Year: 1872

letter received by prominent Re-
publican of this place from Hon Jasper
Packard, is to the effect that he is desir.
Gus OF having a new congressional con-
vention called for the purpose of repairing
the difficulties, and breaches in the Re-
publican ranks occasiored by his uou1fna-
ton. The Gen. is gifted with 9 great
deal OF low cunning, but his proposition
TO have new convention called for tire
express purpose of being re-endorsed,
thereby hoping to harmonize the discor.
dant elements of the party, so as to secure
his election, is entirely "too thin"
Coward that he is, he dare not take the
risk of an election under the present state
of affairs, but would like to show his
magnanimity of soul to his competitors
by preparing to take the chances of re-
nomination, which he thinks will heal all
the old fostering sores.-R0cheSter Sentinel.


The letter referred to by the Sentinel.
and also the Spy. is perhaps the following,
which is published by General Paetard.
with the official report of the Congress
ional convention, with the comments of
the Vadette, the Spy, the Bourbon Mirror,
the South Bend Tribune and the Mishawa-
ka Enterprise. If this is the letter refer
red to, it will be seen that it shows the
matter in different light from what it is
represented in the Rochester papers.


Here is what Gen. Packard saws


Here | desire to say for myself 10 the
Republicans of Porter county, that Mr..
Gurney knows me we'll enough to know
that will not sanction fraud, or profit
by it in any way or manner, and if he will
show wherein my friends were guilty of
unfair dealing, either by packing or
otherwise, if it is at all probable that such
conduct, if any there was, affected the re-
suit in the convention, l will promptly
refuse to accept the nomination thus ma
king it necessary to call a new conyen-
ton


do not believe my friends have done
a single act not strictly right, honest, and
fair. They all know that any other course
would meet my disapproval and they are
not the men who would practise fraud.
They know, too, that l have counseled
harmony, urging that | be informed Of
the exact state Of public opinion. and ex-
pressing my determination to refuse to
let my name go before the convention if
there was stronger feeling in favor of
my OlH0I Ouc lldIl lIldu IOF me.


Had been present at the convention /
should have urged my friends, as | had
previously done by letter, to give the
whole vote of Porter county to Colonel
Pierce. | would have cheerfully yielded
the just rights of myself and friends in
order, if possible, to have promoted har-
mony and the best good of the party.
Learning that call for another conven-
ton is being circulated in Valparaiso, L
earnestly request that the Co. Central
Committee OF Porter county will take i'm
mediate steps to ascertain the views of
the party in mass as to the propriety of
calling another convention, by the proper
authority of the party.


JASPER PACKARD.


The charge of cowardice made by the
Sentinel shows the courage of the editor
of that paper, but it will not go very far
towards proving the cowardice of the
General He carries with him a certifi-
cate of his bravery which can easily be
seen without an effort on his part to ex-
hi5it it. 1t requires but little courage to
call brave man a coward when the dis
tance is conveniently great or when the
! slanderer is too small to be noticed