimat-ing that tho president of the United States would bo called upon to deal with any combinations beyond tho power of the state to disporso, eto. If it is true that President Grant has doi-liued to interfere in favor of eithor of the would-be Louisiana governments it seems probablo that Nicholls' authority will bo generally recognized by tho influential people of the state, and tlmt his chnncos to hold tho reins of authority are much better than those of Packard. Tlie great tight is really for tho two bh-atorshipa bh-atorshipa for which Kellogg and Wariuuiith aio candidates; but following fol-lowing tho precedent of tht last session ses-sion in refusing a seat to Finchback no person chosen senator by the Kellogg Kel-logg legislature can obtain a Beat in the seuato. It is reported that Gen. Lougstreet has pronounced against the Packard government, and will probably be appointed major general of militia uuder Nicholls. |