New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24
WAsHIHGT0H's LITTLE HATOHET
A. DEMOCRATIC LIE CHOPPED down

The false, scurrilous and uBfounded
charges promulgated in General Nicholl's
official organ against the good name Of Mr..
S. B. Packard, the Republican candidate
for Governor, are being disproved - fast -
they are dragged to light. although the
Democratic capacity to manufacture false
hoods 10 far in excess of the power of truth
to oyertake and strangle them. fsf,t!
The latest 10 the oft-repeated charge Of
svindling George Washington ont of his
bounty money, which George himself puts
the quietus to In the following manner:
STAR PLANTATION, BRAsHRAR, }
Hahnviile Postontce,
St. Charles Pars,. August "A, 1876.
I, George Washington, residing ct the
Star plantation, parish of st. Charles. Lon
ikiana, swear that enlisted in the United
States army in 1868, and was . sergeant in
Company B, Seventy-eighth Regiment
United States Ccl,red Infantry, and was
discharged at Pensacola In January, 1866.
In the month Of January, 1856, made .
claim for bounty and arrears OF pay, and
delivered my discharge papers to 9. B.
but never received any answer OK settle.
mant. his
GEORGEk WASHINGTON.
Attest: mark.
JAMES ALLEN,
GEORGE GRAHAM.
August IA, 1876 .--+ ts'
I, the undersigned, solemnly swear that
the abeve statement, puEporting to have
been made by me, 10 . gr0es misrepreeentA-
ton OF what said to . Mr. James Allen, in
tho city Of New Orleans. T. when hays
Ne u =
Ard, the late United 8ratee marshal Of Lou
isians, and % sold xr. james Allsn. And
further ssid to Mr.. Allen, when he sug.
gested to mo thst 1t must have been 4f.
8. B. PAokard, xho had my bounty aDd
bsck pay claim In hand. that knew Mr..
8. b. Packard, and that he was mot the per-
son to whom gsve ny discharge papers.
do not read OF write, and the above state
ment was not read 70 me previous TO my
it been read TO me thst l could not and
would not have made my mark to the Same.
l was not sworn by anybody. There were
but three peRseDs present when l made my
mark, namely: Mr.. James Allen, Solomon
Brown, and myself. A. the above state
ment 10 read 70 mo there il . name with Mr..
Aliens, Mr.. George Graham. II any other
persona than the two sbove-James Allen
and Solomon Brown-were present, the
fourth man must have been hi6. @
further svear that am tho Same per-
aon who was sergeant in Company B,
Seventy-eighth Regiment United States
Colored Infantry, and that / am laborer
on the Star plantation, St. Charles parish,
Louisiana, but do not reside On the same.
I further state that long since lost my 70
ceipt for my discharge papers. 1t was read
over to me once before lost it, and that
Mr.. s. B. Packard was not the person whose
name was signed to tho said receipt. Tho
person who acted 10 my claim agent for my
bounty and back pay was . tall, thin and
and rather old gentleman, but / can not
remember his name.
GEORGE X WASHINGTON.
Late Sergeant, Company B, United States
Colored Infantry.
Witnesses to mark:
IsIDoRE JACOB, ..
MoRaAN MoRGANs.
Sworn 70 and subscribed before me this
tweaty-frst day Of OetoSsr: 1875;
Clerk Of Court.
The same Democratic authority, In ito
Sunday issue, publishes names Of colored
soldiers who, it charges, ware swindled BY
Mr.. Packard out of their back pay. An
appeal to tho record, % far - it can be
found in these cases, demonstrates tho fact
that on their muster out of service they re-
ceived from the paymaster oil their back
pay and Allowance, and nothing has &C.
crued 20 them aimee in any WAy.