The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-07
PINCHBACK ON PACKARD.
The Leading Colored Politician Of
Louisiana Denounces the Return
ing Board and It's Supporters.
Scathing Exposure of the RascaIities of the
Ring Trying to Capture the Pelican
State.

The subjoined letter, which fully explains
itself, was received by the person to whom
it was addressed a few days ago and he was
persuaded by Sentinel reporter to allow it
to be published:
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. a, 1877.
Hon. ]. s. Hinton, indianapolis, Ind:
MY DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 22nd inst.
to hand and contents noted. am not sur
prsed to learn that my recent action has
"caused considerable feeling;" every great
movement for a time creates feeling, and very
no doubt, remember how, in conversation
with you, often related the miserable cupid
sent the colored people in our southern legis-
latures, white and colOred, the SAD story OF
my election in 1873, etc, etc.
turned majority of the Legislature re-
publican-the colored men constituting
"a majority on joint ballot con-
senatorship, and as fast as the members ar
rived in this city, either saw them myself or
had friend to see them on this question. All
or nearly all agreed TO stand by me at once.
kellogg, finding that was likely to succeed
called around him few of the shrewdeSt and
most un scrupulous white demagogues among
the member and had them form ring called
the friends of the administration" They
were furnished rooms in the state house,
s'wined and dined, and bought up to support
him (Kellogg) for the long term senatorship.
In the meantime my personal friends were
told that ought to be satisfied with the short
term, which would be given TO me by unan-
estfsolicitations of my friends, who, no doubt,
had been tempered with, L assented. You
when, after accepting this arrange
ment, 1 found the whole power and
coming administration arrayed against my
election even for a short term, and worse than
this, committees from rings formed in both
see how much / was willing TO give to each to
secure my election.
Having obtained ample evidence that the
cd ok arn a4.f1D &c a
monstrous iniquity and its success would
entail still futher debauchery and demoral-
ization upon the race, resolved to destroy
position which have assumed.
/ could, by beggaring myself, have been
easily elected to the short term senatorship, as
you may see by the record. / was ahead in the
ballot when had my name withdrawn and
announced my opposition TO the Packard
have not abandoned the national repub-
lican party, but If to denounce the thieves in
Louisiana who are fast destroying the man.
hood and integrity of my people renders me
ineligible to membership in il, / shall
have to seek shelter elsewhere and
continue my struggle for Justice and
venality in this case is made the more marked
as the party was pledged to my election by 9
resolution unanimously adopted by our last
state convention; and the truthfulness of my
charges as manifest in the unanimous election
of kellogg for the long term, the most unpopu-
lar man in the state, and the disgraceful pro-
ceedings over the choice of a man Tor the short
term. Rest assured, old friend, 1 know what
L am doing and at no distant day the people
of the entire country will indorse and sustain
me. p. b. S. PINCHBACK.
p. S.-The Louisianian will keep you posted
- TO my movements.
In an interesting conversation with the re-
| porter Mr. Hinton said that he thought
| the better elements of society in the south.
| both of the white and the colored races, will
form a conservative party. He intimated
that it was his opinion that the colored men
would have more influence by dividing
their vote. The Louisianian of New Or
leans, the American Citizen of Lexington
and the Memphis Planet, the three leading
colored papers of the country, indorse these
views and the course of Pinchback.