Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-27
GEN BLAIR's SPEECH AT KoLLA.
MISSOURI.
violent Attack Upon and
Bolt- Parallel Between stanton

violent Attack Upon and
Holt Parallel Between stanton
and stephens.
Major General FRANK p. BLAIR made a speech
a, Rolla. Missouri, on Thursday Of last week in
which he said:
Now. in the beginning. before the war broke
out, while orators like Drake we're exciting young
men to take up arms. and were firing the South
ern heart" with anger against the Worth and the
Union. the Government Of the United States,
with Mr.. Buchanan at its head. and Stanton and
Joe Holt in his Cabinet. allowed this rebellion to
go on, and allowed the forts to be captured.
When Stanton went into the Cabinet of Blu.
chansn, he declared he could not coerce the
South. General Csss, who was previously a
member of Buchsnan's Cabinet, offered a reso-
luton, which. IL was understood and so claimed
by Mr.. Cass' frienns at the time. declared that il
vas the duty of the Administration TO maintain
the law and defend the public property of Fort
Sumter and other foits. Buchanan declined TO
do il. and Cass went out and Stanton went in
A voice-"Thats true" True as Holy Writ
DE went in 10 uphold and maintain the policy Of
Me- Buchanan against the righ, Of the General
Government to coerce q State, and defend Il,
property and its citizens.
Well. now. ry fellew citizens, when Mr. Stan
ton, who Is at present a member of this Admins
tration. and q rsdical-he is a radical that would
delight even the heart OF Mr. Brake flaughtsrl-
when he was In this Cabinet he was content 10
maintain Buchspan's policy. Alexander Ste
phens is an awful. notorious rebel, but be had no,
been quite convinced then. and he stood up in his
own State OF Georgia, and in the Convention of
that State. delivered q speech In favor OF the
Union, such as has not been delivered before or
since this war. for eloquence. point and sound and
snhafanfta nm Rns Sf.,s, - H--L
anan would not help Stephens against these men
down in Georgia, who had been furnished with
arms out OF the public arsenal by one Of Buch-
anan's Cabinet. 10 coerce them, and the State
went out of the Union, and the Union men were
Ieit to themselves. The United States Govern
ment armed the rebels-because you know yery
we'll they had at that time seized almost eyery
one OF the ~arsensls in the Southern States, and
armed themselves with guns that had been placed
there. at their disposal, oy Floyd, of Mr.. Buch-
aDan's Cabinet.
arming rebels to put down the Union men in the
South, and the Union men ia the State of Geor-
gis led BY this feeble man, Stephens-feeble
physically, a mere skeleton, an atom-stood
there unarmed defending his Government when
his Government had turned against him And
armed his enemie 10 put him down. Shall We
take his head OF or take Stsnton's? Which
would be just retroution before the throne Of
high hesvenf Ths, Stanton should be permit.
ted the honor. or that Stephens should bee incar-
cers,ed in Fort Warren, aud let stanton turn the
key on himf You can make Stephens the
prisoner. You can make Stanton the jailor; but
IN she eve OF heaven, and before this nation, the
traitor was on the outside OF the door applause
and The true man was in. He did What be could.
sui his Government abandoned him: he did not
abandon his Government. Well, / should like
10 see any court in the world convict him Of
treason. How could he be convicted of treasops
Don't you know that the relation Of Govern.
msnt 10 is people are reciprocatsd, and vhile a
citizen owes allegiance. the Government owe.
protecsonl IL the Government withdraws It's
protection absolutely, and arms the foe against
its CT zens, what title have they to the allegiance
OF that eiuIenl mo title that would authorize
them u punish him. There is no CO urt. and no
fair minded jury, under the sun, that could fnd
him guilty. have cited this individual case az
q type Of many.