The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-01
on KNEA1Es 9EJQo1eE

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rh9sss''y Rr': s BY Packard : Co.
in the Tenth Ward.
The colored Republicans ofthe State
we'll remember what excitement and
indignation was created when S3B.
Packard, and others, alleged that Gov.
Warmoth was using The metropolitan.
Police and the street gangs employed 4
BY: the Administrator Of. Improve
ments, TO sooptrol the primary cleo.
tiena in: tho wards for the State Con-
vention Of 1871. They will remember
also that tho, Times apd.iP iday'pse,
Democratic journols),. and the Nation:
al Republican "a Packard jonrnal) were
loud and fierce in their Remuneration
Of the alleged unlawful interference,
by force, of the Governor with the
ward elections. But q change has
taken place in the scene. The Packard
bull, then. supposed to be soqreo, now v
proposes to DO the gbrer, and this loud
motnhed demagogue, with unblush-
ing cfnrontery, is found actually using
the police and street gangs to silence
and intimi1ate tho clubs, so as to Sc
| cure the return to the State Conyen'
ton Of his creature tools A stiu fur
ther change, and one hardly to be ex'
pected among fair-minded mon, is that
the Democrat have approved that thug
gerry and violence initiated by the
Boss Marshal and the acting Governor
against the colored voters of this State.
They rejoice at the supposed defeat OF
Gov. Pinchback by those discreditable
and violent means, well knowing that
if this gallant leader and his associates
are stricken down, that the simple.
hearted colored. masses would be an
easier prey to Democratic vindictive'
ness and carpet-bag %treachery.. Both
count without their host. Gov. Pinch.
back is not dead, but will live, If not
to write the obituary, at least to bury
the white and colored frauds who arr
,ssailing him and his people.
He represents legitimate]y the hon
CRADLE office of a United States Sena'
tor; but what is more, he represents
the broad principles of Republicanisn
in Louisiana, and tho interest. of 0
whole race; and the saraonic grin, o.
the trading politician who believe his
defeat is accomplished because al
unauthorized gathering Of thugs ant
bummers of the city generally, sue
ceedcd in disturbing the quiet OF 4
ward club, ispremnture and they reckon
without their host. Whenou r enemies
rejoice in our supposed defeat, it vii
only rally MS with renewed interest t.
our standard and IL standara-bearer
If an ything was needed to confirm
1.-THE treachery of the bad men wht
have thus basoly and unlawfully at
tempted to defeat the popular will
that additional thing is to be found II
the glce and chnckling with which tn
Times, BuNttin, and Picnyunc announce
and commend Packard's thuggery
This cooperation between tho chronic
ofice-holders in our own ranks, an
the partizan Democracy, to strik'
down in detail, beginning with Gov
Pinchback, the leading colored re
publicans of the State, is significant O
danger, and its very announcement
will arouse the TRUE men Of the party
white and colored, to the front and t
the discharge Of all their duties.
W. we'll knew long ago, and hav
repeatedly suggested its existence il
our journal, that there was a conccale'
but active trcachery at work, not onl
to defeat Senator Pinchback in tn
Senate, and to break his influence a
home, but a treachery yi-s1!ent enoug'
and f~ar-secking enough to reach ever
other independent, strong, colored lead
er in the State, whenever opportunit
| should offer; and that would only b
content when it should have 8
far divided, demoralized and debaucl
: ed the colored masses, as to NAL
B them %cheerfu]ly submit to tho dom
!; neering and brutal sway of the grou
4 of t~raitors whose work hasjust croppe
out in one of its many forms in tn
$ Tenth Ward Club.
! Hon, K. X Cobb, Supervisor Of II
!, ternal Revenue, for tho district embracin
the States of Louisiana, Alabama, Miss