New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL THE LOUISIANA.
ORLEANS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Z6 1874
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.

INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
The War Of the Politicians on the Army.
Marsha! Packard yesterday addressed
the following communication to General
Emory:
orr:cR CN,rzD SrAfss MAs.sA;,)
District OF louisiana.
New Orleans, september %. l3l+.)
Major General ". H. Emory. Comm andiny Depart
ment of Gull. New Orleans, Louisiana
SIR beg leave to call your attention.
First. to an extract Of the speech of United
States Senator Schurz. at St. Louis. last
night. as follows:
He then referred to the fac. tina. an cleo.
ton for new Legislature is impending.
and that United States troops are there PFC.
fessedly to enforce laws in that election.
but whether they will be used impartiaily
or not will depend upon who controls them.
This control will be in great measure
in the hands Of United States Marsha! Pack.
ard, who, besides being marshal. was one
of the principal accomplces Of Judge Du.
rell and Kellogg in the usurpa:ion two
years ago, and is now the managing s2ir!.
| Of the State Central Commi stee Of the ksl.
logg party. This is not q fit person 70 con-
troll United States troops to be used in that
1 cltCtiOus ~ ~ " LILO uiSuC6S COA IoASO
that, especially under the existing clrcum'
| stances, the people Of Louisiana should not
! only have fair election. but also that they
| should be made to feel that they have one.
The past performances and present fulc'
I lions Of Mr.. Packard are not calculated to
inspire confidence. am sure the whole
| country would applaud an order from the
President relieving Packard OF his official
duties. and the substitution OF q man OF
j oh tSat ovpryho6v will hoI:ovp
him incapable Of abusing his power for
| partisan ends.
Second. to the communication Of the
Committee Of Seventy, through R. 81. Mari.
chairman. to the Presiden: Of the United
States. under date OF September 8, Is. 1. as
| follows:
New ORLEANS. September 3. 1874.
His Escellency Ulysses 9. Grant. President. WASH
ington, D. c.:
-S1E@By direction Of the Committee of
Seventy, Of which am chairman, l subm;c
the accompanying resolution and appeal to
you. adopted at meeting last evening.
have the honor to be. very respectfully.
Il. H. MARI.
Roon. op rHR COMMITTEES OF Ssvzyrr,
New Orleans, september 3, i3ll
Resolred. That this committee. on the pa,t
Of the Conservative people of Louisiana,
make the following appeal TO the Pces!de1t
of the United States:
To his Exeeiiency 4. S. Grant. President Of t.e
Caited States OF America
The Committee of Seventy, body which
fully represents the conservative people OF
Louisiana, referring to your recent order,
placing portion of the army of the United
ment OF Justice, for use III this and other
Southern States, would respectfully remind
you that the people OF this State. whom
they have the honor TO represent, have, after
two years Of struggle against the power Of
what they consider an 0dious usurpation,
been remitted by your action and by the
non-sction Of Congress to tho ballot. as the
only means Of relief from their difficulties.
The approaching election has, therefore,
more than ordinary significance. The
chances are against the conservative
masses, although they have an unquestioa.
able ma jority. since the machinery of cleo.
ton is in the hands of the acting Governor,
machinery carefully arranged by himself
and his coadjutOrs for the express purpose
of defeating the popular will. The conser-
vstiye people, however. believe that they
would be able to overcome even these
advantages by q thorough organization aad
the greatest vigilance. You can imagine,
then, with what surprise this community
4CCCLN GU LILO AulOAiSOuC0 CA0S ,yOu Adu
placed the troops to be sent among US at
the disposal Of the Attorney General of the
United Statea, for the purpose of assisting
the marshal of this district (3. B. Packardj
in carrying on prosecutions against cur
people.
Without intending the eighties. dis.e.
specs, and impelled by sense of public
duty, We would remind you that in the
opinion OF the people Of this State, and We
believe OF the country at large. whethe.
that opinion be we'll or i'll founded, the
present government of Louisiana owes its
Dliyhtlng existence, in large measure to
the countenance and active support of the
Attorney General himself: and tha. this
marshal. 20 whose control the troops are
really TO be remitted, was one OF the most
active participant. in the judicial and po-
Itical maneuvres by which the usurpation
was called into existence; that he has been
ever since the friend and supporter Of the
acting Governor; that he was the p.esiden.
Of the last Republican convention in this
State, whose nominees for Congress and
other important positions are now before
the people. That he is at this time. as he
has been for many years, the president OF
the State Central Committee Of the Repub.
lican party Of Louisiana, and is, therefore,
pledged as bitter partisan against the
rights Of the conservative people. With
luo lcOCI 0A lAUOftS IuUCI tuc UIutES C1 Tue
president Of the State Central Committee
of the Republican party, it is manifest that
. fair election is improbable. We NAV thus
be foiled again in orr efforts for relief.
If we understand the sentiments OF our
people correctly, they have no objection TO
your sending troops 20 Louisiana, provided
they come to secure good order and . fair
exercise of the franchise by both white and
black, especially as the present State gov.
ernment. not having been chosen by the
people, and being, therefore. without their
affection or confidence. has shown itself
utterly unable to administer the affairs of
the State and preserve orde1. But we ear
nestly protest against your placing troops
in Louisiana, upon the eve of such an elec.
tion as is now approaching, under the con.
troll of civil officers, both of whom are
thoroughly identified with the usurpation
and one Of whom is actually the president
State Central Committee Of The political
party sustaining the usurpation.
To your candor we appeal, and ask i
whether this is just! 1t you will remove the
present Marshal of this District, and ap.
point some one not identified with either
party, but enjoying the confidence of both,
land such men may easily be found,. We
will not object to the coming of troops to
Louisiana for the purpose Of maintaining
the peace and securing fair election:
The class Of people whom We represent
have nothing to gain by disorder, but
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