New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-20
COMFORT FOR MARSHAL PACKARD.

We copy from some of our New York
exchanges, received yesterday, their COM
ments on the card of United States
Marshal Packard:
From the New York TimesI
S. b. Packard, United States Marshal at
New Orleans, is the man who called the
Republican convention in the courtroom
a part of the Customhouse-in that city
Having got his convention in government
building, he argued, with remarkable logic,
that if he could get troops to protect the
building, the convention would have all
the benefit of the protection. So he called
on General Reynolds for troops to guard
government property, and obtained them.
He now declares that in this foolish pro-
ceeding he had no direction or encourage
ment from Washington. No sensible man
supposed he had. The denial was only
made necessary by the haste of the De-
mocratic press to make the charge. We
trust Mr.. Packard now sees that the little
political advantage he has gained was too
dearly bought, and will refrain from any
blunders of the kind for the future.
From the New York World
S. B. Packard, United States Marshal for
the district of Louisiana. endeavors by a
telegram in the Tribune to explain away
the use of troops by the Grant wing of the
party on occasion Of the recent Republican
convention in New Orleans. The plea is
very lame. 1t says: "As president of the
State Committee. and by direction of the
committee, and not as marshal | gave
tickets of admission to all claiming seats in
the convention. There was nothing to re-
strain any delegate or contestant from
access to the courtroom" if there was
nothing to forbid admission, what was the
for tsa.lya Al.
troops employed the marshal admits, and
despite his denial, there is enough implied
in his letter to show that they were used to
favor the Grant as against the anti-Grant
delegations. Neither bayonets nor tickets
of admission are employed at assemblies
unless there are some to let in and some to
keep out.
from the New York Journal of Commerce.
MARSHAL PACKARDs EXCUSES.
United States Marshal Packard. of Louisi-
ana is anxious to offer himself I'D as a scape-
goat for the President, who has, Justly Drum
Justly, been popularity held responsible for
the New Orleans outrage. The Marshal, in
a published card, says that the alleged
statement that the President had given me
directions to use the courtroom and troops
is not true" None but simpletons would
suppose that the President of the United
States would allow his hand to be seen in so
bungliDg an operation as that ascribed to
him in the rumor thus contradicted. 1t
would have been fatal imprudence for the
President to have telegraphed or written to
Packard to open the United States court
room to the administration wing of the con-
vention, and to protect it at all hazards,
and drive out the other wing with bayonets,
mimic balls and mitrailleuses Men who
have had President Grants experience in
the executive chair, and are fishing for a
second term, do not play such feeble and
transparent games as that Nor need they
interfere: for subservient Office-holders, of
the Packard school, know the general wishes
of their masters without asking for or
ders If Packard had not been aware that
it was far from being disagreeable to or TN
expected by the President, he would not
have taken such bold step. If the President
does not approve of the usurpations of his
New Orleans representative, he can easily
signify it by removing that man and not
appointing him to another office. Until he
does so be can not be acquitted of consent
ing to one of the greatest wrongs in prin-
eiple ever committed by President of the
United States. To turn federal courtroom
into a politicians den is of itself in ex
ecrable taste; but to terrorize all dissenters
from the administration programme by the
Emperor Napoleons fayorite weapons, is a