New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-23
FOUND-A man,
What n Nebraska Republican Thinks.
The Omaha Republican of March II con
tains the following communica tiop:

What n Nebraska Republican Thinks
The Omaha Republican of March IL con.
tains the following communica tioD:
OMAHA, March I6. 1877.
To the Editor of the Republican:
Thank God a man has been found, and
his name is S. B. Packard. No patriotic
man can read the Infamous communication
OF Stanley Matthews TO Governor Packard,
Of Louisiana, and the ringing reply of the
man with epinal column, without feeling
a glow cf genuine enthusiasm and Joy that
the race Of loyal men ia not dead in the
Pelican State. The devil in the shape of
Matthews tempted him to desert his Re-
publican allies; told him some gllttering
lies; represented that the administration
would not recognize HIM, and that he must
finally fall and be trampied beneath the
heel of the usurpiDg bulldczer Nichols;
but these tpecious representations only
nerved the man with an iron soul, and he
replies that he was legally elected, legally
counted in, legally sworn, is now Governor
de jitre and de fdcto and by the eternal he
will bold the position. Hear him.
Though the effort cost me my life, still
that devotion would be a better heritage to
my children than the plaudits of the White
League of the State when gained by q
am fhe Governor, and no armed force
or violence can give my competitor lawful
title"
Brave, heroic Packard, sIl honor to yen
and yOure; that sentence ought to immoF-
tRlize you. Il shOnld go down in history as
one Of the heroic sayings of hero OF the
heroic age. Such lie our opinion of Governor
Packard, but what shall we say of the
political Intriguer who, with hOneyed
words, would lure such man from the
pathway of right ard duty, who would
write such an infamous sentence as this;
II am of the opinion that the circum-
stances ara such that it will he out of the
question for Republican administration to
maintaia 1t, as 1t must necessarily be, by
force of Federal arms. As coon as existing
military orders are withdrawR, the Nichols
gOvernmt Mt will become the only existing
government, and will have to be recognized
then as suchp
And then presents this bait to catch such
whale as Packard with: sit will be the
duty ST the administration to take care
that staunch Republicans Ike yourself,
against whom nothing disreputabls can be
alleged, should not suffer aud sh0uld re-
oeive confederation and position in some ap-
prOpriate way" Astounding condeseensi0n!
This is equivalent TO saying: Thou art an
honorable man, Packard, but become a
scoundrel, and because yen are honor able
we will reward you for consenting to be q
scOundrel.
And this man Stanley Matthews, with the
prefix of honorable, is about to berewRrded
for his efforts by the Republicans of Ohio,
With the once honorable posision of an ad-
wiser of the President, by q seat ia the
United States Senate. Carve his name high
up in the temple Of infamy, and let our
ohildren's children know that Stanley
Matthews won distinction in the year 1877
! like the youth who fred the Epheeian dome
not by great and glorious deeds. but BY an
act of oTOwAing iDfamY.
know, Mr. Editor, talk plainly, but put
this in the peoples column, where no one
will be responsible for it but myself, for il
is a relief TO talk plainly occasionally.
BACKBONE,