Year: 1874




Marshal Packard and Gen. Emory in Lou
isiana:


notice thai Gen. Emory with commend
able spirit npels the idea that UNITED
States troops could be used for political
purposes. No doubt he describes the senti-
ments of the honest soldier correctly when
he says such ah attempt would be resented
with indignation. l should be the last
man to cast any sluT upon the honorable
spirit and good faith of the true soldier,
but submit that Gen. Emory's prOtestation


Does Not Meet the Case.


He says in his letter to Marshal Packard
that he does not see how United States
troops can be used for political pur-
poses. Just there is the trouble. l
venture to say that Marshal Packard
in his capacity as party manager
does see many things which Gen. Emory
cannot see, just because the latter is an
honest soldier and not party manager.
Campaign managers Of the Packard stripe
see many things which the honest soldier
may find it difficult TO appreciate. We re-
member the use United States troops were
put to in the kellogg UsuTpatiOn in 1872.
For weeks they had to stand guard over the
StatehOuse, while State Government and
Legislature were put in power which had
not the least evidence of an election by the
people, but were virtually created by an act
of the grOsseSt usurpatiOn on the part of
Judge Dunell.


The Honest Soldier


NAV not have seen the outrageous character
of that proceeding, OF if he did, he may
have been indignant at it, but he simply
had to obey orders. And who procured these
lamentable orders? The party managers in
Louisiana and among them Marshal Pack
ard. They knew bow 10 obtain orders for
the honest soldier then, and they may try,
on some plausible preteXt to obtain orders
for kindred purpose now, which the sol
dier will have to obey, indignation or no
Indignation; or they may use an arrange
ment so that the soldier will have to play a
part without being able to see through
them, however that may be say again, in
asmuch as it is of the highest importance,
that the people of Louisiana not only
should have a fair election, but also
be made to feel and believe that they have
one, no man who was an accomplce in
the usurpation Of 1872, and who at this
time is the manager Of a political party in
the pending election, and especially of that
party for whose benefit the usurpatiOn in
1872 was accomplished, should have the
least influence over the employment of
United States troops in thai election, be
cause such a man cannot inspire confidence.
But 90 farther. We learn through the
papers that the opponents of the kellogg
government, who but recently, afier a sue
cessful revolution, with 10000 armed men
at their command,


DutifuIIy Bowed Down Before q Cor.


pOral's Guard


under the national flag, and promptly sub
mitted to the reinstallment Of kellogg,
have been making an honorable and loyal
effort to secure a fair election. In their
conferences with the chiefs of the kellogg
party, they proposed that the returning
board should be composed Of two members
from each party and that the fifth should be
designated by the two parties together as a
sort of umpire, and understand the oppO-
nents Of kellogg agreed that this umpire
might be taken from the Republican ranks,
provided he have the character of fair and
| lust man. This was no captiOus demand
| for it was well known in Louisiana the
elections are apt to be decided not by the
| DCODlt lAu I1Aol LLCAl NOlCo, Auh AAAC pa
| ty managers and their tools who count and
return the vote. The granting Of such q
request was, therefore, not only proper but
absolutely necessary to produce confidence
and good feeling. Even many prominent
| men of the kellogg party recognized the
evident fitness Ofthe proposed arrangement
| But as the newspapers inform US, there
was one man opposing to the last ever
against his party friends, man who siren
uously insisted that the party managers anC
their tools should keep


The Power Of Counting


and returning the votes and thus deciding
| the election. That man was Marsha
| Packard. Mr.. Packard is an officer of the
national government. As such and through
| lis assistants he exercises in Louisiana
| great power in the name o.
the national government. He represents
/ the authority and is opposed in great
measure to represent the sentiments of the
national government, and when such q
| Federal officer at the same time plays tbt
part of a party manager in State anC
| stands up as the principal, and, perhaps, th'
only obstacle to an arrangement so neceS
sary for securing a fair election, so prope
1 dllu 81 lAlol NudA GhNlN ldAl AndaA hOuAs
| unhesitatingly accept it, so evidently con
duciye to peace and good government
| every friend Of fair dealing and of demo
cratic institutions, nay, every patriots
American, will cordially applaud it, then
such a man does not only not inspire
but he


Does not Deserve Confidence,


and it is for the National Government b
consider whether such a man, aside from
the control of troops in a contested eleC
tion, can be entrusted with the representa-
tive authority of the National Govern
ment, in any manner or sense at all. 1t j
Of the highest Importance that now, NOR
than ever, the whole people of LOuisian
be inspired with new confidence in th
fairness, justneSs and good will of the Ma
tional Government. But the past perform
cnces and present attitude of Marsha
Packard, clothed as he is with Federal au
thOrity, and welding SO much OF the Fed
eral power, is surely calculated to Great
intense distrust instead of confidence, re
sentiment instead of affection. The condi
ton of things in Louisiana is critical, an
this United States officer has pei
sistently stood in the way Ct


fair, Just and satisfactory sOlutiO
of the most essential part of the pendin
difficulties. His very existence as a
United States officer puts the Nations
Government in a light in which, as L II
spectfully suggested, for its own honor an
for the public good, it cannot well afford
appear. l affirm that what l say does nc
spring from a spirit of factions faul ind
ing, nor do l speak as an advocate Of on
party or the other. have declared myse
explicitly against the admission OF tf
right of


seIf-HelP by Force,
because it would produce a condition
anarchy fatal to Republican institution
and must be repressed. sha
be the last man to encourage the spirit
selp-help by force in arepublic by anythir
, l say. But l protest, on the other han
against anything calculated to provoke Il
dangerous spirit by an unjust use Of powe
| speak for the cause Of justice, peace, fai
E dealing, fraternal accord, and good COVER


ment all over the land, and in the name


Justice, peace, fair-dealing, fraternal accol


and good government, repeat what L sa
\ | at st. Louis. l am sure the whole COUNT
: would cordially applaud an order from u
, President relieving Marshal Packard OF
: official duties.