National Republican., 1877-02-16
THE LAST LOUISIANA iNFAMY.

The devilish work has begun In Louis.
lana. From the inception Of the present
struggle in that State, the Democratic lead
ers, whose chief is Mr.. NICHOLS, have
announced that, IL necessary as a final
resource, they would not scruple to counte. |
nance and even organize assassination as q
political method. The people Of the
North. irrespective Of party. have too often |
discredited reports Of the Democratic
temper at the South, but they are now
confronted with a dsmnsble fact, which
denotes how utterly abandoned the insur-
gent partIsans of NICHOLS are, and to
what desperate measures they are ready to
resort In order 10 establish an administra-
tion, whose only conscience Is hatred Of
the national government and Of Its honest
adhcrents.
The recent canvass In that State was
signalized by series of crimes which
could hardly be expected even In Mexico.
Murder, violence and intimidation were
the especial factors in the Democratic
scheme TO carry the State. Now that
these leaders despond Of success, both at
the hands Of the Returning Board aud the
Electoral Commission, they again whip
out their knives and their pistols and an
nounce assassination to be their only
method Of argument.
The wanton assault npon Governor
PACKARD yesterday shocked this whole
community. AS soon as the news was
bruited through the Capitol, even the more
conservative members Of Congress were
seen to frown and heard to denounce the
iniquity Of a people whose only virtue
seems to be course Of cowardice.
OF course, there are Democrats in our
midst who are willing 10 lend themselves
as apologists for any misdemeanor commit.
ted by their Southern brethren. These
men sought to create an opinion that the
assault wls simply an element Of per
sonal alteration, and was destitute Of all
aplogists declared that the assailant was a
relative of Governor PACKARD, and we
have been assured that NICHOLS himself
communicated here by telegraph to that ef-
feet. Weare glad to be able to denounce the
latter statement as an utter falsehood, and
are furthermore assured that there was no
personal difficulty between Governor PACK
ARD and the miscreant, who, indeed, was q
total stranger TO the Governor, and sought
access to his private office In the guise of q
Philadelphia newspaper correspondent. A
despatch received last night by Marshal
PlTKIN is as follows:
| Enough has been gathered, concerning the
| attempted assassination, to show that an organi-
Eation exists for that purpose, and that lots
drawn. WELDON drew the lucky prize. For
| several days Governor PACKARD has been In ro.
ceipt Of information Of the doings Of this organi
zatlon, and the country will be astounded when
| the whole truth about this affair comes out. The
ball raised n welt across the Governors knee,
and his right hand is much swollen. The assas.
sin is shot through his left arm Only one accom-
plice captured unhurt."
Official information arrived last night to
the effect that four Of WELDoN's confed-
crates were known. Perhaps the most
puerile comment by Democrats last night
was that the episode had been concocted to
excite prejudice against the Democratic
case before the Electoral Commission.
When, however, 1t is considered that what.
ever the merits or dement's Of the Repub.
licsn case, the TILDEN electors, so called,
from Louisiana, have no other credential
than that subscribed by the pretender Nc
EMERY, who never exercised an executive
function from 1872 to 1876, and when,
moreover, it is wholly improbable that
Governor PACKARD would present him.
self as a target for Democratic bullets
and possibly sacrifice thereby his life, we
spprehend that our Democratic friends
are somewhat dissatisfied with their own
awkwardness at an explanation. 1t Is only
by the mercy of Heaven and the swift
launching of his own sturdy fist that the
bullet did not lodge In his heart instead Of
his knee, and we have about made up our
minds 1t is due time that the National Gov.
ernment, whose laws are made constant
scott in Louisiana, should like wise clench
its hand at this crisis and deal blow
which may stun insurrection into peace.
In conclusion, and in order 10 show the
Satanic deliberaton with which the Lou
isiapa Democrats approve assassination,
we subjoin. the following excerpt from the
NICHOLS official organ, to wit I:
I'VE hope that this people may bo exempted
from the necessity Of ever resortlng to the fearfu
and desperate measure Of assassination, to pro
tect their liberties and their manhood"
Such gang certainly deserve as mesgre
q measure Of liberty as they exhibit o.
manhood.
The LATEST DANA LIE-GENERAL BAB