The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-10-16
Packard and Leonard,
fFrom tho Sunday Detail

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.justment was the prominent part
taken BY Mr.. A. II. Leonard, a young
gentleman who managed, in some
way, to obtain suddenly a degree Of
IMPORTANCE in tho, political councils
Of the State wlticl. was surprising as it
was bold. Elected I" the Senate from
Caddo on the McEncry ticket, he
came to the Legislature in this city
and by avery peculiar political course
gained for himself the reputation Of u
n"ndcscript. Since Tat time his pol.
itics have been Of a very mixed char
acter. So. much So that Boss Pack
ard, "the head and front" If the Rad.
ical party Of this State, thinks he can,
viii impnnity, approach Mr.. Leonard
aud offer him, in the language If the
Republican, ~ seat in the front rank
Of the Republican party" Mr.. Leo,-
ard is by no means offended by the
generous and highly tiattering, offer
Of the Boss, and :"nclndes by saying:
81 consider such 4 letter as that
which hA,l the pleasure Of receiving
from sou high compliment, aud while
we may not he able to agree on all
points, I shall certainly not regret
our efforts to cooperate If possible,
and AM persuaded sou,e good will re-
suit tlletefIou,." y...a a4nvr
: That any respectable. citizen Of
Louisiana should consider it ~. high
compliment" {" receive a letter from
such 4 man as United States Marshal
Packard, is indeed passing strange.
Ho Of all others in the Radical party
Of this State, has been guilty Of tile
most Infamous, brutal and dastardly
conduct toward tha white people If
tliis State. Thr00gh his hite|ings
and minions he has invaded the
homes Of opr people and arrested III.
,nocent and unotfeudings citizens,
dragged them to this city and in
chains para,led them through our
streets, living monuments of his cruel
ty aud lestiality..
He has, by midnight orders Of a
drunken judge, seized the State
House, and driven therefrom the hon
rstly elected representatives Of the
people and installed in their places
ignorant negroes and abandoned
whites He has vil,i6ed and abused,
misreprescnted and tradaced the
whole people Of Louisiana, and has
grown fat Npon their ,mist"rtuues, by
the bankruptcy which he aud bis
party have brought apon the country.
ltis from saei.xa character that Mr..
E4sopa.A, q ,Louisianiln, considers it
q AVlnpli .Acnt to receive a letter, and
u letter, too, which invites him to
plxy traitor to His people aud his
bta1. a!Oh,i shame! whe,v is thy
lllZto 8ays MI. Leonard: .,..'r
VI will cooperate with any party
pnd with all men honestly endcavor-
Ing 10 secure that result, the sole Oh
jet ,ll'ad in view when / engaged in
pasttes. ! nm no p"liticiai-seek no
p&se, stand intlepentlent of all
paf ies, care nothing for mere party
Names, aid only desire to do abso-
'at@ly everytting in my power to 81.
~ permanent peace and prosperity
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! The people Of this State will he
lad to tee that Mt. Leonard has
inaiIy at6aed; his position. 1t was
ievdr known before, and now that
tiA the. public will not be at all sur.
,silel, rs i comes up pretty well to ri
kyIr npihibn of lis political status.
IN a few words, il amounts tO! this
6ho he 10 politically nothing. aud is
Wiling to be anything. Whichever
Marty comes along and effers him a
,ositiop that will suit Mr.. Leonard
.e is willing and ready ii JOIN It. If
and his crowd will throw out
atteient inducements Mr.. Leopard
yill ''co,operate" Will, them. and his
|ininently Independent position will
liable him to render valuable SER
ices to liEnew political allies.
speplacry,ts If ,lr. Leonartl's school
ave meyer been Of any value to the
he party, and whist We may regret 1
tfti,drxwal ,of 80 spiightiy and
etise r gentleman from our ranks, |
u a,msttsr; If congratulation that {
II future we will not be mistaken as
=, his political views and sentiments. z
ie p,oclainns himself "no Politician"
he declaration was unnecessary. lie {
;.ysl,e is ''independent of all par .
'es." Every Que familiar with his rec. Z
rd knew that tn I've 80. .D.f.i
II seek no uifee'aie = favori!e ex. z