New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-10

desires. Senators were bored with req
sons. some Of which were stupid, an
some Of which were base, and others Q
which were false, why they should defea
the acknowledged choice of the Repub
ican members.
| When the factionists pretended that til
Governor was not in earnest in his Repub
licanism, they committed folly that eve1
they themselves did not believe; whel
they accused him Of design to sell GU
to the Democrats, they basely pereetratet
a SANDER against another which properl.
belonged to themselves; and when the,
approached Senators with threat
of interference from Washington
they committed themselves to false
hoods, as We believe, which tn,
proper authorities will denounce ant
deny. 1t is now for the Republican party
to pass judgment upon the case as il
stands. Governor Warmoth stood fas
by the party, while those who had &C
cused him Of a design to join the Dem
ocrats are themselves discovered voting
with the Democrats. He has been &C.
cused Of intending to desert the negroes
and yet, while he stands fast in support
OF cOlored man, the presuming and
ready promising friends of the negroes
vote for a white man. He thus at one
blow destroys two ISLANDERS directed at his
honesty Of purpose, and assists in con-
victing his assailants Of being guilty OF
the very acts which they had charged
him with the design to perpetrate. And.
not satisfied with defaming Republican
Governor and spreading division and dis
trust in the Republican party, they still
further demonstrate their wickedness by
using the name Of the President in a way
that. We can not suppose for an instant
they are justified in doing. Marshal
Packard certainly never had the author
ization Of General Grant to threaten the
State with martial law, in order to carry
point in the Legislature of the State. And
yet Mr.. Packard has abused the name
Of the President in this very fashion,
threatening Louisiana with a military
government in the event she does not
observe the dictates of the Customhouse
ring. This is what Mr.. Packard has de-
iberately suggested in the name of Presi-
dent Grant. He used this threat, too, at
a time when it was calculated to serve
political purpose. II&as delivered de-
HbeFately, in order to affect Senator's
vote. The design was to shape the action
OF the State Senate in its highest capacity.
Mr. Packard has ut himself in the atti-
tude Of man who attempts to intimidate
the State. He says to Senator Butler,
do so, or you will be put under martial
law. He says to a Senator that his
duty Is to vote as President Grant de
slres, and not as he himself would elect
to vote. 1t is the government of one
man that e1r. Packard desires to estab-
hsh. We are to have Senators and nav
for them, but they are only to be the
mouthpieces Of the President Martial
law will supervene if they act as Senators.
and not as echoes
The letter of Senator Butler. which We
print below, tells this story and declares
all this significant information. We do
not believe that Nj. Packard spoke by au-
thority of the President 4: but that be
spoke as he IS represented to have done
We firmly believe, because the tenor of the
Customhouse organ is to the same effect in
its article announcing the appointment of
General Emory to the command of this
district. The threat is deliberately re-
newed therein that military law is contem
plated by Carter, Casey Packard & Co.,
since they are too weak to win their game |
IN any other way
LETTER OF SENATOR BUTLER.
NEW ORLEANS. December 8. ISL |
| consider it duty to make public the |
following facts. in order that President |
Grant may know how he is misrepresented. |
II he be so, ard that the people of the United !
ctalCS. IL uC NC uOl Il. NAV |
earn to what desperate extremes the Pres
dent has determined to go to extend and
his power.
just before the election for Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, vice Hon O. J.
Dunn. deceased, the United States Marshal |
or this State. Hon. S. b. Packard sought
he and stated that | was running my future
prospects by not joining his side. to wit:
he Republican minority and Democratic
coalition: that it was of no great conse-
luence whether the Warmoth Republicans
elected the Lieutenant Governor or not or
wen if Warmoth succeeded in obtaining
reelection in 1872, tor in that event hey had
he guarantee Of President Grant that he
rould at once declare martial iaor, and qise
as political friends all the offices. He urged
ne. for these reasons to vote for his candi-
late: ard added that General Reynolds
would be in military command here ard
verything would be right with him
4. BUTLER,
Senator Fifth Senatorial District