The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-21
The Aeti0n of the Ohio Democrats Will
Take In the Matter af senator.
A CRUEL HOAX.
Packard in Ills New Role Of Great
IHmOrist.
Especial CORE spondenee N. 0. Democrst.l

Especial CORE spondenee N. 0. Democrst.1
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1877.
There was something startling in the
Associated Press dispatches the other
morning. Tt was o proclamation from
Packard, threatening that II the Presi-
dent did not soon act In adjustment OF
the troubles in Louisiana he, Packard,
Stephen B., would be compelled to re-
sort to arms. This has a tendency to
clear up O mystery. People have all
along supposed that Packard did really,
and in point OF fact, cherish hellish
designs upon the State Of Louisiana.
But this proclamation affords us a view
OF the genial side Of his nature. Pack
ard is O. sly joker. He has simply been
palEling off @ huge practical joke upon
the country in his pretensions to the
Governorship of Louisiana. He will
resort to arms pretty soon ~
He will presently march out OF the st.
Louis Hotel, with drums beating and
colors flying, ct the head OF his colored
body-guard, and proceed to disperse the
people Of Louisiana
He will take Frank Nichols firmly by
his delicate ear and waltz him out OF
town. That Is to say, the jaekal will
take the lion by the nape of the neck
and, after shaking the king Of the forest
vigorously, will fling him to one side
and proceed to feast himself upon the
bodies OF the slain. After this exploit
OF Packard, the memory OF the late
Captain John TalstaH will sink into ir-
Significance. We shall hear no more OF
Acres. John Phmnix, firmly fixing
his nose between his antagonists teeth,
and In that position pinning him ruth
lessly to the earth, will be forgotten.
Mr.. Hayes should now think twice be-
fore he withdraws the troops. The
people of Louisiana need protection.
Packard has as many as $50 heroes-all
colored--at his back, besides pitkin.
1t would be positively dreadful to leave
the defenceless white population OF
| Louisiana at the mercy of this resist
| less horde.
As soon as that proclamation ap.
peared, consulted with Gov. Penn and
| the Hon. VIM. M. Levy. Penn Is under
| ordinary circumstances n man OF un-
daunted courage and infiexible resolu-
| tion, but on this occasion he betrayed
| intense alarm. Col. Levy is also a man
of indomitable pluck, but this fierce
threat of Packard totally demoralized
him. The Colonel felt that he would be
placed in circumstances OF peculiar
peril, because he ID afflicted with the
gout, which impairs his speed, and CON
sequently he would become one of the
| first victims. Penn and Ellis and Glib
son and Eustis and Nichols and Burke
and all the other hapless white leaders
In Louisiana, would have some show to
escape, because they enjoy full use ol
their lower limbs. But Levy would fall
an easy victim.
Charles Foster, Schurz, Stanley Mat
thews, Warmoth and other Republicans
who are friendly to the people of Lou.
| isiana, are also alarmed. They have
been laboring to secure peace, and have
actually obtained guarantees from
| Nichols that no attack would be made
upon Packard. It never occurred tt
them that Packard was really the
source Of danger and that he was the
man from whom guarantees Of peace
should have been sought. But 1t Is too
late now! The troops are to be with
| drawn. That is settled, and by the
middle OF next week the defenseless
people of Louisiana will be left wholly
at the mercy OF the ferocious PackarC
and his government" which consists
OF about $50 colored men--Desides Pit
| kin. a. G. BUELL.,