New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-04


from the latter and accepted the marshal
ship. 1t was not till nearly two years later
that . material reason for this cause
dawned upon the public mind, for if Isl
lence is golden, ,".he has q mint of it and is
. nigRard paying teller of small change in
the silver of speech. While Governor War
moth was perhaps expecting in Packard,
his appointee, to control Packard, the
chairman of the State Central Committee.
he was annoyed to find his subordinate had
flown from the State official cage and into
the United States marshalship. We ques
tlon whether Warmoth himself clearly ap.
pretended Packard's real motives, but GER
tainly he began to admit, in the terms of
Dom Pedro: This learned constable is too
cunning to be understood"
1t is unnecessary to review the series Of
violent contests which ensued, and in which
Packard and Warmoth were the more con-
spicuous antagonists: they are familiar to
our readers. It was q series of triumphs
to Mr.. Packard. 1t is much to his credit
that he is possessed Of uncomfortable MEANS
In not solitary legislative monopoly of any
description has he ever been a participant.
He has been Marlborough in prowess and
triumpbs, but not in greed and corruption.
Remarkably self-possessed, he was as impur-
turbable in manner in the face alike of
Buchanans order of arrest in 1867 of the
mob in August, 1871, of the abuse of the
Democratic press Of the country, and Of
the factious elements in the several State
conventions, as he lie now, with all his
triumphs accomplished. with silence,
nephew, be thou polite, said Mortimer, and
reticence is with him an instinct 1t is only
great occasions that disclose his latent su-
dacity, so. to speak. Few politicians, more
over, have the moral courage to say, no; but
he has often been known to refuse to recon-
mend for place men whom he regarded un-
suitable, although perhaps sterling parti.
sans. Where he promises, however, he
performs, and with alacrity; hence. the
faith in such large measure of his party
The President never made more felicitous
choice land has often admitted it, than in
his selection OF q marshal for Louisiana;
whenever the laws are infringed he exc
cutes process with q vigor that has largely
discouraged such as regard colored man
barely more than rifle target. The riots
in 1870 of Donaldsonville. at which the
Republican mayor and others were wantou-
ly killed, and of Baton Rouge; and those as
we'll in 1873 of St. Martinsville and Colfax,
in which latter over hundred colored men
were sacrificed, were all illustrated by
swift and resolute interposition at the mar
shaps hands. The political Dick Turpins of
Louisiana have had ample reason for their
dread of his sudden official swoops.
The recent testimony before the Gibson
committee by Mesers. Mari. Semmes and
other leading Democrats as to his official
diligence and exactitude is as creditable to
them az it was deserved No aggrieved
citizen has ever legisimstely besought his
official succor IN vain. A staunch Union
and staunch citizenship, and that 1.-The
whole art of government consists as JEFF
ferson said, sin the art of being honest"
are his rooted beliefs. The impression made
all over the State sone months since as to
his ripe judgment upon party and financial
reforms by his reply to the Property Hold.
ers Union letter is still fresh in the public
miAd.
As Republican,, he is jealous of the
repute Of his party; this is denoted in the
manner and persistence of his candid re-
sentiment of the odium entailed by bad men
in the past. Furthermore, he believes
party must be aggressive, and thus accords
with Bismsrck's view as announced in 1861:
"a political Derty can never stand, much
less conquer position and adherente, by a
nero languid, defensive policy"
He IL formidable to the Democracy, not
only for his capacity for organization and
for his energy and tact in political contests,
but for courage and probity which have
never been confidently challenged. Peace
has always ensued both the official and
political stretch of his stout arm. Only the |
element to whose enterprises of mischief |
peace is blight have assailed him, and it's !
worst opinion is practical eulogy. This is |
the man whom. with signal wisdom, the |
of Louisiana have indicated |
for the executive chair, and for whom |
thousands of Conservatives, and especially |
Of old Wings, will cast an unhesitating bal |
lot. Many of this element, indeed, weary
Of turmoil, keenly solcitous for their prop
9rty interests, and impressed with his reso.
lutte mastery of difficulties, earnestly be-
sought him during the past few months to
'un. His reluctant consent after the con.
ventioa had met at once quickened Repub-
loan enthusiasm and assured q nomination
without appreciable difficulty. We enter
ain not the slightest doubt that 1877 will
,pen with the stout form of Governor Pack
'rd in the chief chair Of the State in which
le has been anchored for fourteen years as
Ter citizen. Louisiana, NO less than the
Il, 900 Republicans whose standard bearer
10 is, is to be congratulated upon the opu.
ent promise afforded in his nomination.
C. c. Antoine.
1t was q handsome tribute to established
vorth-the recognition of duty we'll done IN
he past, and q full confidence in the fu-
denomination by the convention
of Lieutenant Governor C. C.
Antoine. His history is so we'll known to
be Republicans of Louisiana that it is
sedless to reiterate it here First on the
oil of the Constitutional Convention of 1868,
'here he was the honored colleague and
dvisor of Taliaferro, Ludeling, NAPLES,
and the great and good men of
hat body, he has not taken one step back
'ard in the confidence of his party, and in
or councils his modest presence has not