The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-28
BOSS PACKARD.


The arrest Of ten citizens OF East
Baton Rouge, who were active partici-
pants In the meetings recently held in
that parish with view Of REFRESHING
lawlessness and securing honest and
competent officials, on the ground that
they had interfcrrcd with a Federal Off
cial, has very grave significance. The
wise, temperate and determined action
taken by the citizens Of East
Baton Rouge to protect all classes
Of the community against the
lawless depredations Of a turbulent band
OF merauders organized under the aus
pices Of the Kellogg usurpation, has
very materially impressed the negroes of
that section with the conviction that,
after all, the white people OF Louisiana
are their best friends and surest protec-
tors. SO firmly has this conviction been
fixed in the minds of the negroes
OF East Baton Rouge and East
Feliciana, that. were an election
to take place in those parishes to-day,
three-fourths of the negro votes would
be freely and cordially cast for the Dem
ocratic and Conservative ticket. The
feeling OF confidence in the whites exist
ing among the negroes OF East Baton
Rouge and East Feliciana is beginning
to peryade the negroes in every portion
OF the State. In fact, the Radical
party In Louisiana is to-day untterly
disorganized and Its prospects hopeless.
These facts arc well known to Kellogg,
Packard and their rings, and it has been
deemed necessary by them to strike a
blow that. while intimidating the whites,
would re-arouse the insolenco of the
negroes and rally them again to the
standard of the Radical party II was
for this purpose that ten of the principal
citizens Of Baton Rouge have been in
dicted, arrested and brought to this city.
The devilish Vaccinations OF s. B.
Packard are visible in the whole trans
action. The schceming pimp of party
whose only policy Is robbery; the inso-
lent, cowardly and audacious leader OF
o band OF carpetbag Adventures, and
outcasts from society; creature inscn-
sible to honor; n wretch who thinks
that all power consists in outrage; all
dignity in the parade of insolencc; who
subordinates every public interest to
the corrupt qualification of his am
bition, or the prosecution of his coward
ly and malignant resentment, S. b.
Packard is the fitting agent of an Ad-
ministration whose purpose Is to retain
power In the South by the preparation
OF any outrage corrupt and degenerate
country will tolerate.
1t has fallen to the lot of this fellow
to perpotrate no vilor outrage upon the
people Of Louisiana, whom he hates rs
II natural born rascal, scavenger and
coward always hates honorable and
brave men, than the arrest Of the ten
citizens of Baton Rouge. If Packard's
purpose had been to bring n malefactor
TO justice, he would have had Judge Da-
Wis indicted for perjury. But rs the end
to be obtained was not the vindication |
OF the law. but the intimidation of the |
citizens of Baton Rouge for the benefit |
OF the Radical party. he has had ten |
honorable gentlemen, guilty of no |
offense save that of using their inhu-
cnce to reprcss violence in theil parish
and afford protection to their fellow
citizens OF all races, color and occupa-
ton, indicted and brought here for trial.
Kellogg, Boss Packard and their crew.
are the fitting representatives of an era
in which a blackguard newspaper is
circulated upon the streets in which
q wretch, no meaner than they.
draws and scatters among school
girls and ladies indecent pictures:
In which an adulterous beast.
like q. 2. Davis, becomes parish Judge.
and the special protege of the Fed
eral Government, and in which honor
able citizens are arrested and dragged
from their homes to answer for the
crime of using their influence to pre-
serve law and order, and protect society
from rapine and violence. In times of
civil turmoil, the dregs of society. like
froth. rise to the surface, and we now have
a practical illustration of the fact. that n
dirty fellow who, in normal condition
OF society, would not dare intrude him
self into the presence of a gentlemen.
under an administration OF q man like ;
Grant, may become the audacious and
him. wy 'puin