Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-09-18
AA6 Va4A AVa1 hGOUnU
= OF AN
9th of January Democrat,
Who is Convicted Of DiSIoyalty by
His Own Disunion Speeches.
Is in Favor of Squandering the Peo-
Plies Money On Door Keepers,
Postage Stamps, Buncombe
Secession Speeches,
&C., &c., &c.
He Wishes to Rob the Farm
ers Of their Hard Earn
ings and put it into
the Hands Of Cap
italists.
Petifogs against the adoption
of a Bill Because it is Cal
culated to Benefit the
Farmer and not the
Lawyer.
ARE LOYAL MEN IN FAVOR OF
SENDING AN AyOWED SECES.
SlONlST TO REPRES ENT THEM
IN THE LEGlsLATURE!

ard. an Attorney Of this place, was the
Democratic candidate for Representative
to represent Marshall and Starke Counties
in the State Legislature. The presumption
is that the people believed him honest. ca
pable. and loyal to the Government under
which he had lived and prospercd, and
which. as a lawyer he had taken. q solemn
anil impressive oath to sustain and defend.
He was elected by the people; claimed his
seat in the House, and in the presence OF
Almighty God swore to support the Con-
stitution Of the country and her laws. MIR.
Packard was indebted for his election to the
apparently candid and determined position
he took during the canvass in favor of hus-
banding the public money, pledging him.
self to advocate an defend the interests OF
the farming community, &C., all of which
we propose proving by his own legislative
record to have been mer, nonsense, elec-
tioneertng shams for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning the votes of con6ding people.
after which, true to his political instincts.
he wilfully and completely rcpndiated them.
But read the following and Judge for your
selves:
The first act of Mr.. Packard was to in
troduce-"A bill to amend section one OF
can Act concerning interest on money!
House Journal. p l39.
The bill provided that parties might COL
lect an increased rate of interest to the
amount OF ten per cent on contracts that
expressed such increased rate. In reply to
objections urged against the measure. Mr..
Packard said
"He had discussed it before the people, AMI al
though he hsd no selfish interest to consult in the
passage Of the bill he confessed that he felt much
interest in its success. His const tuents were
largely in favor of this increase in the rate Of in
tcrcst Ifpctitions were circulated amongst them,
there would be found fifty to one in its favor.
He had, until a recent period, resided in Mchi-
gan, and there the ten per cent interest law had
acted benefcially. He concurrcd in the position
assumed by Mr.. Heffren, in the discussion relative
to the law against carrying concealed weapons,
that ars ,raci generally disreyarded ought mol
to be continued in existence
We do not know chat Mr.. Packard dis
eussed the measure before the people of his
district. but we do know that they were
then and now are largely opposed to bur-
dening and expressing themselves with an
increased rate of interest. The measure
could only benefit bankers, AMI money
lenders. and such Of his friends may have
requested him to introduce his bill. and he
have may "feu much interest in its sue.
cess" -
Mr.. Heffren. who during this session &C.
cepted challenge to fight duel, sought
to procure the repeal Of the statute against
carrying concealed Weapons thing now
very much desired by Northern sympathi-
zers with rebels-and Mr.. Packard con-
Cured in the assumption Of Helfren that
laws generally disregariei should be re-
peaIsl. Then, Mr.. Packard is in favor oil
repeating the law against carrying conceal
ed weapons. and against profane swearing.
and also in favor of repeating all laws that
the traitors of the Southern States very
generally disregard. q
Fortunately for the interests of the farm
er and laboring man. Mr.. Packsrl's 10
per cent bill, like most of his bills, did NOT
become law. i effi - z asa0
We next call attention to bill intro
duced by Mr.. Packard-"To repeal sec.
Ii of the Justices act Of June 9th. 1882"
House Journal. p. 16l. sl slf 4.
This law that Mr.. Packard wanted re.
pealed. provided "that no person shall b
sued out of the Township where he resides
on contracts. If he had succeeded in car.
rying the measure through. Mr.. Packard, al
lawyer. could have compelled his con.
stituents of any part Of the County to come
to Plymouth and snswer to any action h
might have instituted against them. II
one instance. we believe. he did commence
a civil action before Justice in Plymouth
the party residing in another township
and that too since he became Legislator
OF course the action was not sustained
Any attorney, however. is liable to err a
to the jurisdiction of courts. Happily fo'
the good of a vast majority Of the people
r.#
Mr.. Packard's legislative record with re-
gard to this measure, IS usual. provei
abortive. rf rs ne Sair7aH ing 1a3Gf
Passing over many other unsuccessful
efforts to enact unnecessary laws, we nex'
notice . resolution offered by Mr.. Packard
which tends to show the character of his
economy and retrenchment, to the effect
z"That the Doorkecper be instructed to procure
three dollars worth Of postage stamps for each d
the members of this Housc--two dollars worth oil
| three cent stamps, and one dollars worth Of one
cent stamps, and lay the same on. each OF theil
desks "-House Journal, p. 200
Unfortunately. for the gentleman's opn
pocket. his resolution was not concurred
in. So that If be wrote and mailed 66l
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