The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-13

MAJ.-GEN. FRANK BLAIR and the
Hon. Mr.. Kasson, member of Congress
from Town, made speeches mt Licking
ton, KY, ON Afondaylast. Mr.. Kasson,
in the course OF his speech, told tho
people that he did not think there was
any serious intention entertained of
giving the negro the right of suffrage.
To which Blair replied:
'T do not agree with the gentleman
who has just addressed you on this
topic, that there is not serious inten-
tiOn to give the right of suffrage to the
negroes in these southern States. l be-
lieYe there is n serious intention to do
it. There has been II plan harbOred mt
the north among the politicians of II
certain class, to enforce that upon the
south, before recognizing their States as
restored to the Union"
Blair then proceeded to tell the Ken
tuckians, among whom he was born
and raised, that the best way for them
to net in view of the "serious inten-
tions" affirmed by him, was to make
haste and get rid of slavery in their
own State, and stop wrnngling over its
dead carcass, and thus be able to give
their attention to the suffrage question.
Said he:
''If tho question Of slavery is only
once settled by the assent of the people
of Kentucky; if the people of this Stnte
and tho other border States and south
ern States, consent that slavery shall bC
abolished by the adoption of this
amendment; then the question of Negro
suffrage comes up for discussion upon
its own merits. Parties, as they nj
present exist, will be broken up, and
ri NSyf01 1NoF ,,,;V
assume the sides to which they feel thn
they naturally and properly belong
They Will not be carrying the Republic
can flag under Republican organiZa
ton, nor the Democratic fling under 1
Democratic organization, upon uucs
tons which have long since been dc
cided.
Why should YOU engage Won,
attention on this when there are Other
things that demand your attention and
upon which You can call to your nssiS.
lance many who, upon this issue, are
nSnlnSt you and will be against Won. II
those OF us who have gone through the
controversy OF four years can be assur-
ed thnt II VeStige of slavery vet remains
IN the country, do you suppose We will
he willing TO disbnnd that great and
powerful organization which has mr.
sued 1t now almost to deaths doOrP-
Doht You believe that we will stand
agreements upon other subjects? Dom,
you believe we will stand together nm
I'll we carry it out and nut Il uuIlor
ground? think you have seen enough
to convince you that we will.'
In conclusion, Blair could not reSis,
giving Chief Justice Chase, against
whom he has mortal aversion, a WING
before he sat down.
Mr.. Blair said that Chief Justice Chase
was ut the head of this negro fIir.'so
Schehe That he stepped down from TSS
hlSh position on the Supreme Rnnch ~
traverse the Southern States, in Co. ~
eminent vessel, and urge the NEGROES S IN
NlcEsouFS, ana elsewhere, to nrntnSt
against the appointment of Judge Sbor.
Key us Governor of Mississippi.
Blair finally wound up by quite a plea
in behalf of Alex. H. Stephens. and =
Blair family dig at Secretary stanton
whom all the Blatrs hate. as follows.
He wanted to see A. II. Stenbans -,
to the supreme Court and suhp;t t., ~
trial, and urged in his behalfthot Will
ne was doing his best to keep the SontI,
IN the Union, the present head Of IN
bureau of Military Justice was hOl5inS
truce with rebel commissioners yvb;nE
resulted in the fall of Sumter. fSe1
even after Lincoln's inauguration. ave
ry cabinet officer, but one, was in fave,
OF separation; that the present Secre.
Lary OF war Was member of James
buchanan's Cabinet, that was maxine
NJ resistance to secession, while A, H
stepnens was making a Union Speeeh
IN tRS - orgta State Convention.