, 1865-09-01
hcniofRable Speech, of the Hon, Mont.
.onicry Blair.
Delivered at Clarksvi1le, Howard county. MARYLAND
On August "a 1866.

lNA III
| On August "a 1866
FE1low.c1uzEss: Il Cannot be said that Ste.:
Or men loyal 10 The Onion, TINT remained steadfas
ta nntl ynnquished b. the superior forcc of
and military authorities within the States to eut
tefEieney. became rehcls by submission. Mnc
!ess can II bc sud Of sch States or tnil,Idu cr
me1t to its protection, hut which wclc sulrcnlefc
defence ly il. became traitors by eealinr to rens
Now, this vae ezne.ty the case OF ths foyal neon
lSa1ely io:4l before The tall Of Fort Sumter t Gu
who iouuss themselves At that moment nheolutc1y a
The mercy Of The conspirators against lhe Nutinns
EtPublte This rtntc Of things was The result q
.nc eonnixane y; Of the Government or The Tnilet
societies. had orc1ni,ed IN oyerwhelr1iu. m,,aT
i.e, Legislative, and judicial power In thc slave
Dat mari especially The part which the Federal
suthosity exeTted In establishing thi. ueumIpr
Eowes II !hs soulh. The President Of The Unied
net ot'!s, appointed by him weJ q tAeIr dicta.
i1en- 1ley lad controlling majority Ii both
branches Of Congress. The head Of TIC Snprc:ae
The venerable Lieut.. Cen Scott, stood alone, oi nj
Bcebrnsn's controlling ft1nc11ennrcs; tine to his
county. Every other head o: the administration,
lsaed fsiss he 80 saa sSoa io e ea1S esns
eneIntet The Senate nnd Honsc af Representatives
q ihe1f deEaes were eonvcEted into -ltetle Of rr
couM r. su,m;nn,e 1T aeG S9hs5n hesr 1he Supreme
EEi Nt:ch onee consigned tho newly dlscoror,d
Gon,'nf1s con, nf # to ils yoSG to ru ali ihsi
tions o. territorial conp.cte to slarcrr arain.
1he President declared ihst il lie s1a1e sin.es M sc.
feuto, ae II Wss proclaimed by the Ieprcscntat1yes
r.; y I9ns1eSs They would Il baked In he,r designs
70 ecefce them TO submit 10 the Constellation and
t thMrt ano 70 defeat cycn the attempta coercion,
hord tos ay Tas sens under Gen Itgs to The Indian
70 the ends Of the ea,th T,s was tie situation AZ
Mr: Lincoln into h1s SC, cred GovcrumaIIt P" 10-'A
But In tie interim between the 1netiinp IF Con.
glftse md the aeoe1.ion Of Mr. Lincoln The tadu-
those psying their hart cards II Buehauau'a cabi.
net were bu>lcd In fntsigucs with consoiTator. via
he1T P9yss over ,hs slags s,ae
ted States, sur1cndci,ne iho army sn i,s nrms Ind
hhinndng over al The munitions Of war and forts In
everything in his power, BY pulling a,safse:c1 or
lmbcc1lo odleerh in the navy yard. md iorti1si
1asa, placer IN the sonh to make The conqucst Of
sSn 1ed a. time TO organize his depaztments and look
Meantime, Nj, Seward, as the desrsna,eo p.emtc,
scns ssf untd Isl sats tas'IeSs toaE IT. 5 5 Rafs
!ne !ne Eame-played for and against tbs UnunNthc
De oatft + up1 ba Ts5 ri. u ,ae s oIoEe
2oliey, beu and since, and hje motives arc stiii
Dysiery but the result OF hts dcyIoui course ,yas
detrimental 10 The cause Of tie Taion.
ioor o. re Senate, md who in eject is ihc Execu-
se power directed the conspiracy from Ite council
nams is q GaEeus in Washtngton 1Ms. Seward
en- o. 1utst that there Is no political FOOD which
fsltc That an not content 10 eeekt through its |
acsinl forms Of administration. without iu,osiag
NFfi Inv ~k1t.-
I'm o. action 70 oppose Hnd overthrow The Gov
tument, they shail not, 20 r as ii depe nds on me-
ase 1ae e5euse that oostnately e myself 10 be
Fetudice with conciltat!on. czactIon WIib cot1ces
on which fu!rcndctF norriucipIe and violence with
le night hand Of peace" This declaration WA
ccharans programme, moi to coercc a State"
ID therefore, not 10 resist The dAkoluttou of tIc
uion, The proclaimed purpose Of the Senators and
'ont to leaye their seats IN the National ierisla
&c, and call Confederate Congress- 10 nseprne al
xp pawsr IT. orc, ~ the South. rom which Il was fc.
opla 6s oanished. The first step, (the iuaurnrn-
on o. ~; lRoin IN March accompdshed). aifer
ssMsin se~aad Ma3 confirmed q sesrctaFo State by
~; and 4. u Koraan, '7Commtskione-s rom the ,,
me 'n,ecessis siates" Who, to use their osn Ian
aeG G asked audience 70 adjust in spirit al ami
\ 1nfnf NJ 1,,ih e. he onion" This ms On tho
s1,, ~ VI MElGn. Ihls arplfcatton waa :, not |
:; seWatd's decltnation WIS prepared on he i5ih
Hafen buf memoEandnm al, tbs close Of It
81 %; - = y delivery Of The somc, however, Wis de-
Irtood, with their consent. In lie 1nte1rni ns nI
6ssTesn seere:ary Seward and lie
Dc rr1nnsSiI smissioneE ~ was e1ried BY
lied States, who sanctioned The following uo1e Il
.Ae fefult given, on the 18th OF 0Itrrh 1861. 10
sse eFa"1ofds iar Information to the Confederate
! feel ep.ire confidence that For. Sumter wtu i
evacuated IN the next ftc days; and tbs meas.
!; Ill y imposing great responsibility on lhe
feel enalre confidence thu, no measure ch.n,- nj
nc existing status pFejudiualy 10, The SOUTH. 4
States lie ut present CONTEMPLATED. II
feel an entire confidence tbst an answer 10 thc tt
npuntcation Of the Confederate Commis eioncrs VI
e productive os evil, not good. do not Be- {,
from him 10 the Gonfalerne Com ue
11eIs1F s4 aIa saang o HIN Tint tie pledge to
employed. These words were, before t,;s iet as
reaches son ia proposed lcttcr By me to Pr.si. &c
Eatis,] Sumter. MIL bare bee1 cvacuatcd." in
mads ,a % tse h'Ss1s IL a. aE,ho state
flow Weed, admit that he "Govefnor Seward 81!
E4Fed freely With Judge Campbell; We do Eot
40 Te M qonnf .aG ta5 tn these
ssacueted. lie certainly believed 20, founding nsi
dation." Sow. this mode of escaplns lie rel
cnsitIity OF his assurance to Jca DAVIS thai til,
tier would be evacuated, Is Ike that OF Teucer E
ktrg from danger By shooting his arrows under hsl
cover Of the ehield OF AUX? II Il well known ph
Gen. Scott, before Buchanan sent his non thu
cttp message to Congress, and as foo1 a. pre- y
tton for revolt III tho South WAS seen urged The ahl
ident bs letter TO put nil the forts Charleston an
Or IN state Of defence In this he cynccd the ms
tty that prompted him under Gen. Jackson's ihe
r, when he bronght Charleston and the rebel lon
into submission By brtnclng tht GINS Of the ~ n,t
end narE to bearu upun that city when 1t holsicd Ge
sg OF Lullifcation against the Union In 1852. "a
meant 10 crush tie rebellion In the egg IN Cd
Instance as IN that: but Buchanan fooled sur
us superior. When Mr. Lincoln came in, and so'
r tmier undertook 10 qneil the revolt bJ con. POI
on. scott eonld only eay In the confidential itsf
be wrote when aequleecing under The suT,eTi- It's
Of the civil to the military power, "Let our
s sastct depart In pence" Yet am confident I
ihc patriotic courze Of the hrayr old uls aftef- c1
, thai nothing could haye Induced him to sc- ~;
:. Seward who had already eupporte8h him tor sui
fetiaency against ME. Pierce, and The pcrsua. Its
That his diplomacy would bring an drbt af1cr | req
udestng our flag, and with it the aut6orIt1 Of ia
in The South, to that ol he Con na,