, 1877-05-19
Louisiana i'm the Union.

Louisiana In the Union.
On May 10Th kind of thanksgiv-
ING celebration was held at New Or
leans in recognition Of the final restor-
alton of the State of Louisiana TO the
Union, with the rights and privileges
accorded To other States. 80 tar as
we can Judge from telegraphic dis
patch, the people joined in and had
good time. Mobile seEt her represen-
tatives TO assist at the general reJ0ic-
ins. and New Orleans hospitality sng-
geaed a grand ball for residents aud
visitors. There seems TO have been
one man, however, who stood aIoot
and refused to be happy. That man
was S. b. Packard. He looked on at
this rejoicing, bat did not feel his
bosom swelling to any great extent
with patriotic emotions. lie SAW The
American tlag flying from every house
top. but this spectacle did not excite
him rs might have been expected, N
view of his devotion 10 the Union in
the dark days of the civil war. On
the contrary, he became gloomy and
satirical, ard retiring 10 bis own
abode, fron which we presume no flag
was tiyiDg in honor OF the occasion,
penned a dispatch TO his friend Blaine,
Of Maine.
This dispatch is evidently that OF a
man cot satisfied with the course Of
events. "The overthrow of the law
fu! Stale Government" he says, "was
appropriately celebrated TO day. De-
tachmeuls Of the army and navy Of the
United States participated win the
white leaguers Of Alabama and Lou
l,iana in his celebration of democrats
ic sacctsS." II Is certainly generous
in Packard to accoid the h0nors Of
this restoration of good feeling TO the
democratic parry In view OF the fact
( that il was brought about by Tepub
hcan administration As there Is DO
complaint that the laws are mol Impair
tally executed, It Is certainly credit
TO either party to have brought order
out Of chaoS-gO have restored har-
moIy to q Safe that for seventeen
years had been in a condition Of Go.
nestic war. Mr.. Packard continues
with sneer at the miugling of The
blue and the gray, and records the
! fact that the custom house and post
office were closed in honor Of The
event, as if these national bui dinSS
ought TO have been draped III muurur
ing.
II is not easy 20 divine what Pack
ard wants. For iour years the Gov
ernment waged the most destructive
war the world had then seen TO es-
tabli>h its authority in New Orleans
and other cities OF the South. Il was
not assumed then that the purpose oi
the Government was TO hold the South
as q conquered mvince but TO conquer
tie peace that now exists, with The
supremacy Of the national constitution
end the national Aag everywhere re
cognized, precisely as this supremacy
was recognized II New Orleans on the
10ih OF May.
AS for the mincling of The blne and
! gray which Packard depIores, ei,hei
that mingling must follow or one
must be master and the other pohii
cally dependent. Does Mr.. Packard
want more than that the gray should
welcome the blue in lis own home
precisely as the national ccior Is wei
coined III the South Packard's dis.
patch shows that he has a grievance
but the public is LETT 20 infer as 10 il,
cause and motive. Il seems, however
10 the impartial observer, hat be i,
iucenSed because the Union IS restored
in spirit as well as IN letter. The con
ditiun OF strife, turmoil and partisan
bitterness which he cun;rived 10 make
personally profitable to himself, give,
way to an era Of good feeling, and
vulture.like, Packard nouns over
the change. Fortunately for the
country, the day for the Packard or
der of patriotism is past. He may
cause his lamentations TO be pnb!iSh
ed and possibly find symp2thizers IN a
few desperate political agi.atorS, but
the great body OF the American peo-
| PIE will rejoice that peace prevails.