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Domestic News
July 11, 1877
The New Orleans Daily Democrat
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Judge Lawrence, former Louisiana Commission member, criticizes the indictment of Returning Board members Wells and Anderson as a violation of pledges by the Nicholls government against political prosecutions. He believes it stems from opposition by Bourbon Democrats and expects Nicholls to intervene.
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JUDGE LAWRENCE'S VIEWS.
He Thinks the Indictment of the Returning Board a Gross Violation of Pledges.
Chicago Advertiser from the United States Inter Ocean publishes the following: Judge Lawrence, of this city, who was a member of the late Louisiana Commission, states, in regard to the indictment of Wells, Anderson and others, members of the Returning Board, that it is a gross violation of the pledges made by the Nicholls government. It was a distinct understanding that there should be no political prosecutions.
Judge Lawrence said he has no doubt those legal proceedings are instituted by Bourbon Democrats in Louisiana, who are opposed to the Nicholls government, and that he (Nicholls) and his friends will use their influence to carry out the pledges made in good faith, and put an end to these prosecutions, or at least Gov. Nicholls will exercise his pardoning power if that should become necessary.
He Thinks the Indictment of the Returning Board a Gross Violation of Pledges.
Chicago Advertiser from the United States Inter Ocean publishes the following: Judge Lawrence, of this city, who was a member of the late Louisiana Commission, states, in regard to the indictment of Wells, Anderson and others, members of the Returning Board, that it is a gross violation of the pledges made by the Nicholls government. It was a distinct understanding that there should be no political prosecutions.
Judge Lawrence said he has no doubt those legal proceedings are instituted by Bourbon Democrats in Louisiana, who are opposed to the Nicholls government, and that he (Nicholls) and his friends will use their influence to carry out the pledges made in good faith, and put an end to these prosecutions, or at least Gov. Nicholls will exercise his pardoning power if that should become necessary.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Louisiana Politics
Returning Board
Political Prosecutions
Nicholls Government
Judge Lawrence
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Lawrence
Wells
Anderson
Nicholls
Where did it happen?
Louisiana
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Louisiana
Key Persons
Judge Lawrence
Wells
Anderson
Nicholls
Outcome
expected intervention by nicholls government to end prosecutions or use pardoning power
Event Details
Judge Lawrence states that the indictment of Returning Board members is a violation of pledges against political prosecutions by the Nicholls government, likely instigated by opposing Bourbon Democrats.