National Republican., 1877-02-17
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Gov" Niohons Rssorting to Extreme Meas
ures-He h Charged with 4Inoitang tho
People to Unlawful Deeds. rr
The following dispatches are dpropos 10 the
statement Of Chief Revoluttonist Nichols ofNew
Orleans. Instead OF discountenanong such ex-
trems acts OF violence and crime, he had published
through his "ofhciai" organ, on tho very morn.
ing Of the assault upon Gov Packard, an article
melting such deed as . political duty. The dis.
patches below will suggest the proper conclusion
that must be Drawn:
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 10, 1877.
MarsAal Piikin, Washtnpton, ID. c..
The New Orleans Democrat. aen. Nichols
ofhcial organ. states in Its Washington des-
patches Of yesterdays date that "Pitkin, Kel-
losg, and othor Louisiana Republicans, were
waiting in the telegraph office ct Washington
yesterday, for premeditated but dilatory Pack-
ard assassination despatch some hours before the
event actually occurred with view TO making
raid on the President, and that subsequently,
when despatch was received from Gov. Nichols
explaining how the whole thing was
put up, the President was furious
that such q shameless attempt should
have been made to deceive him." Editorialiy
under the caption, "A "A, Significant Event" the N.
mn, DSm1erS says s,H Action Is y Violent
this State. Mania exists In all countries and in
nll times. but when It maniiests itself in q dspo-
certain Indication that there is . viciousnsss, q
rottenness in the political system which Is throat
fabrie Of GsristiSn society. when such Y indiSs.
tions present themselves, Il is time for good men
e sSs % s, ss sSs SS q,
or agency which is working these deadly evils"
It asks in conclusion whether II Is not time for
sorSsps mem ssSs brought so such
pass that the spirit Of assassination is manfestng
sIsay SS Gn
day said, "when Abram s: Hewitt declared that
ne preferred ballet, 70 % Ssiisf, the Inauguration
South, Louisiana and South Carolina az least,
began to lock upon politics under such leader.
ha. ad he sn Of sss
people Of Louisiana with deportation, rather than
PetS and Sars 'Isg snsg asta%p,sa aSsaS 81
to realize them viii drench tho State
in elooan Il will be remembered that
Journal said: "Tne patience OF the people is we'll
nigh exhausted, aud IL they arc forced into con.
We TOR one hope hand rgiH be able 10 rsstrdln a.
II MIR. Packard forces this coliiict we appeal to
our friends 70 SPAR, =. JGr a, asSl S and complete
| and ntgro dlPes We advise them to let the Jun
wt,ghi cy nsir vengeance JaH upon the leader, Of
scheme, and to follow Packard into the hotel and,
y need be, into the Custom House. and hans Aim
7hs PieGyane Of to-day treats the attempted
nsoni. MN. IN 1RIssSus STYLE and sSy,
|
been attempting the role Of Elsa piasston s that hat
acting, that the pretended assassin was hired to
| thoot and miss him, and that, II wound vas In
| nicted, 1t was tho result OF sheer arkpard.sn.
| 1t will bo seen by the following that Nichols
assassin has pleaded guilty Of assault with In
| tent to murder:
| NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 10, 1877.
BSn. y. ,. Kellogg, Willard, Hoisis
Weldon aIr'igned before Judge Staes. Charge,
1 al
confidently believed he will prove prove to be a hired
assassin OF an organization known to exist. M
In evidence that tho assassin Is 5 being s traced
through his viiiainy. Marshal PitkIn received
| the following message last night:
The one.lesged man Identified the assassin
and makes affidavit that when no seen
him. him in the bssr;hou.e on Tou.
auni noi hSt Il said e. woSd a.
PaeKsrd that day" Governor Pacrard, although
quite lame, 10 in his ofice attending to affairs.
| .' SrocKTos,
Still later came the following despatch aitsi
tho receipt the decision on Louisiana by the
Electoral Commission:
Information reaches Governor Packard thu,
the white league will cut the wires tonight and
morrow you You viii Know tho r reason. SON "'' u'"n W
As the rsticent marshal was seen to be very
acsive last night, It 10 to be hoped that he sue
ceedsd in avsrting the impending danger at tn,
hands OF the murderous crew.
Arraignment Of the Assassin and His Plea o
"Guilty'-Tho Mystery to be Fsrretsd
Out.
IBy Telegraph 10 the National Republican,
NEW ORLhANs, Feb. 16.-This afternoon
Resorder Staes, accompanied by several report
eIs and police ofhsers, proeeeded to the room Il
% %sdaH . aha 'iS rnsS srrsssss ~
=? .,s Sf.ass s sss
charge the prisSnsr replied IN ! y arm y voice ice
made out directing Chief Of Police Loan M to T re-
tain him IN custody until further orders. DR.
sains ihs tn: RsS @
suit oi sidon's injuries; During the day, Philip
oowns sdsS i've at No lSs s0Sas Sinss aas ssr.s
IN this city, and sell dry goods yesterday, Thurs
ii O'clock, in forenoon, went into S beer saloon @
on Toulouse street, rear the State House. There
IN ihs ss who had
p3SSaia PGs Sy soSd PESsi Pssc!
sSa as and ss SssaS e. 70 az R'sS poi
ties. He asked me II was a Repu ublican. Itoid
sn' %S B.%sIs Hs s' .sss .as MI IN
ssps snsm h.s ekarS IA, told tor e5% a,.,nSS A.
snl: have particular business with him to-day.
| oNK-ARHKD NAN
who was drinking with the man with the white
nsektie. The man with the white nscktie asks
the onsarmsd man II he knew Packard. The
onearned man said yes. The man with tho white
nsektie asked the one armed man II he wanted u
so along with him, as he had particular business
with Packard l then left the saloon. noticed
nsthing In the manner Of the man with the
white ieektie to make me think he was crazy.
should know him again II saw him. Stern wai
| taken up to the rsom where Weldon Is, and cor
lronted with him. He at once said, "That Il
| the man l saw and talked to In the
| bar.room yesterday, and who was there
| wearing white neoktie. Hearing this statement
| the prisoner turned his head with dihisulty upon
the pillow, and looking intently at Stern, said
| You are the man l was talking to In the brr
room yesterday" Stern replied, HYes and am
sorry for you; you In q bad way, but It's your
own fault" With an impatient turn Of his head
Weldon replied, at is done now" and closed his
eyes
The Republican State authorities confidently
believe that at the proper time they will be able
TO prove Weldon's connection with band ol
assassins.
Tho Evening Times has the following; "At !
o'clock Ttmes reporter was admitted to the room
Of Weldon. He seemed very comfortably hXc a.
| He occupies an improvissd cot and apparently
has every attention paid to him. He says that
while coming over hero on the cars he conceived
the idea Of Killing Packard, thinking II would bs
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