New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-10
Hayes and Packard ". xiidsn ana
Nichells.


R. O., dated Bellaire, Ohio. March 3. ap-
peared in the Cincinnati Commercial of
the seventh:
Te the Ediior of the commercial:
In his letter from Washington. Of the
twenty.eighth ultimo Published In the Gem.
nerciGl of this morning, "a. v. r ex-
presses the opinion that so soon as tne Fed
erRl troops are Withdrawn from the support
Of Packard IN Louisiana his government
will inevitably fall TO pieces, ana your o0r-
respondent evidently sdesires such : reenlt.
and believes that Preaident Hayes will 40
act IL has also been the expression OF
rome OF the prominent papers Of the North,
the Commercial among the number. that all
Federal support OF the State government In
Louisiana should be withdrawn. The ex-
preston Of this opinion ie generally coupled
with declaration of the belief that fhe i'm
mediate result Of such withdrawal will be
the overthrow Of Paekard's government.
and the seating of Nichols as Governor. 1t
is furthermore said, as If by way Of excuse
for the expression of so monetrous doc
trine, th sc the country is tired Of sustaining
| State governments by Federal bayoretG,
and they must sustain themselves or 60 20
the wall
Now, this may be ell very nice sort Of
| talk on the surface, bat it seems 70 me sim.
ply the gauziest kind of covering for an
atrocious doctrine, which, if allowed to
prevail, will enable strong, rich and i'm
| huential minority to set aside the Will Of
the majority in any State. 'sH. " Rnisa
capital rne0Hteur Of what he has seen Ia the
| State of Louisiana. and he can tell thetruth
| as nearly as any other man in the country,
but can not admit that he Is any more
| competent to draw conclusions from his
I facts than another.
| 1t is well remembered how graphically,
and believe truthfully, III. " RI pic-
| tured the intimidation, the murder and the
general lawlessness attending the late cleo
tions 10 Louisiana. He gave il IS bis opin-
ion, If mistake not, that the Republicans
| had carried the State if the result Of all
I fraud and intimidation were eliminated
from the vote. The facts be then cited
/ were ample to euetain him In such opinion
The vote of Louisiana has been subjected
10 such an ordeal Of scrutiny IS was never
before applied to an election return in this
country, and the declared result is that the
opinion of 81. ". r has been vindicated.
In this feel to rejoice.
But if Hayes received the electoral vote
of Louisiana, was not Packard the choice Of
q majority Of the voters of that State for
Governor We have no evidence to the
contrary. The same evidence which gave
the State TO Hayes must give it to Packard.
Packard then, is the lawfully elected Gov
ernOr of Louisiana, BE has taken the oath
of office, and is legally installed. If this is
true, by what authority does Nichols
OAoAm luo ouoCt may HUI any OtutE tlH48u
of the State with equal prOpriety Iay claim
to the oticef Did not the Electoral Com
mission, when it decided that the electoral
vote of Louisiana should be counted for
Hayes, by the same act virtually pronounce
Packard to be the lawfully elected Gov
ernor OF that Statel
Nichols may have the strongest so-eailed
.'poliee force.n General Sheridan truthfully
called them by another name He NAV
have the best fighters among his followers,
and in q contest may be able to overthrow
aud scatter the forces of Packard In this
way he may conquer and enjoy the otiiee Of
} Governor. Aud this Is just what civ r -
: and all those who think as he does want to
see, and expect TO see as coon as the troops
: are Withdrawn. Bat this is simply reyolu-
, ton. 1t is overthrOwing the lawful govern
ment of the State By force and arms. And
} this the President is advised to sit quietly
by and permit. 1t is az il the one hundred
} Thousand Democrats invoked By Mr..
! Watterson were to reach Washington, pre-
vent the Inauguration Of Mr.. Hayes and
] nforce that OF Mr.. Tilden.
} Now deplore 1he results of ncarpet-bagu
rule as much as III. " R." or any other
! man. have enjoyed exceptional Gpportu-
| nitifs of Witnessing those results, and am
, intimately acquainted with many Of the
leading "carpet-b baggersn Of the Southern
States, including Governor Packard, OF
3 Louisiana. Il is the feWest of them that
: are either honest, honorable or capable
. meH, and it would be for the good Of the
: communities in which they live and move
= if they were generally thrown over. Pack
= ard is one of the very best Of them He ID
) absolutely fearless Of danger, and is wlthal
8 q man of excellent character. believe
0 him to be entirely honest, and in this but
? echo the opinion Of III. VI RI Further,
Q moro, believe he has the welfare Of the
8 people of Louisiana at heart, and that he
, will do them COED if allowed TO exercise
8 the duties Of the office to which he has beer
+ lawfully elected.
IF, then, he be respectable, honest, com
!, petent and legally elected, in the name oi
4 republican, government why ahall he nos be
allowed to I'LL the office4 III he be really
9 the Governor of Louisiana, and that Statt
= is infested by "banditti" too powerful fO1
9 the Governor to resist or overcome Will
J. the forces at his command, why shall he not
8 be sustained by all the Federal power 4
9 necessary. If Mr.. Hayes is elected BY ths
q vote of Louisiana, shall he not defend hi
8 title by sustaining Mr. Packard, whose ten
ure is the same as that of Mr.. Hayes2
Withdraw the Federal support, aud / be
lieve with "H. v, R. that Packard will fall
The "baudittiy known as white Linera'
will be too strong for him, and the lawful
government of 4 State will be destroyed
4 and usurper installed. 1t will be criEnl
!, for which the party in power viii bl
: plagued and punished in the future. II vii
, Oo q SAAAAtG nkaAunt t-tR A4DAPAN1D SAo@AN =
. ] the State, who will be at the mercE of I
l. lawless banditti. II will place Lpulsiani
E alonRside of Georgia and Mississippi in thl
z Delitioal register There will BE- qniot j
z the State, but il will be the quiet corn 3
I intimidation, and inforced By the shoigul
I and the bludgeon. And Woree than all,
4 will furnish q text for Iilden and hisfulloW
y ers which they will preach from with terr
y ble effect during the four years Of ffeaia6u
= Hayes term Of office.
s 0ne reason for desiring the withdrawal q
= the troops Is because the people afa tte4 z
ss applying thaarmy 70 such uses. Wbere
g the evidence ef thial What e me aEs1iy g
A9 If it is not to be ueed to suetain regular sQ'
ernmental The people are not tir$a a ~.
y inc their chosen servants 90 their duty
u n be true that Packard'e goFegnaen1
so regular and lawful and repuoilcAni Hl
~ Nicholls government must 30 pppo4i.a.
p he lattar prevails through the nealees
Y the FedeEai executive. where - taF sAAss
Of sny State governments
~ II Governor Packard ID oveftnsoWN ~
" ne connivancs Of President hayes, ee'
x, not the latter repndiate hls Own etectao
70 ana thus airengtbsn the ciatm q Af'
Nsn3 Are not the oialme Of A4aaH
90 Nioholls to the vote Of LonisiRna laea
ar Az mot the claiua Of Presidents hszq 3
we gaveraOr Packard 10 the ye1a of LeNlalt
aee Identical II they are ahe ffealAeAt
no ser6ainlg be1itate lcng before ne g tet
40 validafos hia title aa % permit e9f
ish p4akafd "a be oFerthFoWn.
nls under an the circumstances q tAe 94
~ l au z0rced 20 the conclusion t4te
~, ~ ernci HeYoa gaa entitled g tAs e's