The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-03

mpeacn MIN, AND would nave done u, Ior tney
knew that when that law was declared unconsti-
tntional and void It was the bouuden duty OF the
president to decline TO execute it. How could he,
who has sworn before Almighty God to maintain
the Constitution Of the United States see that in
sirumeDt perish under the laws of rump Con-
gress. containing not more than two-thirds Of the
members entitled TO seats in that body How
could>he see the Constitution perish and keep his
oath inviolates He could not do so, fellow citi.
zens, and hence 1t was that Congress first took
away the jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court and
then found articles of impeachment against the
p esident and kept them hanging over his heidur.
al the court postponed the case till after the pre-
sidential election. Now, felow-citizens. do not
palpable as that never heard Democrat or q
rational Republican contradict the view that i
have taken of this matter; and yet for the sake
of electioneering, they shout out Frank Blair Is
a great reyoIutionist he is going to make war
and begin another rebellion" (Oheersf for Blair.)
They say that he il going TO renew the rebellion,
and that as for themselves they are the most
peacesble people. in the world daughter; we
are all for peace" say the Radicals and here Is
this violent fellow Blair, with horns on his head
and full of porcupine quilts, determined on re.
bellion." (Lsughter.) Now. IN the first place,
here is this party of peace. with the whole army
and with the general designated by that party as
its candidate for the presidency commanding that
army. The command has been taken away from
the president in violation Of the express provision
of the Constitution. which makes him commander
and that command has been bestowed on the gen.
ersl designated by these Radicals as their candi-
date for the presidency. He has got that army
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rg them to the very ground, and requiring them at
the point of the bsyonet TO vote for him. Does
not that look as If be was very much In favor Of
pesce? (Laughter.) II l, or il any man holding
my sentiments. were to step forward and attempt
TO put aside the bsyonet. am told to begone;
that | am a revolutionist; that want to make
another war while the man who is using the
bsyoDet TO compel the people Of the South to
and they all sing out to the same chorus " Let
us have peace, and by all means let IA get rid OF
this wsrlike fellow, Frank Blair" (Laughter)
Now, my fellow-citizens, do not command
musket, not one. voice, 9 y on have though.")
have done it in small way. [Cheers and
laughterl do not at this time command sin
gle musket. AID why Is all this miserable pre-.
text, this contemplate idea, that am going to
no authority. and while even if elected vice presi-
dent of the United States l would be but fifth
wheel to the wagcnl Laughter.) The position
which l teok about 1t was, my fellow-citizens,
that If the Democratic candidate were elected TO
the presidency these reconstruction acts would
be again denounced by the people Of the United
States: that having already been denounced by
the courts, and having already been denounced
by the people in the election of 1867, that denun.
citation would be again leveled against them.
And with to know now whether it is the inten.
ton of those Radicals who claim that il the peo-
pie again condemn those measures they are to
stand in spite Of that condemnation by the people
of the United States? (Cries Of " Never
never! Wy Do they mean to put the people at
defiance? ca voice, They DON This govern
ment was made by the people, made for tue PEG
pie, and there is no clearer doctrine. or one
that has been acceded to more generally than
that the people have q right to rule in this gov.
ernn eDt Of ours. Yet these men say that would
be revolution on the part of the president elected
TO carry cut the will of the people," thereby put
ting up their will. the will Of that fragment OF
Congress- elected without asking the consent of
the people to do that act which has been once
condemned, and II again condemned they say that
the will of those condemned representatives shall
stand, ard that the will of the people shall not
avail at ell. / wish to know who are the revolu-
tionisis- whether am revolutionist for desiring
to carry ont the will of the people, for desiring to
maintain the Constitution, and for desiring to
carry oug the decisions of the Supreme Court!
Am | fevolntionist for that. OF Is ii not that
party which has de6ed the people, violated the
Constitution and condemned the decisions of the
supremegCourt the revolutionist, and does 1t not
be Dr Nc should Se
elected? (Cheers) Suppose, when he Is
elected-that is tie way put the proposition
(cheers)-t he should take the ground that the
decisions of the Supreme Court must be respected
and must be executed. and that the will Of the
people must be carried out, and that those
laws being declared unconstitutional by the
courts. 1t was bis bounden duty, having sworn
to maintain the Consultation, to set them
sside! Su pose he should do that thing,
who woulc begin the revolution? "a voice
They would.') All, l tell you they would
not. (Laughter.) They would not begia It, They
are very bold whea they have the power in their
hands, but | can tell you they are not quite so
bold, and will DOT be quite so bold when the pow
er passes into the hands of another man. (Cheers.)
i tell you they will not begin the revolution. They
will not lift their finger. And promise you on
my sacred word md honor that If Mr.. Seymour
does this thing Will not revolutionize. (Cheers
and aughter) Now, my fellow citizens, this is
the bold, naked, ccntemptible pretext which these
men have set up, and on which they have made
almost their entire, canvass. They say that Frank
Blair backed by the rebel generals South, is going
TO revoutonjze the country by restoring the c0nst-
futon, carrying cut the will of the people and
executing the DEGREES of The Supreme Court. That
is all there is of IT. do not propose TO do any.
thing else but, If elected, so help me God, If
have the power TODD it, will carry out this.
Cheers, long aud vehement, and three cheers for
that sentiment.) And can promise you another
tbing-that there will be no revolution; that those
reconstruction laws will perish without one word
being said, if the people put Seymour and Blair
in the places for which they have been nom-
mated. lCheers.) There will be no effort
to keep life in their bodies. because these
men know them to be unconstitutional, and they
know that Mr., Seymour will execute and MAIN
tain the Constitution when he swears to 1t. There
will be no revolution. And can tell you my fell
low citizens, that there is great danger II the
people should assent TO and ratify those unconst-
iutional measures, for the party which has com
milted them will not stop short. The uen who
have established q military despotism Ia ten
States are ready to establish IL in ten more States
Voices" They are. That's sou speak OF
their Willingness 10 do it. Those who have put
I'D des potism 10 ten states will put it-up in all
the States if they have the power and II you put
that power in their hsnds. Voices" We never
Willy ] tell you, fellow citizens, that the man
who is designated by them as their candidate tor
the presidency. md who has already put in exc
cution those unconstitutional laws and has exc
cuted this military despotism in the South, stands
ready, IL the power be committed TO his hands, to
establish and execute the same despotism in ten.
aore-sye, in all the States Of the Union.
A voice--He has got no policy.
General Blair--It will not do, my fellow citi-
zens, to talk that way about him. know heap
better 5than that. / tell you that he has
policy. tell you he has jast as much policy as
Cromv ell had-thst be has just as much policy as
Louis Napoleon had. His policy is to retain per-
mAnent dictatorisl power in this country. That n
his policy. If you think he has not got policy
Won are dreadfnlly mistaken, can tell you and 10
making that misiake you are endangering your
country, and all of rs are endangering our coun-