The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-30

Rlalr,s Letter y Kceeptance.

~ Blair2S Hetter OF acceptance q
WAsH1NaroN, July 21.-The following is
a copy of General Blair's letter of accept
ance OF the democratic nomination lot
Vice President, which has just been rel
ceived here:
Committee az me NdiiOad Democratic Cog.
q UentiOh! H.'N.f ti'.1D on l ~
GENERAL take the earliest opportunity
of replying to your letter notifying me Of my
nomiuation for Vice President ID the United
plates by the National Democratig ConyqIl
tion recently held in the city ~ New Y6rk,
| accept without hesitation the nomination
rendered N q manner 70 gratifying, and give
you aud the cOmmfttee my thanks for Che
very kind and complimentary Language in
which you have conveyed to iue the decisior
OF the convention.
Ihaye carefully read the Revolutions ADOPT
ed by the convention, aud most cordially com
cur IN every principle and sentiment they
announce. My opinion upon all the questions
which divide the great ~contonding parties
have been fully expressed on all suitable oc-
casiOus, and l do not deem II necessary now
to reiterate them. The issue upon which the
contest turns il clear and cannot be obscured
or distorted by the sophistries of our adver-
saries They all resolve themselves into the
old andievur recurring struggle Of few m0n
10 absorb The political power Of the nation.
This effort m every conceivable name and dis
guiso has always characterized the Opponents
Of the Democratic party. but al no time lias
the attempt ASHAMED 80 dating q shape as iu
this contest. Tbeadvorsaries Of free, consti-
tutional governmental defiance Of the express
language Of the Constitution, have erected
a military despOtism In ten Of the states Of
the Union; have taken from the President
the power vested in him by. the gupfcme Law,
md have deprived the Supreme Court Of ia
jurisdiction. The right Of trial by jury, the
great writ Of the hubeoB Aeorpus, thu shiold
of aui0fV for pVgVN rlllVnn which nuVn do
scended to us from the earliest traditions Of
our ancestors and Which oar Revolutionary
fathers fought To secure to their postority
ever IN the fundamental Charter OF our hbeI-
ties, have been rnlhltsAly tfamplcd under
foot by the fragmet Of a Congress. Whole
states and communities 81 people 81 otr rate
have boon attaiutcd, convicted, condemned
and deprived Of their rights % citizens, with.
oft prCscntment or triuIOr wftncss, but by.
congressional enactment or er post tdciu
laws, and la defiance Of the constitutional
prohiliton donylng to. a flu and loyal Con
greBs the authority to pWls. any bill OF attain
der or er post tuciO blw The same usurpat-
ing authority has substituted M electors, in
places of the men Of your v race thus lille
gally attaintod and dislranchisod, o 4. hpst OF
Ignorant negroes, who. are supported n aide
ness With the public mbney, AID combined to-
gether tO strip the wliitd raee % their birth
rightthrOugh tile management of the Freed
none Bureau, and thogmisgaries u tho con-
hplfatOfs IN Othcf btatfh, AllQ. 70 complete
the oppression, the military powcr'df the ma
tion has boon placed at thoir disposal, in or
der to make this barbarian supreme, Tho
military leader under whose, prestige this
usurping Congress has taken refuge since the
condemnation Of their schemes By tho free
people of the north In tho elections OF the last
year, and whom they have sal0cted AZ their
candidate to slicld themselves frQm the re-
suit OF their wckedncss and crime, has an.
nouneed his acceptance OF the nhfninahNp,
and his Willingness N maintain thcir nstrpA-
tons Ovor eight milliOnaI Of Wilde pebple al
tue south, fixed to the earth with his bayDnet
lie eXclaitns, "Bel us have peace Peace
rciCns In Warsaw wus tile anuuuntrintlit
which heralded the doom nf thUlibertieAs ID "a
nation, 'lhe empire 10 peNle,F cxclalmrd
Bopalprtg,. when trecdom and us defend
crH' GApifbd utider the sharp edge OF tho.
sword , The BJact t0which Grnetal Grant M
yites imis1hr peaoe Jildespotism aud deati.
IhOtg who seHk, tOi 1~rcstore the COnsti-
tuition by executing tlg VII Of tho pcoplA
cotdcninhlB the, rtc1hstfqcti6n acts already
pronounced iu the Elections uf Inst year. and
which will, / auilcOnt lutotIb Ia siiil moro ON
phatically Expressed w tho eleetOnt0 I the
democratic candidate Us President Of the.
United States, arc denounced as revolution
lists by the partilans Of this Vi dlctive Con-
gress. Negr9 spirags', which the popular
vote VI New IOfk, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan Connecticut, and other states.
have condemned as expressly against thcI
letter OF the Constellation must stand be-.
cause their Senators and Representatives,
have wiiled it II the PEOPLE shall again CON
denim these atfociolta. measures bJthc cleo.
ton OF the demodratic candidate for Pfe-i-
dent, they must not beldisturbed Although
dcCidCd to be unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court, and although the President is
sworn to supper and maintain tho tunstitu-.
ton, the viii of - fraction of q Congress,
reinforced with it's partizan Cmissa-.
rios, sent 10 the South and suppp4tod there
hy the sdldiory, must stand aBalnst .the Will
Of the people and hedcciaion'ORth the Suprctic
Court, aud the solemn oGth Of the Irehidoiit
to Inatntaln aud support tho Constitution
IL II revolutionary TO execute the will Of the
pooplcl 10 it revolutionary in the President
to keep myiOlatc ms oath TO sustain the Con-.
stltutiOnt The false construction Of the vital
principles OF our government ID Ila last re-.
sort OF those who would sway AMI supersCdo.
our ti"mc-honored Institution, The nation
will say that the contribution InHAt b6 ne
stored aud the will Of tho people again pre-
vail. The appeal 10 the peaceful ballot to at
tain this end IL not revolution. They arc ro-
yOlutionists who attempt 10 pTrest this 4nnct
mudo OF putting aside the military despotism
and u~suTpation Of a fragment Of a lOone rasa
asserting Rbsolute. power oyorktmlt benign.
system OF Regulated liberty left us by our
fathers.
This must bio allowed 10 take its %course;
this is the only road to peace. Ii will come
WIN lhef eltcluh ~ lle denloClRAc Wuldldllcr
aud not with the election Of that mailed war
rier, whose bayonets are now at the %tiffoats
Of eight millions of.peoplo il the soutrt 10
compel them tg support him as q candidate
for the P~reBideneg, and to submit ia tho
nomination of on alien race Of 4bmi-bar-.
barodsl men. No peivorsioItd OF truth 4or
audGeity Of Misrepresentation can exceed
that which halls this candidate in arms az an
angel Of peace,
l am, very respectfully, your obd't scry't,
(Signcdl +. +. BLAIR.
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