The New York herald., 1867-03-29

has been utterly eyadcd set aside BY men who
tnat shey a ne peculiar friends OF freedom and pro
cries all the Pit him ont put MIN out
The General hcreupon observed AS soon as Il n UNDER
stood he wants 10 disturb meeting he viii he put
out As nuisance Tor disturbing the meeting he viii
be abaed." tApplanse.l The speaker resurned:-The
great question was whether We have restored
Union. Our victories amounted nothing unless thew
bring forth restored Union aud reunited country He
was among those who had early entered the Union
ranks aud fought for The Union. The rebellion
put down, and lie claimed that no State
of the Union. lie then took
up the question OF negro suffrage and Congressional ac-
tion thereon, assuming the ground that although the
people OF Connecticut had refused by six thousand
Jorl'y TO permit negro suffrage in this state That the
Congoes OF South Carolina could under the fourteenth
Constitutional amendment force negro suffrage upon the
State He declared that the OF the constitu
ton no longer existed and that in its place was gov
ernnent of Congressional discretion and appeal 10
the provisions OF the constitution in Congress at this
time was met by some rbad jest He continued 70
speak OF the constitution when he was nterrupted by
oud samping, Missing and mingled with cries OF Doo-
General Bair-I do not desire TO retain the audience
If they wish 10 hear Mr. Doolte any other gentle
man When the turbulence subslded the speaker at
tempted TO continue making aasion the action Of
Congress enfrapchng the black people OF the South,
aud DISTINGUISHING the white, when he again inter-
rup,ed by violent and obstinate The chair
man loudly called order, order and quiet again
partially restored.
General Blair resuming-It is not true tha, the mass
OF me people OF the South were disloyal Nor s
II true that the mass Of the negroes the only loyal
people South. uIere there was another outburst OF
''Doottle ~
The Chairman begged audience listen patiently
10 the argument Of his gallant friend who, he sad does
net deal in defamation The Char also stated that Mr.
Doohle was not able 10 leave Washington TO attend the
meeting, but Mr.. P.llsbury. OF Maine here ad-
dress them after General Blair concluded.
Inc General proceeded, more energetic siran, 10
show how the Union OF the South treated by
the government during the agitation or sionlsm and
dsuDion IN bong Kept without arms TO defend them
selves with, while their opponents were supplied with
arms by the government He declared that f the
Governor Ioncey OF this city, was al the time mem
ber-REr had armed Union men instead Of rebels the
Union men would have put down the rebellion without
calling upon the North for man. The only wonder
was that the Union men stood ont long they did
While referring certain Southern Union men, he asked
who the traitor Alexander H. stephens inside OF
Fort Warren, the man (Stanton) who put him ibere
He alluded the of Greeley who had that
the South should be allowed 90 out; TO sewards
pledge 10 surrender Forts Sumter and Pckens in five
days. when the rebels had possession Of AL the others
had encouraged the rebellion a. the ouse TO show under
what obstacles the Union men Of the south labored
He then touched upon the negro question again. 80 Tar
the negroes in the South loyal 10 anything he
siid they loyal TO their afcctionsto their old
masters Aiurmurs Of dsapprobation. He declared
that the negroes did give aid comfort gov
srnment and hc pronounced falsehood for any one
to say they did.
A volcr-Confound the nagurs. Let 'cm 60, Talk
about something else. Qauehter noise and conflsionl
General BLAIRBut, my friend, you can't talk about
anything else (Renewed tumut interrupted with cries
for "Pillsbury,n .'Pisbury, sit down down, hisses
&c) The speaker endeavored to say something further
about disloyaty of the Southern negroes but hs
could make himself heard above the din. He Then
withdrew a seat. Mr. PIsBURy Of Maine, was intro
There no doubt the tumult was helped along by the
radicals II 1t instigaied by them But should
be remembered that the ''nagur" is delicate ground
for a Southerner to trench upon even here in
Connecticut where the people only last decided not
to extend the elective franchise TO the colored people
General Blair will probably deliver his speech IN some
parts OF the before The campaign ended where hs
will be subjected 70 interruptions like those last
night In Hartford. tre oer