Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-28
SainIies GO!Orcd Sol.
dicrs cat OF their Bounty.


made a very lame defense, in which he tries
to shield himself behind the infamous Freed :
mans Bureau. an institution of his party.
fo>,ered ami assisted by him as United States
MAJ stat; aui there is not particle OF doub,
but that he shared in is spoils We wish We
lad space for the whole matter, but a. we
of the Democrat OF the lg,h, which give an
insight into both the charges and defense:
Ia our very has'y comments Yesterday on
Mr.. Packard's letter If defense tu the Demo
crat, we showed very clearly that as clam
agent he had received for collection a large
number Of claims of culured Union soldiers
against ILe Government for bounty and arrears
OF pay: that the Auditor lad cert,hed in large
number OF these cases, If not IN all Of them,
that the Government has paid the money,
and, finally, that the claimants now swear
that they have never received uhcIr money,
and they never authorized any one to receive
i: for them. We showed also that 1t was in
evidence tint IN number OF instances Mr.
{. L. Packa d, brother Of :. B. pac iard, aud
other Witnesses in the interest Of Mr.. Packard,
had certified To the identity of parrir, 10
whom money On these ciaims had been paid;
that 1n tic payments thus made ). i. Pack
ard received lees Tor his services IN the prose.
cation OF the claims. and thai the parlie, thus
paid were impo>tcrs, evidently rur forward
Ly the rascalS concerned in these wicked and
heaIiless swindles, To represent the real par
ties and hy slgung the vouchers to cover up
tie robbery.
We also showed That Mr. Parkard's at
tempt to craw out Of this nciariuUs business
under the prctrXt that the money was not
! paid to him, but to agents of the Frccdmans
Bureau for the coored soldiers, was "A miser.
/ abe and contemplate >uhierlrse, aud that
/ he was directly responsible for the robbery Of
the elan nahis We have now before It's a
,i-t Of the names OF twenty-oue co'orcd Union
soldiers, now living in this city, who swear
ihat they gave their claims to 5. q. Packard
/ for collection, and that they have never re-
/ ceiycd one dollar of their dues, though the
! Auditor office shows that the GOveInm.
at Washington has paid the claims in full.
Wcublained these names after the appearance
! of the Democrat Yesterday evening. There
! are, without doubt, several hundred coIcrrd
soldiers in the State who have been robbed III
: this way through ihnso twin mUustrosilies, :.
/ . rachards Claim Agency and tie Freed
mans Bureau. We are Lot yet through win
Mr.. PacGards completely in this scandalous
! business, and We reserve the lanes of the
parties which We have ob;auIcd for the pres
INT.
/ Mr.. Packard's defense against the charge of
I robbing the Feibeiman brorl.ers. [oi Delta |
is Us empty as his defense agains, lie charge
/ III relation To the claims.
! Aud such are Mr. Packari's rctuiatons of
charges which bIackcn his character, both as
IA man and public official. lie would have
dO,e better 10 have sand nothing. Then those
WHO are disposed 20 trust him. nigh, have be-
iieved that he had competent defense, and
regarded the charges as mere campaign SLAM
ders But las defense condrun> hun. Since
lie has made a defense, il would be folly mo-,
to suppose that he la, made the be>, defense
in his power.
In conclusion of his extraordinary epistle
TO the Democrat, Mr. Packard says:
Il appeal 10 the American spiIt of fair
pay whether wans,u calumny in politics sha II
avail a. argument or shall receive its merred
rebuke; Another, in line, mans good name
is at the mercy OF a partisan editors caprice.
| lave nc ::.I-s:vinSs a. 10 the answer III Nc
ytuL,s.'
| " Is'N L hld'tt GUAR yes d-dlil>l lhis HidIi
and have given bis defense, prepared by
himself, and douht'ess deemed sufficient by
himself the widest CIRCULATION AMI ngtor.eiy III
our power. Believing lie charges To be true
we had right 70 make the" lie cannot
now accuse us OF injustice or unftirrcss But
Mr. Packard, it seems to AS is the last man
( who shUgId have the assurance Ia appeal TO
the American spirIt of fair pay. Wl!cn, IN
deed, has lac Displayed tie American spirit Of
fair play toward the people Of Louisiana !
The Federal official who has prayed 50
ardent aud conspicuous a part IN the Uurrages
whIch have been perpcrratrd upon this
people, Mr. Packard, has never displayed
the slightest ,"nrrehen ION OF the spirit of
fair play. Was 1t al II spirit of far play that
he sent bis deputies, Stockton am DeklyHe
aud Seelye, into the parishes with troops at
thea. backs To arrest Our citizens aui drive
them from the poll. by hundreds Wa, it IN
Il spirit al fair play, IN company with Rel
ln49. he urged IN the Grant parish riot Has
it been in a spirit of fair play that he has
borne part in all the violations of law winch
have characterized Radical rule in this State
and destroyed oar property and dissiPatei OH
wealth? Was it III spirit of fair play that
only a few days ago he telegraphed 10 Wash
ingtun the glazing ialshood that the aspect If
affairs in Louisiana was daily becoming more
threaiening! Mr. Packard asks us whether a
man gooi name Is at the mercy of a parri-
san editors caprice. We do not see that Mr.
Packard has any special interest in his Guns
ton. HIS career IA Louisiana has deprived
him of any property he may nave ever had
in gu,.l name From one eml Of this culn
Try TO the other Mr. Packard is known and
denounced by both Democrats and Republi-
cans as one of the worst and most unprinci-
pied men the waves of civil cor motion have
washed up fIom the decps of society. A
man Of honor, Justice aud integrity, even in
the most vIruient political canvass can never
become universally notorious as a wicked and
unprincipled official. That a man has oh.
tanned such notorie,y is proof positive that lie
deserves it; that he has suborlinated the
public interests TO his personal Interests; that
he is INSCRIPTIONS, nay. actually dishonest.
We believe we would cau>elessiy attack no
man good name to serve any purpose, but
this man has not Afforded us an opportunity 10
test orr fOrbearance, for throughout all TIN,
broad land no man has worse name. or a
b!acker reputation, than Mr.. S. Is. Packard.
What is the object of nominations
by parties? 1t is TO set aside opp"-
sition from the party making the nom
nations, and unite the party upon the
nominees, and he who will not sup
port the nominees of his party can
not claim 10 be true to the same. Sup.
pose in the national ticket every
man voted for bis favorite for Presi-
dent and his own selection Of electors,
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