Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-07
MEETING ALONG BRANCl


The dispatches published in Yes
terdas morning's papers, and which
we copy elsewhere, show that the
delegation of Republicans, sent on
to Washington SO submit to the
consideration of President Grant,
the gross eutasss Sohmaied davh
here, on Republican freedom, By
his subordinates, and to seek redress
at his hands, has been to Long
Branch and seen the President.
Specific charges have been. made BY
the committee and the Presidentiiis
DESTROYS of hearing the other side.
We are necessarily uoaware OF the
extent to which the President will
feel called on to proceed in his in
quiry, but the further he goes the
DcttcI III uS.
There is one little fact that the
President mentioned, which touches
the corns OF Marshal Packard again.
Not only does "the highest au-
thority" repudiate for himself all
knowledge and authority for the
use of the Troops at the Custom
house, but he says that General
Reynolds when he filled the requisi-
ton of Marshal Packard did not
know they were to be used at a
Political Convention" This is an
other step towards stripping the
bayonet rulers of authorty or sane
ton for the use of troops, and re-
duces it to the position in which we
first placed it, viz, that it was the
bull headed exercise of "a little brief
authority and that conferred for
entirely different purposes.
II remains to be seen whether,
apart from all the outrages which
Republicans here have suffered, o
United States marshal, aided by
other Federal employees, will be
permitted with impunity to prosti-
tute the services of the soldiers OF
the United States army, for the
furtherance of purely partizan pur-
poses; whether this is to be done
without even the knowledge of 'the
highest authority" and by imposi-
ton on the credulity, of and misre-
presentation to, the officer in COM
mand- of the troops. ao
1t We're useless to say to men
capable of such impositions that
the snppressio rerf is little less
heinous than the saggeaio falsi.
Both in this case are, calculated and
intended to deceive, and they result
in leading astray. Bit these are too
trifing considerations for men who
have been capable of the monstrous
things done by the Customhouse
clique lately; and We are not prop
osing to waste the time of oul
readers while we moralize them on
the nature, tendency and effects OF
falsehood. -''a 81
Republicans here, and every
where, want to know the views OF
the commander in chief of the army
they want to know what the Presi-
dent of the United States thinks Of
the conduct of his appointees, they
want to have some assurances that
in the future their liberties will not
be liable to be summaiily abridged
the bsvenet, they want that soldiers
Of The army, will not be pittel I'M
necessarily, wantonely and reck-
lessly against the civil authorities
of a peaceable State, they want
that the Federal government viii
either restrain tire use of the army
within its legitimate bounds, OF
punish those who abuse their power
by the untimely and premature use
of the soldiery. We want this for
security in the future, we want it
for the punishment of evil dues and
for the praise of those that do we'll.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OPIN-
ION. 4a