New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-17
MARSHAL PACKARD'S CARD.


When the distinguished gentleman who
figures at present as the United States
Marshal, or any other gentleman who
| finds it necessary to rise to explain,
wishes to use the REPUBLICAN as the We
hicle of his communication, he must be
in time. We do not wish to wait till
midnight for what might have been fur
nished earlier in the day. We run this
Office for our own convenience, and not
for that of the marshal His card . in
reply to Senator Butler was received at
this Office on Friday night at ten o'clock,
which is later than Mr.. Packard had
right to expect attention. The slow man
always misses the train, and Mr.. Packard
proved himself to be more than usually
sluggish in his movements. Besides, as
he had given himself three or four days
to write his answer, We can not see that
another delay of twenty-four hours could
make much difference? His card would
have appeared, however, if it had been
sent in earlier in the evening. Let it bea
warning to him not to be so slothful.
1t will be seen that he has little 70 say
for himself, except to contradict the posi-
tive statement of Senator Butler. Where
the evidence is so nearly balanced, the pub
lie is expected to elect which witness to be-
lieve. We believe Senator Butler for
reasons which We have not now time to
state. And as for Packard's prophes;es
about the reelection of Governor War
moth, we vote them place in the apoch-
~, la of the history of the times
We publish this morning the opinion
Of al ''ex-feders.l soldier" entertained
year ago Of the collector of tie port. As
his organ is just now in a high state of
jubilation at the prospect of a large num-
Der OF troops being ordered here, We
deem it appropriate to remind Casey Of
what the members of the noble profession
of arms think of him. 1t is more than
probable that if TIE officers who Were re-
quired to do police duty on the ninth of
August We're called upon to express their
opinions, they would be still stronger
than those OF TX Federal Soldier" The
Of Caseys connection with
Perry Fuller, who would not allow Re
publican employe in the Customhouse,
and would have secuted the employment
of colored man, is not pleasant to ex-
soldiers, nor creditable to the collector
But the once friend of Fuller, and IA
vored member of the Hancock Club. now |
sets himself Il as the champion of Re- |
publicanism. and proves his devotion to
the party by requiring his employees to |
Join with the Democrats in, the Legisla-
ture to defeat it.
Once, and that not a long while ago
either, the Times would not consent that
any but the Republican party was capa-
bic of committing wrong or perpetrating
frauds upon the community. That, how
ever, was when the Democracy was
strong enough to entertain the prospect
IT coming into power again. Yesterday,
he Times bestowed its censure with an
wen hand, asserting that the Democracy
vas as censurable as the Republicans for
is abuse Of political power and its misuse
# the public funds. The barometer of
electoral votes, which indicates collapse
# the Democracy, will account for this
hange Of heart in the Times. and it is
air to presume, at the same ratio of
Progress, that our contemporary will, in
roper time, withdraw its charge against
he Republicans entirely, and saddle the
ntire blame of all our misused money
there it properly belongs-on the Demo-
ratio party. These Independent papers
re very unreliable in their independence.
AS the first step in reform, says the
Times, the people should cease to bestow
ny consideration upon either of the great
'olitical parties that now divide the CON-
lunlty, and concentrate all their affec-
ions upon an Independent organization,
+ which the Times proposes to become
he mouth-piece. As matter of course
hey must. What political party ever had
ny consideration, such as the Tines hints
t. to bestow upon outsiders: When this
ndependent organization goes into opera
ion, it will want all its consideration
Or its friends, and as they will be hungry
nd tAreadbare, it will require consider
bic reconsideration" to satisfy it.