The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-07
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BLOW ANoWD8S BLAIR.
Mr.. Blow, Representative 70 Congress,
replied to Gen. Blair's speech in St. Louis
against the Radicals and Secretary Chase.
We clip the following passages from the
speech to show that President Lincoln
and Gen. Grant, as suggesters and ap-
provers of the policy, are as obnoxious to
the Generals censures as Secretary Chase.
Mr.. Blow said
"On the 18th day Of last june the Un.
ion Merchants Exchauge, Of ST. Louis,
prepared a memorial to Secretary Chase
on the subject which has so agitated the
public mind. 1t is but justice to say tha,
it was m able and carefully prepared pa
per.
On the 18th Of the month they entk rust
ed this memorial to me, with the request
that would indorse it, and urge it's i'm
portanoe on the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry. This l did promptly. On the same
day the Exchange appointed the following
committee to proceed to Washington for
the purpose of more fully impressing its
importance upon this officer, viz: Geo.
Partridge, Henry T. Blow, VIM. N. Ne.
Pherson, james B. Eads, and A. w. Fa-
gin.
1t so happened that business and 9th
er engagements and circumstances pre-
vented this commission from Wishing
Washington, though two of them had
promised TO meet me there. had been
appointed without solicitation; was aux
ious to be relieved of the duty, rs other
matters pressed me seriously, and ony
went to Washington at the earnest sdlic-
itat,on Of George Partridge, President Of
the Chamber, whose manifold public du-
ties almost compelled him to remain At
home. l was in the Capital aaring the
battles terminating With the 4.h Of July,
and, there being bat few strangers press
ing the Departments, had an excellent op-
portunity OF discussing the memorial with
the Secretary Of the Treasury. ! can
truthfally state now, as said in my re-
port to the Exchange on the 18th of July
last, that had never consersed with a
public officer who evinced a greater de-
sire 10 please loyal men, or who was 50
sentirely in harmony with their wishes,
and refer you all to Mr.. Chase's letter OF
the Sth Of July, addressed to me, and
published in the morning paper OF the
10th of July, for a confirmation of this
fact, and rs an evidence of his desire to
open the trade of the river, promising his
careful attention to their interests. He
closes that letter in these words:
"Permit me to add that recent events
seem to justify The hope that the rebellion
nay soon be entirely suppressed west
of the Mississippi. and that commerdisl
intercourse unrestricted By any regula.
tions made necessary by insurrection. may
be speedily re-establlshed throughout
that region, from the Missouri to tht
| Gulf
"The loyal merchants. manufscturtr'
and business men and people of ST. Louis
have eotitied themselves to the admira
tion and gratitude of the whole county
by the invincible courage and determine
ton with which they have maintained
the adhesion Of their glorious city to Lib
erty and Union. congratulate them oI
the downfall of the rebel stronghold
which opens to them the pleasing pros
pect of early deliverance from all com
mercial embarrassments and Of the resto
ration of that remarkable prosperlt.
which has attracted towards St. Louis th
wonder Of men.
"lours, very truly,
| rs. p. CHASE"
| Mr.. Chase intended at that time an
he carried out bis intentions, to snticipat
the fall OF Vicksburg, and to coufer q
once with those who of right should b
consulted before he settled upon polic
: for the Government. for the truth is tran:
parent to any one willing to see that NJ
Cbasss position was simply this. Th
act Of Congress Of July 18th, 1861, il
: terdicted all trade with insurrectionaI
States, and forfeited all goodsgoing eitht
way with the vehicles carrying them, e,
cept, mind you, those under the licen'
Of the President and the Regulations
the Secretary Of the Treasury. Now
make bold to say, that in all the licen'
granted by the President OF the Unite
States. aud I'll the regulations und
) which these licenses have been condnc
ed, there has been no clashing betwee
these high officials both feel alike. al
!. both to-day, one as much as the other, 4
sire to mitigate the non intercourse d
: creed BY Congress, as fast as circuu
> stances permit, aud sll restrictions will
removed the moment the safety OF t
y country will admit of it. Abuse will
borne 10 the future perhaps as 10 the pal
without word cr rDurmur Great m
in high places prac.ioe patience and #
bearance. But, fellow-ciiizens, is it \
great reflection on the intelligence
General Blair and Judge Breckinridg'
J. committee, if what | have stated is trs
d (and challenge high or low TO deny
: tha, they should separate these dist
i On 8 ed men, and while they do gross
4 Justice to one. are unending in th'
% praise of and appeals 10 the other
l. Permit me to illustrate what | ha
e here asserted. By referring very briefly
l. Judge Breckinridge's committee. III