The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-28
A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE IN PARO-
CHIAL AFFAIRS.
Ten Citizens Of Baton Rouge Arrested
and brought to New Orleans by
Order Of =. u. Packard.
BOss Packard and n perjurcd and Adut'
tcr0us Judge VS.. the People Ot
East UatOn Rouge.
BATON RouaE. March 2G, 1875.

uplnDnStlaIlbn III IaNpE bI Lell Vi oul beS'
citizens Mcssrs. Jno. A. Dougherty
james McVay, DIR. J. W. Dupree, Jno
II. Lamon. Andrew Jackson. Ed. w
Willis. W. c. Randolph. William Garig
G. X. David and J. u. Fisher. who have
Just left this place for your city to
answer before the Federal tribunals to
the ridiculous and false charge Of having
forced an United States officer to leave
his post Of duty.
When on yesterday the news spread
through the town that these gentlemen
had been arrested by order Of United
States Marshal Packard. aud paroled
TO report to that official on tomorrow.
Monday. intense Indignation at the so
called United States officer. George l..
Davis the refugee oX-parish Judge for
having caused the arrest, and sympathy
for the ten good citizens selected by him
as the objects of his resentment for
having been required to vacate u
parochial Office the overwhelming mass
OF the white people Of the parish deem
ed him unworthy to hold-was at once
HTDllS'D. III IIlf NN'ulIE ~ h'ii tH
thusiastic meetings were held in each
of the wards of the town, and appropri-
ate resolutions unanimously adopted.
Herewith | send you copy of those
passed in the Second Ward, which
please publish. as they will show to
your many readers that Messrs. Dough
orty. McVay and colleagues are. in this
instance. emphatically representative
men, and their cause is the cause of our
white tnxpaying people. rs well rs of u
large and influential minority Of the
colored people, who. to their praise.
agree with the whites in their opposi-
tion TO incompetent and corrupt ofli-
cals. omit The resolutions adopted in
the First Ward since they are word for
word like unto those send.
But not satisfied with these mass
meeting endorsements of the ten gen
tlemen. the good people ofthe town and
vicinity resolved to go still further. and
to give them "a friendly. personal and
popular demonstration of approval up
on their departure for New Orleans.
That staunch and favorite steamer,
the Coy. Allen. was the boat selected
by the gentlemen upon which TO reach
your city in fuliillment OF their parole
to report to the United States Marshal
morrow, anu ttllS bt'tIIllllE EtItIoitN
known. the wharf Mt her arrival was
soon thronged by hundreds of men and
q fair sprinkling of ladies. to bid the
gentlemen adieu. and gave them tell
ing mark Of their sympathy and ap-
proval. The Independent Silver Cor
net Band was on hand, and n cannon
provided for the occasion. SO that 1t was
amid the cheers of their fellow citizens,
the strains of music and roar OF the one
brass piece, and waving Of handkcr-
chiefs Of the ladies, that ten of our best
citizens embarked and departed to fear
lessly meet and repel the false charge
preferred against them by the man Geo.
L. Davis. Such n hearty and spon-
our customary Sabbath's quietude, was
no doubt highly appreciated by those
for whom intended, and will never be
forgotten by the participants.
The unanimous opinion OF all sensible
tncn here is, that the charge is not only
false and contemplate, but also ridicu,
lous. and cannot stand n serious and
fair examination. Davis was mover
forced to leave here, or even intlmi.
dated. The published proceedings or
the meeting held here on the 2lst will
at once prove this. The resolutions
which frightened him off contain not u
WnCl rs To MS ttdNluS, btt ii''Nag w
manded that having resigned the posi-
tiop of Parish Judge, he should here
after act i'm accordance with that resig
nation. and cease signing orders; moth
inc more Not u word addressed to HIM
as an officer of tho United Statcs gov
erument-a capacity that he has hereto
fore repudiated, invariably contending,
whenever charged with holding two
Offices. State and Federal, in violation
of the laws of this State, and of the posi-
tive instructions Of the National GOV
crnment. that he was simply an EN-
plovce in the Internal Revenue Office,
subject to dismissal at any moment
and upon the simple whim OF the Col
Iector. and not an officer. If. after all
it. should turn out that he was an officer
not only has he been guilty OF prevari
cation, but also of perjury, when nc
took the oath of Office as Parish Judge
and violated the law he then swore te
obey
| Tn conclusion, let me assure you tha
the arrest in no way discourages oul
people. They are fully resolved ane
| firmly bent upon getting rid OF all in
competent and corrupt officials s,arrests o
| no arrests and Davis. Beauregard. Ben
| jamin. Leblanc and Doyle will yet have
successors in the rdcatng hne, shoui'
| our people so uelcIIulut WIN 49,
other officials, whose conduct in Office Il
now being scrutinized.
Yours, etc,
The following is the resolution o
the ward meeting held in the city o
Baton Rouge in relation to the outrag
perpetrated by the Federal official
there. and referred to in the above com
munication:
BATON ROUGE, March 25. 1876.
Resolred, That this meeting lndorse
the action Of the mass meeting OF citl
zens held at Pixies Hall on Vuesda
last, the 2lst inst. also the acton OF IN
several committees appointed by ina
meeting: and that the unqualified SUI
port and sympathy of each indivldua
member OF this meeting is hereby teno
cred to those gentlemen who have bee
arrested by order of United States MAJ
shal S. B. Packard because OF the laiti
FIJI performance OF duty imposed o
them by their fellow-citizens IN mas
meeting assembled as aforesaid, an
that we pledge them our aid ana SUI
port now and to the end and further
: Res0ired, That the action OF the mas
meeting of the 2lst inst, being strlctl
against parish, State and city officers !
, the persons of Geo. =. Davis, paris
Judge. b. Il. Beauregard. tax collecto
and A. BENJAMIN, administrator OF pt
lice. and not against any United State
officer or employee, we reiterate that tf
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