Governor Packard and his legislature called upon President Grant for the aid of the army to put down insurrection and domestic violence; and here I confess that if I had been President, instead of General Grant, I would have recognized Packard and sustained him with the full power of the general government.
Sherman reflects on the political turmoil in Louisiana and expresses his belief that he would have supported Governor Packard if he were President.
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