The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-03
THE ARCH CONsPIRATOR.
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As We have before taken occasion to point
out to our readers the man who is most res
ponsible for the gross outrages which have
been perpetrated upon the people in New Or
leans and in the parishes, the man who has
caused the United States troops to be used for
party purposes, the man who instructed the
Radical Supervisors throughout the State to
cheat in every way possible, the man who has
organized fraud from the Returning Board
down, and whose agents are to-day manipu-
lating returns of election, is S. 3. Packard,
United States Marshal, chairman Of the Radi-
cal Executive Committee, and chief henchman
Of Attorney General Williams.
He has pursued his purpose to carry the
State for the Administration with devotion
worthy OF a better cause, and has not hes
tated to use the troops of the United States
as if they had been his paid reteiners and
personal followers, and has, in every way,
evinced a thorough contempt for the people
Of the State and for everything like decency
and fair dealing. In all this he has been actu-
ated by desire to please his master at Wash
ington, to retain his prestige in the party here,
and last, but not least, he has been working
desperately for that seat in the Senate of the
United States which, failing to win this time,
is lost to him forever and forever.
No wonder he has played his cards like a
reckless gambler; no wonder, with fortune
and position and everything that he holds
dear slipping from him, he should, like
drowning man, clutch at straws, and even
mediate cheating through lis instruments on
the Returning Board It is difficult for those
who are unacquainted with Packard to realize
his position. Here he has been playing War
wick in the party for these many years
making and unmahing men, ard moving the
army and navy as though he were General-in-
Chief and Admiral, all in one-and for what
For rc'si,.q. Just as the fruits OF victory are
within his grasp he discovers they are bitter
to the taste and by no means what ne .hought
theL. .
The following extracts from the New FORK
7r;;j,,ne and Hernid. correspondence from
this point show that Packard's status is fully
understood
There is very little mystery AZ 90 packard's
programme. He means to have d Radical
Legislature, If he can 20 SO by force or frand.
Everybody understands that, and the tight is
| being made right there. Z is a little diff
cult to see where Packard looks for his sup
port. There is no State Government to back
him, and the military could hardly be used Tor
such a purpose. Nevertheless. he seems to
be depending on somebody, and going straight
ahead with his plans.
The White Leagues are very stron: and
very much ia earnest. At their meeting the
other night to take measures for protecting
Democratic negroes from assault and laur-
der, more than $500 men, the very flower OF
the city, assembled in Exposition Hall.
AMI these only represented two OF the
Leagues. There are dozen similar branches
belonging to the general organization, which
aggregates, | should sav, seven OF eight thou
sand men, his cody has now, its members
claim but one mission, and that is to enforce
a fair and equitable decision OF the election
returns There can be no reasonable doubt
Of the stern fullfilment u the mission. The |
leaders OF the League are. as You must see, !
cool, brave and sensible men. they insist ?
that they are not animated by sectional, race !
or other proscriptive passions; neither as re- !:
cards the country at large can their scheme |
be termed i. political oGe. can label the |
organic ation in no other way than ''Anti- |
Packard" That is really the only true de-
scriptive title.
mention these things to show how perfect |
is the discipline and control of this organiza-
ton which has arisen out Of the expressions
these people have suffered for so many years.
Suffering has made them resolute, ruin has
made them calm, hope after so long a repres-
sion now comes to make them wise. There
will be no foolish, incorporate brawling-you
need not fear that; but when the issue has
been fairly and Enthusiastically presented pre-
dict such an uprising here as will by COMPARE
son reduce the 14th Of September to a mere
street squabble.
Meanwhile things IRE looking very ugly
here. Every day reTeals fresh evidences of
rascality and conspiracy against the Conserva-
tives, while the delays and distractions mani
tested in the proceedings OF the Returning
Board indicate that it IS a subservient tool Of
the Packard-Kellogg ring.-N y Tribune.
To-day Republican, who for many years
has been the cherished counselor OF Kellogg
and the Federal Government, discloses the
fact that he has left both parties and hereafter
is with the people against all combinations;
that the election just held was manipulated
with view OF electing Marshal Packard to
the United States Senate and that Kellogg was
a party to it. 1 have Just been in private con-
sultation. for the first time since have been
in the State, with man VINO represents the
opinion behind the Washington throne. The
was OF his own seeking. He admit
ted that
EELLoGGs DAYS APE NUMBERED,
and tle end is near; that in the late election
the main effort IVES directed toward eloct:ng
Packard to the Senate, and that it having
failed by the State going Democratic, the
Governor was endeavoring to compromise with
the whites.-N Y. Heraid.
"John Anderson, my Joe, John.
Not the one on the Returning Board.
The attention OF members OF the Demo-
cratic and Conservative State Central Com
mittee is called to the fact that a meeting will