Year: 1877

True Intudrdness of the Louisiana


Frauds-Apprehe',ded Confession by


the Returning B0ard-A History for


the EItrd Session to Unroll-The


"Honest Cdunt" Conspiracy of Nal


contents Against the President.


WASHINGTON, April 30.-The strong
probability is now that the whole
tue inwardness OF the Louisiana re-
turning board proceedings will in a
comparatively short time be made pub
lie. 1t is said that Anderson, who
came here some days back In the ex-
pectation of securing the appointment
OF collector at the port of New Or
leans had the best reas onto INDUCED in
such anticipation, as it was understood
to be part of the pay which he was
to receive for his services. Not only
is Anderson thus disappointed, but it
Is stated In administration circles that
1t has been determined to take from
Wells the position of surveyor of the
port of New Orleans, which he holds
by appointment of Gen. Grant. Wells
and Anderson are both in bad humor
Packard feels much more embittered
even than they, and the three have no
longer any restraining motive to in-
duce them to hold back the terrible
disclosures which they have threaten
ed. 1t was thought that Packard
would have made some allusion to
the returning boards action in his
letter withdrawing from the contest
over the gubernatorial chair of Louisi
ana but it is understood that he was
not then entirely prepared to say
everything on the subject that he de-
sired.-Packard is not the kind of a
man to die without making a sign.
He was open in his threats of what he
Intended to do in case of his abandon
ment by the administration and those
who know him well entertain no doubt
that he will be as good as his word
The facts as to the offers made by
both Wells and Anderson to "sell out
to the Tilden side are rretty well
known In their main features, altogeth
er the details which Wells and An
derson can furnish would be extreme
ly interesting reading. But the princi
pal interest that will attach to the con
fesslon OF these men will be the recit-
al of their secret transactions with
certain of the leading republicans who
went down to Louisiana last fall after
the election, not for the purpose OF
witnessing an ''honest count" as ex-
pressed by President Grant, but for
no other purpose but to defeat the
will of the people of Louisiana as ex-
pressed at the ballot-box. The true
history of all this business which now
that the parties to it have fallen out,
may be looked for is of such a nature
that the whole country can but stand
aghast even after its previous familiar
1ty with the corruptions and villanies
of republican politics in Louisiana.


| There seems no room fer question,
If their is any truth at all in the mosi
positive statements that this board did
actually receive large sum of money
from the republican managers, besides
the promise of important and lucrative
federal offices under the new admins.
tration. 1t is also beyond question
that Packard. Wells, Anderson and
the others hold to the idea that the
President, who profited 80 greatly by
the arrangements made by his conf
Dental friends, could not in honor re-
pudiate the bargains made by them
whether he was ignorant of them a
the time or not. 1t cannot be we'll ex
pected that the honest people of the
country care much what becomes oil
such men as Packard, Wells and An
derson after the assurance that theil
power for mischief Is at an end, but
at the same time, the people are apt Il
have rather decided opinions as t.
those who profited by their villainy l
may be that the expose will not b,
fully made in advance of the meeting
of Congress. But when the case O.
the Louisiana Senators comes up fol
discussion in the Senate this new
chapter in Louisiana politics will Ger
tainly be unrolled. There has seemed
in some quarters of late to be an opin
ion that the republicans in the Senat'
will not make war upon thePresidento o
upon what is called his Southern poll
cy. How erroneous such an opinion
is will be seen when the time comes
Prominent republican Senators can b,
mentioned, who, if they live till thu
meeting of Congress, will as surely de
nounce the President for the alb lndon
ment of Packard as the sun shines
Nay, more than this, it will be stateC
on the floor of the Senate, with en-
phasis, that the President had no righ
to remain in the White House if ht
did not feel himself justlfisd in sus
tanning Packard. There are republi
can members of Congress and other!
who until the last day of Mr.. Hayes
stay in the White House willluevel
cease harping on this subject to hi
discomfort.