The New York herald., 1867-09-26

AZ tuo uciioCIohO mectinS ueio ~ biaucuspuIBt no
on the 2ist instant, Montgomery Blair delivered
lengthy speech We extract portion Of his rsmarxs:-
We have fought the conspiracy against the Union
We must now night out the conspiracy against the vital
principle Of the government. Toe secession vas Con-
gress bred conspiracy TO keep The minority in power
Radicsiism was ha ched in the hotbed having the
seisame motives and Objects and looking the OF
the army ana the money OF the government and mucn
more agrant disregard OF constitutional obligations
hold power BY their laws as they stand, they In
tended to array General Grant against the President aud
thus have ured his deposition by Violence but Grant
far has refused the purple they offered him. Instead
Of becoming the executioner Of the President, as
quest OF the Presideu, to act a. Secretary OF War
Thus their spy was turned out, and he now charges
Grant falsely indeed, but siencantiy) with putting
him out by force Stantun's language H significant 1t
il because the radical conspiracy looks to force nat such
utierances escape them what means tue arming and
drilling OF the negroes going In ths District and
in this State and else here under the auspices OF tue
Preedmcn's Bureauf What means the organization OF
the Army OF the Republic-twenty posts OF which
twenty companies, l suppose) appeared at General
Shendans reception at II. Louis the other day-whch
pervades the whole country? 1t not in dread Of the
armed negroes, supported BY vast regular army. It
means treason 1t Is following the uniform course OF
conspiracies s predecessor and prototype secession
armed itsek in like mannr Oar Creswells. you
remember, had their armed bands of white seces-
sonlsts here Maryland Ia 1860 and 1884, just he
his associates, have their armed nesroes
Rely upon IT, my country men, these pots and armed
orsanzaons, Grerssa ~ suea sn asss " ana
Of secession, dangerous ana trsasouabe Graut
has refused be party this conspiracy, and
refused out the President and II IL for that
the clamor has arisen for impeachment TO give
this reasonable parry absolute control OF the army
The question often asked whether Grant will not
vet succumb and make himself their tool to arrest the
President when ordered to do by Congress- and mako
Wade President without even trying johnson according
to the forms OF law Tho constitution Is 20 clear that Il
doubted thai officers power Is not affected
by the finding OF articles OF impeachment, ami not ill
the judgment OF the Senate Is pronounced on those
articles against him. II decided bv Senate ia
the first case OF rapeachmen. Judge Chases easel ana
the rule hs. since been % adhered TO- cannot think
tionary order He must also that the proposed i'm
parchment Of tho President comes from his lure to
act out the part OF usurpation assigned n hmm in the
radical programme, and that hence the radicals dis
trust him and wish him no good. They may indeed
Lincoln md johnson, to TO- hold '' their r power @ 10
Congress; but IL he lends himself 10 their wishes
he wia become like johnson himsef cypher in
their hands Afterwards His own disregard OF the con.
sttuton In obeypg their illegal mandates, will then
es,op him from ever gainsayng their will, even when
they may choose to put some subordinate over him.
General Grants refusal to accept the Presidents power
offered 70 him by the radical legislation, will bring on
the crisis Of the plot when Congress mets The open
they ready TO eject the President from his office
not for any high crime or misdemesoor such as alone
warrants that course but for adheriE to the conttu
ton universally accepted it pretty certain
that unless the peoples checks them in their
mad career, they will make at least disgracefu
exhibition Of themselves when Congress meets But
am not alarmed see that the people begin to under
stand these men, They have used up the political capt
tai which they made out OF the rebeion ard rely
alone force, fraud corruption and usurpasion,
to continue themselves in power They were an
power except BY the divisions of the democra
tic party. They were odous then because OF
the hatred OF free and constitutional government which
is inherent in them The constitution mnet be oheyed
and maintained No party can rel ain po Ser, whatever
their services past exgences who will not obey IL
and any party which will obey II way bo trusted Now
the constitution has become obsolete by-word and
Jest the rad ais and democrats only profess to hold 1t
sacred 1t is this papsble truth which is bringing
West aud the far East.
rc-echoed soon in the great cer.rsl Siates Mr. john
sons only offence Is that he follows IN he footsteps Of
Lincoln The difference In their treatment by the rad-
party is due 70 The fact that Johnson lives when tho
question of reconstructon has become identical with
party ascendancy Nany OF the radicals, and among
them the late Henry Wntcr Davis aud also Senator
Wade had tho sagacty to foreses in Lncoln's
now, and these men then denounced Lincoln, and i'm
puted the came unworthy motives 10 him now so gcn.
orally imputed to President Johnson BY their party;
and they have elecea Wade who thus denounced
Lincoln President OF the Senate, with 70 mako
him President when they remove johnson. YET, these
mon affect mourn over Lincoln! Was
there ever more brazen hypocrsy9 scrupuIously
honest than Presideat johnson never lived: and
while so stern In manner, and sometimes severe In
speech Lincoln himself was not more tender OF heart or
generous in nature. Like every really good man,
he ever ncnes to mercys side, and ncvef either rs
private Governor President faiied 10 be
indulgent when there was sufficient Justification Tbs
trait Of his character makes IL certain that he never
knew that Mrs. Surratts judges recommended her 10
mercy. But while admire the President, aud agree
that all your resolutions OF him Is just should not
expression Of my rsgrot that has been so fobsarng
towards the mon who have held tho chief sway Ia his
administration 1t Is only when the radical conspiracy
culminate tha. he has tawen from Mr. STAN
the control o. the array and the immense cxpend
connected with It, and his confederates. Mcssrs
Seward and Hol, s.i retain tneir positions. Holt and
stanton wore both committed 10 tho rebellion. Hav-
ing betrayed their friends, the President ought
to have % thai ey Sud % bs stop =, nc, mo-
OF good feeling ard Messrs Seward and Weed contin1o
to use all their power 10 defeat the cemocrsllc party
sk.a kova
York. But do not think can be again defeated in
that State. Our friends there say, not with the
whole power OF the administration against US. But u
Is not less nexcusablc that iey should b. allowed the
Of the Presidents power to war upon his princpleg
and those who support them Every personal friend Of
the President muct regret that he has given
courscto his own higher nature but has allowed the
vermin about him TO gnaw away the shows Of bis
strength. Mr. Sew ard Is Chiefly responsible for keeping
them upon him Ec II was who paga.yzed Mr. Luc1ln's
visor In dealing with the rebellion, surrendered Fort
Sumter, practical y, and thus marched Beau CARDS
army into Virginia and so wheeled that State into line
with South Carolina II was due TO him that General
Scott after Recommending the reinforcement or sumter
and ,os q The Union sy Of thIs:
tie wayward sisters go in peace" II was. In TACT.
hi. nonrcssng aud reunion policy, as developed
In his letters to Mr. Adams, which made she war. The
tmid councils have invited IN the same way and
given rim TO the radical revolutionary movements set
foot their secret armed bands tolerated their afro
cous mursrs and threaten 10 land US in des potsm 70
escape the evil OF the total dsoganzaion OF so
cosy Who would not prefer TO live under the depotio
-
TO living under such republican governments - old
Brownlow and Tom Flctcher running In tennessee
and Missouri, which the models for tue other South
ern Statesf No ons who considers The condition Of
affairs in these States viii be surprised that other peoples
have taken refuge Ia despotsm from so-caiisd free
governments. small minority IA put 10 power the
great maory Of the people BY cYternn force ana this
power Is 10 be maintained by armed negroes aud tho
dsfrancnscncn, OF umonss numbers Of the intelligent
white people, wbose ancestors made the State and
the Union. This Is chronic war. The rul az classes
so created never feeling secure in power, stimu-
lated TO tho most cruel prosecutions. Both parties
TO feel that monarchy relief from such govern
men,s. Is Impossible to MAINTAIN good feeling among
neighbors and society constituted aud governed.
You, my friends Of all parties here hui feo how
different our situation here under Maryland
struction. Eeghbors do not murder each other in /.
Maryland in political strife. Most OF th, young men
who favored the rebellion have returned glad 10 get
back among Us. They cured OF ssce aion, and We
do moi brand them as felons and do not make the ng
OF our country odous TO them by max Nc the embssa
OF subsection and degradation. Thov now oil look 20
II with pride A. the emblem OF their counirys glory ard
power. Indeed. come of young bloods were at
An,etam who had been In the rebel army, and they
only participated In thoss ceremonies, but they Joined
heartily with partv - q IN