New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-27
LOUISIANA MENACED.
PACKARD's DESIGNS ON THE STATE.

Tie PEOPLE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE CANVAS
OF THE yorEs-PACKARDs PLANS AND INsTRU-
MENrALITIEs-THE CARPET-BAGGER LOSING HIS
PoPULARITY-KELLOGG OFFICIALS TAMPERING
WITH THE RETURNs-THE PEOPLE QUIET BUT
DETERMINED.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THETRIBUNEl
NEw-ORIEANs, La. Nov. ia very ominous
calm settled in Ncw-Orleans after the 2d. 1t has
been growing more ominous every day since. There
were several circumstances which combined to pro-
duce this result. About the time the returns COM
menced arriving from the country the Republican
newspaper, Kellogg organ, INDUCED in several
prophecies, apparently of hand touching certain
parishes. Ii was suggested that the Conservatives
were Growing too soon. that things had gone wrong
here and there, and that when the Returning Board
came to count there would be tremendous cutting
down of majorties. All this made people thought
ful. and when it transpired that the localities
mentioned were actually to be charged with rregu-
larlties, the feeling dccpened very perceptlbly.
Frauds have been already exposed before the Board.
In ST. James there discovered plot to count in
BOvec Administration candidate for the Legislature,
over Pierre Laundry, a negro, and regular nominee
Of tho radicals. Tho Conservatives had no parish
tickci il st. James, and the contest was, therefore,
entirely Nltn the Republican family; but the
Conservative Committee here followed up and
the bcntlnc against IahHuIN, anu ny
taking action before the Returning Board frus
trated it.
This was not the only one of the sort. The Car
roll PARISH returns, which were opened to-day, arc
known to be frluduent. They were protested by
tio Radical as well as the Conservative representa-
tives On part it was shown that the papers had
been dishonesty complied; that they gave the
Republican ticket several hundred more majority
than the REGISTRATION lists did. Ga the other hand
the Radical candidate for the State Senate from that
district. one Gla cOlorCd man. excepted to the
returns ON the ground that they had been tempered
with by KellogQs officials for the purpose OF defeat
ing nina and falsely counting in Geo. G. Bonham,
carpct-baggcr. ella il the, regular nominee of the
Republican party. Benham wasdcfcatcd before the
Convention, but backed by KELLOGG aud Packard,
ran independently and is now cndeavOring to beat
Ola by frand.
PACKARD AND THE COLORED MEN AT WAR
In fact the split of which you advised several
weeks ago is becoming more apparent every day.
There are perhaps half a dozen instances where
Pac,.ard is openly working against coloTcd men
who have been fairly nominated and in favor Of
white carpe,-5acserJ rejected by tie Conventions.
Il seems 10 be understood that this is the lat time
the Packard party can hope 10 accomplish anything
The enmity Of the negroes is cropping out on all
ton will show compromise a clear color issue
in every parish Of the State-citer of which plans
will exclude Packard and his carpet bagger3.
Even now it is q singular fact that not more Than
half a dozen Of the members Of former Radical
Legislatures havo been rcnoninatcd by the party
AID even those few in every instance are colorad
men. ! can well understand the feeling which
urges kellogg and Packard to intrigue against
negro candidates where there is carPet-bagGer TO
De utilized. Whether these negroes prove friendly
TO the Convention not there is little hope Of their
being used much more by Packard. And so the bat
tie goes-a wheel within wheel-thc Radical Adj
ministraion fights the negro while it battles with
But this is 4 secondary Issue after all IL belongs
to thefuure rather than the present because it is
germ rather than product. The next year
will develop the essential hostility cf the
carpet-5agg.r and the colored man; the next cleo
don viii find them arraycd in hon st enmlty. For
thc present the struggle between the people and the
powers supporting the Returning Board Is becoming
very warm. You have noticed how various Kellogg
commissioners from the country parishes have
within the past few days been caught here win the
returns in their possession. 1t has been shown that
many Of neSt keeping the papers for irAUiuient
purposes, that the men had been IN the city for
several days although making report to the Re-
turning Board or otherwise officially ann Ouncing
their presence. People show disposition to con-
strue such occurrences unfIvordbly. Indeed there
j. no other construction possible. The Law requires
tho returns to be forwarded-ia these cases they
have been brought by the officers. The law pro-
vdes for direct Transmission to the Returning Board
in these cases the papers have been retained from
two to ten days, by parties who had no right to
touch them after they were completed.
AN ATTEMPT TO COUNT IN A REPUBLICAN LEGIsLA-
TURE.
There is very little mystery "a to fackaTds pro-
pTamme He means to have Radical Legislature,
if he can do 50 by forceor fraud Everybody under
stands that, and the fight IS being made right there
II is little diicut to see where Packard looks for
his support There is no State Government to back
him. and the military could hardly be usei ior such
a purpose. Nevertheless he seems - b. depending
OF somebody, aud g)iug straight ahead with his
plans.
an bound to admire the course thus FIR pursued
bv the Conservatives. There has been little bl'ls
Ter by some of the extreme newspapers, but among
the people themselves have seen nothing bat Dig
nifty temperance and quiet. OF course they sect tue
drift of affairs, and are determined to act when IL
becomes necessary. There is not the smallest aDate-
rnent Of resolution on that point. only mean TO
say tina. they have done nothing which can be con-
strued into threat or menace.
With al this. however there Is something pecu-
liarly significant in the situation. The Whltc
Leagues are very strong and very much IN earnest
At their meeting the other night 10 take measures
for protecting Democratic negroes from assault ana
murder, more than $500 mentle very flower OIL inc
III Exposition Hail. And these only
represented two of the Leagues. There are dozen
similar branches belonging to the general crSahiza-
ton which aggregates, should say, seven or eght
thousand men. This body has now, Its members