The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-08
ROSS PACKARD AS 4 FAISIFlER'

We do rot often have an opportunity to
hold mo the Big Gun Of the Radical party IN
this State, as a clumsy falsifer. In all his
Games, in all his nefariouS schemes against the
white people Of Louisiana, the Boss has been
sort of human cutie fish, and with charac-
teristics of bloodhound, has combined the
cautious and cunning traits Of the fox.
In his dingy and unclean little Office IN the
Custo1ahouse most if not all OF the plans lof
smothering the voice of the people, and ior
committing high handed outrages IN Inc
parishes have been concocted, ana sitnns
there, luxuriating in a sense OF perfect s'i"y'
he has never failed to execute with every "h-
necessary adjunct Of severity and harsnnes'
the mandates Of that,bolder rascal IN wash
ington, Attorney General Williams.
So artfully has he worked his diaoolcai
scbemes that until recently he has kept com
paratiyely in the shade, bis tools and strikers
receiving the censure and approbium that
be,onged to their master. The last election,
however, has brought the 'Boss' out 10 all
his "reminiscences, and shown him to pc not
only capable and servioeable tool of the Ad-
ministration but a most determined and bitter
foe of the people.
We have detected him in a falsehood so
gross that we conclude the overwhelming
character Of the disaster which has overtaken
the party spite, of his brutalities and desper't
endeayors, has somewhat unhiDged his reason
and made him forget his cunning On the
dav of the election, when the news was pour
ing in upon him Of the tremendous vote
being polled by the Democrats and Conserva-
tiyes, and when messenger after messenger
had rushed in to relate how the negroes were
voting peaceably with the whites, the soul OF
the Boss was troubled, and he forthwith, as q
ruse to take off the sharp and ragged edge OF
defeat. indicted the following brilliant dispatch
to Judge Edmunds:
sIntimidation has greatly reduced the black
vote in New Orleans. The skull and cross
homes placarded throughout the city by the
White League last night. terrified many. En-
Movers made their black servants and employ
ees 90 with them to the polls and vote the
Democratic ticket on pain OF discharge
Their were bold threats OF armed Leaguers at
the polls, and every means short OF constraln-
ing tie interference OF troops adopted to
alarm. A full Republican vote was poiled in
the river parishes, where there was no intinli-
1ation. The steamboats, Lee, Pike and Katie,
due las; night, were kept in the river to pre-
vent large numbers of blacks from voting
The League captured box in Ward Twelve
Baton Rouge, the strongest Republican ward
and stole the box and poll list at Farmerville
Union parish, where a heavy black vote was
certain. because troops were strong there.
This was a coruscation Of genius quite
worthy Of 50 skilled wire worker and party
manager, and was casting an anchor to wind
ward with sagacity quite admirable. We
were not surprised by that dispatch on the
contrary, we only wonder that he did not
manage to string cut a column or more, and
Dwell at leneth upon the shameful manner in
which the United States troops had been in
Inundated; how Gen. Emory had hidden
away all day in the st. Charles Hotel,
and Admiral Mullaney had to keep
ali his officers and men on board
the fleet to prevent their being captured by
those terrible fellows, the White Leaguers,
whose influence, somehow was as plainly and
Enthusiastically telt away up in Massachusetts,
and Pennsylvania as in New Orleans.
The fact is the evidences Of disaster came
SO rapidly that even the pon,ierous brain OF the
Boss was triae muddled and his hand forgot
something of its acc 1stomed cunning.
This is further evinced by his interview on
Friday with BULLETIN reporter, wherein for
getting the dispatch he had sent to Senator
Edmunds, he said
So far as know the election has been a fair
one. IT'S true that Ihave heard Of some cases
Of intimidation, but they have been Of such
nature as cannot be reached legally. Nothing
more in fact than is customary in elections.
There are the two pictures and We commend
them to the careful scrutiny of the usually
careful and circumspect Packard. We hope
we shall hear no more of Packard's denuncia-
tons Of Kellogg by reason of the latters
known weakness for Misrepresentation and
falsehood He stands convicted Of being in
every way worthy Of the man be has kept in
office and in no way superior to him as man
of veracity.