The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-10-09

!" How could you have corrected

thatfn
We ought to have put in the office
Of Governor a man with convictions
on that subject, The Governor, un-
der our Combination, lad enormous
power. We had designed to run fo,
the place Cy Hamlin, son Of Senator
Hanlin Of Maine. He had political
experience, good parental model,
and would have been plain Yea, yea,
and Nay, nay But the the Goysrno:
was a young man, who thought it bet.
ter to placate and pacify political ex-
pectants, aud very soon the Negroes
got to making demands. The exper-
iment," said Gov. Packard, might
have failed, just as it did, bot should
have tried it on the up and down
principle that we we're called on to
give the people an honest govern
mebt'
!" Were you, personally, much dis
liked there9n
9 I don't think | was. They recog-
nized in me political opponent not
easily discouraged. II we were beaten
on the turn | would try to think up a
new one to make it. In that way
often took considerable risks aud in
Cured large personal expenses. When
| took off q portion of the Legislature
in steamer had personally TO pay
the expenses Of that steamer aud Of
those men, and it cost me about 5000
a day. But that was my only alter
native to keep tire Government from
going into the hands Of the Demo-
Gratis, to whom Governor Warmoth
had gone over III the fusion of 1872. y
" | think no charge Of dishonesty
was made against yon7"
/" They sent q committee to invest
igate me-" said Mr.. Packard, and
they reported OIL the ono side that
there was nothing in my office to make
a charge upon, and, OH the other side,
| was soundly praised. Not until tile
in which Iran for Governor
the only Office | ever ran for in
Lonisiana-was there much direct at
tack upon me !; and in that campaign
was about the only Republican who
could go into every parish of the
State and address both parties with
0ut attack"
How came THAT to be so Z"
cit WAS because I always treated
with personal mildness and equity the
rebels who fell into my hands in my
long service as United States Marshal.
Ny brother was my Deputy, and |
would send him up through the State
when had warrant for man with
,ut any guard whatever. He would
go into settlement where he was un-
known, and where Il hostile feeling
prevailed, and call on a man at bis
house or 10 the field, and, after talk
ng while, say: / have warrant,
Mr, Jones, here for you.' Where's
'our force to arrest.me?' said Jones.
| have not got any feree.' You don't
suppose I'm going With yoa,' the man
would exclaim. think I would go
+ I were von. Yon don't want to
give yourself nor me unnecessary
They probably won't do you
my injury In this way my Deputy
arrested almost every body for eight
FEARS. When they came tn New Or
cans | would say to these prisoners
l don't want to take away your lib
,rty. just come in and show yourself
very day, and don't go ont OF the
,ity, and | will take yos1r word for it.
This state Of things, remembered in
ny favor, gave me access to all parts
If the State. Almost everywhere I
vent there would be- half dozen
.onng fellows TO say To the more nm
;ivil We won't let Kellogg speak
'ere, nor any of the other Radicals,
,ut Packard gave us IL show III fact
never was attacked but once, aud
hat was after the Presidential elec-
ion of 1876"
" What were the circumstances
hen7n
IA young fellow who hailed from
Northern State came into my office at
he time the whole country was facing
IL that directian to see how the vote
# Louisiana was to be counted. This
,ouug mau had presented card to
he door keeper, bearing the name Of
newspaper of the North, OF which
'e claimed TO be correspondent. 1 was
n the habit Of seeing newspaper wri-
ers, and whom | was conyersing with
,uotI,er man, this intruder deliber-
ltely put a pistol at my cara der
niger, heavily loaded-and drew the
rigger. The explosion of the cap
vas as lond as if the pistol went off
II that hollow room, and, without
moving whether was shot or not. |
truck the man ii the middle of the
ace with my fist, and then threw my
,ody upon him, bringing himself, a
hair into which he had sunk and N.Y.
elf all down upon the floor together.
'ome of my guards shot him through
ne ann while We were wrestling"
/" What has become Of him now -
" think he is living somewhere in
he North. AT the request Of his par
pts, ard on his own confession, | de-
lined to prosecut. him, but you can
&c that my knuekle, where struck
i'm, is broken to this day, and does
ot stand up on the hand like the ]
theirs. he y0nHs man said he bad /
'een on a spree, aad had an IasIu-
ination that he must kill me, ans! he
al come all the way from Mobile to |
sen Orleans for the purpose Of doing
+, bringing his arms with him y I
Do you believe that story ~
I" 1t looks plausible, but there are
ONE things about it which make me |
oabt. He had flask Of whisky with /
i'm, which he had mt tasted, though |
o had been away from Mobile two /
ays. He was not directly under the /
influence Of liqnsf, nor scarcely under
IL relapse. 1tion't think !. man would /
ave come into my office at the State
,a;,itol building, which was the St. |
4ouis Hotel. guarded as | was, ard |
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