Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-10
MI. Blair and Judge Douglas,
Trcm The WahingtOn Republic.

ESuhiOipsd is Mr.. Blair's letter, Of which
q teleRrsT bic notice was given in our asl
paper. Il s written in style st once
msuly and modest, and win damage
Judge Douglas, not more by what is in il
tban BY What the writer keeps back from
= ssDse Cf delicscy.
The public has an awkward habit Of
drawing their own ihfeTenees from the
facts Which are presented 10 them. An
interview between Judge Douglas and Mr..
Blair. solicitod By Judge D.. and this
followed by a letter frOm Mr. Blair 10
,1sstnt attacks upon Judge ID. in the
Missouri Democrat, IrriaeR at Judge D's.
request, give clue TO what must have
passed between the parties, which il re.
duires no great immaginstion 10 follow
out. Mr. Blair says Loting further about
,he interview beyond this, that il leh i'm
p,sssious on BIZ MUD, which did no.
prepare him for Judge D.'s calling for
lbres cheers oVer the defeat Of! emsnci-
palionists in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. %, 1858.
DEAK Sra: baye received your note
putting certain ipterrogations TO me in rel.
ersoce TO the conversation held by Judge
Doug IS and myself at his house last win.
Ter. 1t has always been a principle with
me TO hold sacred every private converse
ton between any gentleman and myself;
and this will forbid me sVying anything
absut the qvestion you have asked. -
Although Mr. Douglas, by his conduct 10
me, and By the unscrupulous attacks Of
his paltisars, bas forfeited ell claim on
my folbesrabse; yet | do not consider that
because others have failed 10 conform to
the prOpristies Of life, it furnishes an ex.
cuse for me to Lllow their example.
Alter what has been said, however, il
is Just and proper, to myself to say, thai
the letter which was written by me TO Mr.
B. G-antz Brown, ofthe Missouri Demo
craL and which bas been the basis Of as
aaultS made on me by Mr.. DougaS parti
rans for violating an alleged confidence
was WriRen in strict accordance wal
tks wjsbes Of Judge Douglas himself, -
tn fact, deemed it to be the single OBJ
iect Of the interview to which / was invi
I'd, to mitigate, through me, the hostility
Of the radical Democratic press Of 81
Louis towards him. wrote for this pur
pose, believing it TO be bis desire; aud
bad no agency whatever in giving curren
cy to the rumon about the contents @
shat letter WHICH have fousd their way in
70 The newspapers. The blackguardism o
the neWapapefs in the interest Of Mr.
Douglas on this account compels me Il
make this explanation, and is the onll
occasion for my writing word on thi
subject.
| have said was invited 10 this inter
view by Judge Douglas. | say so to re
pei the idea that l sought an interview
with him on political subjects. The iuvi
tatiou aud message came through th,
Hon. Schuyler Ccliax, Of Indiana, ant
has never to my knowledge been trealeC
as q private matter. | take The occasion
to say that neither the message sent me
nor anything that ever occurred betweel
Judge Douglas and myself prepared m
for hearing of bis calling for lhrec cheer
over The defeat Of the EmaneipationistS G
Missouri, and my own defeat by th
RTo.Slavery. LecomptOn-B Buchanan Demo-
rscy Of Missouri.
Yours, FRANK P. BLAIR JR.
Isaac II. StHrgsOn, Esq.