New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
In Which the Democracy win Perish
Especial to the New Orleans Republican
WASHINGTON, February I6, 1890 P. M

WASHINGTON, February l6, 1880 2. M.
The news Of the attempted assassination
of Governor Packard yesterday created
an excitement that has not been equalled
since the assassination of President Lincoln
by creatures of the same crew.
A considerable number of Democrats of
the lower order, "lewd fellows of the baser
mate branch of Democratic warfare, ex-
pressed their satisfaction that the attempt
had been made, and eulOgized the wonld.be
assassins; but Democrats who represent the
timid money interests of the North de-
nounced the act in the severest terms, and
stated positively that the present Democrat
ic Governor of New York would send his
state militia to put down another outbreak
in the South as readily as did Governor
Seymour during the last rebellion.
To-day's New York Times says:
The attempted assassin alton of Governor
Packard is but another illustration of the
political methods OF Louisiana Democrats
The New York Tribune says:
Governor Packard's nerve in dealing with
age attempts upon his life hereafter.
The grand Electoral Commits sion pureues
the even tenor of it's way, guided always
10 its decision by law and equity.
After deciding to-day to admit all testi-
mony forwarded by the Vice President
with the certificates and none other, and
deciding a number of other preliminary
questions in the Louisiana case, thecOunsel
! for the prosecution gave up the case,
whereupon Mr.. Evarts stated that he was
ready to submit the main gu estion with
out further argument.
The commission accordingly, at half-past
six o'clock, took up the main question, and
on molten of Senator Morton decided to
| give the electoral vote of the State of
Louisiana to Hayes and Wheeler.
This secures Oregon and South Carolina
| and settles the controversy.
If anything further was wanted to settle
the Oregon case, it was furnished by Sena-
! tor Bayard's resolution declaring that any
person holding office shall be disqualified
as an eleotor and his vote shall be thrown
out, which was rejected by the commission
The Democracy are terribly detected
The Nichols crew about the lobby to-day
looked indeed pititul when the Louisiana
decision was announced
| After the decision was rendered tonight
Messrs Hewitt, Field, Trumbul and othel
| Democratic counsel had a secret conference
and after ii was over they publicly an
nounced to the journalists who inteIrOgated
them, that they had decided to make fight
on Oregon, and something else that voulG
be disclosed to the public when it wal
reached, but not before.
The public announcement OF their pur
pose was a mere subterfuge to cover thei
retreat
have learned what took place in th'
secret conference. 1t was there admitted
that the Democracy had lost it's case IRE
coverably. but it was thought best to go OF
with the fight and make political capita
for the next presidential campaign.
One of the lawyers remarked that 1t wa
quite probable they would loose New
Hampshire next month. But, said he
this is the last Republican victory we
shall now be able to make it impossible TO
that party ever to achieve another"
Thus they sought to console themselves
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