The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-16
BLAIR's REVOLUTIONARY
LETTER.

Hruh1 ~! VAUo ITeblueng-nlf
Bid for the Nominatiop-What
ia TO be Done in Case of O Dem
oofatio Viotory--A Crazy Bid FOL
Revolution and a Dictatorship
The following is the letter o.
FRANK p. BLAIR containing bis bic
for the nomination he has received
and stating the "issue upon which b,
wished to stand before the Conven
ton" The Convention, by choosing
him az one Of its standard bearers
has indorsed the sentiments of hii
letter. We ask for the document
careful reading, by Democrats as vel
as Republicans
WAsHINoToS, June 30.
Colonel James o. Broddhead:
DEAR CoLoNEL In reply L
your inquiries ] beg leave to say
that 1 leave you to determine, on
consultation with my friends Fl ION
Missouri, whether my name shall b,
presented to the Democratic Conyen.
ton, and to submit the following, as
what l consider the real aud only
issue 10 the contest.
The reconstruction policy Of the
radicals will he complete before the
next election; the States so loug
excluded, will have been admitted
negro suffrage established, aud the
odrpet-baggers installed in their
seats in both branches of Congress.
There IS no possibility of changing
the political character Of the Senate,
even If the Democrats should elect
their President aud q majority Of
the popular branch of Congress-
We cannot, therefore, undo the Rad e.
lcal plan Of Reconstruction by Con-
gressioual action they will continue
a bar to its repeal. Must we submit
to in How can il be overthrown
1t can only be overthrown by the
authority Of the Executive, who has
sworn to maintain the Constitution,
aud who will fail to do his duty if he
allows the Constitution to perish uu .
der a series of Congressional enact.
ments, which are in palpable viola
tion of its fundamental principles.
"lt the President, elected by the
Democracy, enforces or permits 9TH
ers to enforce these reconstruction
acts, the radicals, by the accession OF
twenty spurious Senators and fifty
Representatives, will control both
branches of Congress, aud his ad q.
mlnistration will be as powerless as
the present Que Uf Mr.. johnson.
There is but Que way TO restore
the government and the Constitu-
tlon, end that is for the President.
elect TO declare these acts null and Uoid,
compel The army 10 undo is usurpa
toHs at The S1uth, disperse he carpet
Dag state governments, attOt0 he tDhite
people TO reoryaHize their oi0n govern
meHteiand elect Senators and Repre-
seHtdtUes, The House of Repre-
sentatIves will contain u majority of
Democrats from the North, aud they
,oiU admit the Representation elected
by he 'ohite people Of The South, aud
with the cooperation Of The President
il will not be difficult to compel the
Senate 10 submit once more to the
Obligations Of the Constitution. Ii
wi not be able to withstand the
pub,::c Judgment, il distinctly invok
cd anu clearly expressed on this
issue, aud it is the sure
way to avoid all future strife to put
ths issue plainly to the cou2try.
IL repeat that this is the real sDd
only question which we should anew
to control us /: Shall We submit to
the usurpatious by which the gov
ernment has been overthrown, or
shall We exert ourselves for its full
and complete restoratio 1t is idle
to talk Of bonds, greenbacks, gold,
the public faith aud the public cred.
il. WHAT can a Democratic Presi.
deBt do in regard to any of these,
with a Congress in both branches
controlled by the carpet.baggsrs aud
sAsiI allies He will be pOwerless
TO stop the supplies by which the
idle ncgroes are organized into po.
litical clubs-by which an army is
maintained to protect these ysga
bonds in their outrages upon the
ballot. These and things like those
eat up the revenues aud resources of
the government aud destroy its cred
it, make tho differences between gold
aud groenbacks. We must restore
the Constitution before we can re-
store the finances; aud to do this We
must have President who will exc
cute abe will of the people by tramp
lug into duet tho usurpatioos of
Congress, known as the Reconstruc-
liou acts. wish to stand before the
Convention upon this lssue, but il is
que which embraces everything else
Ihs, is OF value in its large aud com
preheusive results. IL is the one
hing that includes all that is worth
4 contest, aud without il there is
nothing that gives dignity, honor or
'alue TO the struggle.
Your friend,
FRANK 7. BLAIR.
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